Video A : Introduction to asking questions with “Be present + adjective”

Hello and welcome

to your MES eLesson.
I'm Michael.
Today you’re going
to learn
the what, the how
and the when of
asking “Be present + adjective” questions.
Let’s start with “WHAT.” What are
these questions used
for?
They are used to ask
about present facts.
For example,

“Are you brave?”

Good. Now, let’s learn “HOW.” How do you use these questions?

First, know how

to conjugate
“Be present”.
If you want to ask about yourself, please repeat:
Am I
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If you want to ask about me,
Are you
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If you want to ask about Tom,
Is Tom
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If you want to ask about Amy,
Is Amy
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If you want to ask about us,
Are we
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If you want to ask about them,
Are they
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It’s very important
to memorize this
conjugation fluently
before you start
practicing Video B.

Next, study your

vocabulary.
For example,
Are you:
shy?
confident?
loyal?

Finally, to build a more specific question,

you can use a time reference,
for example,

“Are you sad today?”

“these days?”
“right now?”

or a prepositional phrase,
for example,

“Are you sad

about the rain?”
“due to your breakup?”
“during weddings?”

Remember, we use
time references to talk
about time.
Prepositional phrases
can be used as adjectives
or adverbs, and are often locators.

So, finally, when do you use these questions?

You use them to find out more about people,
For example,

“Are you beautiful?”

“Are you rich?”
“Are you sloppy?”

or personalities,
For example,

“Are you rude?”

“Are you vain?”
“Are you romantic?”
or emotions,
For example,

“Are you proud?” “Are you calm?”

“Are you jealous?”

Excellent!

<Quick Review>

Now, let’s review!

First, what are “Be
present + adjective” questions used for?
They are used for
asking about present
facts.
Second, how do you
use these questions?
You use them by
knowing the
conjugation
of Be present,
and building a
more specific
question with the
vocabulary.
Third, when do
you use these
questions?
You use
them to learn more
about people, their personalities, and their emotions.

Well done! Let’s move

on to Video B to really practice making
your own questions! Remember to
keep on reviewing your vocabulary.
I'm Michael and I’ll see
you back here soon.

Video B : Practicing asking questions with “Be present + adjective”.

Hi and welcome back

to your MES eLesson.
I’m Michael.
Now that
you understand
the concept of asking questions with
“Be present +
adjective”,
let’s practice.
Before we begin,
let's review the
conjugation that you
learned in Video A.
Let’s practice your
pronunciation and
your conversation
speed.
Please repeat after me.
Am I
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Good, now, faster.
Am I
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Exactly.
Are you
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Now, faster.
Are you
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Is Brent
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Good, a little faster.
Is Brent
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Is Jodi
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A little faster:
Is Jodi
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Are we
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Good, a little faster:
Are we
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Are they
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Exactly, a little faster:
Are they
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Good, that’s the speed
you should use in order
to speak fluently.
Now let’s review that conjugation.
Start by asking me.
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Good!
Are you, please repeat.
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Ask about you and me:
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Good. Are we, please repeat.
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Ask me about Jodi.
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Good. Is Jodi, please repeat.
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Ask about Brent.
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Good. Is Brent, please repeat.
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Ask about yourself.
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Good. Am I, please repeat.
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Ask about Brent and Jodi.
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Good. Are they, please repeat.
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Great! Now that
you’ve memorized this conjugation, let’s build
a full question with
the adjective "honest".
Please repeat after me:

Am I honest?
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Are you honest?
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Is Brent honest?
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Is Jodi honest?
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Are we honest?
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Are they honest?
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Exactly.
Now, let’s practice making your own questions
with other adjectives,

for example:
“generous”
Please ask me.
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Good! Please repeat.
Are you generous?
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Super. Please ask me about Carl.
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Please repeat. Is Carl generous?
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Let’s use “religious.”
Please ask me.
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Good! Please repeat.
Are you religious?
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Great! Please ask me about Nick and Bruce.
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Nice. Please repeat. Are they religious?
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Exactly.
Please ask me using “beautiful.”
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Good! Please repeat. Are you beautiful?
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Super.
Please ask me about Jenny.
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Please repeat.
Is Jenny beautiful?
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Let’s learn some modern English! “Beautiful” can also be said as “hot.”
“hot”
Please ask me.
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Please repeat. Are you hot?
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Please ask me about Rita.
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Please repeat. Is Rita hot?
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Exactly. Please ask me using “patient.”
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Good! Please repeat. Are you patient?
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Please ask about Evan and Sharon.
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Please repeat. Are they patient?
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Great! Let’s add a time reference to make the question more specific,
using the adjective “generous.”

“generous these days”

Please ask me.
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Please repeat. Are you generous these days?
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Please ask me about Ivan.
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Good! Please repeat.
Is Ivan generous these days?
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Let’s change it up and use a prepositional phrase
“at work” with the
same adjective.

“generous at work”
Please ask me.
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Good! Please repeat.
Are you generous at work?
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Please ask me about Brian.
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Please repeat.
Is Brian generous at work?
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Good. Let’s use a time reference with the
adjective “patient.”

patient today
Please ask me.
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Please repeat.
Are you patient today?
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Very good! Please ask me about Colleen.
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Good! Please repeat. Is Colleen patient today?
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Great, let’s use a prepositional phrase
with the same adjective.
“patient with young children”
Please ask me.
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Please repeat. Are you patient with young children?
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Please ask me about David.
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Good! Please repeat.
Is David patient with young children?
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Well done!
Please practice
with this video until
you are able to ask
questions fluently!
Remember it’s important
to practice more by
making your own
questions using
the vocabulary!