2003 Oxford University Press 1 ENGLISH KnowHow Opener

Simple present of be : Affirmative

Fill in the blanks with am, is or are.
1 She from France.
2 Yes, they my keys.
3 I a tour guide.
4 We Chinese.
5 You late!
Simple present of be : Contractions
Rewrite the sentences using contractions.
1 I am from Japan.
2 They are doctors.
3 Susan is a teacher.
4 We are police officers.
5 You are a tourist.
Simple present of be : Negative
a Rewrite the sentences in the negative. Do not use contractions.
1 It is the intermediate English class.
2 We are in our office.
3 I am in a meeting.
4 You are from Mexico.
5 They are Portuguese students.
b Rewrite the negative sentences from 3a. Use contractions.
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Subject pronouns
Write the correct pronoun for the underlined words.
1 Susan is in the intermediate Spanish class.
2 Tom and I are nurses.
3 You and Donna are good friends.
4 The meeting is in this room.
5 Wesley and Sally are from England.
Simple present of be: Questions with what / where
Write questions with the correct form of be.
1 where / Joan from
2 what / your names
3 where / you from
4 what / their address
5 where / the Japanese classes
Imperative
Fill in the blanks with the affirmative or negative imperative. Use the verbs below.
sit park write be open
1 here. The sign says No Parking.
2 quiet, please.
3 there! We dont use that chair.
4 the window, please. Its very hot in here.
5 your name here, please.
Possessive adjectives
Fill in the blanks with the correct possessive adjective.
1 Give it to John. Its address book.
2 Jo and Tinas phone number is 832-9991, and address is 60 West Street.
3 What is the name of the book? name is The Message.
4 name is David, but everyone calls me Dave.
5 house is small, but we are happy in it.
6 What is Nancys last name? last name is Smithson.
7 What is e-mail address? My e-mail address is jo@quick.khw.
2003 Oxford University Press 2 ENGLISH KnowHow Opener
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Plural nouns with be
Rewrite the sentences in the plural. Change only the underlined words.
1 The watch is nice.
2 The address book is Toms.
3 The envelope is on the desk.
4 Her class is in room 44A.
5 The brush is in my backpack.
Vocabulary
a Fill in the blanks in the sentences. Use the words below.
desk British nurse address book French walk briefcase
1 I write my friends name and phone number in my .
2 Are you from France? Yes, Im .
3 He carries his books and papers in his .
4 Please . Dont run.
5 Hes from the United Kingdom. Hes .
6 Lucille is a in a big hospital.
7 My computer and telephone are on my .
b Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with correct prepositions.
1 The pens are the coffee mug.
2 The books are the chair.
3 The notebook is the table.
4 The backpack is the chair.
2003 Oxford University Press 3 ENGLISH KnowHow Opener
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Listening
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with the missing letters or numbers.
1 Name: Frank in
2 Nationality: Colombia
3 E-mail address: Maria 8@net.khw
4 Street address: 2 Hill Street
5 Telephone number: 83251 7
6 Time of interview: :00
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