To be /am /is/ are

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Reading Comprehension

Good Morning, I am Susan Myers, I am a reporter at Central News and

today I am making a report on immigrants, today´s guests are two
immigrants from China, they are Jane lee, and Peter Lee, they are
Students at the community college, she is 19 years old and he is 20.
They are students but they are not workers. They live in an apartment
downtown.

Susan: Where are you from?

Peter: We are from the Guanddong Province
Susan: Are you happy in America?
Dorothy: Yes, we are, we enjoy living here.
Susan: Dorothy, is your real name Yang Lee?
Dorothy: No, it’s not, it is Dai-xia, and it means summer.
Susan: Thank you very much.

They are two Chinese people living the American Dream, this is Susan
Myers reporting from the Community College, and tomorrow we will
have more guests in “living in America”, see you then!

True or false
1. Susan Myers is a teacher at the community College ___F___

2. They are from Vietnam ___F___

3. Peter is a student at Harvard ___F___

4. Dorothy is 25 years old ___F___

5. They live in the suburbs ___F___

 SIMPLE PRESENT verb “to be”

1. Write am, is or are:

Hi! I ........am............ Peter and this ...........is............. Emma. She

..........is............ my sister. We ........are......... brother and sister. I
........am......... eleven and she .........is............ ten. We ......are.......
from Salford. Salford ..........is............. near Manchester. What
.............is............. your name? Where .........are........... you from?

2. Write sentences. Use the correct form of be.

I/young = I am young.

She / clever = She is clever ......................................................

You / not old = You are not old...................................................

You / sleepy =You are sleepy.....................................................

We / not naughty = We are not naughty.......................................

She / not short = She is not short...............................................

It / rainy = It is rainy................................................................

They / unhappy = They are unhappy............................................

He / not hungry = He is not hungry..............................................

They / tidy = They are tidy..........................................................

He / handsome = He is handsome................................................

3. Write the full forms.

I´m Laura = I am Laura.

He´s my brother = He is my brother

She isn´t at home = She is not at home

It´s your seat = It is your seat

What´s that book called? = What is that book called?

They´re friends = They are friends

4. Write he, she, it or they.

Jane and Martin are friends. They are friends

Elephants are huge = They are huge

My father is an astronaut = He is an astronaut

His cat is grey = It is grey

My family and I are from Madrid = We are from Madrid

John is quite tall = He is quite tall

5. Ask questions.

How old are you? I´m ten.

Where is she from? She´s from Scotland.

Where is your mom? My mum is at home.

When is your birthday? Her birthday is on 12th June.

How old is he? He´s 23 years old.

6. Write negative answers from the question of the point # 5

I am not ten.

She isn’t from Scotland.

My mom isn’t at home.

Her birthday isn’t on 12th June.

He isn’t 23 years old.