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Basic 1
 Today we are going to learn:

Possessi
Subject Verb to ve
Pronouns Be Adjectiv
es
Ways that we
can use Verb
to Be
 • with a noun phrase:
The verb be
1. My mother is a
is a link verb.
teacher.
It is used:
2. Joe Biden is the
president of the US.
•with an adjective:
1. This soup is
very tasty.
2. The children
are good.
• with a prepositional phrase:
1. John and his wife
are from Manchester.
2. The flowers are on
the table.
• We use some nouns with the verb be followed
by a that clause:
1. The problem is that I don’t have
money.
2. The obvious explanation is that he
simply forgot.
3. The danger is that the whole thing
might catch fire.
4. It's a pity that the children aren't here.
5. The lucky thing is that nobody was
hurt.
• We use some nouns with the verb be
followed by a to-infinitive:
1. The only way is to start all
over again.
2. His answer is to work a bit
harder.
3. Her only hope is to find a
new job as soon as possible.
• To comment on statements, we use
some adjectives with it and the verb
be and a that clause or wh-clause:
1. It’s special where we met.
2. It's not clear what
happened.
3. It is amazing how he
manage to escape every time.
 Activity!
Write a letter to your future self, using the subject
pronouns and verb to be.
Correct the sentence
He are the
teacher.
You is my
classmate.
We am in the EIP.
My name it
Pedro.
His favorite
color are blue
and red.
The colors of the
wall is Pink and
green.
She name is Karla.
This boy am cool.
The teachers is fun.
My backpack are
heavy.