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Jobs in English
Vocabulary

Video - Jobs in English

Watch a video from The English Minute that teaches you how to say jobs and professions in English. The English Minute (www.theenglishminute.com) is a website with short lessons that you can study on your mobile phone.

 

Job titles in English with pronunciation

Click on the job to hear its pronunciation and repeat it.

accountant       architect
carpenter       cashier
dentist       doctor
engineer       lawyer
mailcarrier       mechanic
nurse       photographer
policeofficer       reporter
salesperson       secretary
taxidriver       teacher
waiter       waitress

The term "server" is used as a gender-neutral option to refer to a waiter or a waitress.

 

Exercise - Jobs in English

Select the name of the job.

1.
   

   medico

 

2.
   

   carpintero

 

3.
   

   mecanica

 

4.
   

   arquitecta

 

5.
   

   dentista

 

6.
   

   cajero

 

7.
   

   contador

 

8.
   

   abogada

 

9.
   

   cartero

 

10.
     

    enfermera

 

11.
     

    reportera

 

12.
     

    taxista

 

13.
     

    fotografa

 

14.
     

    secretaria

 

15.
     

    profesora

 

16.
     

    vendedor

 

17.
     

    mesero

 

18.
     

    policia

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Ordinal Numbers in English

Ordinal numbers are used to describe order (such as first, second, third, etc.). In English, they are also used to express dates.

Rules for forming ordinal numbers

  1. Add -th
    To convert a number to an ordinal number, you generally just need to add the letters -th to the end:
        eleven → eleventh
  2. Numbers that end in -y
    If the number ends in -y (like twenty, thirty, forty, etc.), change the -y to -ieth:
        twenty - twentieth
  3. Numbers of two digits or more
    For numbers greater than two digits (except those less than twenty), only the last word is changed to an ordinal number. In addition, a hyphen is written between the tens and units:
        21st - twenty-first
        32nd - thirty-second
        156 - one hundred and fifty-sixth
  4. Exceptions
    Some words do not follow the rules above. These exceptions are marked in red in the table below. Click on the number to hear the audio and practice the pronunciation.
► 1st - first ► 11th - eleventh ► 21st - twenty-first
► 2nd - second ► 12th - twelfth ► 22nd - twenty-second
► 3rd - third ► 13th - thirteenth ► 23rd - twenty-third
► 4th - fourth ► 14th - fourteenth ► 24th - twenty-fourth
► 5th - fifth ► 15th - fifteenth ► 25th - twenty-fifth
► 6th - sixth ► 16th - sixteenth ► 26th - twenty-sixth
► 7th - seventh ► 17th - seventeenth ► 27th - twenty-seventh
► 8th - eighth ► 18th - eighteenth ► 28th - twenty-eighth
► 9th - ninth ► 19th - nineteenth ► 29th - twenty-ninth
► 10th - tenth ► 20th - twentieth ► 30th - thirtieth

* A hyphen is used to separate the tens from the units.

 

Exercise - Ordinal Numbers

Try writing the ordinal numbers without referring to the list above. Use the Check button to verify if your answers are correct.

Example
1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

15th

16th

17th

18th

19th

20th

21st

22nd

23rd

24th

25th

30th

36th

40th

47th

50th

58th

60th

69th

70th

75th

 

 

The Days of the Week in English

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

 

Exercise - Days

Write the days in English. Remember that the days begin with a capital letter.
















   

 

The Months in English

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

 

Exercise - Months

Write the months in English. Remember that the months begin with a capital letter.

example
the first month 

1.  the twelfth month

2.  the second month  

3.  the sixth month 

4.  the tenth month 

5.  the eighth month 

6.  the fourth month 

7.  the third month 

8.  the eleventh month  

9.  the fifth month 

10. the seventh month 

11. the ninth month 

 

How to write dates in English

In the United States, we write the month first, then the day, and finally the year. In Europe, however, they write the day first and then the month.

United States
1/2/01 - January 2, 2001

Europe
2/1/01 - 2 January, 2001 

 

Common Verbs in English

close
to shut something, like a door or window
cook
to make food using heat
dance
to move your body to music
design
to plan or create how something will look
do
to perform an action
drive
to control and move a car or other vehicle
eat
to put food in your mouth and swallow it
fix
to repair something that is broken
fly
to move through the air
give
to hand something to someone else
go
to move from one place to another
help
to do something for someone to make things easier
make
to create or build something
open
to move something so that it is not closed
plant
to put a seed or plant in the ground so it can grow
play
to do something for fun or to take part in a game
sell
to give something to someone in exchange for money
serve
to give food or drinks to someone
stay
to not leave a place; to remain where you are
study
to learn by reading, listening, or practicing
take
to hold or carry something away
teach
to help someone learn something
travel
to go to another place, often far away
type
to write on a computer or keyboard
use
to do something with a tool or object for a purpose
walk
to move on your feet, one step at a time
wash
to clean something with water (and often soap)
watch
to look at something carefully for a time
work
to do a job or task
write
to form words on paper or a screen with a pen, pencil, or keyboard

 

Exercise - Common Verbs

Select the verb that best completes the sentence.

example
We television.

1. I football.  
   

2. They English classes.  
   

3. I breakfast in the morning.  
   

4. We lunch at 12:30.  
   

5. They in a hotel room.  
   

6. I a car.  
   

7. Pilots airplanes.  
   

8. They the dishes after dinner.  
   

9. We in the bank.  
   

10. Actors movies.  
     

11. I flowers in the garden.  
     

12. Birds in the sky.  
     

13. They letters.  
     

14. We at the night club.  
     

15. Dentists your teeth.  
     

16. Salespeople things.  
     

17. The students in the classroom.  
     

18. I to Spain.  
     

19. They to the night club on Friday nights.  
     

20. Waiters and waitresses food in restaurants.
     

 

Writing

Write sentences describing what you do during the days of the week or the months. Remember to use "on" with the days and "in" with the months.

Example: 
On Sunday I go to church.
In July I go to the beach.

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