Be

Ican recognize and use the present tense of be.

Affirmative and negative

We're students. Affirmative Negative

Short form Short form
Iam I'm not
You are You aren't

It is not It isn't
aren We are not We aren't
You are You aren't
Orv) They are They are not They aren't
We usually use short forms when we speak. Long forms are more formal.

* 1 O 7.1 Complete the sentences with the correct short form of be. Listen and check.
ÿ Im a student. 2 We _ friends. 4 She _ my sister. 6 It _ a cat.
1 They _ teachers. 3 He _ thirteen. 5 You _ short. 7 You _ in class nine.
*2 Match the sentences 1-7 in exercise 1 with the correct pictures a-h.

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*3 O 7.2 Complete the negative sentences with 56 Correct the information and write true
the correct form of be. Listen and check. * sentences.
ÿ I'm noto teacher. ÿ London is a small city.
1 They students. It iSn't a Sma II city. It's a big city.
2 We. brothers. 1 We're in the UK.
3 He twelve. We
4 She my mother. 2 It's 6 o'clock.
5 You mil. It
It a rabbit. 3 People from the USA are British.
7 You in class ten. They
4 Your dad is French.
*4 Circle the correct form to make true He _
sentences.
5 Bananas are orange.
ÿ London's)/ isn't the capital of England. They _
1 The weather is / isn't hot today. 6 China is a small country.
2 My friends are / aren't intelligent.
It _
3 Tokyo is / isn't a city in China.
4 We are / aren't American. 87 Write three true things and one false
5 Our school is / isn't very big. * thing about you. Read your sentences
to the class. The person who guesses
S5 Write the opposite. Use the same form of the
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verb (long or short) as in the original sentence.
ÿ You're in class seven.
the false sentence wins a point. If
he/she is wrong, you win a point.

You aren't in class seven._ Wy favourite TV slnoW \$ ...

ÿ Iam not a student. FAy favourite ban¿ is ...
IQrY) a _
student.
ÍAy AaA is a ... (job)
1 We're from London.
ÍAy g ra ndnnother is from . .. (pía ce
2 They are not friends.
or country)

3 She's thirteen.

4 You aren't in my class.

5 They're sisters.

6 I'm a teacher.

7 He is my friend.

8 We are not at school.

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Questions and short answers £1 0 Complete the sentences with the correct form
* of be.

Question Short answer

Ami ...? Yes, Iam. / No, I'm not.
Are you ...? Yes, you are. / No, you aren't.
Is he ...? Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.
Is she ...? Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.
Is it...? Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.
Are you ...? Yes, you are. / No, you aren't.
Are we ...? Yes, we are. / No, we aren't.
Are they ...? Yes, they are. / No they aren't.

To make questions, we put be before the subject.

In positive short answers, we use the full form of

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the verb.
Yes, Iam. (NOT Yes, I'm. )
Yes, you are. (NOT Yes, you're:)

*8 Match the questions 1-6 with the short

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answers a-g.

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ÿ Is it 7 o'clock? a No, I'm not. Mr Davis: Hello. I'm Mr Davis. Are you Joe?
1 Are you 16, John? b Yes, we are. Joe Yes, 1 1
Hello, Mr Davis.
2 Are Sam and Ben in c No, she isn't. _

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2
Iin your class?
your class? \v d Yes, he is.
3 Am Iyour partner? ÿe No, it isn't. Mr Davis No, you 3 You're in class
4 Are you and Emma friends? f Yes, they are. ten.
5
6
Is Rosa Spanish?
Is your brother tall?
g Yes, you are. Joe
Mr Davis Yes, it 5
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it Mrs Simpson's class?

Joe _ Toby in her class too?

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59 O 7.3 Write the questions and short answers. Mr Davis No, he 7 He's in my class.
* Then listen and check. 8_ he your friend?
ÿ Kate / from London? y Yes, he 9 _ Jack
Joe 10

Is Kate f rom London P Yes, she if._ and Emma in class ten?
1 you/18?/
Mr Davis Yes, they 11 _
Joe Good. They're my friends too.
2 your friends / students? %/
£11 o 7.4 Now listen, check and read
3 Mr Harris / your teacher? y pairs.

4 your parents / doctors? /

5 I/ in this class? /

6 it / lunch time? y

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 Play in pairs. Imagine you are a 514 Write a reply to Josh. Answer his
famous person. Try to guess who * questions and tell him about you, your
your partner is. Ask yes/no questions. family and your school.

Are you a man/woÿan/boy/girl? \ -J

Are you a live? rHi,

Josh!
Are you -from France?
Are you a s'mqer/Aancer/actor/ Thank you for your email.
V Writer/ artist ...?

*13 Read the email and complete the missing

words.

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Hi! My namei Josh. I from
London, and 1 1 _ your new pen friend.
1 2_ twelve. 3. _ you twelve too?
There four people in my family. My dad
5_ _ Peter), my mum (her name
(his name
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lulie) and my little sister, Jessica.
She 7_ nearly seven. Her birthday is in
Bye for now.
May.
My favourite subjects 8_ English and
maths and my favourite sport 9_
basketball.
My school 10 in London. 11. your
school in a city too?
Self-evaluation Rate your progress.
1
Please write soon,
Josh
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