10. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE
SENTENCES?
1. I am a student. 5. He is a teacher.
2. You are a doctor. 6. He is a teacher.
3. We are engineers. 7. She is a nurse.
4. They are cooks / chefs. 8. It is a dog.
11. TO BE: PRESENT SIMPLE
(AFFIRMATIVE)
I AM
HE
YOU SHE IS
WE ARE
THEY IT
12. TO BE: PRESENT SIMPLE (NEGATIVE)
I AM NOT
HE
YOU SHE IS NOT/
WE ARE NOT/ ISN’T
THEY AREN’T IT
13. TO BE: PRESENT SIMPLE
(INTERROGATIVE)
Is she a teacher? Is he a doctor?
No, she isn’t Yes, he is.
17. GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
SUBJECT PRONOUNS
1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE SUBJECT PRONOUNS.
1. Mr. Bean is British. __HE__ is from the UK.
2. Madonna is American. _____ is from the USA.
SHE
3. My cousins are French. _____ are from France.
THEY
4. Mary and I are friends. _____ are American.
WE
5. _____ am from Mexico.
I
6. You are at school. _____ are students
YOU
TO BE: PRESENT SIMPLE
2. COMPLETE THE TEXT. USE THE CORRECT FORM OF TO BE.
IS AM
My name is 1. _____ Michael. I 2. _____ from London. London 3. _____ a IS
AM IS
big city. 4. _____ twelve years old and my sister Jill 5. _____ fourteen. We
6. _____ students at Brixton Secondary School. My parents 7. _____
ARE ARE
ARE
teachers. They 8. _____ from Scotland.
18. 3. WRITE THE CORRECT INFORMATION. USE THE CONTRACTIONS.
1. BRAD PITT IS GERMAN. 1. BRAD PITT ISN’T GERMAN. HE IS AMERICAN.
2. BIG BEN IS IN MADRID. 2. BIG BEN ISN’T IN MADRID. IT IS IN LONDON.
3. THE CAPITAL OF THE USA IS NEW YORK. 3. THE CAPITAL OF USA ISN’T NEW YORK. IT
IS WASHINGTON D.C.
4. “HI” AND “BYE” ARE WORDS IN FRENCH. 4. “HI” AND “BYE” AREN’T WORDS IN
FRENCH. THEY ARE WORDS IN ENGLISH.
5. CHRISTINA AGUILERA IS AUSTRALIAN. 5. CHRISTINA AGUILERA ISN’T AUSTRALIAN.
SHE IS AMERICAN.
6. DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM ARE ITALIAN. 6. DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM
AREN’T ITALIAN. THEY ARE ENGLISH
19. 4. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS. THEN WRITE SHORT ANSWERS.
IS SHE ISN’T.
1. _______ SHAKIRA FRENCH?______________
IS NO, HE ISN’T.
2. _______TOM HANKS ENGLISH?_______________
ARE NO I’M NOT.
3. _______YOU SIXTEEN YEARS OLD? ________________
ARE YES, THEY ARE.
4. _______ THE SIMPSONS AMERICAN? ______________
IS YES, IT IS.
5. _______ CHINESE A LANGUAGE _______________
ARE NO, I AM NOT.
6. _______ YOU FROM CANADA ______________
20. QUESTION WORDS: WHAT? WHERE? HOW?
5. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS. USE QUESTIONS WORDS AND THE CORRECT
FORM OF TO BE.
1. WHAT IS your name?
IS
2. WHAT nationality _____ Angelina Jolie?
_____
HOW
3 . _____ old ____ you?
ARE
4. WHERE _____ Serena and Venus Williams from?
_____ ARE
5. WHAT _____ The capital of Portugal?
_____ IS
6. “_____ _____ you?” “Fine, thanks.”
HOW ARE