GESTIÓN DE FORMACIÓN PROFESIONAL INTEGRAL

PROCEDIMIENTO DESARROLLO CURRICULAR

GUÍA DE APRENDIZAJE

A. Fill in the blanks using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”:
1. Izmir ……it is …….. a city. (+) 13. Newsweek ……is…… a
2. It ……is………. an onion. (+) magazine. (+)
3. Jasmine …is not…….. a student. 14. London ……is….. a big city. (+)
(-) 15. I …am not………. a professional
4. He …is…… a postman. (+) football player. (-)
5. We …are…….friends. (+) 16. Dave and Adrian …are not………
6. It …is……. nine o’clock. (+) sisters. They …are….. brothers.
7. I …am not ……. hungry. (-) (- / +)
8. Manhattan …is not ………. an 17. I know you. You …are…. in my
island. (-) class. (+)
9. Mark ............. 20 years old. (+) 18. New York …is……. near to New
10. Mr. Richards …is… a lawyer. (+) Jersey. (+)
11. A bee …is not …….. a big insect. 19. Cows …are not …… insects.
(-) They …are…. mammals. (- / +)
12. I …am……..ill. I …am not ………. 20. Susan and I …am not ……..
happy. (+ / -) teachers. We …are……..
students. (- / +)

B. Fill in the blanks using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T”:
1. Germany, England, and Spain 6. Today …is not …… cloudy. It …
………… cities. is….. bright.
2. A lemon …is not …….. sweet. It 7. My brother …is not……
…is….. sour. married. He …is… single.
3. Copper …is…….. cheap. 8. I …am…… from Turkey. I …am
Diamonds …are……… not….. from Canada.
expensive. 9. Maths …is not …… hard. It …
4. Airplanes …are not….. slow. is…….. easy.
They …are……. fast. 10. Mariah …is… a beautiful girl.
5. Ice cream and candy …is….. She …is not……ugly.
sweet.

C. Build up questions and give answers:

Example:
engineer / William Is William an engineer? Yes, he is an engineer. (+)

1. good rider / Steve

is Steve a good ride? Yes, he is (+)
2. lazy students / Mark and Lucy
are mark and lucy lazy students? No, they are not (- )
3. soup / hot
Is the soup hot? Yes, it is (+)
4. the baby / asleep
is the baby asleep ? No, he isn´t (- )

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5. basketball team / L.A. Lakers

are L.A. Lakers a basketball team? Yes, they are(+)

D. Read the passage and answer the questions:

Sophia: I am Sophia Berger. Are you Jordan Turner?
Jordan: Yes, I am. Are you English?
Sophia: Hector is. I am French. Are you from the United States?
Jordan: Yes, I am. Hector, are you from London?
Hector: Yes, I am. Are you from California?
Jordan: No, I am from New York City. Is London a big city?
Hector: Yes, it is a big city. Sophia, are you from Lyon?
Sophia: Yes, I am from Lyon.
Hector: Is Lyon near Florence?
Sophia: No, it isn’t. Florence is in Italy.
Hector: Oh, isn’t it in France? I am a real fool.
Jordan: No, Hector. Of course you are not a fool! Are you and Sophia students?
Hector: I am a student. She is an actress in France. We are tourists in the United
States.
Sophia: Are you a student, Jordan?
Jordan: No, I am not a student. I’m a lawyer. I am on a holiday.

Give long answers. If the answer is negative, then give the right answer:
Example: Is Sophia from Paris? …No, she isn’t…… She is from Lyon…………….

1. Is Jordan from California? No, he is not, he is from New York city

2. Is Florence in Italy?
3. Are Sophia and Hector students?
actress
4. Is Hector from Manchester?
5. Is Sophia a dancer?
Yes, there is
No, hector is a student and Sophia is an
No, he isn´t. he is from New York City
No, she is an actress

E. Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.

My name (be) ___is____(1) John. I (be) ___am____(2) fifteen years old. I live on a
farm. It (be) __is_____(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not) ____is
not ___(4) loud in the country.

I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it (be)
___is____(5) still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that early. I
like the way the country looks in the morning.
The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) __am_____(6) finished
milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make breakfast. She
makes a delicious breakfast. My mom (be) _is_(7) a really good cook.

Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister doesn’t feed
them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) __is not__(8) strong enough. But I still
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don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom doesn’t want my
sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) __are___(9)
pretty rough, especially when they (be) __are______(10) hungry.

The last thing I do (be) __am____(11) feed the chickens. That (be) _is____(12) easy. I
just throw some food down on the ground and they run out and eat it. While the
chickens (be) __are_____(13) eating, I go into their house to collect their eggs.
Chicken eggs (be) __are______14) really good to eat. They (be) __are_____(15) easy
to cook too. That is what I do in the mornings. I (be) __am____(16) pretty busy.