1B GRAMMAR verb be (singular): he, she, it

Complete the conversations. Use contractions where possible.

1
A Where ’s Michael Fassbender from? 2 he
from the UK?
B No, he 3 .
4
A Is from Germany?
B Yes, he 5 .
A Where in Germany? Is 6 from Berlin?
B No, he 7 . He 8 from Heidelberg.

paella

9
A ’s paella from? 10 it from Spain?
11
B Yes, is.
12
A it from Barcelona?
B No, it 13 . 14 ’s from Valencia.
15
A guacamole from Spain, too?
B No, it 16 . It 17 from Mexico!

guacamole

A Where 18 Cate Blanchett 19 ?

20
Is from the United States?
B No, she 21 .
22
A she from Australia?
B Yes, she 23 .
A Where in Australia? 24 she from Sydney?
B No, she 25 . She 26 from Melbourne.

ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Practise the conversations.
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1B verb be (singular): he, she, it
2 Is 3 isn’t 4 he 5 is 6 he 7 isn’t 8 ’s
9 Where 10 Is 11 it 12 Is 13 isn’t 14 It
15 Is 16 isn’t 17 ’s 18 is 19 from 20 she
21 isn’t 22 Is 23 is 24 Is 25 isn’t 26 ’s

2A verb be (plural): we, you, they