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Unit 1.2
Arrivals
 Grammar: be: he/she/it
 Vocab: jobs
Vocabulary jobs

• a teacher

• a doctor

• a taxi driver

• a waiter

• an actor

• a businessman / a businesswoman

• a singer

• an engineer
a / an

A: Are you a teacher?

B: No, I’m a student, an English student. Are you an actor?

A: No, I’m a singer, an Italian singer.

Match the jobs with photos A-J.

1 a cleaner
2 a cook / chef
3 a hotel manager
4 a nurse
5 an office worker
6 a police officer
7 a receptionist
8 retired
9 a shop assistant
10 a tourist information assistant
Put the jobs in the correct group.

a sportsman
an actor
a businesswoman
a waitress
an actress
a waiter
a sportsman
a businessman
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Grammar be : he/she/it

positive and negative

He’s = He is
He a doctor. She’s = She is
’s
+ She from Germany.
is It’s = It is
It in South Africa.

He isn’t = He is not
He
isn’t She isn’t = She is not
- She right.
is not It isn’t = It is not
it
questions short answers
Where is from?
he Yes, he Is.
? she she
Is it in Mexico?
No, it isn’t.

• Use Be + Subject for questions: She’s a student. Is she a student?

• Use short answers to yes/no questions: Is she from Spain? -Yes, she is.

• Don’t use contractions in positive short answers: Yes it is. NOT Yes, it’s.

• Use Be + a/an to talk about jobs: I’m a nurse. He’s an actor.

Practice 1 Where’s Saint Petersburg?
It / Russia. ___________________________
2 Where’s Tripoli?
It / Libya. ___________________________
3 Where’s Shakira from?
She / Colombia. ___________________________
4 Is / Angela Markel from Germany?
Yes, / she. ___________________________
5 Is Toyota from China?
No, / it. / It / Japan. ___________________________
6 Where’s Hagia Sophia?
It / Turkey. ___________________________
7 Is Emma Watson from the USA?
No, / she. / She / the UK. ___________________________
8 Is Buenos Aires in Brazil?
No, / it. / It / Argentina. ___________________________
1 ____________ Frank?
He’s in New York.
2 ____________ Maria ____________?
She’s from Spain.
3 ____________ Melbourne ____________ the USA?
No, it isn’t. It’s in Australia.
4 ____________ Liverpool?
It’s in the UK.
5 ____________ waiter?
No, he’s a customer.
6 ____________ teacher?
No, she’s a student.
7 ____________ from Germany?
Yes, it is.
8 ____________ Magda?
She’s in Warsaw.
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Reading

Sonia Conti is a student from Italy.

‘I’m a business student at Columbia University.’ ‘Is it a good university?’
‘Yes, it is. It’s very good for my English too. I love it.’

Wei Zhang is a Chinese computer engineer.

‘I’m from Beijing but I’m not here on business.
I’m here on holiday. It’s my first time in New York.’

Maria Silva is from Brazil. She’s an English teacher.

She’s in New York for an International Teachers’ Conference.
‘It isn’t my first time in the US but it’s my first time in New York. I’m very happy to be here.’

Jack Brown is an actor from Sydney, Australia. ‘I’m a TV actor in Australia,

but here in New York I’m a waiter in a restaurant.
The people are nice. New York’s a good city for actors.’
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