The verb “to be”

Examples:

 I am (I’m) cold. Can you close the window, please?

 John is afraid of dogs.
 Ann and I are good friends.

 I’m tired but I’m not hungry.

 Tom isn’t interested in politics. He is
interested in music.

 Those people aren’t English. They are Australian.

 “Am I late?” – “No, you’re on time”.
 “Is your mother at home?” – No, she’s out.
 “Are your parents at home?” – “No, they’re out”.
 “Is it cold in your room?” – “Yes, a little”.
 Your shoes are nice. Are they new?
Ми говоримо:

- Is she at home?/Is your mother at home?(невірно: Is at home your mother?)

- Are they new?/Are your shoes new?( невірно: Are new your shoes?)

 Where is your mother? Is she at home?

 “What colour is your car?” – “It’s red.”
 “How old is Joe?” – “He’s 24.”

 What’s the time?

 Where’s Jill?
  “Are you tired?” – “Yes, I am”.
 “Are you hungry?” – “No, I’m not.”
 “Is your friend English?” – “Yes, he is”.
 “Are these your keys?”– “Yes, they are”.
 “That’s my seat” – “No, it isn’t”.
GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1.Put in “am”, “is” or “are”

1. The weather is nice today. 5. Look! There ____ Carol.
2. I ____ not tired. 6. My brother and I _____ good tennis players.
3. This bag ____ heavy. 7. Ann ____ at home. Her children ___ at school.
4. These bags ____ heavy. 8. I ___ a taxi driver. My sister ___ a nurse.
2. Write full sentences. Use is/isn’t/are/aren’t
1. (your shoes very dirty) Your shoes are very dirty.
2. (my brother a teacher) ______________________
3. (this house not very big) ______________________
4. (the shops not open today) _____________________
5. (my keys in my bag) _________________________
6. (Jenny 18 years old) _________________________
7. (you not very tall) __________________________
3. Look at Lisa’s sentences (A) Now write sentences about yourself.
1. (name?) My name is… 6. (favourite colour or colours?) My _______
2. (from?) I ___________ ____________________________________
3. (age?) I _____________ 7. (interested in..?) I ___________________
 4. (job?) I _____________ ___________________________________
5. (married?) I __________
4.Find the right answers for the questions.
1 ____
1. Where’s the A London
2 ________
camera? 3 ________
B No, I’m not
4 _________
2. Is your car blue? 5 ________
C Yes, you are
6 ________
3.NIs Linda from D My sister
7 ________
N 8 __________
London? 9 __________
E Black
4. Am I late?
F No, it’s black
5. Where’s Ann
G In your bag
from?
H No, she’s American
6. What colour is
your bag? I Very well

7. Are you hungry?

8. How is George?

9. Who’s that
woman?
5. Make questions with these words. Use “is” or “are”.
1. (at home / your mother) Is your mother at home?
2. (your parents / well) _________________________
3. (interesting / your job) _________________________
4. (the shops / open today) __________________________
5. (interested in sport / you) __________________________
6. (near here / post-office) __________________________
7. (at school / your children) ________________________
8. (why / you / late) ______________________________

The verb “to have (got)”

 Examples:

 I’ve got blue eyes (or I have blue eyes).

 Tim has got two sisters ( or Tim has two sisters).
 Our car has got four doors.
 I’ve got a motor-bike but I haven’t got a car.
 Mr. and Mrs. Harris haven’t got any children.
 It’s a nice house but it hasn’t got a garden.
В питальних та заперечних реченнях також вживається do/ does …:

Examples:

 They don’t have any children. ( = They haven’t got any children.)
 It’s a nice house but it doesn’t have a garden. (= it hasn’t got a garden.)
 Does Ann have a car? (= Has Ann got a car?)
 How much money do you have? (How much money have you got?)

 The construction “There is/There are”

 1. Речення зі зворотом “there is/are” вживаються для того, що вказати на
наявність або відсутність будь-якої особи чи предмету в означеному місці.
Речення зі зворотом “there is/are” будуються наступним чином:

There is/are підмет обставина місця
 GRAMMAR EXERCISES
1. Put there is /there isn’t/is there/there are/there aren’t/are there.
1. Kenham isn’t an old town. There aren’t any old buildings.
2. Look! ___________ a photograph of your brother in the newspaper.
3. “Excuse me, _____________ a bank near here?” – “Yes, at the end of the street”.
4. ________________ five people in my family: my parents, two sisters and me.
5. “How many students _____________ in the class?” – “Twenty”.
6. “Can we take a photograph?” – “No, _____________ a film in the camera”.
7. “______________ a bus from the city centre to the airport?” – “Yes. Every 20
minutes”.
8. “ _____________any problems?” – “No, everything is OK”.
9. ______________nowhere to sit down. __________ any chairs.
2. Write sentences with There are… Choose from the boxes.

1. There are seven days in the week. 4. ______________________________

2. _____________________________ 5. ______________________________
3. _____________________________ 6. ______________________________