TEACHER: NAVARRO BELEN

UNIT 1:

BE PRESENT SIMPLE:

1- Affirmative and Negative sentences

Choose the correct words.

1 Manga comics aren’t Chinese. They’re / aren’t Japanese.

2 Brad is American. He’s / ’isn’t from New York.

3 Jan is / isn’t French. He’s Belgian.

4 I’m from Spain. I’m / ’m not Spanish.

5 My sister is 13. She’s / isn’t 14.

6 We’re from Ecuador. We’re / aren’t Colombian.

2- Questions and short answers

Complete the questions and short answers.

Are we in your class? Yes, you are.

1 _______________ I your friend? Yes, you _______________.

2 _______________ Tintin and Asterix American? No, they

_______________.

3 _______________ Tobey Maguire an actor? Yes, he _______________.

4 _______________ you from Australia? Yes, I _______________.

5 _______________ she Mexican? No, she _______________.

3-USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB TO BE (AM/IS/ARE)

1. The teacher ______ in the classroom now. 6. Doctor Smith _____ busy right now.

2. John and Mary _____ good friends. 7. The train _____ ten minutes late.

3. The men ______ tired. 8. I ______ an undergraduate student.

4. Those vehicles______ slow-moving. 9. The instructor´s name _____ John Doe.

5. Those weapons ______ powerful. 10. The instructors _____ in the staff-room.
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4- ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, AS IN THE EXAMPLE

Is Tom a pilot? Yes, he is. He´s a pilot.

1. Are you in the office? Yes, _____________ ___________________________________

2. Is that man Mr. Clark? Yes, _____________ __________________________________

3. Are we ready to go? ________________ ____________________________________

4. Am I a good instructor? ________________ _____________________________________

5. Are the students in class? ________________ ___________________________________

6. Is Miss Jones a secretary? ________________ ___________________________________

7. Is this a modern plane? ________________ _____________________________________

5-ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AS IN THE EXAMPLE:

Are they instructors? (students) No, they are not. (They aren´t instructors) They ´re students

1. Are the boys angry? (hungry) No, _________________ ( _________________________ )

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2. Are you thirsty? (hungry) ____________________ ( _________________________ )

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3. Is Bob at home? e (at work)____________________ ( _________________________ )

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4. Are the children happy? (sad) ____________________ ( _________________________ )

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5. Is your brother a doctor? (an engineer) ____________________ ( _________________________ )

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6. Are your friends American? (British) ____________________ ( _________________________ )

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7. Are you a navy officer? (an army officer) ____________________ ( _________________________ )

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8. Is the table clean? (dirty) ____________________ ( _________________________ )

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9. Are the men old? (young) ____________________ (_________________________ )

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6- ASK QUESTIONS, AS IN THE EXAMPLE BELOW:

The Browns - at home Are the Browns at home?

1. The manager / in his office ___________________________________________________

2. Peter and John / in class ___________________________________________________

3. The course / interesting ___________________________________________________

4. Your friends / from Canada ___________________________________________________

5. The computer / connected to the

Internet___________________________________________________

6. The package / light or heavy ___________________________________________________

7. The pictures / clear ___________________________________________________

8. The children / in the playground. ___________________________________________________

9. The CD´s / in the drawer ___________________________________________________

10. The maps / in the library ________________________________________________

7- COMPLETE AND PRACTISE THESE DIALOGUES

1.

Robert : How do you do? My name ______ Robert Brown.

Jack : How do you do? My name ______ Jack Richardson. Where ______ you from, Mr. Brown?

Robert : I ______ American. I ______ from Appleton, Wisconsin.

Jack : Oh. That ______ very interesting.

2.

Frank : Hello. My name ______ Frank. What ______ your name?

John : My name ______ John. How ______ you?

Frank : I ______ fine, thanks. ______ you a student here?

John : No, I ______ not. I ______ an instructor.

Frank : Oh. Pleased to meet you, Sir.

3.

Peter : Hello, Mike

Michael : Hello, Peter. Who______ that girl?

Peter : She ______ Mary. She ______ a new student.

Michael : Where ______ she from?

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Peter : She ______ from Australia.

Michael : ______ she single?

Peter : No, she ______ ______. She ______ married.

Michael : Oh. That´s bad news.

4.

Jack : Where ______ you, Jim?

Jim : I ______ here, in the library.

Jack : ______ you alone?

Jim : No, I ______ ______. I ______ with my friend Janet. Come and meet her.

Jim : This ______ Janet. She ______ my classmate . She ______ from London.

Jack : Hello, I ______ glad to meet you, Jane. How ______ you?

Janet : I ______ fine, Jack. I´m glad to meet you, too.

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VOCABULARY: FAMILY

ACTIVITY: WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ABOUT LISA`S FAMILY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=autkjmA1bOw

1. Bart is Lisa's  .

2. Marge is Homer's  .

3. Clancy is Selma's  .

4. Abraham is Mona's  .

5. Maggie is Ling's  .

6. Lisa is Patty's  .

7. Homer is Abraham's  .
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8. Selma is Ling's adoptive  .

9. Bart is Herb's  .

10. Maggie is Marge's  .

11. Herb is Marge's  .

12. Patty is Selma's  .

13. Herb is Homer's  .

14. Abraham is Marge's  .

15. Herb is Maggie's  .

16. Jackie is Homer's  .

17. Marge is Herb's  .

18. Homer and Marge are Lisa's  .

19. Homer is Clancy's  .

20. Bart and Lisa are Maggie's  .

21. Abraham is Lisa's  .

22. Bart and Lisa are Marge's  .

23. Maggie is Jackie's  .

24. Marge is Mona's  .

25. Clancy and Jackie are Bart's  .

 
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HENRY

JAMES SUSAN ANDREW SARAH

OLIVER EMMA
MICHAEL

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH HENRY`S FAMILY

Oliver is Emma's _____SISTER______________

Andrew is Michael's______________________

Emma is Oliver's ________________________

Sarah is Michael's________________________

Henry is Emma's ________________________

James is Emma's ________________________

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Andrew is Emma's ______________________

Michael is Oliver's _______________________

Susan is Michael's ________________________

Susan is Andrew's _______________________

THE FAMILY MIX

Nowadays in many countries a person can get married more than once. These are the terms used
to describe the "new" members of the family when someone gets remarried.

"STEP-" means that you are related as a result of one parent marrying again

stepfather: the (new) husband of your mother but not your biological father
stepmother: the (new) wife of your father but not your biological mother 
stepson: the son of your (new) husband / wife (he is not your biological son)
stepdaughter: the daughter of your (new) husband / wife (she is not your biological daughter)
stepsister: the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather
stepbrother: the son of your stepmother or stepfather

Sometimes one of your parents gets married again and they have more children. There

half-brother: the brother you have only one parent in common with .

half-sister: the sister you only have one parent in common with.

ACTIVITY: DRAW YOUR FAMILY TREE