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. she is3.
2 my teacher. 8 egg sandwiches. you are4. it
3 in Class 2. 9 in the cafe. is5. it is6. i
4 taxis. 10 in Room 231. am7. we
are8. it is9.
5 my cat. 11 my computer.
i am10.
6 your teacher. 12 a student in my class. you are11.
it is12. he
activation is
  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
1.is2is3 Juan Hi. Chris Hi, I 1’m Chris.
are4am Petra 1Is this Class 2? Vinh Hello. My name 2 Vinh. It’s my
5is6am first day here.
Juan Yes, it 2
. 3
you in
7is8are this class, too? Chris 3
you Taiwanese, Vinh? 1.m2is3
9am10 are4amn
Petra Yes, I 4
. What 5
your Vinh No, I 4
. I’m Vietnamese.
am11ar name? ot5are6a
Chris Oh, which city 5 you from?
e12am m7is8is9
Juan I 6 Juan. Vinh I 6 from Nha Trang in the center
13am1 are10am
4is15is Petra Hello. My name 7 Petra. of Vietnam.
not11am
16is17i Juan Where 8
you from, Petra? Chris 7 it nice in Nha Trang?
12are13i
snt18is Petra I 9
from the Czech Republic. Vinh Yes, it 8 . It’s beautiful. s14is15i
19are2 And you? 9
you Australian?
s16isnot
0are21 Juan I 10 from Madrid. Chris No, I 10 . I 11 Irish. 17
arent22 Petra 11 you Spanish? Vinh Where 12 you from in Ireland? isnot18is
are Juan No, I 12 . I 13 Mexican, Chris Dublin, the capital. 19are20
but I live in Spain. Vinh Really? 13 Dublin nice? arenot21
Petra Who 14 our teacher? Chris Yes, it 14 great!
are
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
2. my3.
9 They’re boots. our4.
10 my5.
your6.
10 This is bag. our7.
her8.
11 your9.
your10.
11 That’s hotel.
. her11.
12 her12.
my
12 Where’s car?

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

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