VERB TO BE:

I.Look at the information in the chart and write a description of the people.
Nick

London

15 years old

Student

Susan

Chicago

30 years old

Secretary

Eric and John

Manchester

45 years old

Bank manager

Nicole

Santiago

24 years old

Actress

Tom and I

Sydney

37 years old

Engineer

Example: Nick is from London. He is 15 years old and hes a student.

1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________

II.Complete these examples of song titles and expressions (VERB TO BE).

1. Roses______ red, violets______blue, sugar ______sweet and you ____too!
2. The best things in life _____ free.
3. You ____ the sunshine of my life.
4. No man _____an island.
5. I____ nothing without you!

III. Complete these sentences using a present form of verb to be in positive or negative form.
1. Paris _____ the capital of Holland.
2.

It _____ very hot today.

3.

The students in my class _____ lazy.

4.

I______ stupid.

5.

Cars_____dangerous.

6.

My parents ______ American.

IV.

Read about Julia and write short answers to the questions below.

My name is Julia and Im from Brazil, Im 17 years old and I am a student. My mother is a farmer and my
mother is a housewife. We are a very happy family. My three sisters are nurses and my 2 brothers are
soldiers. Our house is very big.

1. Are you Italian? _______________

2. Are you Brazilian?_____________

3. Is your father a doctor? __________

4. Is he a farmer?________________

5. Is your mother a teacher?__________

6. Is she a housewife?____________

7. Are you over 18 years old?_________

8. Are you a student?_____________

9. Are your brothers farmers?__________

10. Are your sisters nurses?________

VI. Choose the correct word for each sentence:

1. Theyre my classmates. ________names are Kate and Paul. (They Their)
2. Were students.________ classroom is 208. (we-our)
3. Excuse me. Whats ________last name again? (you-your)
4. Thats Clark.________ is in my class.(He-his)
5. My parents are on vacation. _________ are in Buenos Aires. (they their)
6. Im from London, England. _______is a beautiful city. (It its)

VII. Find the correct answer for the questions: (8pts)

1. Wheres the camera?

______ Very well.

2. Is your car blue?

______ No, Im not.

3. Am I late?

______ In your bag.

4. Hows George?

______ Yes, you are.

5. Are you hungry?

______ No, it isnt.

6. Is Linda from London?

______My sister

7. Wheres Ann ?

______No, shes form New York.

8. Whos that woman?

______Shes at home.

VIII. Correct underlined mistakes:

1. He and I is students.

_____________________________________________

2. They are American?

_____________________________________________?

3. Do is she from Arica?

_____________________________________________?

4. We not are in class.

_____________________________________________

5. Peter and Mike is technicians.

_____________________________________________

6. We dont French.

_____________________________________________

7. I not am your teacher of Spanish

_____________________________________________

8. They is ready.

_____________________________________________

IX. Read and answer about you:

1. Whats your name?______________________________________________________________
2. Where are you from?_____________________________________________________________
3. Whats your last name?___________________________________________________________
4. Whats your e-mail address?_______________________________________________________
5. When is your birthday?___________________________________________________________