UNIT

1 Grammar

be: affirmative be: questions and short answers

1 Write the contracted forms of be. 5 Complete the questions with the correct
I’m form of be.
1 I am
2 You are
1 You are a student.
3 He is
Are you a student?
4 We are
5 They are
2 She is American.
2 Choose the correct option to complete American?
the sentences.
1 Our teacher is/are from Madrid. 3 We are late.
2 My friends am/are in class now. late?
3 Football is/are a popular sport.
4 I’m/’re 12 years old. 4 Bikes are popular in India.
5 Maths and English is/are my popular in India?
favourite subjects.
6 You’s/’re Turkish. 5 You are from Russia.
from Russia?
be: negative
6 Complete the short answers for the questions in
3 Match the affirmative and negative forms
exercise 5.
of be.
1 Yes, I am .
1 ’s a ’m not
2 Yes, she .
2 ’re b isn’t
3 No, we .
3 ’m c aren’t
4 Yes, they .
4 Complete the sentences with ’m not, isn’t 5 No, I .
or aren’t.
1 You aren’t Mexican. You’re
from Spain.
2 Rio de Janeiro the capital
of Brazil.
3 We teenagers. We’re twelve.
4 I from a big city. I’m
from Hereford.
5 My friends at school today.
6 Sherlock Holmes American.
He’s British.

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