Using to be :Using to be By VanSight


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Chapter 1 Using to be :Chapter 1 Using to be 3 Preview 1-1 Noun + is + noun: singular 1-2 Noun + are + noun: plural 1-3 Pronoun + be + noun 1-4 Contractions with be 1-5 Negative with be 1-6 Be + adjective 1-7 Be + a place 1-8 Summary: basic sentence patterns with be CONTENTS


CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW :My name is Hema. What’s your name? Hema CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 4


CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW :India What country are you from? Hema I’m from India. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 5


CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW :Nick What’s your name? India Hema My name is Nick. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 6


CHAPER 1: PREVIEW :Greece What country are you from? I’m from Greece. India Hema Nick CHAPER 1: PREVIEW 7


CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW :India is a country CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 8


CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW :(a) India is a country. (a) India is a country. India = a singular noun is = a singular verb country = a singular noun NOUN + IS + NOUN CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 9


CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW :(b) Hyderabad is a city. (b) Hyderabad is a city. A is an article A singular nouns CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 10


CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW :Venezuela is a country. Paraguay is a country. Lima is a city. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 11


CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW :(c) A grasshopper is an insect. A An same meaning a and an are articles CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW 12


1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR :a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 13


1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR :a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man A in front of consonants 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 14


1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR :an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 15


1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR :an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear An in front of vowels 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 16


1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR :An apple is a fruit. A bear is an animal. A rose is a flower. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR 17


1-1 Let’s Practice :1. __ school is ___ building. 2. ___ horse is ___ animal. 3. ___ ant is ___ insect. 4. Soccer is ___ sport. A a an A An an a a an 1-1 Let’s Practice 18


1-1 Let’s Practice :Colombia is a ______. Argentina is a ______. Sao Paulo is a ___. country country city * Sao Paulo 1-1 Let’s Practice 19


1-1 Let’s Practice :A printer is a ________. shape machine building 1-1 Let’s Practice 20


1-1 Let’s Practice :A Circle is a _______. shape machine building 1-1 Let’s Practice 21


1-1 Let’s Practice :A office is a ________. shape machine building 1-1 Let’s Practice 22


1-1 Let’s Practice :A triangle is a _______. shape machine building 1-1 Let’s Practice 23


1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL :Penguins are birds. 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL 24


1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL :(a) Penguins are birds. (a) Penguins are birds. Penguins = a plural noun are = a plural verb birds = a plural noun NOUN + ARE + NOUN 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL 25


1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL : PLURAL: dogs, animals (b) SINGULAR: a dog, an animal a and an – only with singular nouns plural nouns end in -s 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL 26


1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL : (c) SINGULAR: a city, a country PLURAL: cities, countries cit y ies Omit the -y and add -ies 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL 27


1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL :(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country PLURAL: cities, countries countr y ies Omit the -y and add -ies 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL 28


1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL :NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN (d) Italy and Greece are countries. (e) Bees and ants are bugs. 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL 29


1-2 Let’s Practice :A office is a building. offices are buildings. singular plural 1-2 Let’s Practice 30


1-2 Let’s Practice :owls are birds. An owl is a bird. singular plural 1-2 Let’s Practice 31


1-2 Let’s Practice :A sheep is an animal. singular plural sheep are animals. 1-2 Let’s Practice 32


1-2 Let’s Practice :Bell peppers are vegetables. yes no 1-2 Let’s Practice 33


1-2 Let’s Practice :Bees is insects. yes no 1-2 Let’s Practice 34


1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN :I am a nurse. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN 35


1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN :(b) You are a nurse. (c) She is a nurse. (d) He is a nurse. (e) It is a hospital. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN 36 SINGULAR PRONOUN + BE + NOUN (a) I am a nurse.


1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN :1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN 37 (f) We are nurses. (g) You are nurses. (h) They are nurses. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PLURAL (a) I am a nurse. (b) You are a nurse. (c) She is a nurse. (d) He is a nurse. (e) It is a hospital. SINGULAR


1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN :1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN 38 We are nurses. You are nurses. They are nurses. I am a nurse. You are a nurse. She is a nurse. He is a nurse. It is a hospital. SINGULAR PLURAL


1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN :1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN 39 We are nurses. You are nurses. They are nurses. PLURAL SINGULAR I am a nurse. You are a nurse. She is a nurse. He is a nurse. It is a school.


1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN :1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN 40 We are nurses. You are nurses. They are nurses. PLURAL I am a nurse. You are a nurse. She is a nurse. He is a nurse. It is a hospital. SINGULAR


1-3 Let’s Practice :1-3 Let’s Practice 41 am a girl are a girl is a girl are girls are girls are girls SINGULAR I . She _______ . You ________ . PLURAL We _______ . They _______ . You _______ .


