Quiz 1) What is blue? a) Her eyes b) Her shirt 2) What food do they like? a) Red tomatoes b) Green tomatoes 3) What food is unhealthy?
Grammar 1-04 | True Beginner | CEFR A1
Verb Agreement Listen to four conversations about color.
a) Brown bread b) White bread 4) What is for lunch? a) Yellow curry b) Green curry
Conversation #1 Man: What color do you like? Woman: I like the _________. Man: Why do you _________ ? Woman: Because the _________ blue, the ocean is blue and blue is a nice color. Man: I agree. Plus you _________ eyes. Woman: Haha, yes I do.
Conversation #2 Woman: What colors do you like? Man: I like red because I _________ apples and I like strawberries. Woman: Do _________ red tomatoes? Man: Yes, I love red tomatoes. What _________ ? Woman: I like red tomatoes too. I _________ watermelon, and watermelon is red too! Man: It is red.
Conversation #3 Man: Do _________ foods? Woman: Yes, I _________ of green vegetables like green beans and green lettuce. Man: Oh, that's very healthy. Woman: I also do _________ unhealthy white foods like white bread, white sugar and white potatoes. Man: Oh, what about white rice? Woman: I eat brown rice, _________ rice. Man: Healthy!
Conversation #4 Man: What _________ lunch? Woman: Yellow _________ black beans. Man: Ooh! Sounds yummy! And _________ for dessert? Woman: Orange sherbet. Man: Great _________ . Woman: Me too.
Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Con #1
Con #2
Con #3
Con #4
have blue
also like
eat lots
curry with
color blue
like you
not white
I'm hungry
like blue
about you
eat healthy
is for
sky is
you like
not eat
what is
Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) What colors do you like? 2) Do you like red tomatoes? 3) Do you eat healthy foods? 4) What foods are white? 5) What is for lunch? [ _ ] Rice, bread and potatoes. [ _ ] I really like purple and green. [ _ ] Yes, I eat lots of vegetables. [ _ ] Yes, I love them in salads and soup. [ _ ] Today, it is yellow curry and green peas. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
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Beginner 1 | Lesson 04 | Subject Verb Agreement
Colors Two people discuss colors and things with these colors. Meg: Hey, Todd. Let's talk about colors. Todd: All right.
a) Grass b) Cabbage c) Asparagus 3) What does she say is yellow? a) The sun b) Lemons c) Sunflowers 4) What does she say is white?
Meg: What ________ blue?
a) The clouds b) Ice cream c) Snow
Todd: Ooh, the ocean ________ blue. The sky ________ blue. During the day, the sky________ blue. And my eyes ________ blue.
5) What does she say is pink?
Meg: Oh, mine too. What ________ red? Todd: Red, let's see. Well, tomatoes ________ red. Strawberries ________ red, and... Meg: And roses ________ red. Todd: Roses ________ red. That's right!
a) Her shirt b) Flowers c) Candy
Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. is
are
Meg: Yeah. What ________ green? Todd: Well, lots of vegetables ________ green. Lettuce ________ green. Cabbage ________ green or purple. And asparagus ________ green.
Speaking Challenge
Meg: Asparagus, right. Also, grass ________ green.
Match the answers with the questions.
Todd: Ah, that's right. Grass ________ green.
1) What is blue? 2) What is red? 3) What is green? 4) What is yellow? 5) What is orange?
Meg: What is yellow? Todd: Ooh. Well, lemons ________ yellow. The sun ________ yellow, sometimes, or orange. Meg: Or red.
Meg: Sunflowers ________ yellow.
( _ ) Strawberries ( _ ) Grass ( _ ) The ocean ( _ ) The sun ( _ ) Bananas
Todd: Ooh, sunflowers ________ yellow. That's nice.
What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
Todd: What else ________ yellow?
Meg: What ________ orange? Todd: Hmm. Also, sometimes the sun ________ orange. Oranges ________ orange. Meg: Of course. Todd: And persimmons ________ orange. Meg: Yes. Todd: Oh, I know. Meg: What?
