International friends: names and addresses

A review of the verb be and subject pronouns.

Exercise 1
Read this information about Ed and his friends from his MySpace page. Circle the
forms of be (some are contractions).
Im from the United States, but Im not in the US now. I'm a college student in Venezuela.
I have lots of friends here. My friends are Venezuelan. Theyre students too. Were all
baseball fans. They aren't soccer fans. Beto is 21. Hes a baseball player in his free time.
Sara is 20. Shes Betos girlfriend. Shes nice.

Exercise 2
Write the correct pronouns from the box.
I

you

he

she

it

we

they

Which subjects do we use am with? .....................................................................................

Which subjects do we use is with? .......................................................................................
Which subjects do we use are with? .....................................................................................

Exercise 3
Read these questions for Ed from his MySpace page.

Circle the forms of be.

Underline the subjects.

1.

Wheres your school?

2.

What are the names of your friends?

3.

What is their favorite music?

4.

Is Beto a good baseball player?

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Exercise 4
Complete the table.
Are you from Los Angeles?

Yes, I am.

Where ______ you from?

_____ from Los Angeles.

______ John a good student?

Yes, he ______.

Where ______ he from?

______ from Denver.

______ Margaret your friend?

Yes, she ______.

What ______ her phone

number?

______ 658-9987.

______ you and Bob baseball

fans?

Yes, we ______.

Where ______ you and Ann

from?

______ from Mexico.

_______ your classes good?

Yes, they ______.

Where ____ Maria and Tom

from?

______ from California.

No, Im not.

No, he ______.

No, she ______ my friend

No, we ______.

No, they ______.

Exercise 5
Match the names with the subject pronouns.
1. Beto and Sarah

we (a)

2. Beto

she (b)

3. Sarah and I

they (c)

4. Sarah

you (d)

5. You and Beto

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Exercise 6
Write the correct forms of the verbs. Use contractions if possible. NEG. = negative.
Secretary:

Welcome to our school. Whats your name?

Jiro:

Jiro. J-I-R-O.

Secretary :

And what ....................... your last name?

Jiro:

Hashimoto. H-A-S-H-I-M-O-T-O.

Secretary:

Are you married?

Jiro:

Yes, I ........................ This ....................... my wife Noriko.

Secretary:

Where ....................... you from?

Jiro:

Noriko and I ....................... from Tokyo, Japan.

Secretary:

How old ....................... you?

Jiro:

I ....................... 22 and Noriko .......................20. Her English .......................

(NEG.) very good.

Secretary:
Jiro:

That ....................... no problem. Where are your parents?

They .......................in Japan. My father ....................... a doctor there.

Exercise 7
Write the sentences in the correct order.
A: are / who / people / those ............................................................................................... ?
B: and / Bart / are / Sarah / they ...........................................................................................
are / new / students / they .................................................................................................
A: are / from / they / where................................................................................................... ?
B: Bart / Canada / from / is.....................................................................................................
Australian / is / Sarah .......................................................................................................
A: are / friends / they ........................................................................................................... ?
B: are / they / yes, ..................................................................................................................
are / friends / my / they / too .............................................................................................
Exercise 8
Interview two classmates. Complete the address book entries.
Last name: ...............................................

Last name: ...............................................

First name: ...............................................

First name: ...............................................

Phone number: .........................................

Phone number: ........................................

E-mail address: ........................................

E-mail address: ........................................

Now tell a different student about the two classmates.

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Teachers notes & key

Aim: to use and review the verb be and subject pronouns
Topic: talking about and interacting with friends
Lesson timing: 45 minutes
Exercises 1-5 guide the students through a review of the grammar, which is practiced in Exercises
6-8.
Exercise 1
In this exercise, students find the forms of be in affirmative and negative statements.
(answers in italics)
Im from the United States, but Im not in the US now. I'm a college student in Venezuela. I have
lots of friends here. My friends are Venezuean. Theyre students too. Were all baseball fans.
They aren't soccer fans. Beto is 21. Hes a baseball player in his free time. Sara is 20. Shes
Betos girlfriend. Shes nice.
Exercise 2
This exercise reinforces the forms of be that are used with each subject pronoun.
am: I

is: he, she, it

are: you, we, they

Exercise 3
Students find the forms of be in questions and locate the subjects.
(answers in italics)
Wheres your school?

What are the names of your friends?

What is their favorite music?

Is Beto a good baseball player?

Point out to students that s is the contraction and is the long form.
Exercise 4
Students complete the table summarizing the formation of sentences with be.
Are you from Los Angeles?

Yes, I am.

Where are from?

I'm from Los Angeles.

Is John a good student?

Yes, he is.

Where is he from?

He's from Denver.

Is Margaret your friend?

Yes, she is.

What is her phone number?

It's 658-9987.

Are you and Bob baseball fans?

Yes, we are.

Where are you and Ann from?

We're from Mexico.

Are your classes good?

Yes, they are.

Where are Maria and Tom from?

They're from California.

No, Im not.

No, he isn't.

No, she isn't my friend

No, we aren't.

No, they aren't.

Point out that contractions are not possible in short yes/no answers.
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Exercise 5
This is a review of subject pronouns.
1c
2e
3a
4b
5d
Exercise 6
This exercise lets students practice the correct forms of be by filling them in to complete a
conversation. They could practice the conversation in groups of three afterwards.
is (s)
am
is
are
are
are
'm
is
is not (isn't)
is ('s)
are ('re)
is ('s)
Exercise 7
This activity helps students practice word order in statements and questions.
A: Who are those people?
B: They are Bart and Sarah. They are new students.
A: Where are they from?
B: Bart is from Canada. Sarah is Australian.
A: Are they friends?
B: Yes, they are. They are my friends too.
Exercise 8
This pair work practice gives students the opportunity to use the forms of be in a communicative
situation. They use the address book entry form to interview two of their classmates. Brainstorm
the questions they will need to use before beginning the activity:
What's your last name?
How do you spell it?
What's your first name?
What's your phone number?
What's your email address?
Note: @ is read: at; . is dot: englishclass@email.com is read englishclass at email dot com.
In the second part, students tell a different person about the classmates they interviewed.
E.g: His name is Alberto. His last name is Vazquez. His phone number is 345-4958 and his email
address is avazquez at gmail dot com.

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