Life

Beginner Unit 2a
be: we/they + are and negative forms

You’re married.
So, Carmen, Now, you’re
you’re Mexican. thirty-five. No. I’m not.
No, I’m not. I’m No, I’m not.
I’m single.
not Mexican. I’m I’m not thirty-five. And you’re
from Argentina. I’m thirty. a nurse.

Sorry. Sorry.

No, I’m not.

I’m not a nurse.
I’m a doctor.

Sorry.

She isn’t Mexican. She isn’t thirty-five. She isn’t married. She’s single.
She’s from Argentina. She’s thirty. She isn’t a nurse. She’s a doctor.

Presentation

Affirmative

I am I ‘m
He He
from Brazil. Tunisian.
She is She ‘s
eighteen. fifteen.
It It
single. married.
You happy. You In a city.
We are We ‘re
They They

Negative

I am not I ‘m not
He He
from Mexico. Mexican.
She is not She isn’t
seventeen. sixteen.
It It
married. single.
You a teacher. You a doctor.
We are not We aren’t
They They

TIP These negative forms are also possible: he’s not, we’re not…

 Key vocabulary    Personal details: married, single (=not married), husband/wife, age (seventeen, eighteen),
jobs (teacher, nurse, doctor)

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 Beginner Unit 2a
Exercises

Exercises
1 Choose the correct option.
1 I’m from Sydney and my best friend is from Melbourne. We’re / They’re Australian.
2 This is Cristina and this is Wanessa. We’re / They’re from Portugal.
3 I’m with my family on the beach. We’re / They’re on holiday.
4 I’m Paula and this is Jim. We’re / They’re married.
5 Talha and Faheen are from Oman. We’re / They’re in Muscat.
6 Andy is with Ernesto and Carmen in the classroom. We’re / They’re at school.
2 Write negative sentences.
 1 She’s a doctor, not a nurse. She isn’t a nurse.
 2 I’m a student, not a teacher.
 3 You’re from London, not Manchester.
 4 They’re Polish, not Russian.
 5 We’re on the beach, not in the city.
 6 She’s Japanese, not Chinese.
 7 He’s single, not married.
 8 I’m eighteen, not nineteen.
 9 It’s Monday, not Tuesday.
10 They’re from Brazil, not Peru.
11 We’re teachers, not students.
12 She’s Canadian, not American.
3

1 The Taj Mahal is in Pakistan.

The Taj Mahal isn’t in Pakistan. It’s in India.
2 The Statue of Liberty is in Canada.

3 Machu Picchu is in Mexico.

4 The Eiffel Tower is in Italy.

5 The Sydney Opera House is in the UK.

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