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1 Verb to be

1 We can use to be to talk about who we are and where we are from.
I’m Joe. I’m from Oxford.

I ‘m I = I am
He He’s = He is
She ‘s She’s = She is
It American. It’s = It is
We We’re = We are
You ‘re You’re = You are
They They’re = They are
2 Complete the sentences.
1 We ___ French. We’re French.
2 I ___ from Prague. I’m from Prague.
3 They ___ Australian.
They’re Australian.

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3 Add not to form the negative.

I ‘m not I’m not = I am not

He He isn’t = He is not
She isn’t She isn’t = She is not
It English. It isn’t = It is not
We We aren’t = We are not
You aren’t You aren’t = You are not
They They aren’t = They are not

4 Complete the sentences in the negative.

1 They ___ students. They aren’t students.
2 I ___ from London. I’m not from London.
3 He ___ married.
He isn’t married.

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5 We can ask questions using question words.

What’s your name? Mary Jones. What’s = What is

What’s his first name? Brian.

Where’s she from? China. Where’s = Where is

Where are you from? I’m from York.

Who’s he? He’s Paul. Who’s = Who is

Who’s David? He’s my brother.

How are you? I’m fine, thanks.

How are they? They’re fine.

How old is he? He’s 27.

How old are you? I’m 19.

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6 We can give short answers to yes/no questions.

he Yes, he is.
Is she old? No, she isn’t.
it Yes, it is.
Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
you Yes, we are./No we’re not.
Are German?
they Yes, they are./No they aren’t.

7 Answer the questions.

1 Is he friendly? (X) No, he isn’t.
2 Are they students? (√) Yes, they are.
3 Is it sunny? (√) Yes, it is.
4 Are you Italian? (X) No, I’m not./No, we aren’t.

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 1.2 Possessive adjectives

1 We can use possessive adjectives with nouns.

I What’s my name?
you your
he his
she her
it its

we This is our house.

you your
they their

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2 Make the sentences.

1 (she) What’s ____ name? What’s her name?

2 (you) What’s ____ address?
3 (we) Who’s ____ teacher?
4 (I) Where’s ____ phone?
5 (they) I know ___ brother.
6 (he) Mary is ____ girlfriend.
What’s your address?
Who’s our teacher?
Where’s my phone?
I know their brother.
Mary is his girlfriend.

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 1.3 Possessive ‘s

1 We can use the possessive ‘s with nouns or names.

My sister’s name is Maggie.

Jason’s car is red.

2 ‘s can mean is or possession.

My name’s Carla. is
His sister’s teacher is Scottish. possession

3 What does ‘s mean in these sentences?

1 Anna’s phone is very expensive. possession

2 Henry’s very tired.
is
3 Our teacher’s not here.
is

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