Greetings; be (am, is, are)

GREETING PEOPLE

FORMAL INFORMAL OTHER PHRASES

Hi! Hey! How's everything?
Hello! Hey there! How are things?
How are you? What's up? How are you doing?
Good morning! Morning!
Good afternoon! Afternoon! I'm fine, thank you!
Good evening! Evening! I'm OK / great. And you?
Good night! Bye!
Goodbye! Bye-bye! See you later!
See you. See ya! See you tomorrow!
Pleased to meet you (too). Nice to meet you (too). Lovely to meet you (too).

PERSONAL INFORMATION

First name: I'm Sarah / My name's David.

Middle name: My middle name's John.
Last name / family name: My last name / family name is Smith.
Age: I'm 22 (years old).
Place of origin (city, country): I'm from Miami, Florida, US.
Hometown (city): I live here in Chicago.
Marital Status: I'm single / married / divorced / widowed.
Job / occupation: I'm a receptionist.

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 Verb to be, affirmative, negative and interrogative forms

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I am (I'm) Sarah. I'm not Sarah. Am I Sarah?
You are (You're) John. You aren't John. Are you John?
He is (He's) American. He isn't American. Is he American?
She is (She's) British. She isn't British. Is she British?
It is (It's) good. It isn't good. Is it good?
We are (We're) friends. We aren't friends. Are we friends?
You are (You're) single. You aren't single. Are you single?
They are (They're) OK. They aren't OK. Are they fine?

A. Complete the dialogues using the words. Then practice the dialogues.

am - hey - meet - up - good morning - is - how - great - hi - are - hello - nice - ok

Good morning
Sarah: ___________________ (1)! My name ______ (2) Sarah. How __________ (3) you?
John: ___________ (4), Sarah! I _______ (5) John. Nice to __________ (6) you.
Sarah: _____________ (7) to meet you too, John.

Mary: ____________ (8) there! What's ________ (9), David? Long time no see!
David: _____________ (10), Mary! I'm ________ (11)! ________ (12) are you doing?
Mary: I'm __________ (13), thanks!

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B. Complete the sentences with am, is or are.
are
1. We __________ from São Paulo.
2. He __________ late.
3. They __________ students.
4. Today __________ Monday.
5. I __________ sorry.
6. It __________ my computer.
7. Carla __________ at home.
8. Paul and Sue__________ students.
9. Ann and I __________ friends.
10. This __________ my mother.

C. Rewrite the sentences with the contractions 'm, 's or 're.

She's early
1. She is early. _____________________________________________________.
2. Today is Saturday. ________________________________________________.
3. They are at school. ________________________________________________.
4. I am very well.____________________________________________________.
5. I am in your class. _________________________________________________.

D. Write the sentences in the negative form. Use 'm not, isn't or aren't.
She isn't Argentinian.
1. She's Argentinian. _________________________________________________.
2. I'm Italian. _______________________________________________________.
3. It's in Europe. ____________________________________________________.
4. You're Portuguese. ________________________________________________.
5. They're teachers. _________________________________________________.

E. Make questions and short answers.

Are you Brazilian? Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
1. you / Brazilian: A:_______________________? B: _______________________.
2. it / French: A: _________________________ ? B: _______________________.
3. I / in this class: A: _______________________? B: _______________________.
4. he / Spanish: A: ________________________ ? B: _______________________.
5. Anna / a student: A: _____________________ ? B: _______________________.

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