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SELF-STUDY MATERIALS FOR UNIT I
Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense)
Positive and Negative Forms
| I | am | from Russia | I’m = I am |
| He/She/It | is | He’s/She’s/It’s = He/She/It is | |
| We You They | are | We’re = We are You’re = You are They’re = They are |
| I | am | not | from Russia | I’mnot = I am not |
| He/She/It | is | He/She/It isn’t = He/She/It is not | ||
| We You They | are | We aren’t = We are not You aren’t = You are not They aren’t = They are not |
NOTE:Look at the negative forms:She isn’t married. You aren’t British.
BUT:I’m not a schoolboy.
Exercise 1. Write the short form (she’s/ we aren’t, etc.).
| 1. He is | 4. I am not |
| 2. They are | 5. It is |
| 3. She is not | 6. You are not |
Exercise 2. Write the full form (she is/ we are not, etc.).
| 1. We aren’t | 4. They aren’t |
| 2. I’m | 5. It isn’t |
| 3. You’re | 6. She’s |
Exercise 3. Put in am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
- I ___ from Russia.
- Debbie and Mark ___ British. They ___ German.
- My friends ___ interested in computers.
- His parents ___ around 40.
- How old ___ you? I ___ 18.
- London ___ situated on the river Evans. It ___ situated on the river Thames.
- I ___ keen on sports. But I ___ rather good at basketball.
- Her name ___ Jane. It ___ Helen.
Exercise 4. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
- I/keen on Biology.
- Rome/in Spain.
- We/Russian.
- Football/a popular sport in Britain.
- The “Beatles” and “Deep Purple” famous British groups.
- American English/different from British English.
- My hobbies/art and music.
General questions
| Am | I | a student? | —Yes, I am. / No, I am not. |
| Is | he/she/it | a student? | —Yes, he/she/it is. / No, he/she/it isn’t. |
| Are | we you they | students? | —Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t. —Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t. —Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. |
Exercise 5. Make general questions with these words. Give short answers.
1. your mother/at work?
2. her children/at home?
3. he/from Italy?
4. I/good at English?
5. you/interested in books?
6. I/right?
7. this subject/difficult?
Exercise 6. Give short answers (Yes, I am/No, he isn’t, etc.).
- Are your parents old?
- Are all your school friends students now?
- Is English difficult?
- Is your home town small?
- Are you interested in music?
- Is your friend good at languages?
Alternative questions
| Am | I | your friend | or | not? | —Yes, you are/No, you aren’t. |
| Is | he/she | Spanish | or | Italian? | —He/She is Italian. |
| it | difficult | or | easy? | — It’s difficult. | |
| Are | we | in the city centre | or | on the outskirts? | — You are on the outskirts. |
| you | a student | or | a schoolboy? | — I’m a student. | |
| they | at home | or | at work? | —They are at work. |
Exercise 7. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.
Example: You/a student/a schoolboy? — Are you a student or a schoolboy? — I’m a student.
- He/in Moscow/in Kiev?
- Alan and Henry/students/teachers?
- Your new friends/sociable/not?
- His daughter/17/18?
- Your parents/old/young?
- Russia/a big/a small country?
- They/designers/artists?
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