Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Hagen
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
CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
My name is Akela.
First Name
Country
Akela
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CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Im from Kenya.
First Name
Country
Akela
Kenya
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CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
My name is Nick.
First Name
Country
Akela
Nick
Kenya
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CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Im from Greece.
First Name
Country
Akela
Nick
Kenya Greece
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Canada is a country.
NOUN + IS + NOUN
Brazil is a country.
Peru is a country. Santiago is a city.
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A An
same meaning
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a chair
a woman
a school a lion
a bed
a man
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a chair
a woman
a school a lion a bed
A in front of consonants
a man
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an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven an ear
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an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven an ear
An in front of vowels
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An apple is a fruit.
A bear is an animal.
A rose is a flower.
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a an
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building
machine
shape
A printer is a ________.
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building
machine
shape
A square is a _______.
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y cities
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y countr ies
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NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN (d) Italy and Greece (e) Bees and ants are are countries. bugs.
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singular
An elephant is an animal.
plural
singular
A swan is a bird.
plural
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Bees is insects.
yes no
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I am a teacher.
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(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher. (c) She is (d) He (e) It is is a teacher. a teacher. a school.
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SINGULAR
PLURAL
We are teachers.
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SINGULAR
(a) I am a teacher.
(f) We
are teachers.
(b) You are a teacher. (g) You are teachers. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He is a teacher. (e) It is a school.
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SINGULAR
PLURAL
We are teachers.
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SINGULAR
PLURAL
We are teachers.
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SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a girl.
You ________ . are a girl
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Im a teacher.
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PRONOUN + BE
CONTRACTION
AM
am
Im
Im a teacher.
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PRONOUN + BE
CONTRACTION
she + is
IS
he + is it + is
PRONOUN + BE
CONTRACTION
you + are
ARE
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I am not a teacher.
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CONTRACTIONS
CONTRACTIONS
Were not Theyrenot Youre not Its not We arent Theyarent You arent It isnt
(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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isnt
arent
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isnt
arent
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isnt arent
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1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
A fire is warm.
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1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
An elephant is big. A butterfly is small. A ball is round. A fire is warm. Sarah is happy.
1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
NOUN
BE + ADJECTIVE
(a) An orange
(b) Oranges (c) Jane
is
round.
1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(e) I
am
happy.
(f ) It
(g) We
is
are
round.
young.
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small
rich
dirty
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is are
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1-7 BE + A PLACE
Janet is at home.
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1-7 BE + A PLACE
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1-7 BE + A PLACE
downtown upstairs
inside
there downstairs
outside
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1-7 BE + A PLACE
Jonas is outside.
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1-7 BE + A PLACE
Luke is upstairs.
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1-7 BE + A PLACE
PREPOSITION + NOUN
(d) Silvia is
next to
Jenny.
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1-7 BE + A PLACE
He is
downtown. upstairs. one word outside. on the car. prepositional at school. phrase in the pool.
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She is
at
under above on
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at under next to on
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An elephant is big.
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SUBJECT + BE + NOUN
3 basic completions
(a) I
(b) She (c) She (d) I
am
is is am
a teacher.
ADJECTIVE
a noun an adjective
happy.
A PLACE
An eagle is a bird.
correct?___
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correct? ___ no
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PHOTO CREDITS
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