Exercises

Write the short form (she's / we aren't etc.).

1 she is sh e 's 3 it is n o t it´s not 5 I am not I´m not
.........................
They´re
2 they a re ....................................... 4 that is That´s You´re not
6 you are n o t ...........................

Write am, is or are.

1 The w eather is nice today. 5 Look! T h e re is Helen.
2 I am not rich. 6 My brother and I good tennis players.are
Is
3 This bag.................. heavy. 7 Em ily is at home. Her child ren are at school.
4 These bags are heavy. 8 I am a taxi driver. My sister is a nurse.

f B Complete the sentences.

1 Steve is ill H as in bed.
I´m
2 I'm not hungry, b u t...............................thirsty.
He´s
3 M r Thomas is a very old man..................................... 98.
they´re
4 These chairs aren't beautiful, b u t.................................comfortable.
5 It´s
The weather is nice today........... ........................ warm and sunny.
You´re
6.....'............................. late.' 'No, I'm not. I'm early!'
she´s
7 Catherine isn't at home....................................at work.
Here´s
8.....'............................. your coat.' 'Oh, thank you very much.'

<9 Look at Lisa's sentences in 1A. Now write sentences about yourself.
1 (name?) M y my name is Karol 5 (favourite colour or colours?)
2 (age?) I´m 22
I ................................................................................. My avourite colour is the black
M y .................................................................................
3 (from?) I´m Colombia. I´m from Bogotá
I ................................................................................. 6 (interested in ... ?)
My fovourite hobby is drawing and travel I´m acquire all the knowledge
4 (job?) I .................................................................................. I .......................................................................................

Write sentences for the pictures. Use:

angry cold hot hungry scared th irsty

is hot They are hungry

2 They are cold He is scared She is angry

Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use is/isn't or are/aren't.

1 (it / hot today).............................j.tjsn’t hot to d a y , or It’s. hpt.tpday,
2 (it / windy today) isn´t windy today or it´s windy today
It..............................................................................
3 (my hands / cold) hands aren´t cold or my hands are
M y ..........................................................................
Brazil isn´t a very big country or Brazil is a very big country
4 (Brazil / a very big country) .................................................................................
Diamonds aren´t cheap or diamonds are cheap
5 (diamonds / cheap)................. .................................................................................
Toronto isn´t in the US or Toronto is in the US
6 (Toronto / in the US)................... ........................................................................................................

Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use I'm / I'm not.

7 (tired)............................................ta.Tjred, or Im .n o ttlred ,....................
8 (hungry) I´m hungry or I´m not hungry
I ...............................................................................
I´m a good swimmer or i´m not a good swimmer
9 (a good swimmer)................... .................................................................................
10 (interested in football) I´m interested in football or i´m not interested in football
.................................................................................

Additional exercise 1 (page 252)

Exercises
Find the right answers for the questions.

Where's the camera? A London. 1 G

Is your car blue? B No, I'm not. 2 F
Is Kate from London? C Yes, you are. H
3
Am I late? D My sister. 4 C
Where's Am y from? E Black. 5 A
W hat colour is your bag? F No, it's black. 6 E
B
Are you hungry? G In your bag. 7
How is George? H No, she's American. 8 I
Who's that woman? I Very well. 9 D

Make questions with these words.

1 (is / at home / your mother) !.s your m o th e r.at home..
(your parents / are / well) Aroypur. par.ont5.w o...........
(interesting / is / your job) Is your job interesting
.............................................................
Are the shops open today
(the shops / are / open today) .............................................................
(from / where / you / are) Where are you from
..............................................................
(interested in sport / you / are) Are you interested in sport
..............................................................
Is the station near here
(is / near here / the station) ............................................... ..........
(at school / are / your children) Are your children at school
..............................................................
(you / are / late / why) Why are you late
..............................................................

Complete the questions. Use W h a t... / Who ... / Where ... / How . . . .

where is
How old are
How much are
which are
who is
what is colour

Write the questions.

/
r G \ ..... - . -i. / I
PAUL
G r\ . A
1 (nam e7) W hat’s your nam e? Paul.
2 Paul, are you American?
(American?) ............................................................................................................ No, I'm Australian.
How ols are you?
3 (how old?) ............................................................................................................... I'm 30.
4 Are you a teacher?
(a teacher?) .............................................................................................................. No, I'm a lawyer.
5 Are you married?
(married?) ................................................................................................................ Yes, 1am.
6 Is your wife a lawyer?
(wife a lawyer?) ..................................................................................................... No, she's a designer.
7 Where is she from?
(from?) ....................................................................................................................... She's Italian.
What is her name? Anna.
8 (her name?) ............................................................................................................
How old is she?
9 (how old?) ............................................................................................................... She's 27.
v J

Write short answers (Yes, I am. / No, he isn't, etc.).

1 Are you married? N o J’m n o t, 4 Are your hands cold? No, they aren´t
Yes, i am No, it´s not
2 Are you thirsty? ................................................................ 5 Is it dark now? ...............
3 Yes, it´s
Is it cold today? ................................................................. 6 Are you a teacher? ... No, i´m not

►Additional exercises 1-2 (pages 252-53)