To be or not to be that is the question.

To Be
I You He She *It We You +They am are is is is are are are

This is one of the most important verbs in English. We use it to talk about age, nationality, jobs, emotions, the weather, time, etc

Simple Present Tense

*It is used for places, animals or things not for people. Except in the case of a baby when
the sex (male or female) is unknown or not specified. +They is used for people or things (plural form).

A:

about jobs (occupations)

I am a/an You are a She is an He is a We are They are You are dentist . plumber . engineer . doctor . technicians teachers . politicians What do they do ? ____________ . ____________ . ____________ .

Substitute using other jobs you know. ex. Nurse, singer, dancer, painter secretary, architect, journalist, receptionist, banker, farmer police officer, firefighter .

Key Question :

What do you do ?

What does she do? 2. You are a/an 4. She is a/ an 6. They are

1. I am a/an ________________ . 3. He is a/ an ________________ . 5. We are _________________ .

** Practice asking question about professions.

THE ALPHABET

A
ei

bi

C
si

D
di yei

E
i que

F
ef

G
yi

eich

ai

L
el

M
em

en

N
ti

O U
iu

ou

pi

quiu

R
ar

es

T Z
zi

V
vi

dobol-iu ex

W X

uay

The vowels: A,E,I,O,U sometimes Y

BV-

top and bottom

lips together

Bottom lip

between teeth

B : about age
He is 5 years old . *Not He is 5 years. or or He is 5. or He is five years. He is five years old. or He is five.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Key Question :
How old are you ? How old is she ? How old are they ? Substitute the age in the blank and practice with other students or your teacher. 1. I am ___________________ . 2. He is ___________________ . __________ . 3. You are 4. She is ___________________ . ___________________ . 5. We are _____________ and ________________ 6. My brothers are ___________ and 7. My friend is ____________ . 8. They are ______________ and ____________ . 10. How old ______ Michael ? I am 12 years old. She is 6 months old.

9. How _______ are __________ ?

How old are you ? How old is your baby ?

Cultural note : It is be considered impolite to ask women their ages.

C:

about nationality

He is from Canada. (country) He is Canadian. (nationality) They are from Mexico. They are Mexican. She is from France. She is French You are from Japan. You are Japanese. We are from The United States. He is from mars . She is from The Philippines. He is a Martian. I am from Greece.

We are American. She is Filipino I am Greek.

We are from Mexico!

Key Question :
Country Germany Nationality German

We are Mexican!
What is your nationality ?

Where are you from ?

Class Activity : Substitute the following information and practice asking questions to each
Spain China Spanish Chinese Thailand Thai The Netherlands Dutch India Indian

D:

with adjectives
*Adjectives are never plural in English;

I am happy. She is sad. We are sick. They are cold. You are sleepy. It is hot. The books are bigs. (incorrect) The books are big. (correct)

ex. Mr. and Mrs. Presley are cleans. (incorrect) Mr. and Mrs. Presley are clean. (correct)

Key Questions :

How is she ?

Is he happy ?Are you mad ?

Using the following adjectives substitute them into sentences. expensive, dirty, clean, mad, hungry, thirsty, beautiful, handsome, difficult easy, open, closed, pretty, cheap. 1. 2. 3. 4. I am ____________ . They are ___________ . You are ___________ . Mr. White is _________ .. 5. The book is 6. David is 7. Sheila is 8. The car is __________. __________. __________. __________.

**Practice asking question using some of these adjective and answering using YES or NO in sentences. Yes and No Formation
I You She He It We You They am are is is is are are are not not not not not not not not

Contractions
Subject & Verb I am = Im You are = Youre He is = Hes She is = Shes It is = Its We are = Were They are = Theyre Verb & Negation is not = isnt are not = arent *Contractions are often used in English.

Ex. Ex.
I You She He It We You They

It is not = It isnt or Its not Are they angry ? Yes, they are
am are is is is are are are not not not not not not not not

You are not = You arent or Youre not.

