UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA PARA ADULTOS

(UAPA)

Asignatura:
Inglés lll
Facilitador:

Participante:

Tarea:
Matrícula:

Fecha: 24/01/19
 Exercises for task 2

I. Write The contraction form of the verb to be.

1. I am John: I’m John
2. I am Amelia: I’m Amelia
3. I am from Dominican Republic:I’m from Dominican Republic
4. We are 18 years old:We’re 18 years old
5. They are not from The United States:They’re not from The United States

II. Rewrite the sentences with It’s.

1. The phone number is 555-3754:It’s 555-3754

2. The address is 12 main Street: _It’s 12 main Street_______________________

3. It is 555-3636: _It’s555-3636__________________________

4. It is 1415 West Avenue: ____It’s1415 West Avenue.________________________

5. The phone number is 555-9147: ___It’s555-9147________________________

III. Complete each conversation with the correct form of be. Use contractions
when possible. Use capital letters when necessary.

Example: A: Is Mark a doctor or an engineer?

B: He’s an engineer.

1. A: Excuse me, ___is__________ you an architect?

2. B: Yes, I ___am architect__________.

3. A: _Is_________ she Cecilia?

4. B: No, she ____is Ana_________. I’m Cecilia.

5. A: __Are___________ they managers?

6. B: He ___is__________ a manager, but she’s not.

VI. Answer the questions about yourself.

1. What’s your address?
 I live in los cacao Street Samana the galeras
 2. What’s your phone number?

 My phone number is 829-329-7909

3. What’s a friend’s address?

 My friend lives in La Codal, 22nd street in Samana

4. What’s his/her cell phone number?

 His phone number is 829-226-7334

V. Look at the pictures. Use the information given below.

Listen carefully, read, stand up, sit down, raise your hand, write your name, be in silent,
pay attention to the teacher.

1. ______stand up______________________________

2. ______________sit down______________________

3. __read__________________________________

4. _____raise your hand_______________________________

5. ______Listen carefully_________________________

6. ____read________________________________

7. ___pay attention to the teacher.___________________

8. ____be in silent_________________________

VI. Look at the pictures. Complete each sentence with the correct form of be.
Make each sentence affirmative or negative. Use contractions.

Example:

We’re_ flight attendants.

We’re not chefs.

1. She a photographer. 3. They scientists.

2. She a banker. 4. They actors.

She is not a banker. She is a They are not actors.

photographer.
They are scientists
VII. Read about the Perez family. Then check (✓) True or False for each sentence.

Meet the Perez family. Mr. Perez is a chef. He

works in a very good restaurant. Mrs. Perez is a
teacher. She has twenty students in her class. Mr.
and Mrs. Perez have three children: Isabel,
Gregorio, and Claudia. Their children are adults
now, and they have different occupations, too.
Isabel works in a hospital, but she isn’t a doctor.
She’s a scientist. Gregorio uses a computer for
his job, but he doesn’t work in an office. He works
at his home. He’s a writer. Claudia works in
different places. She uses a camera for her job.
She’s a photographer.

True False
Example: Mrs. Perez is a student. ( ) ( ✓)

1. Isabel is a scientist. (✓) ( )

2. Gregorio is a manager. ( ) ( ✓)

3. Claudia is a photographer. ( ✓) ( )

VIII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with the affirmative or negative form of be.
You may read the paragraph again if you need to.

Example: Gregorioisn’ta doctor.

1. Mr. and Mrs. Perez ___are not___________ engineers.

2. Mr. Perez ____is__a chef.

IX. Complete with the verb to be (am, is, are)

1. How old _is___ your sister?

2. ___am__ I in the cafeteria now?
3. Where __is___ the new Museum?
4. Their names __are___ Natty and Bunny.
5. His cousin __is___ from Santiago, in Dominican Republic.

X. Look at John’s driver’s license and complete the sentences.

1. John’s height is __5-10_________________.

2. His weight is ____178__________ pounds.
3. His hair is __brown____________________.
4. His eyes are____blue_________________.
5. He is ____34_______________ years old.
6. His address is _2338Jenning.Way Barstow CA 95656____.