Teacher Ilana Fernandes

Basic 1
English Course Part I
The Famous Verb to be – Use and Form

The “famous” verb to be is the most important content in English, because it informs all personal
information of somebody (a person) or something (a thing, an object):
- name (first name, middle name, last name, surname) – Ilana Fernandes Samesima.
- age – I’m 37 years old.
- feelings – I’m fine, thanks!
- family relationship – My daughter’s name’s Maria Mai or Maria Mai is my daughter.
- social relationship – You’re my student and I’m your English teacher.
- profession – I’m an English teacher.
- zip code, classroom number, telephone number (numbers in general) – My home phone number is
34643398.
- adjectives – I’m short.
- marital status – single, in a relationship, engaged, married, divorced, widow.
- nationalities – I’m Brazilian.
- hometown or place of birth – I’m from Bom Despacho, Minas Gerais.
- dates, birthday, etc – Today is Monday.
My birthday is in September.
My favorite day of the week is Saturday.
- weather – It’s hot in Summer
- telling the time – What time is it? - It’s 04:00.
Exercise 1 – Let’s review the days of the week!

Weekdays – From Mondays to Fridays Weekend – Saturdays and Sundays

Exercise 2 – Let’s review the months of the year!
My birthday is in September x My birthday is on September 05th
Cardinal x Ordinal numbers

Exercise 3 – How to speak about the weather!

Exercise 4 - Write the right number for the following sentences according to their ideas:
(1) age ( ) They are happy today.
(2) professions/occupation ( ) She's 81.
(3) name ( ) It's Ferreira.
(4) nationalities ( ) We are students.
(5) places of birth ( ) He's Belorizontino.
(6) feelings ( ) Angelina Jolie is Brad Pitt's ex-wife
(7) family relationship ( ) It’s a cute dog.
(8) adjectives ( ) He's Canadian.
(9) marital status ( ) He’s single.
Exercise 5 – What sentences do describe a temporary condition? And a permanent condition? Or
both?
Temporary condition -
Permanent condition -
Form