English grammar
A / an + job: I'm a nurse (never just "I'm nurse")
Ask and say what job someone does.
From the scene What do you do?
In short
Put a or an before one person's job: she's a nurse, not she's nurse. Ask What do you do?
Your turn
Which one goes with he: a + job?
Options: she's a nurse (not "she's nurse") · she's an English teacher · he's a cook
Show answer
he: a + job → he's a cook
How it works
English always needs a or an before a job: she's a nurse, he's a cook.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Then ask around here. Look, that girl is (blank).
Options: nurse · an nurse · a nurse
Show answer
Then ask around here. Look, that girl is a nurse.
Pues pregunta aquí. Mira, esa chica es enfermera.
Good to know
"She is nurse" is a very common mistake. Use an before a vowel sound: an English teacher.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
He is a cook. And his wife is (blank).
Options: a English teacher · English teacher · an English teacher
Show answer
He is a cook. And his wife is an English teacher.
Es cocinero. Y su mujer es profesora de inglés.
Good to know
Ask about someone's job with What do you do? (not "What are you doing?", which means right now).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
I am (blank), Nuria. Everybody buys fruit.
Options: fruit seller · an fruit seller · a fruit seller
Show answer
I am a fruit seller, Nuria. Everybody buys fruit.
Soy frutero, Nuria. Todo el mundo compra fruta.
she: a + job she's a nurse (not "she's nurse")
he: a + job he's a cook
Your turn
What goes with he's a cook?
Options: he: a + job · she: a + job · an + vowel sound
Show answer
he's a cook → he: a + job
an + vowel sound she's an English teacher
asking about a job what do you do?
Your turn
What goes with what do you do??
Options: she: a + job · he: a + job · asking about a job
Show answer
what do you do? → asking about a job
I: a + job I'm a fruit seller
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| she: a + job | she's a nurse (not "she's nurse") |
|---|---|
| he: a + job | he's a cook |
| an + vowel sound | she's an English teacher |
| asking about a job | what do you do? |
| I: a + job | I'm a fruit seller |
More lines from the story
- TomásThen ask around here. Look, that girl is a nurse.Pues pregunta aquí. Mira, esa chica es enfermera.
- TomásHe is a cook. And his wife is an English teacher.Es cocinero. Y su mujer es profesora de inglés.
- TomásI am a fruit seller, Nuria. Everybody buys fruit.Soy frutero, Nuria. Todo el mundo compra fruta.
- NuriaJavi? A waiter? Aren't you a shop assistant?¿Javi? ¿Camarero? ¿No eres dependiente?
- TomásAnother job? What exactly do you do?¿Otro trabajo? ¿A qué te dedicas, exactamente?
- NuriaYes... but right now I'm looking for another job.Sí... pero ahora me dedico a buscar otro trabajo.