UNIT

1 Grammar

be: affirmative be: questions and short answers

1 Choose the correct option 4 Complete the questions with be.
1 We b in class at the moment. 1 Are you a student here?
a is b are c am Yes, I am.
2 You 12 years old. 2 in the same class?
a are b is c am Yes, we are.
3 I from a small city in Spain. 3 in our class too?
a is b am c are No, they aren’t.
4 They from different countries. 4 our Spanish teacher
a am b is c are this year?
5 She half English and half Japanese. Yes, she is.
a is b are c am 5 Friday today?
No, it isn’t.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
6 happy?
form of be. Use contracted forms
where possible. No, I’m not.

1 Taylor Swift is my favourite singer. 5 Change the short answers in exercise 5

2 We from Brasilia, the capital from affirmative to negative, or from
of Brazil. negative to affirmative.
3 I thirteen years old. 1 No, I’m not .
4 Japan and China countries 2 No, .
in Asia. 3 Yes, .
5 You late for class! 4 No, .
6 Football a popular sport in 5 Yes, .
the UK.
6 Yes, .

be: negative
3 Write sentences using the correct negative
form of be.
1 Tapas / not / from Mexico
Tapas aren’t from Mexico.
2 New York / not / the capital of the
United States

3 I / not / Dutch

4 We / not / in a baseball team

5 Brazil / not / a small country

6 Kenya and Nigeria / not / in Asia

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