UNIT 1: NAMES AND

O C C U P AT I O N S
GOALS:

Tell a classmate your occupation.

Use of Verb Be singular statements and
contractions.
TAXI DRIVER
TEACHER
JOURNALIST
ARCHITECT
ARTIST
CARPENTER
BANKER
 FLIGHT
ATTENDANT
STUDENT
ATHLETES
ACTOR
MUSICIAN
 JOBS
NURSE COMPUTER PROGRAMMER
PHARMACIST FLORIST
ELECTRICIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
ACCOUNTANT GARDENER
WRITER SCIENTIST
REPORTER SECRETARY
SALESPERSON
HAIRDRESSER
HOUSEWIFE/
HOMEMAKER MECHANIC
AFFIRMATIVE FORM OF BE
PRONOUNS VERB BE COMPLEMENT
I am a banker.
YOU are an engineer.
HE is a lawyer.
SHE is a teacher.
WE are artists.
THEY are doctors.
NEGATIVE FORM OF BE
PRONOUNS VERB BE COMPLEMENT
I am not a banker.
YOU are not an engineer.
HE is not a lawyer.
SHE is not a teacher.
WE are not artists.
THEY are not doctors.
INDEFINITE ARTICLE
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
The rule for A/ AN is based on sound, not on
spelling. In some English words, the initial letter H is
not pronounced; for example, HOUR, so we say AN
HOUR. Also, sometimes the initial U in English words
is pronounced as a consonant sound, /Y/; for
example: UNIVERSITY. In that case we say a
university.
 ACTIVITY
Rewrite the following sentences. Use contractions:

a) I am from England.
b) He is fourteen.
c) You are American.
d) We are friends.
e) She is beautiful.
f) You are married.
g) They are teachers.
h) It is cold.
 ACTIVITY

Complete the sentences with AM, IS, ARE.

1. Martha________a good student.
2. Julio and Andre__________musicians.
3. You________a teacher.
4. Hector__________an athlete.
5. We________artists.
6. I_________a journalist.
 ACTIVITY

Put in order the following words:

a) singer/ Shakira / a / is.

b) is/ bad / a / Juan / student.
c) they/ English / are/ teachers.
d) am/ actor / I/ an.
e) good/ are / athletes/ we.
f) not/ He/ banker/ a / is
 ACTIVITY
Read and write the correct Indefinite Article. (A/ AN)
1) ______ salesperson.
2) ______ accountant.
3) ______ travel agent.
4) ______ waiter.
5) ______ pharmacist.
6) ______ electrician.
7) ______ gardener.
LOOK AND WRITE

Hes a musician. He
isnt a writer.
(X writer)
She is ___________.
She _______________.
(X teacher)
They are___________.
They _______________.
(X electricians)
He ___________.
He _______________.
(X musician)
She ___________.
She _______________.
(X lawyer)
They ______________.
They _______________.
(X doctors)
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
ORLANDO BLOOM: is an English actor. He is known for his roles in
The Lord of the Rings series and The Pirates of the Caribbean series.
LUIS MIGUEL: is a famous pop singer from Mexico. He has won five
Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards.
JOO YEN SIR: is an acomplished musician from South Korea. She
plays the violin and has won many competitions around the world.
MARTHA: is a famous football player from Brazil. She has been
named FIFA athlete of the year five times in a row and was on two
Olympic silver medal football teams.
 CONVERSATION MODEL

This conversation strategy is implicit in the model: use

AND YOU? To show interest in another person.
 NOW YOU CAN: TELL A CLASSMATE
YOUR OCCUPATION
What do you do? = Whats you job? = Whats your
occupation?
CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR

OCCUPATIONS
LESSON 2:IDENTIFY YOUR
C L A S S M AT E S
GOALS:

Talk about more occupations.

Singular and Plural nouns use.
Yes/No questions and short answers use.
LOOK AND SAY WHAT YOU SEE:

PILOT
CHEF
DOCTOR
SCIENTIST
PHOTOGRAPHER
WRITER
ENGINEERS
MANAGER
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

A fligth attendant Three flight attendants

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

An engineer Four engineers

 AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES/
CONTRACTIONS
We are pilots. Were pilots.
You are doctors. Youre doctors.
They are scientists. Theyre scientists.
 AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES/
CONTRACTIONS
We are not teachers. Were not pilots.
You are not nurses. Youre not doctors.
They are not Theyre not
managers. scientists.
CHARADES

Use mime, facial expressions,

gestures to show an
occupation in the pictures.
LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Put out the YOU ARE can be singular or plural.

One student YOU ARE a student.
The entire class YOU ARE students.
 BE: YES/NO QUESTIONS AND
SHORT ANSWERS
YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
ARE you an accountant? Yes, I AM. No, Im NOT.
IS he an actor? Yes, he IS. No, hes NOT.
IS she a writer? Yes, she IS. No, shes NOT.
ARE you scientists? Yes, we ARE. No, were NOT.
ARE we pilots? Yes, we ARE. No, were NOT.
ARE they engineers? Yes, they ARE. No, theyre NOT.
LETS PRACTICE
Look at the pictures and answer the questions:

Are they electricians?

Is she a singer?
Is he a photographer?
Is he a doctor?
Are they bankers?
ACTIVITY
Change the following sentences to yes/no questions.
A. She is an English teacher. Is she an English teacher?
B. We are sad today. ___________________________
C. It is sunny. ____________________________
D. Dan is a lawyer. ____________________________
E. It is dinner time. ____________________________
F. They are managers. ___________________________
G. You are flight attendants. ________________________
ACTIVITY

Unscramble the following words to make questions.

a) florist / Mary / a / is?
b) an / electrician / is / Jhon?
c) Blanca / are / Hellen / artists / famous / and?
d) I /athlete / an / am?
e) great / are / musicians / we?
NOW YOU CAN: IDENTIFY YOUR
CLASSMATES
A: Excuse me. Are you Angela?
B: No, Im not. Im Betzy. Thats Angela.
A: Where?
B: Right over there.
A: Thank you.
B:Youre welcome