Part 2: The Verb Be: Present

 

Unit 3 The Present of Be

Part 2 Affirmative and Negative Statements with Be

Complete the sentences.  Use is or isn't.

1

New York _________ the capital of the United States.

2

Brasilia _____ the capital of Brazil.

3

Sydney _______ the capital of Australia.

4

Quebec _______ the capital of Canada.

5

Cairo _______ the capital of Egypt.

6

Rome _____ the capital of Italy.

7

Canberra _______ the capital of Australia.

8

Tokyo ______ the capital of Japan.

Part 3 Affirmative Statements with BE

Complete the letter.  Use am, is, are.

 

Dear Mom and Dad,

 

   Karen and I _________ in Sydney.  It _________ warm here. It ____

 

thirty-two degrees Celsius today.  Sydney ________ wonderful city.  The Opera

 

House ________ beautiful, and the people ___________friendly.

 

   We ________ at the Canberra Hotel.  The rooms _______ big but a

 

little expensive.  Karen __________ in the hotel room now.  I _______ at

 

a very nice restaurant.  The food _______ delicious.

 

Love, Paul

Part 8 Conversation Completion

Complete the conversation.  Use the words in list below:

 am, are, Australia, capital, is, not, opera, They're, this, too, We're, you

Mark:

Hi, Steve.

Steve:

Hi, Mark.  Mark, ____________ is my cousin Amy, and this _________ her

 

friend Jenny.   ____________ here on vacation.

Mark:

Hi. Nice to meet you.

 

Amy:

Nice to meet you too.

Mark:

So, you're _________ from around here?

Amy:

No.  We're from ___________.

Mark:

Australia?  Ah- the land of kangaroos and koalas.

Amy:

And big business, and _____________, and…

Mark:

Right. Are you from the _____________?

Amy:

No.  __________ from Sydney.  And our kangaroos and koalas. _______ all

Mark:

In the zoo?

 

Amy:

That's right.  Are __________from Seattle?

Mark:

Yes, I ____________.

Unit 4 That is/ Those are; Possessive Adjectives

Part 3 Singular and Plural Nouns

 

Write the sentences in the singular.

1

Those women are from Brazil. ___________________________.

2

Those cars are from Italy. _______________________________.

3

Those children are from Canada. _________________________ .

4

Those boys are from Egypt. _____________________________.

 

 

5

Those dishes are from Austria. ___________________________.

Part 4 Singular and Plural Nouns

Write the sentences in the plural.

1

That woman is from Brazil.______________________________.

2

That person is from Mexico._____________________________.

3

That girl is from Japan. _________________________________.

4

That glass is from Australia. ____________________________.

5

That computer is from the United States. __________________.

Part 5 Possessive Adjectives

Complete the story.  Use my, his, her, our, their

 

That's me and ________ family.

 

Those are ______ sisters.

 

_______ names are Kate, Ann, and

 

Ruth.  And that's _______ little

 

brother.   _________ name is Sam.

 

________ parents aren't in the

 

picture.  Kate and _________ husband

 

have one daughter.  __________ name is Amy.

Unit 5 The Present of Be

Part 3 Yes/No Questions with Be

Write questions with the information below:

1

you/ a student/ be

 

______________________________?

2

she/ your sister/ be

 

______________________________?

3

they/ from Peru/ be

 

______________________________?

4

he/ an actor/ be

 

______________________________?

5

their last name/ Wilson/ be

 

______________________________?

6

you/ Josh/ be

 

______________________________?

7

they/ on a business trip/ be

 

______________________________?

Part 4 Short Answers with the Present of Be

Answer the questions.  Write true short answers.

1

Are you a student?

 

______________________________.

2

Are you single?

 

______________________________.

3

Are you nervous?

 

______________________________.

4

Is your teacher married?

 

______________________________.

5

Is your teacher from Canada?

 

______________________________.

6

Is it hot now?

 

______________________________.

 

 

7

Are your classmates famous?

 

______________________________.

8

Are you and your classmates from Brazil?

 

______________________________.

Unit 6 Where and Prepositions of Place

 

Part 2 Prepositions of Place

Look at the map on p.27 from the workbook. Write True or False.

1

_______

The movie theater is across from the restaurant.

2

_______

The post office is across from the movie theater.

3

_______

The bank is between the post office and the art museum.

4

_______

The apartment building is between the restaurant and the movie theater.

5

_______

The art museum is next to the post office.

6

_______

The restaurant is on Washington Street.

7

_______

The apartment building is at number 17 First Avenue.

8

_______

The art museum is across from the apartment building.

Part 7 Ordinal Numbers

Look at the directory below.  Answer the questions.

 

Main Street Medical Building

 

Doctor

Bell

Chan

Din

Lugo

Peterson

Shore

Floor

5

1

3

4

6

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Where is Doctor Bell's office? _______________________.

2

Where is Doctor Chan's office? ______________________.

3

Where is Doctor Din's office? ________________________.

4

Where is Doctor Lugo's office? _______________________.

5

Where is Doctor Peterson's office? ____________________.

6

Where is Doctor Shore's office? _______________________.