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2 People
AIM:
Use simple present tense with the verb to be to say some normal

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

situations Say some imperatives Read for details and write a paragraph about someone Listen and complete conversations, use the conversations to talk to their friends Know how to read word stress of English words

Grammar
The verb to be
Grammar in use 1 2 2.1 Read and listen to the conversations. Answer these questions. 1 Where is the meeting? 2 Where is Ms Watson? 3 Where are Mr and Mrs Smith from?

Rules

Rules
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Look at the table. Add the short forms of the verb to be. re s m
am _____ am not _____ is _____ is not _____ are _____ are not _____

I He She It We You They

here.

from Portugal.

in room ten.

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Find the negative short forms in the conversations. Add them to the table. How do we make questions with the verb to be? The meeting is here. ______________ here? They are from America. ______________ from America? Look at the conversations again. Complete the short answers. 1 A Are you Ms Watson? B No, Im _______. 2 A Are Mr and Mrs Smith from America? B No, they ______. 3 A Is the meeting here? B No, it _______. Give the short answers for these conversations.

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Practice 1 Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb to be. 1 A ________ this your pen? B No, it _______. 2 A ______ you from Spain? B No, I _____, I _____ from Argentina. 3 A Where _____ the meeting? B It _____ in the room over there. 4 A Mr and Mrs James _____ here. B Where ______ they? A They _______ on holiday. 5 A Excuse me. _____ you Mr and Mrs Wilson? B No, we _____. We ______ Mr and Mrs Smith. 2 Work with a partner. Ask and answer about the people in your class or on page 7.
EXAMPLES

Is _______ from Brazil? Yes, he / she is / No, he / she isnt. He / shes from______. Are _______ from Turkey? Yes, they are / No, they arent. Theyre from ______. 3 Write true sentences. 1 We _______ in room 10. 2 I _______ from Canada. 3 My name ________. 4 My partner _______ from Britain. 5 We _______ in a meeting. 6 My favourite colours _______. 7 I ________ tall. 8 New York _______. 9 ________ my favourite city. 10 Our teacher ________.
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Reading and writing Vocabulary

Classroom language (2)
1 Look at these instructions.

People and jobs

1 2.3 Read and listen to the texts. a
Im Walter Bergen and Im from New York in the USA. Im thirty-one years old and Im a doctor. Im married. My wife name is Candy and shes an architect. Shes thirty-one, too. In this photo were on holiday in Florida.

b My names Meena Kuhmar. Im twenty-six years old and Im from Bristol in England, but my parents are from India. Im a dentist and Im married. My husband is twenty-seven and hes an engineer. His names Suresh. In this photo were in our garden. c

2 2.2 Listen and follow the instructions. 3 Work with a partner. Give him/ her some instructions.
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My names Tim Caldwell. Im from Melbourne in Australia. Im twenty years old and Im a student. Im not married. My girlfriend is a secretary. Her names Glenda and shes twentytwo. In this photo were with her parents at their house.

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Match the texts and the pictures. 1 Who are the people in each picture? 2 Where are they?

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Suzie is a hairdresser. _______ married. _______ husband is a shop assistant. _______ names Joe. Look at the texts again. Glenda, Suresh, and Candy are introducing themselves and their partners. Write their texts. Write a paragraph about yourself. Add a photograph.

Language focus: Possessive adjectives a Look at the texts again and complete the table.
Subject pronoun Possessiv e adjective

I he she it we you they

_______ _______ _______ its _______ your _______

My names _______. Im from _______ in _______. Im _______ years old and Im a/an _______ .Im (not) married. My wife / husband / girlfriend / boyfriend is _______. His / her names _______. He / shes _______ years old. In this photo were ______.

Vocabulary file: Jobs

a Complete the names of these jobs. Use a dictionary to help you. stu_______ sec_______ waiter / waitress arch_______ shop assistant den_______ do_______ eng_______ tea_______ nurse bank clerk pil_______ 2.4 Listen, check, and repeat. Look at these sentences. Compare them with your language.
Im a dentist. Shes an architect.

b c

Look at these sentences. His names Tim. Her names Glenda. When do we use his or her? Is it the same in your language?

b c

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3 Complete the sentences with his, her, hes, or shes. 1 This is my wife. _______ names Maria. _______ a doctor and _______ twenty-nine e years old. 2 My boyfriends a waiter. _______ names Sven. In this photo _______ in London with _______ parents. 3 This is Alan with _______ girlfriend. _______ a teacher. _______ names Annette and _______ from Belgium.

Work with a partner. Ask and answer about the people in the pictures.
EXAMPLE A Is Suresh a bank clerk? B No, he isnt. Hes an engineer.

Ask people in your class about their jobs.

EXAMPLE A What do you do? (or what do you want to be?) B Im a hairdresser. (or I want to be a hairdresser.)

Listening and speaking

Meeting people
1 Look at the pictures.
a 2.5 Listen to the conversations.
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Label these people

Ken Melanie Barry Maria jason

Listen again and answer these questions.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Where is Ken from? What is his job? What is Marias job? Is Melanie a doctor? Are Ken and Melanie married? How does Melanie feel?
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Conversation pieces: Meeting people Complete the conversations. Pleased interesting from How a are do Im

Complete the paragraph about Ken. Ken is an _______. Hes from _____ in _______. Hes _______. His wife _______. Her name _______.

about an

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Hello, _______ Barry.

_______ do you do, Barry? Im Maria.

Pronunciation
The IPA; word stress
1 The IPA (the phonetic alphabet) English spelling and pronunciation are often not the same. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) shows you how a word is pronounced. Look at these words and sounds. same spelling different sound house [aU] your [:] difference spelling same sound what [{] not [{] Look at the list of phonetic symbols on p127. Match the sounds and the words. vowels consonants /i:/ my /h/ nice /:/ please /s/ this /i/ fax /dZ/ hes // word /m/ orange /ai/ his [T] man Compare your ideas with a partner. Practise saying the words. Word stress In words with more than one syllable, we usually stress only one of the syllables. 2.7 Listen and repeat.
Stress on the first syllable Italy Stress on the second syllable America Stress on the third syllable Argentin a

_______ to meet you. What _______ you do? Im _______ nurse. Thats _______. What _______ you? Im _______ engineer. Where _______ you from? Im _______ Canada. you See bye How be fine Hi

all are 2 A B A B

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_______. How _______ you? Im _______, thanks. And _______? Oh, not bad. _______ are the kids? Theyre _______ fine. Well, I must _______ off. _______ A you. B Yes, _______. 2.6 Listen and check. Practise the conversations with a partner.

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Youre at a party.
Go around and meet new people. Use conversation 1 above. (You can invent a job!) Go round again. This time use conversation 2 to talk to your friends. c 2

Write these words in the correct column.

Japan engine er hamburg er girlfriend forty understan d

telephon e umbrella

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Compare your ideas with a partner. 2.8 Listen, check, and repeat.

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