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be: questions and short answers

1 ★ Choose the correct words.
1 Am / Is I a good student? 5 Is / Are it ten o’clock?
2 No, you aren’t / ’m not. 6 Yes, I / they am.
3 Yes, we / she is. 7 No, you are / aren’t.
4 Are / Am they 12?

2 ★ ★ Read the answers and complete the questions.

1 “ Are they Australian?” “No, they aren’t. They’re British.”
2 “ ?” “Yes, you are. You’re a good student.”
3 “ five o’clock?” “No, it isn’t. It’s four thirty.”
4 “ from Japan?” “Yes, she is. Aiko is from Tokyo.”
5 “ your friend?” “No, he isn’t. He’s my teacher.”

3 ★ ★ ★ Complete the conversation with the correct words.

Amy: Hi, I’m Amy. 1 Are you a new student?

Cara: Yes,   2
! I’m Cara. 3 
we in the same math class?
Amy: Yes, 4  . 5  American,
Cara?
Cara: 6  not. I’m from Sydney, Australia.
Amy: Australia? Cool! Look, there’s Mrs. Jackson.
She’s the math teacher.
Cara: 7  nice?
Amy: Yes, she   8
. But math is hard!
9  it easy for you?
Cara: No, 10  !
Amy: My favorite subject is art. 11  your
favorite subject?
Cara:  
12
isn’t. I’m not very good at art!
But I’m good at music.

Your turn

4 Answer the questions for you.

1 Is it Tuesday today? 4 Are your books in your school bag?

2 Is your classroom big? 5 Are you a good student?

3 Is your teacher in the classroom?

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Information questions 3 ★ ★ ★ Look at the pictures. Write information

questions with the correct form of be, what,
1 ★ Read the answers and complete the
where, who, or how old, and the words below.
questions with the correct question words.
1 “ How old are you?” (how old / where) he  ​the capital city of Chile  ​
the keys  ​the right answer  ​
“I’m 13.” your brothers  ​your favorite pop star 
2 “  are my keys?” (how old / where)
1  What is the right
“They’re here!”
 answer?
3 “  is your favorite subject?”
(what / who)
“It’s history.” 2
4 “  are your friends at school?”
(how old / who)
“They’re Ella, Carla, and Frankie.”
3
5 “  is Sophie?” (how old / who)
“She’s 7.”
6 “  is the English class?” (what / where)
“It’s in room 324.” 4

2 ★ ★ Match 1–5 with a–e in the chart to make

information questions. Then complete the
conversations.
5
c Carmen from

d the boy with

a your name

Mrs. Jones
b my books

6
e she

1 where ✓
2  how old
3 what Your turn
4 who
4 Answer the questions for you.
5 where
1 What’s your best friend’s name?
1 “ Where is Carmen from? ?”
“She’s from Mexico.” 2 How old is he/she?
2 “ ?”
“She’s 45.” 3 Where is he/she from?
3 “ ?”
“It’s Bruno.” 4 What is his/her favorite school subject?
4 “ ?”
“He’s Martin – he’s a new student.”
5 “ ?”
“They’re on your desk!”

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Possessive adjectives 3 ★ ★ ★ Write sentences with the words and the
correct possessive adjectives.
1 ★ Match sentences 1–7 with a–g.
1 Ariana Grande is a singer. g
2 My brother is 12.
3 I am British.
4 Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence
are my favorite actors.
5 You are good at art.
6 We’re students at Santa Elena
High School.
7 It’s my dog.

a Their movies are great.

b But my parents are from China.
c His name is Jorge.
1 she – desk
d Its name is Fluffy.
 It’s her desk.
e Our teachers are great.
2 you – dogs
f Your pictures are cool!

g Her songs are awesome.
3 I – friends

2 ★ ★ Complete the blog post with the

possessive adjectives my, your, his, her, its, our, 4 we – mother
and their.
5 they – classroom

6 he – favorite movie

7 she – cousins

Hi Andrea, Your turn

How are you? Here’s a picture of some people
from my family. 1 My family is big, but
4 Write sentences about you, your friends, and
your family. Use possessive adjectives.
here there are only six people. I’m in it with
2
  brother Joe. 3  mom is 1 brother – favorite subject
in the picture with 4  parents – my  His favorite subject is history.
grandmother and grandfather. Dad is here, 2 father and mother – names
too, but 5  mother and father aren’t in

it. The dog in the picture is part of the family,
too. 6  name is Max. It’s a good dog. 3 you – name of school
My sisters aren’t in the picture. They’re with
7
  friends at the movies. What about 4 you and your friends – favorite movie
8
  family, Andrea? Is it big?
Talk soon! 5 your best friend – favorite singer
Maddie

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Possessive ’s or s’
1 ★ Choose the correct words.
1 Josh and Archie are brothers. The boy’s / boys’ favorite movie is Pixels.
2 Ana is American. Ana’s / Anas’ father is Spanish.
3 My sister’s / sisters’ name is Patricia.
4 Your grandparent’s / grandparents’ house is big!
5 This is my father’s / fathers’ desk. His books are here.
6 There are 30 students in the class. The student’s / students’ names are here.

2 ★ ★ Write sentences with the correct form of be. Add the possessive ’s or s’
where necessary. One sentence has no possessive ’s or s’.
1 My fathers / computer / very old 4 their fathers / brothers / their uncles
 My father’s computer is very old.
2 my teachers / desk / very big 5 your mothers / sisters / your aunts

3 his two sisters / names / Emma and Polly 6 my sisters / my best friends

3 ★ ★ ★ Look at the pictures. Who do the people and things belong to?
Write sentences with the words and the possessive ’s or s’.

bag  ​classroom  ​computer  ​dog  ​favorite book  ​
grandmother

1 Ana 2 the boys

 It’s Ana’s bag.

3 the girls 4 my mother

5 the students 6 João

Your turn

4 Look at the chart. Write five sentences about you,

your friends, and your family. Use the possessive ’s or s’.  My cousins’ names are Danilo and Eliana.
My mother backpack  My mother’s favorite day of the week is Friday.
My friend name 1

My brother favorite day of the week 2

3
My cousins nationality
4
My teachers favorite actor
5

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