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1B
possessives my, your, his, her, etc.
Use possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her) to describe nouns. They
tell us who / what something belongs to.
possessives
my My names Joanna. his How do you spell his name?
your Whats your name? her Her names Maria.
Use possessive adjectives before a noun.
>> Now go to exercise 1.1 to practise.
1C
subject pronouns I, you, he, she, etc.
Use subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) to talk about
someone or something. They tell us who / what a sentence is about,
or who / what does something.
subject pronouns
I Im from Belgium. it Its from London.
you Youre from France. we Were from Paris.
he Hes from Spain. they Theyre from Mexico.
she Shes from China.
Use subject pronouns before a verb in a positive
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statement.
Always use a capital letter for I.
Use I, you, he, she, we, they for people.
Use it, they for things.
>> Now go to exercise 1.2 to practise.
1C
subject pronouns and possessives
subject pronouns I you he she it we they
possessives my your his her its our their
>> Now go to exercise 1.3 to practise.
1C
present simple of be +
short form full form
Im I am Im from America.
Youre You are Youre from England.
Hes He is Hes from Spain.
Shes She is Shes from Poland.
Its It is Its from Belgium.
Were We are Were from Germany.
Theyre They are Theyre from Canada.
Use short forms in conversation or in informal writing.
>> Now go to exercise 1.4 to practise.
1D
present simple of be
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-

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+ (nt = not) ?
Im a teacher. Im not a teacher. Am I a teacher?
Youre in my class. You arent in my class. Are you in my class?
He / She / Its late. He / She / It isnt late. Is he / she / it late?
Were students. We arent students. Are we students?
Theyre from Spain. They arent from Spain. Are they from Spain?
short answers
Yes, I am. No, Im not. Yes, we are. No, we arent.
Yes, you are. No, you arent. Yes, they are. No, they arent.
Yes, he / she / it is. No, he / she / it isnt.
>> Now go to exercises 1.5 and 1.6 to practise.
1.1 Order the words to make sentences.
Example name s his what ? Whats his name?
1 telephone her s number what ?
2 website address his s what ?
3 s name what your ?
4 email my address samir@teleline.uk is
5 Alan name his s
6 mobile her 91 456 2110 number s
1.2 Complete the sentences. Use a subject pronoun.
Example My names Sam. I m Sam.
1 Holly and Justin are from England. re from England.
2 Youre from Germany. Im from Germany. re from
Germany.
3 Tatianas from Russia. s from Russia.
4 Wheres Pablo from? Wheres from?
5 Where are Julia and Gemma from? Where are from?
6 Johns from France. s from France.
1.3 Right or wrong? Tick (3) or correct the sentences.
Example I names Ana. My names Ana.
1 Our names are Sue and Iris.
2 Shes frst names Derya. Shes from Turkey.
3 My address is 27 Market Street.
4 Whats you email address?
5 What are they frst names?
6 Were all from Europe.
1.4 Underline the correct word.
Example Paola s / are from Italy.
1 My partner am / s Tina.
2 His email address is / are crg@it.uk.
3 They s / re my friends.
4 Our address are / is 44 New Street.
5 Their phone number s / are 773374.
6 I m / s from Spain.
7 Our names are / is Jenny and Craig.
8 My phone number am / s 9955599.
1.5 Write short answers.
Example Are you and Paul married? No, we arent .
1 Is Mr Minnit married? Yes, .
2 Are Jim and Satomi in the bar? No, .
3 Sam, are you from America? Yes, .
4 Is Maria in Italy? No, .
5 Am I late for your class? Yes, .
6 Sandy, are you from Spain? No, .
1.6 Match 17 with ag.
1 d Are they in a coffee bar? a Peter, and my surnames
2

Is their teacher from Jones.
New York? b No, shes from Washington.
3

Are you in their class? c Yes, we are.
4

Whats your frst name? d No, theyre in a taxi.
5

Is he married? e No, it isnt.
6

Is this seat free? f No, its Jones.
7

Is your surname Banks? g No, he isnt. Hes single.
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