7. 1
6
™‡ÓÙÔ̘ ··ÓÙ‹ÛÂȘ
●● Are you Greek?
▲▲ Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
I am [I’m ]
You are [You’re ]
He is [He’s ]
She is [She’s ]
It is [It’s ]
We are [We’re ]
You are [You’re ]
They are [They’re ]
= ÂÁÒ Â›Ì·È
= ÂÛ‡ ›۷È
= ·˘Ùfi˜ ›ӷÈ
= ·˘Ù‹ ›ӷÈ
= ·˘Ùfi ›ӷÈ
= ÂÌ›˜ ›̷ÛÙÂ
= ÂÛ›˜ ›ÛÙÂ
= ·˘ÙÔ›, -¤˜, -¿ ›ӷÈ
Affirmative (ηٿʷÛË)
I am not [I’m not ]
You are not [You aren’t ]
He is not [He isn’t ]
She is not [She isn’t ]
It is not [It isn’t ]
We are not [We aren’t ]
You are not [You aren’t ]
They are not [They aren’t ]
= ‰ÂÓ Â›Ì·È
= ‰ÂÓ Â›Û·È
= ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È
= ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È
= ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È
= ‰ÂÓ Â›Ì·ÛÙÂ
= ‰ÂÓ Â›ÛÙÂ
= ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È
Negative (¿ÚÓËÛË)
Am I? = ›̷È;
Are you? = ›۷È;
Is he? = ›ӷÈ;
Is she? = ›ӷÈ;
Is it? = ›ӷÈ;
Are we? = ›̷ÛÙÂ;
Are you? = ›ÛÙÂ;
Are they? = ›ӷÈ;
Interrogative (ÂÚÒÙËÛË)
Their names are
Sam and Tina.
They’re brother
and sister.
The Verb ‘to be’ [I am, You are, He is ...]
[TÔ Ú‹Ì· ‘›̷Ȓ]
¶APATHPH™H:
¶PO™E•TE!
I am Carol.
[OXI: Am Carol.]
Rob and Tony are at school.
[OXI: Rob and Tony is ...]
John is my brother.
[OXI: John he is ...]
My name is Marco.
I’m from Italy and I’m a
football player.
He (= ·˘Ùfi˜): ÁÈ· ¿Ó‰Ú· ‹ ·ÁfiÚÈ
She (= ·˘Ù‹): ÁÈ· Á˘Ó·›Î· ‹ ÎÔÚ›ÙÛÈ
It (= ·˘Ùfi˜, -‹, -fi): ÁÈ· Ú¿ÁÌ·, ˙ÒÔ ‹ Ê˘Ùfi
Δhey (= ·˘ÙÔ›, -¤˜, -¿): ÁÈ· fiÏ·, ‰ËÏ·‰‹ ÁÈ· ÚfiÛˆ·, Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù·, ˙Ò· ‹ Ê˘Ù¿ [ÛÙÔÓ ÏËı˘ÓÙÈÎfi]
■■ ªÔÚԇ̠fï˜ Ó· ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈԇ̠he ‹ she ÁÈ· ¤Ó· ˙ÒÔ, fiÙ·Ó ÁÓˆÚ›˙Ô˘Ì ÙÔ Ê‡ÏÔ ÙÔ˘.
This is Jane.
She is eight years old.
She’s from England.
SAM
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Is it? = ›ӷ
Are we? = ›Ì
Are you?
Are they?
8. 7
1 Choose the correct answer.
[¢È¿ÏÂÍ ÙË ÛˆÛÙ‹ ·¿ÓÙËÛË.]
2 Write the short form.
[°Ú¿„Â ÙÔ Û‡ÓÙÔÌÔ Ù‡Ô.]
5 Complete the questions, as in the example.
[™˘ÌÏ‹ÚˆÛ ÙȘ ÂÚˆÙ‹ÛÂȘ, fiˆ˜ ÛÙÔ ·Ú¿‰ÂÈÁÌ·.]
Exercises .............................................................................................................................................................
‘How old is Peter?’
‘___ is ten.’
1 ___ are at home.
2 Is ___ a cat?
3 ___ isn’t my sister.
4 This is Rex. ___ is my dog.
5 ___ are blue shoes.
K·Ù¿Ê·ÛË
It is my pencil.
______ my pencil.
1 We are at the cinema.
______ at the cinema.
2 You are my friend.
______ my friend.
3 He is a policeman.
______ a policeman.
4 They are at work.
______ at work.
5 I am late.
______ late.
6 She is very tall.
______ very tall.
ÕÚÓËÛË
It is not my pencil.
