• I am (Iʼm) • We are (Weʼre) • He is (heʼs) • She is (sheʼs) • You are (youʼre) • It is (itʼs) • They are (theyʼre)
• Am I …? • Is he …? • Is she …? • Is it …? • Are we …? • Are you …? • Are they …?
1) I. . . young. 2) He. . . married. 3) We. . . on a beautiful square. 4) She. . . rather busy in the afternoon. 5) This man. . . free in the evening. 6) They. . . in the next street. 7) I. . . a student of the first course. 8) Those people. . . not far from the bus-stop. 9) You. . . not old. 10) She. . . a young actress. 11) My parents. . . in the garden. 12) I. . . at the lesson. 13) Victor's brother. . . in St. Petersburg. 14) Our friend. . . busy after dinner. 15) We. . . at the cinema at half past six. 16) It. . . a good book. 17) These . . . rather small gardens. 18) They. . . engineers from the neighbour plant. 19) Her legs. . . very long. 20) I. . . his sister.
Types of questions
• I am a student of the Institute of Food Technologies and Design. • My mother is an Automobile Plant worker. • They are good engineers. • These pencils are black. • John is in our garden.
• а) May I introduce myself? (formal) • Let me introduce myself. • b) Hello, boys, Bill's my name. • My name's John, and what's yours? (informal)
• A: Pardon me. But I don't think I've introduced myself. Black is my name. • B: White. Very pleased to meet you, Mr. Black.
Introducing people • a) May I introduce you to Miss Brown? • This is John Smith. • Meet my wife. • b) Greetings on introduction: • -How do you do? (formal) • - How are you? • -Glad (happy, pleased) to meet you too.
Read, translate and act out the following dialogue • Host: Mr. Brown, let me introduce you to Mr. White. He's an expert in finance. • Mr. Brown: How do you do? • Mr. White: How do you do? • Mr. Brown: Pleased to meet you. • Mr. White: So am I.
Read, translate and act out the following dialogue • Mrs. Briggs. Mrs. Hammond. I'd like you to meet my husband. • Mrs. H: How do you do? • Mr. B: How do you do? • Mrs. H: Are you enjoying the play? • Mr. B: Yes, it's very interesting.
Read, translate and act out the following dialogue • Bill: Rosemary, this is my brother Stephen. • Rosemary: Hallo, Stephen. • Stephen: Hallo. Having a good time? • Rosemary: Yes. It's the best party I've ever been for ages.
1. a colleague (Janet Sutton) to your husband or wife; 2. your partner to an English visitor (Robert Lord); 3. yourself to a lecturer (Dr. Graham Pegg) after the lecture (you want to ask a question); 4. one guest at your party (Rachel West, aged 25, unmarried) to another (Linda Coleman, aged 30, married).
