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To Be : This is one of the most important verbs in English. We use it to talk about age, nationality, jobs, emotions, the weather, time, etc
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1. CHAPTER ONE “To be or not to be…
that is the question.”
2. To Be : This is one of the most important verbs in English. We use it to talk about age, nationality, jobs, emotions, the weather, time, etc …
3. 1. I _________ a university student.
2. You ________ a clever person.
3. He _________ a good doctor.
4. She ________ a teacher of English. 5. It __________ a wild dog.
6. We _________ university students. 7. You _________ intelligent students.
8. They _________ teachers of English. 9. Istanbul _______ a beautiful city.
10. These apples _______ very delicious. 11. Peter and Ashley _____ good friends. 12. My father _______ a famous artist.
to be
4. about jobs (occupations)
5. What do you do? What does she do? What do they do?
1. I am a/an ________________ .
2. You are a/an ____________ .
3. He is a/ an ________________ .
4. She is a/ an ____________ .
5. We are _________________ .
6. They are _____________ .
Key Question
6. Pharmacist (eczaci) Ali is a pharmacist.
Mechanic (tamirci) _____________________________
Barber (berber) _____________________________
Tailor (terzi) _____________________________
Greengrocer (manav) _____________________________
Baker (firinci) _____________________________
Hairdresser (kuaför) _____________________________
Butcher (kasap) _____________________________
Jeweller (kuyumcu) _____________________________
Carpenter (marangoz) _____________________________
Occupations
7. Accountant (muhasebeci)_____________________________
Writer (yazar) _____________________________
Gardener (bahçivan) _____________________________
Plumber (tesisatçi) _____________________________
Electrician (elektrikçi) _____________________________
Actor (aktör) _____________________________
Actress (aktris) _____________________________
Dentist (disçi) _____________________________
Doorman (kapici) _____________________________
Painter (boyaci/ressam) _____________________________
Occupations
8.
Occupations
9.
Occupations
10.
Occupations
11. This is Joanna. She's _____ doctor.
Simon is ____ engineer.
That's Sandra. She's ___ hairdresser.
Sean Connery is ___ actor.
John is ____ electrician.
Mr. Sanko is ___ teacher.
This is Shirley. She's ___ housewife.
That's Mark. He's ___ police officer.
I'm ____ student.
Kate Winslet is ____ actress.
Occupations
12. A B C D E F G H
ei bi si di i ef ci eyç
I J K L M N O P
ai cei key el em en ou pi
Q R S T U V W
kyu ar es ti yu vi dabil-yu
X Y Z
ex vay zi
THE ALPHABET
13. about age He is 5 years old .
He is 5.
He is five years old.
He is five.
*Not
He is 5 years.
He is five years.
14. NUMBERS
15.
Age
16. How old are you? How old is she? How old are they?
Substitute the age in the blank and practice with other students or your teacher.
1. I am thirty-two years old .
2. He is _____________ .
3. You are ___________________ .
4. My friend is ____________ .
5. She is ___________________ .
6. How _______ are __________ ?
7. How old ______ Michael ?
8. James is ________________ . Key Question
17. about nationality
18. about nationality
19. Where are you from ? What is your nationality ?
Substitute the following information and practice asking questions to each.
He is Hans. Hans is from Germany and he is German.
Key Question
20. about nationality
21. about nationality
22. with adjectives
23. How is she? Is he happy? Are you mad?
Using the following adjectives substitute them into sentences.
expensive, dirty, clean, mad, hungry, thirsty, beautiful, handsome, difficult, easy, open, closed, pretty, cheap.
1. I am ___________ . 5. The book is _________.
2. They are ___________ . 6. David is __________.
3. You are ___________ . 7. Sheila is __________.
4. Mr. White is _________ . 8. The car is __________. Key Question
24. adjectives
25. adjectives
26. adjectives
27. adjectives
28. adjectives
29. Constractions *Constractions are often used in English.
30.
“I am a doctor.” or “She is an architect.”
We use what are called articles in English for certain singular nouns.
The rule is if the noun begins with a vowel ( A,E,I,O,U ) we must use AN but if the noun begins with a consonant (all other letters) we must use A.
Grammar Tip use of a / an with nouns.
31. Study these three lists.
an actress a dentist a big egg
an egg a bicycle a good day
an ice cream a car a nice hat
an orange a knife a pretty sister
an umbrella a teacher an intelligent student
an opera a mechanic an interesting movie
an apple a brother a handsome man
an earring a vacation a terrible mother
Grammar Tip use of a / an with nouns.