_______ my pencil.
1 We are not at the
cinema.
_______ at the cinema.
2 You are not my friend.
_______ my friend.
3 He is not a policeman.
_______ a policeman.
________ a good singer?
She is a good singer.
1 ________ at school?
The boys are at school.
2 ________ here today?
They are here today.
3 ________ Monday?
It is Monday.
4 ________ in the park?
Tracy is in the park.
5 ________ from Greece?
You are from Greece.
4 They are not at work.
_______ at work.
5 I am not late.
_______ late.
6 She is not very tall.
_______ very tall.
4 Fill in am, is or are.
[B¿ÏÂ am, is ‹ are.]
They ____ at school.
1 Tracy ____ good at maths.
2 John and Tony ____ in the house.
3 I ____ from England.
4 It ____ cold in December.
5 Her mother ____ a teacher.
3 Fill in isn’t or aren’t.
[B¿ÏÂ isn’t ‹ aren’t.]
a She b He
1 a They b I
2 a she b it
3 a He b She
4 a It b He
5 a They b It
b
are
My dog _____ three years old.
1 Jack’s shoes _____ new.
2 Suzy _____ a good student.
3 They _____ friends.
4 My ball _____ in my
room.
5 Kevin and I _____ in the
garden.
isn’t
It’s
It isn’t
Is she
6 Complete the sentences in the negative and
interrogative.
[™˘ÌÏ‹ÚˆÛ ÙȘ ÚÔÙ¿ÛÂȘ ÛÙËÓ ¿ÚÓËÛË Î·È ÂÚÒÙËÛË.]
He is a teacher.
_______ a teacher.
_______ a teacher?
1 I am nine.
_______ nine.
_______ nine?
2 She is my sister.
_______ my sister.
_______ my sister?
3 We are tired.
_______ tired.
_______ tired?
4 It is cold today.
_______ cold today.
_______ cold today?
5 They are happy.
_______ happy.
_______ happy?
He isn’t
Is he
SAM
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my friend.riend.
my friend.my frie
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____ a policeman.____ a policeman.
4 They are notThey a
_______ a_____
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9. George and Mary is nine years old.
1 The jacket is on the bed?
2 My friend and I am in class A.
3 I not am from London.
4 Betty she is my best friend.
5 Am late for dinner.
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7 Choose the correct answer.
[¢È¿ÏÂÍ ÙË ÛˆÛÙ‹ ·¿ÓÙËÛË.]
8 Complete the sentences, as in the examples.
[™˘ÌÏ‹ÚˆÛ ÙȘ ÚÔÙ¿ÛÂȘ, fiˆ˜ ÛÙ· ·Ú·‰Â›ÁÌ·Ù·.]
9 Correct all the sentences.
[¢ÈfiÚıˆÛ fiϘ ÙȘ ÚÔÙ¿ÛÂȘ.]
Dear Alice,
My name ______ Anne and
I [1] ______ ten years old.
My parents and I [2] ______
from France.
My school [3] ______ in
Paris. It [4] ______ very big.
Today is Saturday and
I [5] ______ in the garden
with my dog, Rex. It [6] ______
very hot today. [7] ______ it hot there too?
Write soon,
Anne
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are
a is b are
1 a is b am
2 a are b am
3 a are b is
4 a isn’t b aren’t
5 a am b are
6 a is b am
7 a Are b Is
2 Is Carol a singer?
Yes, _______________ a
singer.
3 Are the shoes old?
No, _______________ new.
4 Is Jane a good student?
Yes, _______________ a good
student.
Is the balloon red?
No, _______________ blue.it isn’t. It’s
Are Mai and her mum from China?
Yes, _______________ from
China.
they are. They are
Pairwork
Read about Carlos and Vicky and then ask and answer
questions using the words given.
[¢È·‚¿ÛÙ ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ Carlos Î·È ÙË Vicky. PˆÙ‹ÛÙ ηÈ
··ÓÙ‹ÛÙ ¯ÚËÛÈÌÔÔÈÒÓÙ·˜ ÙȘ ϤÍÂȘ Ô˘ ‰›ÓÔÓÙ·È.]
Name: Carlos
Age: thirty-one
Country: Italy
Work: clown
● Carlos / thirty-one?
● he / from France?
● he / a policeman?
● Vicky / twenty-five?
● she / from England?
● she / a dancer?
Is Carlos thirty-one?
Yes, he is. He’s thirty-one.
Name: Vicky
Age: twenty-nine
Country: England
Work: teacher
1 Is it an aeroplane?
No, _______________ a train.
SAM
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_____________
_________ blue.
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the words given.e words given
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