This document provides information about describing what a person does using personal pronouns and the verb "to be". It gives examples of common professions like waiter, cashier, teacher, and secretary. It explains how to use personal pronouns like I, you, he, and she with the verb "to be" to indicate someone's profession. It also discusses using the articles "a" or "an" depending on whether the profession starts with a vowel or consonant sound. The document concludes with exercises for practice using these structures to talk about different professions.

1. WHAT DO YOU DO?
Ginelly Hernandez.
Jenifer Duarte.

2. CONTENT:
 1. Describing what a person does.
 2.Examples of professions.
 3. Personal pronouns and verb to be.
 4. Examples with personal pronouns and verb to be.
 5. How to use the article a/an.
 6.Exercises.

3. What does he do?
 He is a waiter, who "waits" on tables, often at
a restaurant or café.

4.  She is a cashier, who handles the cash register
at various locations such as the point of sale in
a retail store.
What does she do?

5. Examples of professions:

6. Personal pronouns and verb to be
 Cuando hablamos acerca de lo que hace una
persona es necesario usar la siguiente estructura:
 Personal Pronoun + verb to be + article a/an +
profession

7.  Cuando hablamos de profesiones es comun usar los
siguientes aspectos:
Personal Pronouns Verb to be Negative
I = yo Am = soy o estoy I am not = no soy o no estoy
You = tu Are = eres o estas You are not = no eres o no estas
He = el Is = es o esta He is not = no es o no esta
She = ella Is = es o esta She is not = no es o no esta
It = ello Is = es o esta It is not = no es o no esta
They = ellos Are = son o estan They are not = no son o no estan
We = nosotros Are = somos o estamos We are not = no son o no estan
You = ustedes Are = son o estan You are not = no son o no estan

8.  Personal pronouns: comprende un conjunto que muestra
los contrastes de la persona, género, número y caso.
Ejemplo: We are teachers. (Nosotros somos maestros)
 Verb to be: El verbo "to be" significa ser o estar. Indica
profesión (ej. I am a pilot = yo soy piloto), expresa
sentimientos (ej. I am tired = yo estoy cansado) e informa
sobre la edad (ej. I am ten years old = tengo diez años).

9.  Tambien el verbo TO BE puede presentarse de forma negativa.
La negación se construye añadiendo el adverbio "not":
La oración afirmativa siguiente: he is an actor = él es un actor
Se convierte en negativa añadiendo "not":
he is not an actor = él no es un actor

10. Examples:
 He is a teacher.
 She is a secretary.
 I am a nurse.

11. We are singers. They are police officers. You are a photographer

12. How to use the articles “a” and “an”
 Usamos “A” cuando la profesion o ocupacion a la que nos
queremos referir comienza por una consonante.
Ejemplo: He is a fireman.
She is a model
 Usamos “an” cuando la profesion o ocupacion a la que nos
queremos referir comienza por una vocal.
Ejemplo: She is an artist.
He is an architect

14. Doctor
fireman
policeman

15. Doctor
fireman
policeman

16. Manager
Singer
swimmer

17. Manager
Singer
swimmer

18. Artist
Waiter
Pilot

19. Artist
Waiter
Pilot

27. She is a chef
He is an chef
He is a chef

28. She is a chef
He is an chef
He is a chef

29. She are a model
She is a model
We is a model

30. She are a model
She is a model
We is a model

31. He is an architect
They are an architec
He is a architect

32. He is an architect
They are an architec
He is a architect

34. References
 Professions retrieved from: http://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Professions.htm
 Pronouns and verb to be information retrieved from:
http://www.washingtoncollege.com.ve/inicio.php?lugar=leccion&lecc=1
 Exercises ideas retrieved from: http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/people_jobs_personalities-
exercises.html