To Be LARISA School of Language Preview 1-1

To Be LARISA School of Language

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 CONTENTS

3 My name is Akela. PREVIEW What’s your name? Akela

4 Kenya What country are you from? Akela I’m from Kenya. PREVIEW

5 Nick What’s your name? My name is Nick. PREVIEW

6 Greece What country are you from? I’m from Greece. Nick PREVIEW

7 Canada is a country. NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

8 (a) Canada is a country. (a) Canada is a country. Canada = a singular noun is = a singular verb country = a singular noun NOUN + IS + NOUN NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

9 (b) Sydney is a city. (b) Sydney is a city. A is an article. A singular nouns NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

10 Brazil is a country. Peru is a country. Santiago is a city. * NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

11 (c) A butterfly is an insect. A An same meaning a and an are articles NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

12 a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

13 a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man A in front of consonants NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

14 an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

15 an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear An in front of vowels NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

16 An apple is a fruit. A bear is an animal. A rose is a flower. NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR

17 __ school is ___ building. 2. ___ horse is ___ animal. 3. ___ ant is ___ insect. 4. Soccer is ___ sport. Let’s Practice A a an A An an a a an

18 Colombia is a ______. Argentina is a ______. Sao Paulo is a ___. country country city * Sao Paulo Let’s Practice

19 A printer is a ________. shape machine building Let’s Practice

20 A square is a _______. shape machine building Let’s Practice

21 A house is a ________. shape machine building Let’s Practice

22 A triangle is a _______. shape machine building Let’s Practice

23 Ducks are birds. NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

24 (a) Ducks are birds. (a) Ducks are birds. Ducks = a plural noun are = a plural verb birds = a plural noun NOUN + ARE + NOUN NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

25 PLURAL: dogs, animals (b) SINGULAR: a dog, an animal a and an – only with singular nouns plural nouns end in -s NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

26 (c) SINGULAR: a city, a country PLURAL: cities, countries cit y ies Omit the -y and add -ies NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

27 (c) SINGULAR: a city, a country PLURAL: cities, countries countr y ies Omit the -y and add -ies NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

28 NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN (d) Italy and Greece are countries. (e) Bees and ants are bugs. NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL

29 A school is a building. Schools are buildings. singular plural Let’s Practice

30 Elephants are animals. An elephant is an animal. singular plural Let’s Practice

31 A swan is a bird. singular plural Swans are birds. Let’s Practice

32 Carrots are vegetables. yes no Let’s Practice

33 Bees is insects. yes no Let’s Practice

34 I am a teacher. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

35 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

36 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

37 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

38 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He is a teacher. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

39 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He is a teacher. (e) It is a school. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

40 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He is a teacher. (e) It is a school. PLURAL (f) We are teachers. (g) You are teachers. (h) They are teachers. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

41 SINGULAR I am a teacher. You are a teacher. She is a teacher. He is a teacher. It is a school. PLURAL We are teachers. You are teachers. They are teachers. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

42 SINGULAR I am a teacher. You are a teacher. She is a teacher. He is a teacher. It is a school. PLURAL We are teachers. You are teachers. They are teachers. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

43 SINGULAR I am a teacher. You are a teacher. She is a teacher. He is a teacher. It is a school. PLURAL We are teachers. You are teachers. They are teachers. PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

44 SINGULAR I . You ________ . She _______ . PLURAL We _______ . You _______ . They _______ . am a girl are a girl is a girl are girls are girls are girls Let’s Practice

45 I’m a teacher. CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

46 AM I + am I’m I’m a teacher. PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

47 She’s a girl. It’s a cat. He’s a boy. she + is she’s he + is he’s IS PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION it + is it’s CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

48 You’re students. They’re students. We’re students. you + are you’re we + are we’re ARE PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION they + are they’re CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

49 My teacher is a woman. _____ nice. She’s Let’s Practice

50 My dog has four puppies. ______ cute. They’re Let’s Practice

51 _____ friendly. You’re I like you. Let’s Practice

52 ______ students. We’re I have two sisters. Let’s Practice

53 I am not a teacher. NEGATIVE WITH BE

54 (a) I am not a doctor. (b) You are not a doctor. (c) She is not a doctor. (d) He is not a doctor. I’m not You’re not You aren’t He’s not He isn’t She’s not She isn’t CONTRACTIONS NEGATIVE WITH BE

55 They’re not They aren’t You’re not You aren’t It’s not It isn’t We’re not We aren’t (e) It is not a city. (f ) We are not doctors. (g) You are not teachers. (h) They are not teachers. CONTRACTIONS NEGATIVE WITH BE

56 The women ______ nurses. They’re doctors isn’t aren’t they doctors aren’t ______________. Let’s Practice

57 This girl ____ a teacher. She’s a student isn’t aren’t she student isn’t ______________. Let’s Practice

58 _________. isn’t It’s a cat This animal _____ a dog. isn’t aren’t it cat Let’s Practice

59 A fire is warm. BE + ADJECTIVE

60 Adjectives describe nouns An elephant is big. A butterfly is small. A ball is round. A fire is warm. Sarah is happy. BE + ADJECTIVE

61 NOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE (a) An orange is round. (b) Oranges are round. (c) Jane is young. (d) Ada and Rob are intelligent. BE + ADJECTIVE

62 PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE (e) I am happy. (f ) It is round. (g) We are young. BE + ADJECTIVE

63 He’s not clean. He’s ____. dirty small rich dirty Let’s Practice

64 Deserts aren’t wet. They’re ___. dry sad sweet dry Let’s Practice

65 Ice cream __ ____. cold cold warm small big is are is Let’s Practice

66 A fire __ _____. is warm cold warm good bad is are Let’s Practice

67 The tree __ ____. The bushes ___ _____. short are tall short young old tall is is are Let’s Practice

68 Janet is at home. BE + A PLACE

69 (a) Janet is here. (b) Bill is at the library. here = a place at the library = a place be place BE + A PLACE

70 outside. there. downtown. upstairs. downstairs. here. (c) Janet is inside upstairs there downtown downstairs one-word places outside inside. BE + A PLACE

71 Jonas is outside. BE + A PLACE

72 Luke is upstairs. BE + A PLACE

73 PREPOSITION + NOUN (d) Silvia is next to Jenny. prepositional phrase preposition + noun = BE + A PLACE

74 Jara is . in the pool BE + A PLACE

75 Lia is . on the car BE + A PLACE

76 He is downtown. upstairs. outside. one word She is on the car. at school. in the pool. prepositional phrase BE + A PLACE

77 on The plant is ___ the table. at under above on Let’s Practice

78 Max is ________. downtown downtown here outside Let’s Practice

79 at under next to on Beth is ___ school. at Let’s Practice

80 The table and chair are _____ the tree. under at under above on Let’s Practice

81 An elephant is big. SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH BE

82 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH BE 3 basic completions SUBJECT + BE + A PLACE (c) She is at the gym. (d) I am downstairs. a noun an adjective an expression of place ADJECTIVE (b) She is happy. NOUN (a) I am a teacher.

83 An eagle is a bird.  correct?___ Let’s Practice

84 Eggs is healthy. Eggs are healthy. correct?___ no  Let’s Practice

85 China and Japan are countries.  correct?___ Let’s Practice

86 The lion is big. correct?___ The lion are big. no  Let’s Practice

87 The boys are at the beach. The boys is at the beach. no  correct? ___ Let’s Practice