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U¡n/is/are: " Iffi "

1. The document introduces the short forms and questions for the verbs "to be" in English (am, is, are, etc.). 2. Examples of questions using the verbs "to be" are provided, such as "What's your name?", "Are you married?", and "How old are you?". 3. Sample dialogues also demonstrate answering questions with the short forms, such as "No, you're on time" and "No, they're out."

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U¡n/is/are: " Iffi "

1. The document introduces the short forms and questions for the verbs "to be" in English (am, is, are, etc.). 2. Examples of questions using the verbs "to be" are provided, such as "What's your name?", "Are you married?", and "How old are you?". 3. Sample dialogues also demonstrate answering questions with the short forms, such as "No, you're on time" and "No, they're out."

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Unit

1 u¡n/is/are
@
@R Yffi
¿v
ó
ffiY
@
I

llam (l'm)
lhe,s not or he isn't)
h. I
(he's) -^t or sne
not
)-r"-1,-
(she's she isn't)
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she I is (she's)
ii ', no, or it isn't)
irl (it's)
(We,fe nOt Of We afen't)
(we're) Y:'1""::]
w.
you \ are
1
(you're) ""'
ir"r't" "
iffi;";; g
(they're) 'hY:':I9
rheY \

short Jorm

close rhe window please?


( ) l'm cold' Can you
MY srsrer is 29'
i i i', ii Ytutt old'
i , tr.r. is ill' Het in bed' t{ll
;, M, brorher is scared of dogs' UVoof
agatn'
i I ,r'l ten o'clock' You're late
good friends'
i I Á"" and I are
ii t"ut keYsareon the rable'
hungrY'
o l'm rired, but l'm not in arr'
in pot[ics' She's inreresred
U Lisa isn't interested
He's a sruden
o ür.t i*', a reacher' Engllsh'
o '#":.'il;tlt""bur' lt isn't warm'
Thev're Ausrralian

o rr;r r*nY rodaY,


*.w*ffi--
;t = rh" [ ¡here's = rhere is here's =
here is

o Thank you. Thar's verY kind of You


U Look! There's Chrls'
keYl 'Thank Youi
o H.r.', Your

EI
iercises
write the short form (shet i we arent etc')'
3 5 lamnot
'i she is she'e 3 it is not '
6 you are not
2 they are ..., 4 that is
Write am, is or are.
The weather ... ..t0... .nice today' 5 Look! There. . Helen.
1 good tennis PlaYers'
6 My brother and
2 ... I . not rich.
I

children at school'
3 This bag...^, heavY' 7 Emily .. ... at home. Her

4 These bags.' ^- heavY' 8

complete the sentence;'


J
1 Sreve is ill. .....H-e'o "" in bed'
2 l'm not hungry, but -* thirsty'
3 Mr Thomas is a very old man' - ' 98'

4 These chairs aren't úeautiful' bur ' comfortable'

5 The weather is nice today' " -'+:yt)-'. "" warm and


sunny'

6 '.....--....-.-...... . latel 'No l'm not' l'm earlyl'


7 Catherine isn't at horne' *" * at work'
very muchl
8 '. .......... your coatl 'Oh' rhank
you

sentences about yourself'


Look at Lisa's sentence s in 1A' Now write
O : ¡5 (favourire colour or' colours?)
"
I lname?)
' ,' ..-.-
My
My.. ' ''*-
2(ase?) I ^-- oiií""'*¿in"'?)
u
3 (from?) l.-
a (iob?) l '" " '

Write sentences for the pictures' Use:


hungry ,rat!d +hhÉsef f

t .....9-hel.E.Lhir-e-.t-y,..... 3

2Thel 4

@ wr;te¡1ue'":::,1"'positive"'T-#ffiry;;X""::-'ffi;lrrrdu*
1 (it / hoc todaY) tv tP :

Use l'm / l'm not,


Write true sentences, positive or negative'
/ (tlreoJ ...1'.mtire-d. . or . !l.r.nQ-f'.!.ire.¿

8 (hungrY)
9 (a good swimmerl
'10 (interested in football)
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+ Additional exercise 1 (Page252)
Unit
2 ¿¡¡/is/are (questions)
positive quesilon

I am am t?
What's Your name?

Are you married?


@
@
he he?

she ls ts she?

