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The verb to be

Full form (written)

 

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I am
=
I'm
you are
=
you're
he is
=
he's
she is
=
she's
it is
=
it's
are not
=
aren't
is not
=

 

For the teacher - Articles Picture ThisFor the student - Picture This Picture This

a or an?
a = b, c, d ...
an = a, e, i, o, u
a banana, a car, a dog... an apple, an elephant, an igloo, an orange, an umbrella

Question - What/Who is it?

What ....? = things

Who .....? = people

"What's" = What is

"It's" = It is

"Who's" = Who is

Who's your teacher?

"Hello. I'm Lynne. I'm your teacher."

 

 

"What's this?"
An apple
"It's an apple."
"And this?"
A pear
"It's a pear."
"And what's this?"
"It's a car."
"And what are these?"
Biscuits
"They're biscuits."
"And these?"
"They're eggs."
"Who's this?"
Mr Bean
"It's Mr. Bean."

Test It

Enter the correct form of the verb to be - Fill It

Test your vocabulary - Name It - if you don't know a word look it up in your dictionary.

Practise It

On the forum - Let me know who you are.
Read this song - Great for practising "I am".

For homework read and do the exercises in Essential Grammar in Use (Unit 1 - Pages 10 and 11 - Answers on Page 265)

Print Version - You can print this lesson out here
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Week 1