MINISTERUL

ŞCOALA GIMNAZIALĂ NR.3

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UNIT 1

SAYING HELLO

How Do We Address People?

There are different levels of addressing people and of speaking:

 Informal – between friends, young people, businessmen
 Formal – between acquaintances and also for older people or people in higher jobs
 Very formal – for people we want to show respect to

How about people we know?

- Hello, Fred!
- Hi, Tom!

We can greet people we know whether they are older or in higher jobs with:
- Good morning!
- Good afternoon!
- Good evening!

At a very formal level respect may be shown by adding their name:

- Hello, Mr. Johnson!
- Hello, Mrs. Brown!
- Hello, Miss David! (for unmarried ladies)

If the persons have titles, they are used in calling them:

- Good morning, Professor Hill!

For very high ranks we can use:

- Your Excellency!
- Your Highness!
- Your Sanctity!

Write the following dialogue in English:

- Bună dimineaţă, domnule Hill! ..........................................................................

 - Bună dimineaţa, Joe! ..............................................................................
- Cum vă simţiţi? ............................................................
- Bine. Dar dumneavoastră? .....................................................
- Sunt extrem de obosit. ..........................................................
- Îmi pare rău să aud asta. ................................................
- La revedere, Joe! ........................................................
- Pe curând, domnule Hill!.............................................................

Read this passage:

My name is Dan Ionescu. My Christian name is Dan and my surname is Ionescu. I was born on
December 3rd 1968, in Cugir, Romania. My nationality is Romanian. I am 1.80 m tall, I have short
brown hair and green eyes. I am married and live at 21 Victoriei Street, Cugir, together with my
wife and two children. Our phone number is 0744003222. I am a chemical engineer and I work in a
new research institute which is not very far from my house.

Now write about yourself using these words and phrases:

My Christian / first name is ..............................

My surname / last name / family name is ........................

I was born on ...................................

I am ........m tall / (very) tall / of medium height / ......m in height

I have black / brown / blonde / grey hair.

I am married / single / divorced.

My present address is / I live at ....... .

I am a (n) ........

I work in / at ........

Verb To Be – Present Tense (link verb)

 Affirmative: S + am / is / are
Eg.: I am a teacher.
You are a student.
He is a policeman.
She is an air-hostess.
It is an animal.
 We are workers.
You are taxi drivers.
They are engineers.

 Interrogative: Am / Is / Are + S
Eg.: Am I on the right bus?
Are you at home?
Is he there?
Is she here?
Is it in the cage?
Are we on strike?
Are you in your office?
Are they in their cars?

 Negative: S + am / is / are + not

Eg.: I am not hard working.
You are not satisfied. (aren’t)
He is not nice. (isn’t)
She is not tired.
It is not wild.
We are not skilled.
You are not busy.
They are not reckless.

The verb TO BE as link verb is used:

1. with a noun
I am a mother.
2. with a noun phrase
I am a foreign visiting professor.
3. with an adjective
He is tired.
4. with an adjective phrase
He is extremely tired.
5. with a place adverbial
He is there.

Complete the sentences with am, is, are:

I ......... a boy. I .......... tall and thin. My name ............ Dan.

Helen .......... my sister. She ............. a girl. She ....... pretty.
Peter ........... my brother. He ........... a baby. He ......... very small.
We ............. children.
They ............. my parents: Nick and Susan. They ........... young.
Joe and Mary ........... my grandparents. They ............... old.
Scooby .................. my pet. It ......... a dog.
You ................ my friends.
 STRUCTURES

This is a man. This is a woman.

This is Dan Johnson. This is Mary Johnson.
Dan Johnson is a man. Mary Johnson is a woman.
He is a man. She is a woman.

Dan: I am a man. You are a woman.

Mary: I am Mary Johnson. You are Dan Johnson.
Dan: This is a book. That is a pen.
Mary: What is this?
Dan: This is a pen. What is that?
Mary: That is a book.
Dan: Is this a book?
Mary: Yes, this is a book. Is that a pen?
Dan: Yes, that is a pen.
Mary: Is that a door?
Dan: No, that is not a door. It is (it’s) a pen. Is this a window?
Mary: No, this is not a window. It’s a book.
Dan: Are these chairs?
Mary: Yes, these are chairs, and those are tables.
Dan: Mary, what are those?
Mary: Those are books, Dan.
Dan: Am I a man, Mary?
Mary: Yes, Dan, you are a man, and I am a woman.

Sentence Patterns
I.

This is a door. These are doors.

This is a wall. These are ..................
This is a window. These are ....................
This is a table. These are ....................

That is a chair. Those are chairs.

That is a book. Those are ....................
That is a picture. Those are .....................
That is a dog. Those are ...................

II.

What is this? This is a book.

What is this? This is a ................
What is that? That is a ................
What is that? That is a ................

What are these? These are ..................

What are these? These are .................
What are those? Those are ..................
What are those? Those are ...................
III.

It is a cigarette. They are cigarettes.

It is a window. They .......................
It is a book. They .......................
It is a wall. They ......................

Dan Johnson is a man.

He is a man.
Mary Johnson is a woman.
She is a woman.
I am a man. I am Dan Johnson.
I am a woman. I am Mary Johnson.

IV.

Is this a man? Yes, this is a man.

Is this a woman? Yes, .........................
Is that a dog? Yes, ..........................
Is that a door? Yes, .........................

Are these chairs? Yes, these are chairs.

Are these tables? Yes, ..............................
Are those walls? Yes, .............................
Are those pictures? Yes, .............................

Is this a book? No, this is not (isn’t) a book;

it is (it’s) a pen.
Is that a door? No, ......................................
....................................
Are these pens? No, .....................................
.......................................
Are those tables? No, ........................................
.......................................

V.

Am I a man? Yes, you are a man.

Am I a woman? Yes, ............................
Are you a man? Yes, .............................
Are you a woman? Yes, ............................
Is he a man? Yes, .............................
Is she a woman? Yes, .............................
Mary, are you a man? No, I am not a man.
Dan, are you a woman? No, ...............................
Is Dan a woman? No, ...............................
Is Mary a man? No, ................................
 Translate into Romanian:

Dan Johnson is a man. Mary Johnson is a woman. This is Dan and that is Mary. This is table and
that is a chair. These are windows and those are walls. Is that a window? No, that is not a window; it
is a door.

.................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................
.........................................

Fill in the text with the words: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they.

Ex.: .............. am Dan Johnson.

I am Dan Johnson.
................ am Dan Johnson, and this is my family. .......... is my father, Nick Johnson. ............ is a
man. ......... is my mother, Susan Johnson. .......... is a woman. .......... is my sister, Helen. ................ is
a girl. ........... is my baby brother, Peter. ........ is a little boy. ............. is my pet, Scooby. ............ is a
dog. .............. are my grandparents, Grandpa Joe and Grandma Sue. .............. are old.
............. are a very happy family and ............ are my new friends!

There is / There are

There is + singular There are + plural

There is a book in my bag. There are two books in my bag.

There is a woman in the hall. There are five boys in the hall.

Complete the sentences using There is / There are:

a. …………………… a cake under the table.

b…………………… a goat next to the tree.
c…………………… eleven flowers in a vase.
d…………………… a bird in a tree.
e…………………… thirteen apples on a plate.