Be: present simple

Ican recognize and use the present simple forms of the verb be.

Be: present simple affirmative

Full form Short form
lam I'm
you are you're
Singular he is he's
she is she's
it is it's
we are we're
Plural you are you're
they are they're

There are full forms and short forms of the present

simple of the verb be.
Iam sixteen. I'm sixteen.
She is tall. She's tall.
They are American. They're American.

We normally use short forms in conversation and

full forms in formal writing.

1 O 6.1 Write the correct full form of be. 3 Tick y the correct sentences.
*
O Listen and check. ÿ You am Russian.

o 1 We_
2 It _is are
am
You are Russian.
1 We are Australian.
We is Australian.
2 Iam thirteen years old.
v
4 Harry and Toby _ are v
5 You _ are
¡thirteen years old.

6 He _is -Turkish. he
3 Ed are ten.
Jack and I_ are _ thirteen.
7
8 The car is
_ _ two years old.
Ed is ten.
4 They're Korean.
v
v
9 Mandy _ is _
American.
They Korean.
10 The children _ are
_ eight years old.
5 Jess and Iam British.
child
*2 Write the full forms. Jess and Iare British. v
ÿ she's she if I am 6 It an elephant.
1 you're you are we are It's an elephant. v
2 they're
They are he is 7 You're eleven. v
it is You's eleven.
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[4 O 6.2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the < pronout
short form of fee. Listen and check.

They are
happy. They're vui vẻ

They're buồn He's

She's It's beautiful.

It's I'm angry. giận

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Be: present simple negative *7 O 6.4 Listen and choose the correct picture. LM
Write the letter.

Full form Short form

Singular lam not I'm not
you are not you aren't
he is not he isn't
she is not she isn't
it is not it isn't
Plural we are not we aren't
you are not you aren't
they are not they aren't
Note that the short form for Iis different from the
other short forms.
I'm not angry.
He isn'tAmerican. You aren't old.
phủ định
*5 Write the full forms of the negative of be.
ÿ _ happy.
She ir not
_ beautiful.
1 It is not
2 Jane andTheo_
are not tall.
3 _
We are not sad.
is not foot- feet
am not
6 My car _ is not
_
are not _funny.
7 You
8 My feet _ _
are not big.
6 O 6.3 Change the sentences to the negative.
Use short forms. Listen and check.

O Sue's beautiful. h
f

o Sue isn't beautiful.

They aren't angry.

e
d
a
g
c

I 'm not happy. k Work in pairs.Tell your partner

something that is not true, using the
verb be.Your partner corrects you.
It isn't big.
t fix. You re twelve
Ben and I aren't.
You aren't funny. illy's tall. ~ÿ) (ÿShe isn't tall. She's shortÿ
Tim isn't tall.
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Be: present simple questions *10 Write questions.
ÿ Alice / beautiful
To form questions with the verb be, we change
the order of the words. We put the verb before the If Alice beactifcl?
subject.
Are you happy? Is Lucy British? Are they thirteen? Are you angry?
Am 1 ... ?
Am I tall?
Are you ...? 3 Bella / a teacher
Singular
Is he ... ? Is Bella a teacher?
Is she ... ? 4 the burger / good
Is it...? Is the burger good?
Are we ... ?
Plural Are you ... ? Are you thirteen?
6 the children / happy the children are happy.
Are they ... ? Are the children happy?
When we reply to a question, we often use a
short answer. *11 Write short
Are you Sam? Yes, Iam. exercise 10.
ÿ Yes, she i?.
Short answers
1 No, _
I'm not
Yes, 1 am. No, I'm not.
2 Yes, _ I am
Yes, you are. No, you aren't. _
3 No,she isn't
Singular it isn't
Yes. he is. No. he isn't. 4 No.
Yes, she is. No, she isn't. 5 Yes, I am_
Yes, it is. No, it isn't. 6 Yes, _ they are

Yes, we are. No, we aren't.

«i 1) 06.6 Look, read and listen.Then sing
Plural Yes, you are. No, you aren't. along.
Yes, they are. No, they aren't.
O It's my birthday today.
It's my birthday today.
9 O 6.5 Write the words in the correct order to
Am Ihappy?

© make questions. Listen and check.

you / French / are
Are you French?
Yes, I'm happy.
Iam twelve years old.
Iam twelve years old.
Am Ihappy?
He is tall. Yes, I'm happy.
2 are /angry /they All my friends are here.
They are angry. All my friends are here.
Are they happy?
Yes, they're happy.
I am funny. It's a beautiful day.
i Peter / is / eighteen
And I'm twelve years old.
Peter is eighteen. And I'm happy.
5 Scottish / are / you Yes, I'm happy.
You are Scottish.
Unit 6 33
 vui, hạnhusing
phúc
i13 Work in pairs. Ask and answer
giận xinh đẹp big happy
questions adjectives and short answers.
xanh dương đỏ
angry beautiful old tall blue green red white
to, lớn già cao xanh lá màu
trắng

house

| Memory test. Close your book and tell

your partner about the picture.

Write about you and a friend.

I'm Carrie. lAy friend is Rielen.

_0 We're British. I'm twelve.
I'm nottaW. I'm happy. Melen if
eleven. She isn't big. SAe'j funny.
i Think of a famous person. Your partner
asks questions to find out who it is.
Answer the questions.

Is he/she American/British/Russian ?...

Is he/she a singer/an actor/a footballer?
...
Is he/she tall/old/funny/beautiful ?

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