32.
Now substitute into the following sentences
Jim is a wonderful husband but Mary is a terrible wife.
1. He is _____ engineer. 9. Europe is ___ continent.
2. She has ____ niece. 10. It is ____ beautiful day.
3. Dorothy has ___ daughter. 11. Philip is ___ musician.
4. It is ____ expensive car. 12. ____ hotel is ____ building.
5. ___ horse is ___ animal. 13. ____ bear is ____ animal.
6. English is ___ language. 14. ____ bee is ____ insect.
7. Chicago is ____ city. 15. ____ ant is ____ insectç
8. Korea is ___ country. 16. ___ dictionary is ___ book. Grammar Tip use of a / an with nouns.
33. To make the plural form of most nouns: add –s :
one apple two apples
End of noun: consonant + -y
Plural form: change y to i, add -es.
a baby ten babies
End of noun: vowel + -y
Plural form: add -s.
a boy eleven boys
End of noun: -fe or –f
Plural form: change f to v, add -es.
a wife ten wives
Grammar Tip use of plural nouns.
34. End of noun: -sh, -ch, -ss, -x
Plural form: add -es.
a dish ten dishes a match ten matches a class ten classes a box thirty boxes
End of noun: consomant + -o
Plural form: add -es.
a tomato ten tomatoes
End of noun: vowel + -o
Plural form: add -es.
a zoo zoos
Grammar Tip use of plural nouns.
35. man (adam) - men (adamlar)
woman (kadin) - women (kadinlar)
person (kisi) - people (insanlar)
tooth (dis) - teeth (disler)
foot (ayak) - feet (ayaklar)
mouse (fare) - mice (fareler)
fish (balik) - fish (baliklar)
sheep (koyun) - sheep (koyunlar)
ox (öküz) - oxen (öküzler)
goose (kaz) - geese (kazlar)
this (bu) - these (bunlar)
that (su) - those (sunlar) Grammar Tip use of plural nouns. some irregular plurals
36. Practice time
37. Practice time
38. Practice time
39.
1. Arabic is a language. 9. A bee is __________ .
2. Rome is a city. 10. South America is ______ .
3. A cat is an animal . 11. A dog is ____________ .
4. Asia is ________ . 12. China is _____________ .
5. Tokyo is ______ . 13. Russian is ___________ .
6. Spanish is _______. 14. A cow is ____________ .
7. Mexico is ________ . 15.A fly is ______________ .
8. London is _________. Practice time
40. Complete the sentences with your own words. Think of more than one possible completion.
1. ________ is a language.
English is a language. / Spanish is a language. / Arabic is a language.
2. ________ is a country. 3. ________ is a city.
4. ________ is an animal. 5. ________ is a building.
6. ________ is a machine. 7. ________ is a music.
8. ________ is a flower. 9. ________ is a sea.
10. ________ is a river. 11. ________ is a furniture.
Practice time
41. about martial status
42. Are you married ? Are you single ? Are you divorced ?
Practice :
Is she married ? Are they engaged ? Is he separated ?
Yes, she is. Yes, they are. Yes, he is.
No, she isn’t. No, they aren’t. No, he isn’t.
Substitute into these sentences :
1. Are you ________________- ? 4. Yes, I ______ .
2. Is _____ single ? 5. No, ______ isn’t .
3. ________ they divorced ? 6. ______, they are.
Key Question
43. Interview famous people or friends and record the answers in the following chart:
44. **Practice asking and answering questions using the verb to be with professions, nationalities, countries, ages, martial status and adjectives
Question Formation
45. Is he a doctor? Are they from Mexico? Are you Chinese?
Yes, he is. Yes, they are. Yes, I am.
No, he isn’t. No, they aren’t. No, I’m not.
Is she pretty? Is it small? Are they slow?
Yes, she is. Yes, it is. Yes, they are.
No, she isn’t. No, it isn’t. No, they aren’t.
Some new vocabulary :
Turkey, Guatemala, Egypt, Russia, Portugal, Cuba, Indonesia,
Ethiopia, Turkish, Guatemalan, Egyptian, Russian, Portuguese,
Cuban, Indonesian, Ethiopian, lawyer, architect, waitress, lifeguard,
singer, carpenter, sales representative, writer, Comfortable, difficult,
lazy, sexy, dry, wet, unhappy, angry, nervous, tall, young, old
Practice time
46. Introductions using names, ages and professions
47. Conversation practice Practice and then use your own information
48. using “TO BE” with weather
49. Key Questions Look at the following pictures and describe the weather.
