Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

Date, 2016
Day #

REVIEW- THE PRESENT OF BE

FORMS

be

are
am
is

USE

Introduction

occupation

The present of
be

age

contact
information

POSSESSIVE

FROM+COUNTR
Y
nationality
NATIONALITY

Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

Date, 2016
Day #

tH E PR ESEN T O F
BE

STRUCTURE

Affirmative
statements

Subject +be +C

Negative
statements

Subject + be + not
+C
Be +subject +C?

Yes/No
questions

Yes, S.P. be
short answers
No, S.P. be not

Information
questions

Wh-word + be +subject +C?

Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

HOMEWORK 1 -

Date, 2016
Day #

REVIEW THE PRESENT OF

BE
WRITE AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS/NEGATIVE STATEMENTS/YES-NO
QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS
EXAMPLE:

KIM-SINGER

Kim is/nt a singer

Is Kim a singer?
o Yes, she is.
o No, she isnt

__________________________________________________________________________
1. Steve-15 years old.
Steve is/ isnt 15 years old
Is Steve 15 years old?
o Yes, he is.
o No, he isnt
2. Luis and I- coordinators
Luis and I are/ arent coordinators
Are Luis and I coordinators? (we)
o Yes we are.
o No, we arent
o Yes, you are
o No, you arent
3. Michaela- Egyptian
Michaela is/ isnt Egyptian
Is Michaela Egyptian?
o Yes, she is
o No, shes not
4. She-Jael
She is/ isnt Jael
IS she Jael?
o Yes, she is
o No, she isnt
5. Her address- 28 Cochabamaba St.
Her address is/ isnt 28 Cochabamba St.
Is her address 28 Cochabamba st?
o Yes, it is
o No, it isnt
6. Alejandro and you- Chinese
Alejandro and you are/ arent Chinese
Are Alejandro and you Chinese?
o Yes, we are.
o No, we arent

Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

Date, 2016
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Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

Date, 2016
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UNIT 3- HOMES
3A- THERES NO BATHTUB
BIG HOUSE OR SMALL HOUSE?

Big house
Good

it has
more
space
it has
many
rooms

Small house
Bad
its
Difficult to
clean
its
expensive

Good

its easy to
clean
it has
fewer
rooms

Bad
its
uncomfort
able

I want a _____ house because

I prefer a _____ house because

Serie 3
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

Big house

Small house
Serie 3

EX2 -

WHY IS JAY SHAFERS HOUSE DIFFERENT?

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IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U
Jay Shafers house is different because its very small and it has wheels

EX4 WHAT ROOMS ARE MISSING IN JAYS HOUSE?

Yes

No X

living room

dining room

kitchen

garage

bathroom

Date, 2016
Day #

Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

Date, 2016
Day #
February 5th, 2016-

DAY2

GRAMMAR- THERE IS/THERE ISNT /THERES

NO
THERE IS/ THERE ISNT

USE/STRUCTURE
o

We use there is (theres) with a singular noun (a person, a place, a thing)

There is a bathroom in my house
Theres a kitchen
Theres a refrigerator in the kitchen
There is a sofa in my room.
To make a negative statement add not to there is --} There isnt
There isnt a book on the table.
There isnt a bed in the living room.
There isnt a diswasher in my house.
For yes/no questions just change the order of There is--} Is there?
Is there a bathroom in your house?
Yes, there is.
No, there isnt. There are two bathrooms.
Is there a book on the table?
Yes, there is
No, there isnt
Is there a dishwasher in your house?
Yes, there is.
No, there isnt

THERES NO

USE/STRUCTURE:
o

BE CAREFUL with Theres no. It has the same meaning of There isnt
but a different structure:
There isnt a book on the table

Theres no book on the table

There isnt a bathtub in the bathroom.

Theres no bathtub in the bathroom

Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

Date, 2016
Day #

GRAMMAR PRACTICE 6B- YES/NO QUESTIONS

Is there a read door?

o Yes, there is
o No, there isnt
Is there a bathtub?
o Yes, there is
o No, there isnt
Is there a window upstairs?
o Yes, there is
o No, there isnt
Is there a porch?
o Yes, there is
o No, there isnt
Is there a garage?
o Yes, there is
o No, there isnt

PRACTICE- 7

Write sentences with the vocabulary

Theres no dishwsher in my house/in my kitchen

Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

Date, 2016
Day #

GRAMMAR-ARTICLES

In English we have 3 articles a-an-the:

INDEFINITE ARTICLES: A-AN

We use indefinite articles to refer to one person, one place, or one thing but we
dont know which one.------- It refers to something/someone ---singular
o a student
one student
o a bathroom
one bathroom
o an apple
one apple
A VS An
Both refer to a singular noun (a person/a place/ a thing)
a

an

is used when the noun that follows

it begins with a CONSONANT SOUND

is used when the noun that follows it

begins with a VOWEL SOUND

A bathroom

an apple

a pen

an orange shirt

a living room

an actor

DEFINITE ARTICLE: THE

We use definite article: the to:

o talk about something unique
the teacher
the sun
o talk about something specific
the apple in the fridge (theres only one apple)
the shirt on the bed (theres only one shirt)
o talk about something for a second time
theres a bed in the bedroom. The bed is very big. (second time
mentioned)
A student fell in the stairs. The student was crying.

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IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U
1.
2. an
3. the
4. a
5. a
6. the
7. a
8. the
9. a
10. the

Date, 2016
Day #

Miss Susan Pozo

IS1 U3-4
Grammar-U

Date, 2016
Day #
February 12th, 2016DAY4

GRAMMAR-

THERE ARE/THERE ARENT /SOME AND ANY

THERE ARE/ THERE ARENT

USE/STRUCTURE
o

We use there are (NO CONTRACTION) with plural nouns (people, places,
things)
There are three bathrooms in my house
There are some cabinets in the kitchen
There are two refrigerators in the kitchen
There are two sofas in my room.
To make a negative statement add not to there are --} There arent
There arent any books on the table.
There arent any beds in the living room.
There arent any diswashers in my house.
For yes/no questions just change the order of There are--} Are there?
Are there any bathrooms in your house?
Yes, there are.
No, there arent.
Are there any books on the table? Some= affirmative
sentenes
Yes, there are
No, there arent
negative and
Are there any dishwashers in your Any=
house?
Yes, there are.
No, there arent