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Unit 1: Meet a
rock star
Unit 1: Meet a rock
star

1. Verb Be, all forms.

2. Vocabulary:
entertainment
To describe:
• facts (occupation, nationality)
• state /mood (busy, sad, etc.)
• location (e.g. at home, work)

in affirmative sentences,
negative sentences or questions

The verb BE is not a verb of

action. It talks about
characteristics of people or
things.
+ With affirmative sentences:
• I am (I’m) a singer.
• She/he/it is (She’s) there.
• You/We/They are (They’re) happy.

- With negative sentences:

• I am not (’m not) a singer.
• She/he/it is not (’s not) there.
• You/we/they are not (’re not) happy.
With questions:
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• Am I a singer?
• Is she/he/it there?
• Are you/we/they happy?
Subject Subject Be + complement
be complement
pronoun pronoun not
I ’m not a teacher.
I am from Peru.
You’re not (aren’t) 22 years old.
You are nice.
He is He’s not (isn’t) from Lima.
At the movies.
She is American. She’s not (isn’t) Colombian.
It is a doll. It’s not (isn’t) Friday.
We are doctors. We’re not (aren’t) French students.
You are 19 years old. You’re not (aren’t) lazy.
They are artists.
They’re not (aren’t) our classmates.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
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She is Angelina Jolie.
She is from the USA.
She is American.
She’s not married.
She’s 44 years old.
Use the correct form of the verb BE to complete these sentences and questions:

1. _______ you from Boston?

2. _______ Sofia 21 years old?
3. I _________ from Italy. I _____ from Peru.
4. Lisa _____ in room C.
5. _______ your sister 20?
6. _______ your parents at work?
7. _______ her cousin Brazilian? No, they ________.
8. Irina and Anna _____ from Spain.
9. _______ Teresa and Tiago from Brazil?
10. _______ your brother a student?
11. _______ I a good teacher?
12. _______ your friends from Lima?
13. _______ Alvaro an engineer?
14. He ______ from Mexico.
15. Roberto _____ very nice.
16. She ____ Maria Favia.
17. This car _____ expensive. It _______ very cheap.
1. actor
2. classical music
3. concert
4. movie
5. newspaper
6. radio
7. rock music
8. rock star
9. television
10. theater
2. Vocabulary: entertainment
Complete the sentences with words from Unit 1.

1. You read this. ________

2. Kurt Cobain was a famous _________.
3. Spotify is more popular than the _______ nowadays.
4. “Transformers” is a very good_________.
5. My favorite band’s _______ in Lima was great.
6. The person who works in a movie industry or in the theater industry is an ________.
7. It is good to listen to ________________ when you study. It helps you concentrate.
8. ______________ is really energetic.
9. I want to be on __________ and be famous.
10. You can see ballet performances at the ________.
 Sources & Credits

● https://thenounproject.com/
● https://www.shutterstock.com/
● https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/credit
● English Discoveries Student platform
● https://slidesmania.com/es/
● https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-have-would-have-exercise-1.html

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