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Beginner Unit 2a

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Beginner Unit 2a
to be (negative) : a/an + occupation
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She isnt Mexican. Shes from Argentina.

She isnt thirty-five. Shes thirty.

She isnt married. Shes single. She isnt a nurse. Shes a doctor.

Presentation
Negative
I he she you we they am not is not Mexican. from Mexico. thirty-five. married. Im not He isnt She isnt You arent We arent They arent Mexican. from Mexico. thirty-five. married.
TIP

These negative forms are also possible: hes not, were not

are not

a/an + occupation

Use a/an (indefinite article) with a persons occupation.

an artist. Use a before words that start with a consonant sound: a doctor, a teacher Use an before words that start with a vowel sound: Were doctors. an artist, an engineer Youre artists. Theyre Dont use a/an with plurals. Say doctors (dont say a doctors). TIP Most plurals are formed by adding -s to the singular: doctors, teachers, artists, engineers See page 233: Spelling rules Key vocabulary Occupations: artist, doctor, engineer, musician, nurse, student, teacher

Im Youre Hes Shes

a doctor.

Practical Grammar 1

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Beginner Unit 2a
Exercises
1 Complete the sentences with a, an or (no article). a 1 Shes doctor. 7 She isnt 2 Hes an artist. 8 Im not
3 4 5 6

Theyre engineers. Im a teacher. Were doctors. a Youre musician.

9 10 11 12

artist. student. a You arent teacher. an engineer. He isnt They arent nurses. an You arent artist.

an

2 Write negative sentences.


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Shes a doctor, not a nurse. Im a student, not a teacher. Youre an engineer, not an artist. Theyre Polish, not Russian. Were musicians, not engineers. Shes Japanese, not Chinese. Hes single, not married. Im twenty, not twenty-one. Shes an artist, not a musician. Theyre from Brazil, not Peru. Were teachers, not students. Shes twenty-eight, not twenty-nine.

She isnt a nurse. I'm not a teacher. You aren't an artist. They aren't Russian. We aren't engineers. She isn't Chinese. He's not married. I'm not twenty-one. She isn't a musician. They aren't from Peru. We aren't students. She's not twenty-nine.

3 Correct the sentences. Use the words in the box.


Australia
1

France
2

India Peru

the USA
3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

The Taj Mahal is in Pakistan.

The Taj Mahal isnt in Pakistan. Its in India.


The Statue of Liberty is in Canada.

The Statue of Liberty isn't in Canada. It's in the USA.


Machu Picchu is in Mexico. The Eiffel Tower is in Italy.

Machu Pichu isn't in Mexico. it's in Peru.

The Eiffel Tower isn't in Italy. It's in France


The Sydney Opera House is in the UK.

The Sydney Opera House isn't in the UK. It's in Australia.


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Practical Grammar 1

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