1B Grammar verb be ?

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

1 2
Juan Hi. Chris Hi, I 1’m Chris.
Petra 1
Is this Class 2? Vinh Hello. My name 2 Vinh. It’s my
Juan Yes, it 2
. 3
you in first day here.
this class, too? Chris 3
you Taiwanese, Vinh?
Petra Yes, I 4
. What 5
your Vinh No, I 4
. I’m Vietnamese.
name? Chris Oh, which city 5
you from?
Juan I6 Juan. Vinh I6 from Nha Trang in the center
Petra Hello. My name 7
Petra. of Vietnam.
Juan Where 8
you from, Petra? Chris 7
it nice in Nha Trang?
Petra I 9
from the Czech Republic. Vinh Yes, it 8
. It’s beautiful.
And you? 9
you Australian?
Juan I 10 from Madrid. Chris No, I 10 . I 11 Irish.
Petra 11
you Spanish? Vinh Where 12 you from in Ireland?
Juan No, I 12 . I 13 Mexican, Chris Dublin, the capital.
but I live in Spain. Vinh Really? 13 Dublin nice?
Petra Who 14
our teacher? Chris Yes, it 14
great!
Juan Her name 15 Diane. Vinh 15
this my computer?
Petra 16
she British? Chris No, it 16 . This is your
Juan No, she 17 . She 18 computer here.
American. Vinh Thanks. 17 the boss here?
Petra Where 19
the other students? Chris No, he 18
. He’s in a meeting.
20
they in class?
Vinh 19
the other people in the office
Juan No, they 21 . American?
They 22 in the cafe!
Chris No, they 20 . They 21
from all over the world. Have a good first
day at work!

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  b Practice the conversations on this page with a partner.

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