1 аm, is, are (to Ье)

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Hello. 1 1 т Ernesto.
1 1т from Brazil.
1 1т twenty-three
and 11т single.

Presentation

Affirmative

from Brazil . from Brazil .

_ _ _ _ _ _ eighteen. eighteen.
marri ed. You're marri ed.
We're
They're
iiIiI Use Тm, he's, you're for speaking.

Кеу vocabulary Personal details: married, single (= not married)

Exercises
1 Match the sentences in the Ьох to the pictures.

а She's twenty-five. Ь He's fifty. с Sh@'s t·Л'о. d They're sixteen. е He's twelve.

2 3 ". . """."""""".""""" . . ". . . """." . . 4 ." . . . "" . """." . .."... "......""""""" 5

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2 Write sentences with the words in the Ьох .

8rfIZil Egypt Italy Japan Russia the USA

2 .. . . . ..... . .......... . . . . . . ... . . ....... . . .... . . ... . ................. . . .. 3 .

4 . . ...... . . . ... . ........... . .... .. . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . ... . .. . . . ... . . ... . . 5 6 .

3 Put the words in order. Use contractions.

are from Spain they Ib~yJX"~Jr()\Ao\$p"'i~,
2 are married we
3 ат 1 from Russia
4 is single he
5 are twenty-one уои

6 ат 1 single
7 are from Тарап they
8 is from she the UK
9 are from Poland we
10 are China from уои

4 се.в Write sentences. Then listen and check.

Andrea / Poland / 21 + single
H.i .,. IJ\Ao\A~4X"~"',JJ\Ao\JX"()\Ao\P()I"'~4,IJ\Ao\ .tlill~~tY~()~~"'~AJJ\Ao\Si~Sl~ , ...
2 Bruno / Germany / 32 + married

3 Marisol / Mexico / 18 + single

5 Complete sentences 1-4 for you and write sentences 5-8 for а friend. Use Не and She .
гт . . ......... . . . . .. . ... ..... . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . (пате) 5 . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .. . ... .... . . . . . . ... .... . ........ ..... . . . . . . .. (пате)

2 Гт from . (country) 6 ... . . . . . . ... . . . ..... . . . ... . . . ... ... ... . . . ... . . ... . ... . . . ....... . . ... . . . . . . (country)
3 Гт . . ...................... .. . . ............................ (age) 7 .......... .. ........ .... . (age)
4 Гт . . . . . . ... ...... . . ... . . . . ... . . . . ... . . .... .. . .. . .... . . (married or single) 8 . . ... . ... . . ..... ... . ...... ... ... .... . .... . . . . ... ... .... . . . . . ..... . . . ... . . . . (married or single)
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 Ье (negative)
2 to а/ап + occupation

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 а nurse. She's а doctor.

Presentation

Negative
iШI These negative forms are also possible:
I'm not
he's not, we're not .. .
he Mexican. Не isn't Mexican.
she from Mexico. She isn't from Mexico.
thirty-five. thirty-five.
you You aren't
married. married.
we аге not We aren't
they Theyaren't

а/аn + occupation
I'm
Use а/аn (indefinite article) with а person's occupation. You're а doctor.
• Use а before words that start with а consonant sound: He's ап artist.
а doctor, а teacher ... She's

• Use аn before words that start with а vowel sound: We're

аn artist, аn engineer ... You're
• Don't use а/аn with plurals. They're
Say doctors (don't say tl doctOls).
iШI Most plurals are formed Ьу adding -s to the singular: doctors, teachers, artists, engineers .. .
See page 233: Spelling rules

Кеу vocabulary Occupations: artist, doctor, engineer, musician, nurse, student, teacher

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Exercises
1 Complete the sentences with а, ал or " (по article).

She's 0.. doctor. 7 She isn't .... .............................. artist.

2 He's ....................... . ........... artist. 8 I'mnot student.
3 They're .................. engineers. 9 Уои aren't teacher.
4 I'т . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . teacher. 10 Не isn't engineer.
5 We're ......................................... doctors. 11 Theyaren't nurses.
6 You're .... .............. musician. 12 Уои aren't . . ... . . . . artist.

2 Write negative sentences.

1 She's а doctor, not а nurse.
2 I'т а student, not а teacher.
3 You're an engineer, not an artist.
4 They're Polish, not Russian.
5 We're musicians, not engineers.
6 She's Japanese, not Chinese.
7 He's single, not married.
8 I'т twenty, not twenty-one.
9 She's an artist, not а musician.
10 They're from Brazil, not Peru.
11 We're teachers, not students.
12 She's twenty-eight, not twenty-nine.

3 Correct the sentences. Use the words in the Ьох.

Australia France 4AGia-. Peru the USA

The Taj Mahal is in Pakistan.

