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 — "she is nurse" is a very common mistake.
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
Use an before a vowel sound: an English teacher. Ask about someone's job with What do you do? (not "What are you doing?" — that means right now).
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.
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.