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Todd: Carrots. Meg: Carrots! Todd: Carrots are orange. Meg: Of course! Carrots ________ orange. What ________ black? Todd: Hmm. Sometimes dirt ________ black. The night sky ________ black. Meg: Right. And your shirt ________ black. Todd: Yes. I like my black shirt. Meg: What ________ white? Todd: Vanilla Ice Cream ________ white. The snow ________ white. Meg: Yes. And clouds ________ white. Todd: Clouds ________ white. And sometimes clouds ________ black. Meg: Yes, when it's going to rain. Todd: Or gray. Meg: Right. What ________ pink? Todd: Some flowers ________ pink. Ooh, cotton candy ________ pink. Meg: Yes. Todd: And, sometimes lollipops ________ pink. Meg: Yeah. A lot of candy ________ pink, sometimes. Todd: Now, sometimes women's clothing ________ pink. Meg: Or men's. Todd: Or men's. Do you like pink shirts? Meg: I don't usually wear pink shirts. What about you? Todd: I don't like pink shirts. I don't like pink, actually. Meg: Oh, that's too bad. Todd: What is your favorite color? Meg: My favorite color is orange. Todd: Really?! Orange? Meg: Yeah. Todd: Nice. Meg: I love orange. It's so bright. What about you? Todd: I have three I like the same. I know I like green... Meg: Wow. Todd: I love green, I love blue, I love purple. Meg: Hmm, you like the cool colors. Todd: Right. And I don't like orange, I don't like yellow, and I don't like pink. Meg: You don't like the warm colors. Todd: Yes. Bright colors, not so much. Meg: Oh, I see.
Grammar Basic Subject-Verb Agreement with Be ( is / are ) Singular Nouns + Be - Subjects with singular nouns use the verb is. My car is nice. This shirt is blue. The game is exciting. The sky is blue. Plural Nouns + Be - Subjects with plural nouns use the verb are. My eyes are brown. The apples are sweet. The clouds are gray. The bananas are delicious. Non-Count Nouns+ Be - For nouns you cannot count, use the verb is. The air is dirty. The weather is bad. The time is near. My energy is low. Plurals vs. Singular nouns - We usually use the plural noun when talking about things in general. Apples are red. I love peaches. Cars are expensive. I like pink flowers.
Todd: What about red? Do you like red? Meg: I don't especially like red. I like red poppies, a type of flower. Todd: Oh, right. Yeah. Meg: But I don't like to wear red. Todd: Yeah, me too. Do you dislike any colors? Meg: Actually, I don't like brown. I think it's a boring color. Todd: Yeah, that's true. But often, dogs are brown and I love dogs. Meg: I also like dogs, so a brown dog is okay. But a brown shirt, no, thank you.
Quiz 1) What is blue? a) Her eyes b) Her shirt 2) What food do they like? a) Red tomatoes b) Green tomatoes 3) What food is unhealthy?
Grammar 1-04 | True Beginner | CEFR A1
Verb Agreement Listen to four conversations about color.
a) Brown bread b) White bread 4) What is for lunch? a) Yellow curry b) Green curry
Conversation #1 Man: What color do you like? Woman: I like the color blue. Man: Why do you like blue? Woman: Because the sky is blue, the ocean is blue and blue is a nice color. Man: I agree. Plus you have blue eyes. Woman: Haha, yes I do.
Conversation #2 Woman: What colors do you like? Man: I like red because I like red apples and I like strawberries. Woman: Do you like red tomatoes? Man: Yes, I love red tomatoes. What about you? Woman: I like red tomatoes too. I also like watermelon, and watermelon is red too! Man: It is red.
Conversation #3 Man: Do you eat healthy foods? Woman: Yes, I eat lots of green vegetables like green beans and green lettuce. Man: Oh, that's very healthy. Woman: I also do not eat unhealthy white foods like white bread, white sugar and white potatoes. Man: Oh, what about white rice? Woman: I eat brown rice, not white rice. Man: Healthy!
Conversation #4 Man: What is for lunch? Woman: Yellow curry with black beans. Man: Ooh! Sounds yummy! And what is for dessert? Woman: Orange sherbet. Man: Great I'm hungry. Woman: Me too.
Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Con #1
Con #2
Con #3
Con #4
have blue
also like
eat lots
curry with
color blue
like you
not white
I'm hungry
like blue
about you
eat healthy
is for
sky is
you like
not eat
what is
Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) What colors do you like? 2) Do you like red tomatoes? 3) Do you eat healthy foods? 4) What foods are white? 5) What is for lunch? [ 4 ] Rice, bread and potatoes. [ 1 ] I really like purple and green. [ 3 ] Yes, I eat lots of vegetables. [ 2 ] Yes, I love them in salads and soup. [ 5 ] Today, it is yellow curry and green peas. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
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Beginner 1 | Lesson 04 | Subject Verb Agreement
Colors Two people discuss colors and things with these colors. Meg: Hey, Todd. Let's talk about colors. Todd: All right.
a) Grass b) Cabbage c) Asparagus 3) What does she say is yellow? a) The sun b) Lemons c) Sunflowers 4) What does she say is white?
