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Talk in pairs.
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– Hello, Kate. How are you? – Fine, thanks. And you? – Not bad.
rammar The verb be (I am, You are, We are)
AFFIRMATIVE I ’m (= am) You ’re (= are) We ’re (= are)
NEGATIVE I ’m not You aren’t We aren’t
QUESTIONS
(= am not) (= are not) (= are not)
Am Are Are
I? you? we?
SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I am. Yes, you are. Yes, we are.
No, I’m not. No, you aren’t. No, we aren’t.
Possessive adjectives (my, your, our) PERSONAL PRONOUNS
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
I you we
my your our
Tim and I are friends. We are classmates too. This is our classroom.
Circle the correct words. 1. Rafael Hi, our / my name’s Rafael. Andrew Am / Are you from Mexico? Rafael No, I’m not / aren’t. You’re / I’m Spanish. 2. Steve Linda Steve David
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ronunciation
A. Listen and repeat. What’s the difference between a, b and c? a. France b. British c. Chinese
B. Listen and tick () the sound you hear. France // teacher surname pencil English nationality French class Irish
British // Chinese //
Hi, Linda. Hello, Steve. This is David. Nice to meet you. Am / Are you two friends? No, we are / aren’t. I’m / We’re brother and sister. Our / Your surname’s Rivers.
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peak Talk in pairs.
– What’s your name? – My name’s John. / I’m John. – What’s your surname? – Peters. – Where are you from? – I’m from England. (I live in London.) – How old are you? – I’m thirteen. And you? – I’m thirteen too.
• Look at the example. • Speak only in English.
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