lA GRAMMAR verb be: I and you

C) Complete the conversation with 1 or you.

Miranda Hi, 1 /m Miranda. Are 2 ___ Mei Ling?

Mei Ling Yes, 3
___ am.
Miranda Nice to meet •___
Mei Ling Nice to meet 5 ___ !

(!» Complete the conversation with am, 'm, 'm not, are, or 're.

Mike Oh, hi! You 1 Ie. in my English class.

Rosa English class? Oh yes!
Mike 2
___ you Rosa?
Rosa Yes, I ___• And you •___ Matt.
3

Right?
Mike No, I 5
___ • I 6___ Mike.
Rosa Oh. Sorry, Mike.

G Complete the conversation with a form of the verb be. Use contractions where possible.

Paolo Hello. 1 fm Paolo.

Woman Paolo Rivera?
Paolo Yes, 3
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Room 37
Woman No, you 5 6

Room 2.
Paolo Oh, thanks.

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A I
Where's Cristiano Ronaldo from? 2___ he from Spain?
B No, he 3_ __•
A Is •__ from Portugal?
B Yes, he 5___ .
A Where in Portugal? Is 6___ from Lisbon?
A No, he 7
___ • He 8___ from Madeira.

G) Complete the conversation. Use contractions where possible.

A Where 1
___ dim sum from? 2___ it from Korea?
B No, 3
___ isn't.
A •___ it from Japan?
B No, it 5
___ • It 6 ___ from China.
A Oh, yes. 1
___ Kimchi from Korea?
B Yes, it 8
___ •

G Complete the conversation. Use contractions where possible.

A Where '--- Thalia 2

___ ? Is 3___ from the United States?
B No, she • ___ .
A she from Mexico?
B Yes, she 6 ___•
A Where in Mexico? 1
___ she from Guadalajara?
A No, she 8___• She 9___ from Mexico City.

- G) Practice the conversations with a partner.

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First name: ________ First name: ________

Last name: ________ Last name: _ _ _

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From (country or city): ____ From (country or city): ____

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lA VOCABULARY Numbers; days of the week
O Find the words for numbers 1-10 and the days of the week.

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R H J l E A u u G F F w
F y u E N T y E D N R 0

0 N E R F u H s p N I s
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B E x R D H R v v A I T

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Numbers
3 4
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6 7 8 9 10

Days of the week

Sunday M T
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 18 VOCABULARY Countries
Student A
Look at the map. Ask your partner about the countries in the box. Write the names of the
countries on the map.

the United States England Peru Chile Korea China Spain

Student B
Look at the map. Ask your partner about the countries in the box. Write the names of the
countries on the map.

?England

4Peru

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Canada Portugal Mexico Brazil Japan Vietnam Saudi Arabia

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PEl VOCABULARY Classroom language
• Look at the pictures. Write what the people say. Use the sentences below.

a Please, close your book. f What's this in English?

b Sit down, please. g Can you repeat that, please?
c Go co page 7. h Look at the board, please.
d How do you spell it? Open your book, please.
e Sorry. I don't understand. Please, stand up.

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