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John Isn’t Happy!
A Warmer
What is it?
What are they?
It is a ___________
They are _____________s.
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B Reading
Read about Jane and her family.
Hello, my name is Jane. I am twenty-seven years old. I am a writer for

a fashion magazine, Glitz. I am from Toronto
in Canada. I am 1m75 tall. My hair is long
and red. I am married to Kyle. He is a doctor
in a big hospital in Toronto. Our children are
Tim, four years old and Sasha, two years old.
They are very good children! It’s a big
family! Also, there is a dog, Bully. He is not a
bulldog, he’s a dachshund! We are very
happy. Are you?
C Grammar I
Complete these sentences from Jane’s description.
I ____ twenty-seven years old.

I ____ a writer for a fashion magazine.
____ you?
He ____ a doctor.
We ____ happy.
They ____ very good children!
Complete the verb ‘to be’ below. Work with another student.
I ____
You ____
He / She / It ____
We ____
You are
They ____
C Grammar I
Now complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb ‘to be’.
1. The banana ____ yellow.

2. The apples ____ red.
3. I ___ a doctor and my mother ____ a teacher.
4. We ____ from Italy.
5. (At the bank) Wait one minute, please, you ____ next.
6. My parents ____ happy to see you.
D Grammar II
Complete these sentences:
The apple ____ red.
The apple ____ ____ blue.
It ____ ____ blue.
Now, work with another student. Complete these sentences in the same way:
1. The banana ____ ____ blue, the banana ____ yellow.

2. The cat ____ ____ happy, it ____ sad.
3. The car ____ fast, it ____ ____ slow.
4. English ____ ____ difficult, it ____ easy!
Contractions
Sometimes in English, we put two words together to make one:
it + is = it’s
The apple is red. It is red. It’s red.
they + are = they’re
The chairs are big. They are big. They’re big.
D Grammar II
Complete these sentences:
1. The cats are black. ______ black.

2. The hotel is small. ______ small.
3. The dogs are brown and white. ______ brown and white.
4. The tree is green. ______ green.
5. The televisions are expensive. ______ expensive.
How do we make contractions with “he” and “she”?
he + is = ____
she + is = ____
She’s very happy in her new job.

He’s Nick and he’s very handsome.
E Game
You are going to play a game. Your teacher will put you
in a group with other students.
Your group has $100 to spend on these sentences.
You can spend a maximum of $25 on one sentence. If

you think a sentence is not correct, don’t buy it!
1. It’s a red chair.

2. They is very happy.
3. They’re from Italy.
4. The houses are blue. They blue.
5. I am seventeen year old.
6. My husband is a doctor in London.
7. The banana are yellow.
8. Your brother is nice.
Teacher Notes
Verb “to be” negative, contractions,
Target Language:
adjectives.
Duration: 50 minutes
1 Structure and Timing (all times approximate)
A. Warmer (10 minutes)

B. Reading (10 minutes)
C. Grammar I (10 minutes)
D. Grammar II (10 minutes)
E. Game (10 minutes)
Total: 50 minutes.
2 Procedure
A. Warmer
The focus of today’s lesson is a revision of positive “to be” sentences and the
introduction of negatives and contractions as well as looking at some adjectives such
as colors and sizes.
The warmer is a revision of the previous lesson where students were introduced to
basic affirmative sentences using “to be” and taught how to talk about single and
plural things (e.g. “It’s an apple, They are chairs”).
There was also some work on the correct pronunciation of the “s” is plurals, so make
students are on the mark with this during this Warmer. If the students are not having
any difficulty with this part of the lesson, you can start to introduce other nouns using
flashcards or objects around the classroom.
B. Reading
This could be considered quite a substantial reading for a student possibly only doing
his/her second lesson in English. They will have a great sense of achievement at
working their way through such a block in English. The language here is standard
personal information given using only the verb “to be” in various forms. And, you will
notice, we also introduce the negative here.
“Not” is introduced in quite an obvious context, which of course is the best way to
introduce new language elements to students, in context and in a way that will aid
both understanding and assimilation. A question using “to be” is also included too.
You can read the paragraph for your students and then write the personal data on the
board in a more abbreviated, tabulated fashion:
Example
Name: _____
Age: ____
Job: _____
C. Grammar I
Put students into pairs and ask them to find the relevant sentences in the reading and
to complete each of these sentences. After they have completed this, you can write
the verb “To Be” on the board, a copy of the conjugation table given for students in
this section.
Ask students to complete the second exercise in this section on their own and only
work with a partner afterwards to check the answers.
Answer Key
1. am
2. am
3. are
4. is
5. are
6. are
1. is
2. are
3. am, is
4. are
5. are
6. are
D. Grammar II
Having slipped a sentence with the negative of the verb “to be” into the reading, a
little under the radar, we will now focus more directly on the negative. If necessary,
you can refer back to the sentence about Bully the dog to elicit the correct form in this
section.
Students should be quick with the answer for the first line (“The apple is red”) and
having seen “not” in the reading section, shouldn’t have too much difficulty coming up
with “is not” for the second line although some students might offer leading-negative
possibilities such as “no is”. After you have the three lines complete, put students into
pairs to complete the short exercise.
For the contractions section, write “it’s” and “they’re” on the board where you wrote
the full conjugation of “to be” earlier, in the correct place. Once they’ve done the
short exercise focusing just on “it’s” and “they’re”, you can ask your students to
complete the verb in its contracted form.
Answer Key
1. is not, is
2. is not, is
3. is, is not
4. is not, is
1. it’s
2. it’s
3. they’re
4. it’s
5. they’re
E. Game
Divide the class into groups and explain the rules, that each group has one hundred
virtual dollars to spend on sentences they believe to be correct and that they must
avoid at all costs the incorrect sentences. Give the groups five minutes to make their
decisions about where to put their money, then go through each sentence in turn.
Answer Key
1. Correct
2. They are…
3. Correct
4. They are blue.
5. seventeen years…
6. Correct
7. is yellow
8. Correct

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John Isn’t Happy!

Read about Jane and her family.

Hello, my name is Jane. I am twenty-seven years old. I am a writer for

Complete these sentences from Jane’s description.

I ____ twenty-seven years old.

1. The banana ____ yellow.

Complete these sentences:

The apple ____ red.

The apple ____ ____ blue.

It ____ ____ blue.

1. The banana ____ ____ blue, the banana ____ yellow.

Sometimes in English, we put two words together to make one:

The apple is red. It is red. It’s red.

they + are = they’re

The chairs are big. They are big. They’re big.

Complete these sentences:

1. The cats are black. ______ black.

How do we make contractions with “he” and “she”?

She’s very happy in her new job.

Your group has $100 to spend on these sentences.

You can spend a maximum of $25 on one sentence. If

1. It’s a red chair.

1 Structure and Timing (all times approximate)

A. Warmer (10 minutes)

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