Talking about jobs

'What is your job?', is grammatically correct but not usually the way we ask someone's occupation. Instead we ask, 'What do you do?' or the longer form, 'What do you do for a living?'

Some common ways to answer are:

I'm a doctor/ teacher / artist.
I work for EC/Adidas/Vodafone - company name
I work in a bank/coffee shop/factory - type of business/industry
I work on a farm/boat/oil rig - we use the preposition on with these types of locations and industries.

Describing jobs

A person who + verb

What's a baker? A person who makes bread.
What's a cobbler? A person who fixes shoes.
What's a vet? A person who treats sick animals.

A person whose + noun

What's a florist? A person whose job is to sell flowers.

Now answer these questions:

• 1) What do you do for ___?
  
  a life
  a living
  live
  job
  
  
• 2) I work ___ a shop.
  
  to
  in
  on
  
  
• 3) A mechanic is a person who ___ cars.
  
  fixes
  cleans
  paints
  
  
• 4) ___ is a person who designs buildings.
  
  An architect
  A decorator
  A plumber
  
  
• 5) A person who flys an airplane is a ___.
  
  soldier
  pilot
  sailor
  
  
• 6) A person whose job is in space!
  
  a lawyer
  a secretary
  an astronaut
  
  
• 7) A person who takes care of sick people is a ___.
  
  scientist
  nurse
  chef
  
  
• 8) A fisherman is someone who ___ fish.
  
  brings
  catches
  fights
  
  
• 9) A waiter is a person who ___ food in a restaurant.
  
  makes
  serves
  eats
  
  
• 10) ___ is a person who maintains financial records.
  
  A electrician
  An editor
  An accountant