1A Grammar verb be: I and you

 a Complete the conversation with I or you.

Miranda Hi, 1I’m Miranda. Are 2    Mei Ling?

Mei Ling Yes, 3    am.
Miranda Nice to meet 4   .
Mei Ling Nice to meet 5   !

  b Complete the conversation with am, ’m, ’m not, are, or ’re.

Mike Oh, hi! You 1’re in my English class.

Rosa English class? Oh yes!
Mike 2
    you Rosa?
Rosa Yes, I 3   . And you 4    Matt.
Right?
Mike No, I 5   . I 6    Mike.
Rosa Oh. Sorry, Mike.

  c Complete the conversation with a form of the verb be. Use contractions where possible.

Paolo Hello. 1I’m Paolo.

Woman 2
Paolo Rivera?
Paolo Yes, 3 .4 in
Room 3?
Woman No, you 5 .6 in
Room 2.
Paolo Oh, thanks.

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  d Practice the conversations with a partner.

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 1B Grammar verb be: he, she, it
 a Complete the conversation. Use contractions where possible.

A 1
Where’s Cristiano Ronaldo from?2    he from Spain?
B No, he 3   .
A Is 4    from Portugal?
B Yes, he 5   .
A Where in Portugal? Is 6    from Lisbon?
A No, he 7   . He 8    from Madeira.

 b Complete the conversation. Use contractions where possible.

A Where 1    dim sum from? 2    it from Korea?

B No, 3    isn’t.
A 4
    it from Japan?
B No, it 5   . It 6    from China.
A Oh, yes. 7    Kimchi from Korea?
B Yes, it 8   .

 c Complete the conversation. Use contractions where possible.

A Where 1    Thalía 2    ? Is 3    from the United States?

B No, she 4   .
A 5
    she from Mexico?
B Yes, she 6   .
A Where in Mexico? 7    she from Guadalajara?
A No, she 8   . She 9    from Mexico City.

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  d Practice the conversations with a partner.

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