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 arein Class 2.

4
They are
4  taxis.

5
5  It's my cat.

6
6  I'm your teacher.

7
7  We're in this class.

8
8  They are egg sandwiches.

9
9  I'm in the cafe.

10
10  You're in Room 231.

11
11  It's my computer.

12
He's
12  a student
in my class.

  b Rewrite sentences 1–12 with the full forms (NOT contractions).
Were are
1 I am at the airport. 7 in this class.
She is They are
2 my teacher. 8 egg sandwiches.
They are
3 in Class 2. 9 I am in the cafe.
They are
4 taxis. 10 You are in Room 231.
5 It is my cat. 11 It is my computer.
6 I am your teacher. 12 He is a student in my class.

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  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
Juan Hi. Chris Hi, I 1’m Chris.
Petra 1Is this Class 2? Vinh Hello. My name 2 is Vinh. It’s my
Juan Yes, it 's 2
. 3 Are you in first day here.
this class, too? Chris 3 Are you Taiwanese, Vinh?
am is am
Petra Yes, I 4
. What 5
your Vinh No, I 4
. I’m Vietnamese.
name? Chris Oh, which city 5 are you from?
Juan I 6 am Juan. 'm
Vinh I 6 from Nha Trang in the center
is
Petra Hello. My name 7
Petra. of Vietnam.
Juan Where 8 are you from, Petra? Chris 7 Is it nice in Nha Trang?
Petra I 9 'm from the Czech Republic. Vinh Yes, it 8 is . It’s beautiful.
Are
And you? 9
you Australian?
Juan I 10 'm from Madrid. Chris No, I 10 am . I 11 'm Irish.
Petra 11 Are you Spanish? Vinh Where 12 are you from in Ireland?
Juan No, I 12 am . I 13 'm Mexican, Chris Dublin, the capital.
but I live in Spain. Vinh Really? 13 is Dublin nice?
Petra Who 14 is our teacher? Chris Yes, it 14 is great!
Juan Her name 15 is Diane. Vinh 15 Is this my computer?
Is
Petra 16
she British? Chris No, it 16 is . This is your
Juan No, she 17 isn't . She 18 's computer here.
American. Vinh Thanks. 17 Is the boss here?
Petra Where 19 are the other students? Chris No, he 18 isn't
. He’s in a meeting.
20 Are they in class?
Vinh 19 Are the other people in the office
Juan No, they 21 aren't . American?
are
They 22 in the cafe!
Chris No, they 20 aren't . They 21 are
from all over the world. Have a 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 your name?

his
2 They’re dogs.

3 They’re our children.

4 That’s my house.

5
5 How do you spell your
last name?
6

6 Oh, no! That’s our train.

7  Their names are

Sophie and Ellie.
8

your
8 This is chair.
9

9 They’re my boots.
10

10 This is your bag.

11

11 That’s our hotel.

12

12 Where’s my car?

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

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