1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE :I’m a nurse. 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE 42


1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE : AM I + am I’m I’m a nurse. PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE 43


1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE : She’s a girl. It’s a cat. He’s a boy. she + is she’s he + is he’s IS PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION it + is it’s 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE 44


1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE : You’re students. They’re students. We’re students. you + are you’re we + are we’re ARE PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION they + are they’re 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE 45


1-4 Let’s Practice :My nurse is a woman. _____ nice. She’s 1-4 Let’s Practice 46


1-4 Let’s Practice :My dog has three puppies. ______ cute. They’re 1-4 Let’s Practice 47


1-4 Let’s Practice :_____ friendly. You’re I like you. 1-4 Let’s Practice 48


1-4 Let’s Practice :______ students. We’re I have two sisters. 1-4 Let’s Practice 49


1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE :I am not a nurse. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE 50


1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE :1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE 51 I’m not You’re not You aren’t He’s not He isn’t She’s not She isn’t CONTRACTIONS (a) I am not a doctor. (b) You are not a doctor. (c) She is not a doctor. (d) He is not a doctor.


1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE :1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE 52 (e) It is not a city. (f ) We are not doctors. (g) You are not teachers. (h) They are not teachers. They’re not They aren’t You’re not You aren’t It’s not It isn’t We’re not We aren’t CONTRACTIONS


1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE :The women ______ nurses. They’re doctors isn’t aren’t they doctors aren’t ______________. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE 53


1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE :This girl ____ a teacher. She’s a student isn’t aren’t she student isn’t ______________. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE 54


1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE :_________. isn’t It’s a cat This animal _____ a dog. isn’t aren’t it cat 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE 55


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :A fire is warm. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 56


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE : Adjectives describe nouns An elephant is big. A butterfly is small. A ball is round. A fire is warm. Sarah is happy. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 57


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :NOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE (a) An orange is round. (b) Oranges are round. (c) Jaya is young. (d) Abu and Bob are intelligent. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 58


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE (e) I am happy. (f ) It is round. (g) We are young. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 59


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :He’s not clean. He’s ____. dirty small rich dirty 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 60


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :Deserts aren’t wet. They’re ___. dry sad sweet dry 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 61


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :Ice cream __ ____. cold cold warm small big is are is 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 62


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :A fire __ _____. is warm cold warm good bad is are 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 63


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :The cat __ ____. The cats ___ _____. small are big small young old big is is are 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 64


1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE :Jaya is at home. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE 65


1-7 BE + A PLACE :1-7 BE + A PLACE 66 here = a place at the library = a place be place Jaya is here. (b) Bill is at the library.


1-7 BE + A PLACE :1-7 BE + A PLACE 67 outside. there. downtown. upstairs. downstairs. here. inside upstairs there downtown downstairs one-word places outside inside. (c) Jaya is


1-7 BE + A PLACE :Raja is outside. 1-7 BE + A PLACE 68


1-7 BE + A PLACE :Ravi is upstairs. 1-7 BE + A PLACE 69


1-7 BE + A PLACE :1-7 BE + A PLACE 70 prepositional phrase preposition + noun = PREPOSITION + NOUN (d) Shiva is next to Jane.


1-7 BE + A PLACE :Sara is . in the pool 1-7 BE + A PLACE 71


1-7 BE + A PLACE :Leo is . on the car 1-7 BE + A PLACE 72


1-7 BE + A PLACE : He is downtown. upstairs. Outside. one word She is on the car. at school. in the pool. prepositional phrase 1-7 BE + A PLACE 73


1-7 BE + A PLACE :on The plant is ___ the table. at under above on 1-7 BE + A PLACE 74


1-7 BE + A PLACE :Dev is ________. outside downtown here outside 1-7 BE + A PLACE 75 here


1-7 BE + A PLACE :at under next to on Hema is ___ school. at 1-7 BE + A PLACE 76


1-7 BE + A PLACE :The tables and chairs are _____ the tree. under at under above on 1-7 BE + A PLACE 77


1-8 SUMMARY :An elephant is big. 1-8 SUMMARY 78


1-8 SUMMARY :1-8 SUMMARY 79 3 basic completions SUBJECT + BE + A PLACE (c) She is at the gym (d) I am downstairs a noun an Adjective an expression of place ADJECTIVE (b) She is happy. NOUN (a) I am a teacher.


1-8 SUMMARY :An eagle is a bird.  correct?___ 1-8 SUMMARY 80


1-8 SUMMARY :Eggs is healthy. Eggs are healthy. correct?___ no  1-8 SUMMARY 81


1-8 SUMMARY :China and Japan are countries.  correct?___ 1-8 SUMMARY 82


1-8 SUMMARY :The lion is big. correct?___ The lion are big. no  1-8 SUMMARY 83


1-8 SUMMARY :1-8 SUMMARY 84 The boys are at the beach. The boys is at the beach. no  correct? ___


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