It it?
How old are You?
WC we?
you?
@
qv
you are are
Are you a srudent?_
they? fl
they

, 'Am I late?' 'No, You're on time'


'ls Your mother at home?' 'No' she's ourl
'No' they're outl
, 'Are your Parents at home?'
i I it cold in your room?' 'Yes' a lirtlel
'ls
t
t
, Your shoes are nice Are theY new?
I We say:
at home? (noü ls ar home your
morher?)
{
I o ls she at home? / ls your mother
(not Are new your shoes?)
{ o Are they new? / Are your shoes new?
t
{
Where ... ? / What... ? / Who "' ? / How "' ? / why... ?
O Where is Your mother? ls she at home?
tl 'Where are You from?' 'Canadal
Ó 'What colour is Your car?' 'ltl redl
(-) 'How old is Joe?' 'He's24!
tJ How are your parents? Are rhey well?
ó rhur. shoes are nice' How muchis are
it
rhey?
expensive?
Ó ti, horel isn't very good' Why so

what's = what is who's = who


is how! = how is where's = where is
i What's ¡he rime? C Whot that man?
I Where's LucY? O How's Your father?
Short answers
I am. l'm
he's he
he
she isn't.
rh: ls. she's
it's not. or rl
Yes, rt No,
No,
we're we
we
you're you aren't.
you are.
rhey're they
rhey

o 'Are you tired?' 'Yes, I am"


'Ár" iou hungry?' 'No, l'm not, but l'm thirsty'
o
o 'ls your friend English?' 'Yes' he is"
o 'Are these YourkeYs?' 'Yes, theY are"
n 'That! mY seat.' 'No, it isnt"

am/is/are t Unit 1
Exercises
questions'
Find the right answers for the
A London. 1V
1 Where's the camera? .)

2 ls your car blue?


B No, l'm not.
2
C Yes, You are. J..,.-,,-----.
3 ls Kare from London? Á.

4 Am llate?
D MY sister.
E Black. 5 .............
5 Where's AmY from? 6 ..
6 What colour is Your bag? F No, it's black, -1
........

7 Are You hungrY? C In Your bag,


H No, she's American' B ...... . .

8 How is Ceorge? )
9 Who's that woman? I Very well. ,,,.......-.-.

Make questions with these words'


@ e y.p u r: me-r- h e r..a -r-.hptr e'
?

1 (is / ac home / Your motner) l


1
. . Are.ysur..p arQ.nÍ:.?.well '
2 (Your Parents / are / well) ?

e iinteresting / is / Your job) ?

+ irhe shoPs / are / oPen todaY) ?

s (from / where / You / are) ?

6 iinterested in sPort / You /.are) .?

7 iit tnear here / the station) .?


children)
a iar school I are lYour
?

9 (you I are llate / whY)

... / Who ." / Where... / How...


Complete the questions' Use What

They're verY well.


Haw,re"YourParents?
1
the bus stoP? At the end of ¡he screet'
2 Five, six and ten.
Your children?
3 - - '''''''''''
these oranges? É.1.50 a kilo.
4 Skiing.
5 That's my father.
the man in this Photo?
6 Black.
7

Write the questions.

Paul.
1
No, l'm Australian.
2 (American?)
l'm 30.
3
No,l'm a lawYer.
4 lam.
Yes,
5
No, shet a designer.
6
I
i
She's ltalian.
I 7
i Anna.
I 8
I
Shet 27.
ó

write short answers (Yes,l am' / No' he isnt'


etc')'
@ 4 Are your hands cold?
1 Are you married? N'o'''llm'n-of* ls it dark now? ...
5
2 Are You chirstY? 6 Are you a ¡eacher? .

3 ls it cold todaY? 15
+ Additional exercises t-z (pages 252-53)
nrt
3 I am doing (Present
continuous)

lr's raining.
Shet eating.
The sun isn't shining'
She isn't reading'

is:
The present con¡inuous
etc
+ doing/eating/runnin g/wriring
"*Iitf"*
O I'm working' l'm not watchingTV'
I am (not)
he o Maria is reading a newsPaPer'
she is (not) o in" ,t";t"".¡ngl (or She's not eating')
it -ing o The b,us is coming'

we o We're having dinner'


(or You aren't listening " ')
you are (nor) o You're not listening to me
.tl',.
they o .ÁiiJ". are doing ¡heir homework'
,*.,,,.,--ú.-
is happening rot'u:
am/is/are + -ing = something
l'm working
she! wearing a hat
they're PlaYing football
l'm not watching TV

future
past
now)
, Please be quier' l'm working (= l'm working rt now)
. Look, ¡here's Sarah She's wearing
u b'o*n tá'r' 1= she is wearing

, The weather is nice' lt's not raining'


in the parkl
'Where are rhe .hildr"ni' 'They're playing ,

now' Can I call you larer?


