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 She´s my teacher.

3
3 They´re in Class2.

4
4 It´s taxis.

5
5 It´s my cat.

6
6 She`s yourteacher.

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7 We´re in this class.

8
8 It´s egg sandwiches.

9
9 They´re in the cafe.

10
10 He`s in Room 231.

11
11 It`s mycomputer.

12
12 He`s a student
in my class.

b Rewrite sentences 1–12 with the full forms (NOT contractions).

1 I am at the airport. 7 We are in this class.
2 She is myteacher. 8 It is egg sandwiches.
3 They are in Class2. 9 They are in the cafe.
4 It is taxis. 10 He is in Room231.
5 It is my cat. 11 It is mycomputer.
6 She is your teacher. 12 He is a student in my class.

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c Testyour memory. Coverthe sentences in a. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.
Use contractions.

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1B GRAMMAR verb be ? and –

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

1 2
Juan Hi. Chris Hi, I 1’mChris.
Petra 1Is this Class 2? Vinh Hello. My name 2 is Vinh. It’s my
Juan Yes, it 2 is .3 are you in first day here.
this class, too? Chris 3 Are you Taiwanese, Vinh?
Petra Yes, I 4 am . What 5 is your Vinh No, I 4 `m not . I’m Vietnamese.
name?
Chris Oh, which city 5 Are you from?
Juan I 6 am Juan.
Petra Hello. My name 7 is Petra. Vinh I 6 am from Nha Trangin the center
are you from, Petra? of Vietnam.
Juan Where 8
Chris Is it nice in Nha Trang?
Petra I 9 am
7
from the Czech Republic.
And you? Vinh Yes, it 8 is . It’s beautiful.
Juan I 10 am from Madrid. 9 Are you Australian?

Petra 11 are you Spanish? Chris No, I 10 am not . I 11 am Irish.

Juan No, I 12 isn`t . I 13 am Mexican, Vinh Where 12 are you from in Ireland?
but I live in Spain. Chris Dublin, the capital.
Petra Who are 14
our teacher? Vinh Really? 13 is it Dublin nice?
Juan Her name 15 is Diane. Chris Yes, it 14 is great!
Petra 16 is she British? Is
Vinh 15
this my computer?
Juan No, she 17 isn`t . She 18 is
Chris No, it 16 isn´t . This is your
American. computer here.
Petra Where 19 are the other students? Vinh Thanks. 17 Is the bosshere?
20 Are they in class?
Chris No, he 18 isn`t . He’s in a meeting.
Juan No, they 21 aren´t .
Vinh 19 Are the other people in the office
They 22 are in the cafe! American?

Chris No, they 20 aren`t . They 21 are

fromallover the world. Havea good first
day at work!
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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 yourname?

2 They’re his dogs.

3 They’re our children.

4 That’s their house.

5
5 How do you spell your
last name?
6

6 Oh,no! That’s my train.

7 her names are

Sophie and Ellie.
8

This is your chair

9 They’re his boots.

10

10 This is her bag.

11

11 That’s your hotel.

12

12 Where’s my car?

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

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