Unit

1 am/is/are
0\Ay favourite colour is blue.^
(M y name is Lisa.

M y favourite sports are

(rm Am erican. I'm from Chicag ^ football and swim ming.
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U ’ m a s tu d e n t.
J ’m interested in art.")

M y father is a doctor and

( j^ T n o t interested in politics.^
my m other is a journalist.
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LISA

positive negative

I am (I'm) 1 am not (I'm not)

he (he's) he (he's not or he isn't)
she is (she's) she is not (she's not or she isn't)
it (it's) it (it's not or it isn't)

we (we're) we (we're not or we aren't)

you are (you're) you are not (you're not or you aren't)
they (they're) they (they're not or they aren't)

shortform shortform s

I'm cold. Can you close the window, please?

I'm 32 years old. M y sister is 29.
Steve is ill. He's in bed.
My brother is scared of dogs.
It's ten o'clock. You're late again.
Ann and I are good friends.
Your keys are on the table.

I'm tired, but I'm not hungry.

Lisa isn't interested in politics. She's interested in art.
James isn't a teacher. He's a student.
Those people aren't English. They're Australian.
It's sunny today, but it isn't warm.

that's = that is there's = there is here's = here is

your key/
O Thank you. That's very kind of you.
O Look! There's Chris.
'Here's your key.' 'Thank you.'

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Exercises
Write the short form (she's / we aren't etc.).
1 she is sh e 's 3 it is n o t It isn't 5 I am not I'm not
.........................
They're That's You aren't
2 they a re ....................................... 4 that is 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 are good tennis players.
are
3 This bag.................. heavy. 7 Em ily is at home. Her child ren is at school.
4 These bags is heavy. 8 I 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.
it's
4 These chairs aren't beautiful, b u t.................................comfortable.
5 It's ........................ warm and sunny.
The weather is nice today...........
I'm
6.....'............................. late.' 'No, I'm not. I'm early!'
7 She's
Catherine isn't at home....................................at work.
It's
8.....'............................. your coat.' 'Oh, thank you very much.'

<9 Look at Lisa's sentences in 1A. Now write sentences about yourself.
is Rodolfo
1 (name?) M y 5 (favourite colour or colours?)
i'm thirty six years Favorite Colours is red or black
2 (age?) I ................................................................................. M y .................................................................................
i'm from brazil
3 (from?) I ................................................................................. 6 (interested in ... ?)
my work is Cloud Analyst i'm interested in music, moove and games
4 (job?) I .................................................................................. I .......................................................................................

Write sentences for the pictures. Use:

angry cold hot hungry scared th irsty

They're hungry
'is hot
'are cold he's scared She'is angry
2 They

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,
ins't windy today It's windy today
2 (it / windy today) or
It..............................................................................
or My hands are cold
3 (my hands / cold) hands aren't cold
M y ..........................................................................
4 (Brazil / a very big country) Brazil aren't a very big country or Brazil are a very
................................................................................. big country

They' aren't diamonds cheap They're diamonds cheap or

5 (diamonds / cheap)................. .................................................................................
Toronto aren't in the US or Toronto are 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 ,....................
I'm Hungy or
8 (hungry) i'm not hungry
I ...............................................................................
I'm a good swimmer or I'm not a god swimmer
9 (a good swimmer)................... .................................................................................
I'm interested in football orI'm not interested in football
10 (interested in football) .................................................................................

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