' (on the phone) We're having dinner

Spelling(+ APPendix 5):

-) coming write -) writing dance ->


dancing
come
run -) running sit + sitting swim
-+ swimming
lie + lYing

ns) { Unit 4 I -, d.'tg."dTdo á unit 8


16 What are You doing tomorrow? r untt ¿:
Exercises
complete the sentences:
What are these people doing? Use these':tO:to
@
i €as have play
i
i

i
Í
7
4
¡:

i
I

I
¡
fE
I
.i
n
1.
I
E
I
t_
I I
*.
;
?
i T
t.
ili
.:t §
\l Á. on the fioor.
* 1
breakfast.
E 5
2 on the table.
I
6
3
I

Complete the sentences' Use these verbs:


Ü!f swim -t#ork
i, build cook go have stand stay ;

1 Please be quier. I . .'rn..W-a-r'k!nl" "' t

2 'Where's John?' 'He's in the kitchen' He " '

3 .............
'You..... on my footJ 'Oh' l'm sorryl
Lookl Somebody . .' in the river'
4
5 We're here on holiday. We " "" " at the Cenral Hotel'
6 'Where's Sue?' 'She . .... " a showerl
ciry centre at the moment'
7 They.. ... a new hotel in che

B I ..................... ." now' Coodbye'


Use shet -ing or she isn't -ing.
Look at the picture. write sentences abouc Jane,
üo 1 (havedinner) Jane)'qrif'havnq,d\nnel:' '

--r:: z iwatch Tv) .....5helE- .w2!c-f;i'n4fv-'


3 (sic on the floor) She . " " '

4 (read a book)
5 (play che Piano)
7 (wear a hat) ............
8 (drink coffee)
future
Jane

nlwt writ;.1l11l'll1';
@ what's happening
(l / wash / mY hair) ... l'.Yn rcN waa.hinO my hair,
z (ic / snow)
3 (l / sit / ona chair)

+ (l I ear)
5 (it / rain)
6 (l / learn / English)
7 (l / listen / to music)
8 (the sun / shine)
9 (l / wear / shoes)
10 (l / read I anewsPaPer)

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Unit ffioudoing? questions)
4 (present confinuous

am I
I am
he doing?
he doing working?
ts she
she ls working going?
going ir
ir staying?
staYing WC
etc.
WC
etc. are you
you are
they
they

. , 'Are You feeling oK? Yes l'T l::i,:l'nOt'


raining?' 'Yes' take an umDrerrd'cold'
'ls it
lCs.not
i I Why are you *""'ing a coat?
''what'sp'uraoiigil' i:t;'-:"0',[t^.t'hisexams]
'They're watching TV
) 'What are 'f't tf iü"n doing?'
for Sue?
I; *"iing for? Are you waiting
Who are you

Study the word order:


-ing
is/are + sublect +
::?- -*-
todaY?
working
ls he Ben todaY?)
ls Ben ffid;áá)itYn @alsworking
rhey going?
are
Where
going? (not Where are going those PeoPle?)
Where are those PeoPle rrÉ#ffi

Short answers

am. l'm
I he
he's she isn't.
he
she ls.
she's ii
it's not. or No,
it No,
Yes, we
WE
we're you aren't.
you are. you're they
they they're

now?' 'Yes' I am"


o 'Are You going
rodaY?' 'Yes' he is"
'ir'gí*íkirig
\J 'ls it raining?' 'No,
it isn't"
'No, they aren't' They're sraying wi¡h me'
lt 'Ár" you, fr-iends staYing at a hotel?'

