1A GRAMMAR verb be: I and you

a Complete the conversation with I or you.

Miranda Hi, 1I’m Miranda. Are 2 you Mei Ling?

Mei Ling Yes, 3 I am.

Miranda Nice to meet 4 you .
Mei Ling Nice to meet 5
you !

b Complete the conversation with am, ’m, ’m not, are, or ’re.

Mike Oh, hi! You 1’re in my English class.

Rosa English class? Oh yes!
Mike are
2
you Rosa?
Rosa Yes, I 3
m. And you re Matt.
Right?
Mike No, I 5 m I m
Oh. Sorry, Mike. Mike.
Rosa

c Complete the conversation with a form of the verb be. Use contractions where possible.

Paolo Hello. 1
I’m Paolo.
Woman 2
Hi Paolo Rivera?
Paolo Yes, 3 I am . you are in
Room 3?
Woman No, you 54 Im not . 6 I’m in
Room 2.
Paolo Oh, thanks.

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 1B GRAMMAR verb be: he, she, it
a Complete the conversation. Use contractions where possible.

A 1
Where’s Cristiano Ronaldo from?2is he from Spain?

B No, he 3 is .

A Is 4 he from Portugal?

B Yes, he 5 s .
A Where in Portugal? Is he from Lisbon?
A
. He ´s
from Madeira.
No, he is

b Complete the conversation. Use contractions where possible.

A Where 1
isdi sum from? is
2
it from Korea?
B No, 3 it isn’t.

A 4 is it from Japan?

B No, it 5 is . It 6s from China.

A Oh, yes. is 7Kimchi from Korea?

B Yes, it´s

c Complete the conversation. Use contractions where possible.

A Where 1is Thalía ? Is from the United States?

2 from 3 she
B No, she 4 is .

A 5 is she from Mexico?

B Yes, she 6 is .

A Where in Mexico? 7 is she from Guadalajara?

A No, she 8 s . She 9 ´s from Mexico City.

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 2A GRAMMAR verb be: we, you, they
a Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with the correct form of be. Use contractions
when possible.
1 2
We’re in Quebec. No, it are
it Korean?

4 I´m not
3 Lisa, please answer
Are they in Lisa. I´m
S i h? the question.

No, they you

in

6
5 No, you aren´t in room
Are you 10. You’re in room 9.
Chinese?
we in
room 10?

We aren‘t.
Chinese. We are

7
They´re British.
8 Are
they
from

No, they aren´t.

They

b Look at the pictures. Write + or − short answers. Correct the wrong answers.
1 Are they in the United States? No, they aren’t. They’re in Canada.
2 Is the car Japanese? Yes, it is.
3 Are the books in Spanish? No they ‘ re in portuguese
4 Is she Marisol? Yes she is
5 Are the women Chinese? No are not, they are American
6 Are they in room 9? Yes, they are
7 Are they on vacation? Yes they are
8 Are they from England? No they arent

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 2B GRAMMAR Wh- and How questions with be
a Put the words in order to make questions.

1 Woman Hey Jeff. 1Where are you?

(you / where / are)
Man I’m at Bob’s Restaurant. ?
You where are
Woman (are / you / where)

Man I’m at Tom’s Restaurant. ?

Oh, sorry. Whast‘s

Woman
the anddress
Man
(address / the / what’s)

2 Woman 4 what‘s your ? first name

(your / first / what’s / name)
Boy Henry.
Woman OK. 5 What‘s your?last name
(last / what’s / name / your)
Boy Schultz.
Woman 6 ?
do you hom it spell
(spell / do / how / it / you)
Boy S-C-H-U-L-T-Z.
Woman Oh, yes. How old are ?
you
(you / old / are / how)
Boy
I’m 18.
Woman

3 Woman 1 8 your andress

? whasts
(your / address / what’s)
Woman 2 It’s 72 Center Street, Newton, New York.
Woman 1 9
Your what‘s? code zip
(zip / what’s / code / your)
Woman 2 It’s 12356.
Woman 1 Thank you. what‘s your
(home / what’s / phone / your / number)
Woman 2 It’s 517-555-4368.
Woman 1 Good. 11 what‘s your cell ? number
(cell / your / number / what’s)
Woman 2 I don’t have a cell phone.

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