Meg: What is blue?
a) The clouds b) Ice cream c) Snow
Todd: Ooh, the ocean is blue. The sky is blue. During the day, the sky is blue. And my eyes are blue.
5) What does she say is pink?
Meg: Oh, mine too. What is red? Todd: Red, let's see. Well, tomatoes are red. Strawberries are red, and... Meg: And roses are red. Todd: Roses are red. That's right! Meg: Yeah. What is green?
a) Her shirt b) Flowers c) Candy
Grammar Challenge Fill in the blanks with the correct word. is
are
Todd: Well, lots of vegetables are green. Lettuce is green. Cabbage is green or purple. And asparagus is green. Meg: Asparagus, right. Also, grass is green. Todd: Ah, that's right. Grass is green.
Speaking Challenge
Meg: What is yellow?
Match the answers with the questions.
Todd: Ooh. Well, lemons are yellow. The sun is yellow, sometimes, or orange.
1) What is blue? 2) What is red? 3) What is green? 4) What is yellow? 5) What is orange?
Meg: Or red. Todd: What else is yellow? Meg: Sunflowers are yellow. Todd: Ooh, sunflowers are yellow. That's nice. Meg: What is orange? Todd: Hmm. Also, sometimes the sun is orange. Oranges are orange. Meg: Of course. Todd: And persimmons are orange. Meg: Yes. Todd: Oh, I know. Meg: What? Todd: Carrots. Meg: Carrots!
( 2 ) Strawberries ( 3 ) Grass ( 1 ) The ocean ( 5 ) The sun ( 4 ) Bananas What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
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Todd: Carrots are orange. Meg: Of course! Carrots are orange. What is black? Todd: Hmm. Sometimes dirt is black. The night sky is black.
Grammar Basic Subject-Verb Agreement with Be ( is / are )
Meg: Right. And your shirt is black. Todd: Yes. I like my black shirt. Meg: What is white? Todd: Vanilla Ice Cream is white. The snow is white. Meg: Yes. And clouds are white. Todd: Clouds are white. And sometimes clouds are black. Meg: Yes, when it's going to rain. Todd: Or gray. Meg: Right. What is pink? Todd: Some flowers are pink. Ooh, cotton candy is pink. Meg: Yes. Todd: And, sometimes lollipops are pink. Meg: Yeah. A lot of candy is pink, sometimes. Todd: Now, sometimes women's clothing is pink.
Singular Nouns + Be - Subjects with singular nouns use the verb is. My car is nice. This shirt is blue. The game is exciting. The sky is blue. Plural Nouns + Be - Subjects with plural nouns use the verb are. My eyes are brown. The apples are sweet. The clouds are gray. The bananas are delicious. Non-Count Nouns+ Be - For nouns you cannot count, use the verb is. The air is dirty. The weather is bad. The time is near. My energy is low. Plurals vs. Singular nouns - We usually use the plural noun when talking about things in general.
Meg: Or men's. Todd: Or men's. Do you like pink shirts? Meg: I don't usually wear pink shirts. What about you? Todd: I don't like pink shirts. I don't like pink, actually. Meg: Oh, that's too bad. Todd: What is your favorite color? Meg: My favorite color is orange. Todd: Really?! Orange? Meg: Yeah. Todd: Nice. Meg: I love orange. It's so bright. What about you? Todd: I have three I like the same. I know I like green... Meg: Wow. Todd: I love green, I love blue, I love purple. Meg: Hmm, you like the cool colors. Todd: Right. And I don't like orange, I don't like yellow, and I don't like pink. Meg: You don't like the warm colors. Todd: Yes. Bright colors, not so much. Meg: Oh, I see. Todd: What about red? Do you like red? Meg: I don't especially like red. I like red poppies, a type of flower. Todd: Oh, right. Yeah. Meg: But I don't like to wear red.
Apples are red. I love peaches. Cars are expensive. I like pink flowers.
Todd: Yeah, me too. Do you dislike any colors? Meg: Actually, I don't like brown. I think it's a boring color. Todd: Yeah, that's true. But often, dogs are brown and I love dogs. Meg: I also like dogs, so a brown dog is okay. But a brown shirt, no, thank you.