+.stt-nt + Unitt +C-+Z

I
ilI
I
!
[xercises
the questions'
Look at the pictures and write
üü
(vou / warch / ir?) ^
Aréyo-uwarqh\nqir't(

*-?
é
I No, you can ¡urn it off'

g Look at the pictures and complete


cry eat go laugh
the questions' Use:
look at -rea+

o What 2l9VOu.
@
read\no ? lr¡i
l:.''
ó

ii

igrfi'
#l
Put the words in the right order'
Make questions from these words'
|t| / today) )pOo'nworklnab'pday "'
1 (is / workinB / Ben
2(what/.t..u.r,lJ,.n/are,ldoing).,..Whatra.rer,-he..a.hi!.dr.en'.d.a.!.|.a..'..,....

B (is / coming / the bus)

Write short answers (Yes' l am' / No'


it isn't' etc')'
@ """ " 4 ls it raining?
1 Are you watching 1y7 No' llm 'nQf ' 5 Are you sitting on the floor?
2 Are you wearing a watch? 6 Are you feeling well? '

3 Are you earing somerhing?


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¡dditional exercise z (Page 253)
E
Unit
5 I do/work/like etc' (Present sim
t,
, 4
J
t"i
'Él
;i
ti\[
ü¡
He's eacing an ice cream'
They have a lor of books'
He likes ice cream.
They read a lor.

They read / he likes / I work etc =


typl"
-\hl'!!:yt
--**, ;;;a-@- Y:t- Ir-Y:gl-*l" --i"*
does has watches
he/sheiit ,u"a,- l¡L"t works lives
Remember:
he works / she lives / it rains ecc' work)
I work ln , ,t'.lof rvry i'ott'"'
works in a bank' (not My brother
O live in Scotland'
O Lucy Iives in London' Her parents
O lt rains a lot in wincer'

lhave -+ heishe/it has:


O Joe has a shower everY
daY'

Spetling(+ APPendix 5):


-es after -s / -sh / -ch: Pass -) Passes frnish -+ frnishes warch -+ watches
-Y -> -ies: studY
+ srudies try -+ rries
go -) goes
also: do -> does

we use the presenr simple for rhings that


the time:
are rrue in general, or for chings
that happen sometimes or all E
i I like big citres.
is good You speak very well'
lt Your English - - .
-,-
the- evening.
o lbm works very hard. He ,tarts a¡ 7.30 and finishes ar 8 otlock in
TJ The earth goes round rhe sun.
o We do a lo¡ of differen¡ rhings in our free time'
o It costs a lor of money to build a hospiral'

always/never/often/usually/sometimes + present simple


, ; Sue always gets to work early (not Sue gets always)
i I I never eat breakfast. (notl eat never)
' r We often go away at weekends.
' I Mark usually plays football on Sundays'
' ) I sometimes walk to work, bur not very often

oing and l do -l Unit s


always/usüaliy/oftun .,.. (*otd otd
L Write these verbs with -s or -es'
i (read)
2 (rhink) he..... .
she ....

Complete the sentences about the


ÍaQdQ
..
3
4

people in the pictures' Use:


5
6

f{+f PlaY sleeP

tennis'
,1
Áe.P!ava,. .. the Piano'
to rhe cinema a lot'
2 They .. in a verY big house'
7 seven hours a nrghc'
3 a lot of fruir. 6

Complete the sentences' Use:


_-.1- teach
wash
boil close cost cost like like meet oPen ,

1 Maria . ...1pa-a.k ......four languages'

at 5 otlock in the evening'


3 The City Museum
mathematics to young children'
4 Tina is a teacher' She '
5 My job is very interesiing' I a lot of people'

á p.'rut t car is álways dirty. He never " it'

7 Foodis expensive. lt "" " " a lot of money'

8 Shoes are expensive. They a lot of money'

9 Water ......, at '100 degrees Celsius'


her and she " " " me'
10 Laura and I are good friends' I
right form of the verb (arrive or arrives etc')'
Write sentences from these words. Use the
ü!)
2 (tothecinema/neverIIIgo) I " " '

4 (like / chocolare / children / usually)


5 (Jackie / parties / enjoy / always)
6 (often / peoPletnames/ l/forget)
7 (TVISamlwatch/never) "" . ' ''
a (usually / dinner / we / have I ar7 '30)
9 (Kate / always / nice clorhes / wear)
write sentences about yourself. use always/n everloftenlusually/sometimes'
1 (warch TV in rhe evening) .. .|.asaally..wal|o.h.f .Y-..in..!heeua.n\nL....
2 (read in bed) I

3 (get up before 7 otlock)


4 (go to work/school bY bus) '

5 (drink coffee in rhe morning) '


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