Unit

1 am/is/are
Did you work today?
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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cleaner
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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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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.
sick
Steve is ill. He's in bed.
My brother is scared of dogs.
It's ten o'clock. You're late again. How are you now?
kiss - ^
Ann and I are good friends.
Your keys are on the table. angry - bravo
lazy - preguiça
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 I'm not
3 it is n o t it's not/ it isn't
......................... 5 I am not
they're
2 they a re .......................................
4 that is that's
you're not
6 you are n o t ...........................
this- that - singular
I - am these - those - plural
Write am, is or are. He,She,it - Is
clima You, we, they - 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.
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3 This bag.................. heavy. 7 Em ily is at home. Her child ren are at school.
4 These bags are heavy. 8 I am a taxi driver. My sister is a nurse.

f B Complete the sentences.

1 Steve is ill H as in bed.
2 I'm not hungry, b u t...............................thirsty.
3 M r Thomas is a very old man..................................... 98.
4 These chairs aren't beautiful, b u t.................................comfortable.
5 The weather is nice today........... ........................ warm and sunny.
6.....'............................. late.' 'No, I'm not. I'm early!'
7 Catherine isn't at home....................................at work.
8.....'............................. your coat.' 'Oh, thank you very much.'

<9 Look at Lisa's sentences in 1A. Now write sentences about yourself.
1 (name?) M y name is Silvia. 5 (favourite colour or colours?)
2 (age?) I am twenty five years old.
I ................................................................................. favorite color is dark blue.
M y .................................................................................
3 (from?) I am from Brazil.
I ................................................................................. 6 (interested in ... ?)
4 (job?) am an English teacher.
I .................................................................................. am intersted in English.
I .......................................................................................

Write sentences for the pictures. Use: gossip - fofoca

angry cold hot hungry scared th irsty

is hot. They are hungry.

2 They are cold. He is scared. She is angry.
What are you scared of?
Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use is/isn't or are/aren't. I am scared of injections.

1 (it / hot today).............................j.tjsn’t hot to d a y , or It’s. hpt.tpday,

2 (it / windy today) isn't windy today.
It..............................................................................
3 (my hands / cold) hands aren't cold.
M y ..........................................................................
4 (Brazil / a very big country) Brazil is a very big country.
.................................................................................
Diamonds aren't cheap.
5 (diamonds / cheap)................. .................................................................................
Toronto isn't 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 ,....................
8 (hungry) am not hungry.
I ...............................................................................
I am not a good swimmer.
9 (a good swimmer)................... .................................................................................
10 (interested in football) I am not interested in football.
.................................................................................

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