I am not = Im not amt (does not exist)

Practice time

or

No, they arent.

Use the verb to be in these questions. 1.- _________________ I sleping? 2.- _________________ Sally working? 3.- _________________ Julie a teacher? 4.- _________________ they doctors? 5.- _________________ that a dog? 6.- _________________ she walking? 7.- _________________ that cat in the tree? 8.- _________________ this a book? Change these sentences to the negative form. 1.- This is a new book. ______________________________________________________ 2.- Bill is Mexican. _________________________________________________________ 3.- We are busy today. _______________________________________________________ 4.- This is a difficult exercise. _________________________________________________ 5.- We are Mexicans. ________________________________________________________ 6.- It is a small book. ________________________________________________________ 7.- I am a teacher. __________________________________________________________ 8.- Helen and Mary are sisters. ________________________________________________ 9.- You are a good student. ___________________________________________________ 10.- This is a pencil. ________________________________________________________ Complete the sentences with the forms of the verb to be. 1.- Mr. Jones ___________________ a man. 2.- They _____________________ doctors. 3.- _______________ you an English teacher? 4.- I _______________ a football player. 5.- He _________________ Mexican. 6.- She _________________ an American. 7.- You ______________ students.

E:

about martial status

I am married. You are single. She is widowed. They are divorced. We are engaged. He is separated.

***All of these words are adjectives even though they end in ED not to be confused with regular past tense verbs. ( chapter 8)

Key Questions : Are you married ?

Practice : Is she married ? Yes, she is. No, she isnt.

Are you single ?

Are you divorced ? Is he separated ? Yes, he is. No, he isnt.

Are they engaged ? Yes, they are. No, they arent. 4. Yes, I ______ . 5. No, ______ isnt . 6. ______, they are.

Substitute into these sentences : 1. Are you ________________- ? 2. Is _____ single ? 3. ________ they divorced ?

Cultural note : It may be considered impolite or insensitive to ask someone directly if they are Interview 6 students in the class and record the answers in the following chart: *If you do not have 6 students in your class, you can use famous people or friends.

divorced, separated .or widowed. Usually we ask if the person is married or single and they will offer the answer.

Name :

Single

Married

Divorced

Engaged

Widowed

**Practice asking and answering questions using the verb to be with professions, nationalities, countries, ages, martial status and adjectives

Question Formation Am I Are you Is she Is he Is it Are we Are you Are they
Ex. Is he a doctor? Yes, he is. No, he isnt. Is she pretty? Yes, she is. No, she isnt. Are they from Mexico? Yes, they are. No, they arent. Is it small? Yes, it is. No, it isnt. Are you Chinese ? Yes, I am. No, Im not. Are they slow? Yes, they are. No, they arent.

Some new vocabulary :

Turkey, Guatemala, Egypt, Russia, Portugal, Cuba, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Turkish, Guatemalan, Egyptian, Russian, Portuguese, Cuban, Indonesian, Ethiopian, lawyer, architect, waitress, lifeguard, singer, carpenter, sales representative, writer, Comfortable, difficult, lazy, sexy, dry, wet, unhappy, angry, nervous, tall, young, old

F:

Introductions using names, ages and professions

Hi, Im Ron. Im 35 years old. Im a travel agent.

Hello, my name is Karen. I am 33 years old. I am an English teacher.

Key Questions : Whats your name ?

Whats his name ?

Whats her name ?

Conversation practice : Practice and then use your own information

Silvia: Hi, my name is Silvia. Whats your name? Michael : My name is Michael ? Silvia : Where are you from ? Michael: Im from Canada. What about you ? Silvia : Im from Mexico. Nice to meet you. Michael : Nice to meet you, too. What do you do ? Silvia : I teach Spanish. What about you ? Michael : Wow I teach English. It is rainy. It is hot.

G : using TO BE with weather

It is dry.

It is really hot.

. Key Questions : Is it rainy ? Is it sunny ? Look at the following pictures and describe the weather.

Is it cloudy ?