1A Grammar verb be +, subject pronouns: I, you, etc.

 a Complete the sentences with a pronoun (I, you, etc.) and ’m, ’re, or ’s.
1
1  I’m at the airport.

2
2  my teacher.

3
3  in Class 2.

4
4  taxis.

5
5  my cat.

6
6  your teacher.

7
7  in this class.

8
8  egg sandwiches.

9
9  in the cafe.

10
10  in Room 231.

11
11  my computer.

12
12  a student
in my class.

  b Rewrite sentences 1–12 with the full forms (NOT contractions).
1 I am at the airport. 7 in this class.
2 my teacher. 8 egg sandwiches.
3 in Class 2. 9 in the cafe.
4 taxis. 10 in Room 231.
5 my cat. 11 my computer.
6 your teacher. 12 a student in my class.

activation
  c Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.

Use contractions.

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 1B Grammar verb be ? and –

 a Complete the conversations with a form of the verb be. Use contractions where possible.

1 2
Juan Hi. Chris Hi, I 1’m Chris.
Petra 1Is this Class 2? Vinh Hello. My name 2 Vinh. It’s my
Juan Yes, it 2
. 3
you in first day here.
this class, too? Chris 3
you Taiwanese, Vinh?
Petra Yes, I 4
. What 5
your Vinh No, I 4
. I’m Vietnamese.
name? Chris Oh, which city 5
you from?
Juan I 6 Juan. Vinh I 6 from Nha Trang in the center
Petra Hello. My name 7
Petra. of Vietnam.
Juan Where 8
you from, Petra? Chris 7
it nice in Nha Trang?
Petra I 9
from the Czech Republic. Vinh Yes, it 8
. It’s beautiful.
And you? 9
you Australian?
Juan I 10 from Madrid. Chris No, I 10 . I 11 Irish.
Petra 11 you Spanish? Vinh Where 12 you from in Ireland?
Juan No, I 12 . I 13 Mexican, Chris Dublin, the capital.
but I live in Spain. Vinh Really? 13 Dublin nice?
Petra Who 14
our teacher? Chris Yes, it 14
great!
Juan Her name 15 Diane. Vinh 15
this my computer?
Petra 16
she British? Chris No, it 16 . This is your
Juan No, she 17 . She 18 computer here.
American. Vinh Thanks. 17 the boss here?
Petra Where 19
the other students? Chris No, he 18
. He’s in a meeting.
20
they in class?
Vinh 19
the other people in the office
Juan No, they 21 . American?
They 22 in the cafe!
Chris No, they 20 . They 21
from all over the world. Have a good first
day at work!

activation
  b Practice the conversations on this page with a partner.

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 1C Grammar possessive adjectives: my, your, etc.
 a Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with my, your, his, her, our, their.

1 What’s your name?

2 They’re dogs.

3 They’re children.

4 That’s house.

5
5 How do you spell
last name?
6

6 Oh, no! That’s train.

7  names are

Sophie and Ellie.
8

8 This is chair.
9

9 They’re boots.
10

10 This is bag.

11

11 That’s hotel.

12

12 Where’s car?

activation
  b Test your memory. Cover the sentences. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.

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