FIRST ENGLISH WORKSHOP

NAME: Valentina Pedraza Triana LEIN0001 group 1

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 aren´t old.......................................

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

We / not naughty .....................We aren´t naughty..............................

She / not short ..........................She isn´t short.....................................

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

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

He / not hungry .........................He isn´t 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 .......................

John is quite tall. ................................He is quite tall.............................................

5. Ask questions.

.......................How old are you?................................ I´m ten.

.......................Where is you from?................................ She´s from Scotland.

........................Where is your mum?.................................. My mum is at home.

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

........................How old is he?................................. He´s 23 years old.

 Read the texts and answer the questions:

TEXT 1

Alex Fernández is a footballer. He is Argentinian but he plays football for Leeds United in England.
He is married and he lives in Leeds with his wife, Elena, and his baby son, Daniel. His wife teaches
Spanish at an English school in Sheffield. His family lives in Buenos Aires. His father is a doctor.

1. Is Alex a tennis player?

No, he is a footballer
2. Where is he from?
He is from Argentinian
3. Is he married?
Yes, he is married
 4. Is his wife´s name Ana?
No, she isn´t
5. What´s her name?
Her name is Elena
6. What´s their baby´s name?
His name is Daniel
7. Is his wife a doctor?
No, she is teacher
8. Where is the school?
The school is in Sheffield

7) Rewrite the sentences by using “ IS, ISN’T, AM, AM NOT”:

1. London aren’t a country.

London isn’t a country

2. The United States aren’t a city.

The united states isn´t a city
3. An elephant am not a small animal.
An elephant isn´t a small animal
4. English and Turkish isn’t sister languages.
English and Turkish aren´t sister languages
5. Mercedes aren’t a bike.
Mercedes isn´t a bike
6. Is I a student?
Am I a student?
7. Mrs. Stuart aren’t a poor woman.
Mrs. Stuart isn´t a poor woman
8. Cigarettes isn’t good for people.
Cigarettes aren´t good for people
9. The North Pole am not hot.
The North Pole isn´t hot
10. Simon are from United Kingdom.
Simon is from United Kingdom

8) Complete this postcard by using “AM, IS, ARE, AM NOT , ISN’T,AREN’T”:

Hello!

My name ….is….. Jack, and this ….is… Sue.

She …is…. my sister. Sue …is….. twelve years old and I …am… sixteen.
 We …aren´t…. adults.
We …are…. students.
We …aren´t…… Canadians. We ……are……. Americans. We ……are…. from Chicago. Chicago ……
is…. in the United States.

Best regards, Jack

9) Write short sentences:

Example: (Chris, 9, student, short, not Chinese) …..Chris is nine years old. He is a student. He is
short. He isn’t Chinese…….. .

1. (Leonard and Mike, 25, firemen, tall, American)

Leonard and Mike are twenty-five years old. They are firemen. They are tall. They’re
American
2. (Patty and Brian, 12, not electrician, short, not Turkish children)
Patty and Brian are twelve years old. They aren’t electrician. They are short. They aren’t
Turkish children.
3. (Natalie and I, nurse, not tall, French)
Natalie and I are nurse. We aren’t tall. We are French.
4. (Mark, 19, accountant, short, British)
Mark is nineteen years old. He is accountant. He is short. He is British.
5. (Cengiz, 23, lieutenant, not blonde, Turkish)
Cengiz is twenty-three years old. He is lieutenant. He isn’t blonde. He is Turkish.

10) Change the sentences into questions:

Example: I am an engineer. ……Am I an engineer?

1. You are ill. Are you ill?

2. Linda is a pretty girl. Is Linda a pretty girl?

3. Belinda is a singer. Is Belinda a singer?

4. Nick is an actor. Is Nick an actor?

5. We are good friends. Are we good friends?

6. He is an officer. Is he an officer?

7. It is an eraser. Is It an eraser?
8. You and Eddie are partners. Are they partners?

9. Rosie is angry. Is Rosie angry?

10. Jack and I aren’t good swimmers. Are we good swimmers?