1. UNIT 2
WHAT DO YOU DO?

2. The expression What do you do? Is the question to
ask what someone’s job is. It is a short version of
What do you do for a living?

4. Occupations
Taxi
driver
Teacher Actor
Firefighter Doctor
Soldier
Writer
Police
Officer
Engineer
Lawyer

5. Two-syllable nouns
Notice that the first syllable is stressed
Doctor Teacher
Lawyer
Student Writer
Actor
Soldier

6. Articles an and a
In English, unlike many other languages, we use the indefinite article before
ocupations. When the occupation is in singular form.
The article a/an means exactly the same in both ways.
We use a when the noun begins with consonant sound.
-I’m a teacher. -You are a university student.
-My mom isn’t a doctor. She’s a homemaker.
We use an when the noun begins with vowel sound.
-My frien is an engineer. -Brad Pitt is an actor.

8. listening for specific information

9. Javier Bardem is an actor
from Spain. He comes from
an acting family. Some of
his relatives are actors. His
mother (Pilar Bardem) was
a movie director. His brother
Carlos and his sister Monica are both actors.
Javier is famous in both the Spanish-speaking world and the
English-speaking world. He has many awards, including an
Oscar and a Golden Globe award for his role in No Country for
Old Men.

10. Possessive nouns ‘s and s’
When we want to show that something
belongs to somebody or something, we
usually add 's to a singular noun and an
apostrophe ' to a plural noun, for example:
the boy's ball (one boy)
the boys' ball (two or more boys)
Ana’s car. Jorge’s mom.
CELLAP’s teachers.
Carlos’s dad. Max’s mom.
Doris’s boyfriend.

11. Possessive nouns ‘s and s’
Some nouns have irregular plural forms without s
(man > men). To show possession, we usually add 's to
the plural form of these nouns:
Singular noun Plural noun
My child’s dog My children’s dog
The man’s work The men’s work
The mouse’s cage The mice’s cage

12. Talking about family

13. Understanding the mechanics
Capital letters
are used for:
At the
beginning of
every
sentence.
For the
word I.
Names of
people and
places.
Countries.
Nationatilies.
Languages.
Months.
Days of the
week.