To Be

Where are you from?
1. Read the countries' names.
1. Brazil
2. China
3. England
4. Egypt
5. France
6. Germany
7. Italy
8. Japan
9. Mexico
10. Poland
11. Russia
12. Spain
13. Switzerland
14. Turkey
15. the United States (the USA)
Listen and repeat
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2. Match the words with the pronouns
I YOU HE
SHE İT YOU
WE THEY
- Where is it from?
- It is from France.
-Where are you from?
-I am from Australia.
-Are you from Germany?
-Yes, we are.
-Where are they from?

-They are from England.
AM, İS, ARE ----->> TO BE
3. GRAMMAR: to be (positive)
Study the rules
The verb ‘to be’ is used to describe states, feelings, and characteristics.
Positive forms
I am your teacher. - I’m your teacher.
You are in room 7. - You’re in room 7.
He is Mike. - He’s Mike.
She is Hannah. -She’s Hannah.
It is a school. - It’s a school.
We are students. - We’re students.
You are in Class 2. - You’re in Class 2.
They are teachers. - They’re teachers.
1. In contractions ’ = a missing letter, e.g. ’m = am. We use contractions in conversation and in
informal writing, e.g. an email to a friend.
2. In English we always use a name or pronoun with the verb.
It’s a school. NOT Is a school.
They’re teachers. NOT Are teachers.
3. I is always written with a capital letter.
4. There is only one form оf you – there is no formal and informal form, unlike in many other
languages.
5. He is used for a male and she for a female. Things in English don’t have a gender. It is used for
everything which is not a man or a woman, e.g. thing, country, place, building, etc. Animals are
often it, but can also be he or she if they are yours and you know the sex.
6. We use they for people, things, countries, places, buildings, etc.
4. Write in the missed forms of the verb ‘to be’
Conversation 1
Janet: Hello, I am Janet.
Oscar: Hi, I __ Oscar. Nice to meet you.
Janet: You too. Where__ you from?
Oscar: I __ from Colombia.
Janet: Oh, where in Colombia?
Oscar: From Bogota.
Conversation 2
Kasia: Hello, I __ Kasia.
Peter: Hello, I__ Peter.
Kasia: Nice to meet you.
Peter: You too. Where __ you from?
Kasia: I __ from Poland.
Peter: Are you from Warsaw?
Kasia: No, I'm not. I __ from Gdansk.
5. Write the correct form of the verb ‘to be’
1. I am from China.
2. She __ very happy today.
3. They __ from Vietnam.
4. She __ here.
5. I __ Spanish.
6. You __ a pilot.
7. It __ a French restaurant.
6. GRAMMAR: to be (negative)
Study the rules.
Negative forms
I am not your teacher. - I'm not your teacher.
You are not in room 7. - You aren't in room 7
He is not Mike. - He isn't Mike.
She is not Hannah. - She isn't Hannah.
It is not a school. - It isn't a school.
We are not students. - We aren't students.
You are not in Class 2. - You aren't in Class 2.
They are not teachers. - They aren't teachers.
7. Choose the correct option.
1. They… from the UK.
aren't
isn't
'm not
2. My sister… at home.
aren't
isn't
'm not
3. Mike… a student.
aren't
isn't
'm not
4. I… at work.
aren't
isn't
'm not
5. You… ready.
aren't
isn't
'm not
8. Complete the sentences with the correct negative form of to be.
1. He is not from Germany.

2. I ___ tired.
3. You ___ my friend.
4. My brother ___ a dentist.
5. They ___ young.
6. Oliver ___ in London.
9. GRAMMAR: to be (questions)
Study the rules.
Word order in questions
They’re from Russia. - Are they from Russia?
1. In questions we put am, is, are before I, you, he, etc.

e.g. He’s from Russia. - Is he from Russia?
2. We start a question with a question word (what, where, etc.).
What’s your name?
Where are you from?
Where‘s he from?
Questions and short answers

A: Am I in room 2?
B: Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
A: Are you Linda?

B: Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
A: Is he Brazilian?
B: Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
A: Is she from Italy?

B: Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
A: Is it good?
B: Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
A: Are we late?
B: Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
A: Are you from Russia?

B: Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.
A: Are they Mexican?

B: Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
10. Complete the sentences with the correct form of be.
1. We're in Rio de Janeiro.

2. - ____ they Italian?
- No, they ___Spanish.
3. -___ they Turkish?
- No, they ___ Egyptian.
4. -____ they on holiday?
- No, they ____. They ____ on business.
5. - Are you Japanese?
- No, we _____. We ____ American.
6. - ____ we in room 10?
- No, you ____ in room 10. You _____ in room 9.
7. -Sorry, ____we late?
- No, you _____.
8. - _______ they English?
- No, they _____. They _____ Scottish.
11. Put the words in the right order.
1. A: Are you Russian?

B: not, I'm, no.
2. A: Ben, is, name, your?

B: is, it, yes.
3. A: class, am, for, late, I, today?

B: you, yes, are.
4. A: they, British, are?

B: they're, no, American.
5. A: you, Australia, from, are?

B: aren't, no, we.
6. A: she, teacher, a, is?
B: no, isn't, she.

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Where are you from?

1. Read the countries' names.

2. Match the words with the pronouns

-Where are you from?

-Are you from Germany?

-Where are they from?

6. We use they for people, things, countries, places, buildings, etc.

4. Write in the missed forms of the verb ‘to be’

5. Write the correct form of the verb ‘to be’

7. Choose the correct option.

1. They… from the UK.

8. Complete the sentences with the correct negative form of to be.

1. He is not from Germany.

1. In questions we put am, is, are before I, you, he, etc.

Questions and short answers

A: Are you Linda?

A: Is she from Italy?

A: Are you from Russia?

A: Are they Mexican?

10. Complete the sentences with the correct form of be.

1. We're in Rio de Janeiro.

- No, you _____.

8. - _______ they English?

- No, they _____. They _____ Scottish.

11. Put the words in the right order.

1. A: Are you Russian?

2. A: Ben, is, name, your?

3. A: class, am, for, late, I, today?

4. A: they, British, are?

5. A: you, Australia, from, are?

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