IЬ~. I% . . t--'I.~Ь.~.I.!s.~It.!.~ . Р~~ist.'-'~.,.I.t.'s.j~. . I.~.4.i.~., ....... .
2 The Statue of Liberty is in Canada.

3 Machu Picchu is in Mexico.

4 The ЕШеl Tower is in Italy.

5 The Sydney Opera House is in the UK.

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 3 'о Ье (questions)

Presentation

Yes/No questions Short answers

Ат ат. 'т not.

he
18 8he 8riti8h? i8. 8he i8n't.
it eighteen? No, it
- - - married?
you you you
Are we we we aren't.
they they they

Say Yes, 1 аm . Yes, he is ... (don't say Yes, Гт . Yes, JIC'S.)

Кеу vocabulary Telling the time:

iiШ it's = it is

It'8 опе o'clock. It'8 quarter pa8t two. It'8 half pa8t three. It'8 quarter to four. It'8 five pa8t five. It'8 ten to 8ix.

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Exercises
1 Complete the questions with /s or Аге.
..... A'[~.. .. уои а doctor? 6 Тот and Аппа married?
2 he twenty-five? 7 he Italian?
3 . . . . . . . .... .. . . . . . ... .................... .... . ... .... . they Brazilian? 8 ........ ...................... . ................ .. . . . they from France?
4 .............................................. ... . . ...... it two o'clock? 9 . . . ..................... Jack and Suzy teachers?
5 .................................................................. he from New York? 10 ....... . . . . it half past four?

2 Complete the short answers.

Is it eight o'clock? 6 Is she from Canada?
No, i tiSI-"t, Yes,
2 Are уои British? 7 Are they students?
Yes, ... ........... . . .... .. . ....... .......... . ........ ...... . ..... . . . . .... . . . ..... No,
3 Is she married? 8 Is it quarter to nine?
No, ................ . . . . . . . ... ............... ................... · . . . .·. .·.. ·. ·ш Yes, ......
4 Are уои eighteen? 9 Are they married?
No, ......... Yes, .... .
5 Are уои and Rosaria Italian? 10 Is he thirty-four?
Yes, ............... . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .... . .............. No,

3 Answer for you with short answers.

1 Are уои а student? 4 Are уои American?
2 Are уои single? 5 Is it six o'clock?
3 Are уои twenty-five? 6 Are уои Polish?

4 сев Write the conversations. Then listen and check.

уои + Italian? ~ по: Spanish. 6 they + married? ~ yes
А: А'[~УQ\Аlt~Ii~l-'r . А: ... .... ........ . . . . . ... . . ... . .... . ... .. ... .. . . . . . .... ... . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . ...... . .... . . ..... . . ... . . . .. .... . . . . .
В : NC1,J'IA:\I-'Qt,I'IA:\$р"I-'\SЬ , .. В: . . ... .. .... .... . . ... .... .... .... . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . .... . . . ... .... . . . . . .... . . ...... . . .... ... . . ... . . . ... . . . . . . ..
2 he + Japanese? ~ yes 7 уои and Jack + American? ~ по: British
А: ISЬ~) "р"l-'~s~I . А: . . .... . ... . . . . . ... . . . ........... . ............... ......... . . ........... ............ . ............ . ................... ............... ..................
B: Y~ Slb~js, В: . . . ..
3 she + Brazilian? ~ yes 8 it + six o'clock? ~ по: half past five
А: .......... . А: .

В: ..... . В: . . .... . .... . . . . . . . ... . . . . .... . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .... . .... . ... . . . .. ...... . ... . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .... . . . .... . .
4 he + Polish? ~ по: Russian 9 she + single? ~ по: married
А: . ..... . . ... . . ........ . . ................ . . . . . ........ . . ... . . . . . . . ... . ... ............. .... . . . . . ..... ... . ......... . . . ... .... . . .... ...... А: . .... .... .... . . . ..... .... . ... . . .... ........ ........................ . . . . .... . ..... . . . . . . .. . . . . ... . .... . . ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . ..... . .
В: ... . . ... .. .. . .... . ... .... .. ... ...... . ...... . . .. .... . . ... ... . .... . .... . ... ...... . . ... .. . .... .. . ... .... . . .... . . ... .. В: .. .......... .... . .... . . . . . ...... . ... . . . . ....... .... .. . . . .... . . . .... ... ... . . . . . .... . .... ... .. . . . ... ... . . ... ..
5 they + doctors? ~ по: teachers 10 he + musician? ~ по: engineer
А: . . ... . . . . . ................ . . . . . ........... ...... . . . . ... . . ..... ....... . ..... . . .... . ... . ..... . . . . . ... ................ . . . . ....... ........ А: .. .
В: ..... . В: .........

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