2. CONTENTS
Preview
1-1 Noun + is + noun: singular
1-2 Noun + are + noun: plural
1-3 Pronoun + be + noun
1-4 Contractions with be
1-5 Negative with be
1-6 Be + adjective
1-7 Be + a place
1-8 Summary: basic sentence patterns with be
6. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
I’m from
Greece.
What
country
are you
from?
First Name
Country
Akela
Kenya
Nick
Greece
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7. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
Canada is a country.
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8. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
NOUN + IS + NOUN
(a) Canada isis a country.
Canada
a country.
Canada = a singular noun
is
= a singular verb
country = a singular noun
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9. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
(b) Sydney is a city.
A is an article.
A singular nouns
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10. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
Brazil is a country.
Peru is a country.
Santiago is a city.
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11. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
(c) A butterfly is an insect.
A
An
same meaning
a and an are articles
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12. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
a bed
a man
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13. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
A in front of
consonants
a bed
a man
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14. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven
an ear
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15. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
An in front of
vowels
an oven
an ear
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16. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
An apple is a fruit.
A bear is an animal.
A rose is a flower.
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17. 1-1 Let’s Practice
A
a
1. __ school is ___ building.
a an
A
an
2. ___ horse is ___ animal.
An
an
3. ___ ant is ___ insect.
a
4. Soccer is ___ sport.
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18. 1-1 Let’s Practice
Colombia is a ______.
country
Argentina is a ______.
country
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Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo is a ___.
city
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35. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
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36. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
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37. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is
a teacher.
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38. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is
a teacher.
(d) He
a teacher.
is
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39. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is
a teacher.
(d) He
is
a teacher.
(e) It
is
a school.
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40. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PLURAL
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(f) We
are teachers.
(b) You are a teacher. (g) You are teachers.
(c) She is a teacher.
(h) They are teachers.
(d) He is a teacher.
(e) It is a school.
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41. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a teacher.
We are teachers.
You are a teacher.
You are teachers.
She is a teacher.
They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
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42. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a teacher.
We are teachers.
You are a teacher.
You are teachers.
She is a teacher.
They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
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43. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a teacher.
We are teachers.
You are a teacher.
You are teachers.
She is a teacher.
They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
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44. 1-3 Let’s Practice
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a girl.
are girls
We _______ .
are a girl
You ________ .
are girls
You _______ .
is a girl
She _______ .
are girls
They _______ .
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47. 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE
IS
CONTRACTION
she + is
she’s
he + is
he’s
it
it’s
+ is
She’s a girl.
He’sa cat. .
It’s a boy
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48. 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE
CONTRACTION
you + are
ARE
you’re
we + are
we’re
they + are
they’re
They’restudents.
You’restudents.
We’re students.
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54. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS
She’snot
You’renot
He’snot
I’m not
You aren’t
Sheisn’t
He isn’t
(a) I am not a doctor.
(b) You are not a doctor.
(c) She is not a doctor.
(d) He is not a doctor.
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55. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS
We’re not
They’renot
You’re not
It’s not
We aren’t
Theyaren’t
You aren’t
It isn’t
(e) It is not a city.
(f ) We are not doctors.
(g) You are not teachers.
(h) They are not teachers.
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69. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
(a) Janet is here.
(b) Bill is at the library.
here = a place
at the library = a place
be
place
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70. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
upstairs.
inside.
there.
(c) Janet is outside.
downstairs.
downtown.
here.
one-word places
downtown
upstairs
there
downstairs
inside
outside
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82. 1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE
SUBJECT + BE +
3 basic completions
NOUN
(a) I
am
a teacher.
ADJECTIVE
(b) She
is
happy.
a noun
an
adjective
A PLACE
(c) She
(d) I
is
am
at the gym. an expression
of place
downstairs.
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