The Alphabet and Verb Be

HELLO, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU?
WELCOME TO YOUR ENGLISH CLASS.
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OF TACNA - PERU.

THE ALPHABET
 THE ENGLISH ALPHABET HAS CONSONANTS

AND VOWELS.
 21 CONSONANTS : “B – C – D”
 5 VOWELS : “A – E – I – O – U”
QUESTIONS
 HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR NAME?

J–O–H–N
 HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR LAST NAME?

S – M – I –T – H
 HOW DO YOU SPELL “COMPUTER”?

C –O – M – P – U –T – E – R
NOW IT’S UP TO YOU! … GET A
PARTNER AND SPELL THESE WORDS.
SAYING HELLO
 HI
 HELLO
 GOOD MORNING
 GOOD AFTERNOON
 GOOD EVENING
 HOW ARE YOU?
SAYING GOOD BYE
 BYE.
 GOOD BYE.
 SEE YOU.
 SEE YOU THEN.
 SEE YOU LATER.
 SEE YOU TOMORROW.
 SO LONG.
 SEE YA
PRACTICE THE FOLLOWING
CONVERSATIONS.
 1. A: Hi, Matthew. How are you?

B: Great. Thanks
 2. A: Good morning Mr. Garcia. How are

you?
B: I’m just fine. Alex. Thank you.
 3. A: See you later Matthew.

B: bye – bye Lisa.
THE VERB “BE”
•THE VERB “BE” HAS THREE FORMS : “ AM – IS – ARE”
• THE USE OF “AM – IS – ARE” DEPEND ON THE SUBJECTS.
S. PRONOUNS BE CONTRACTIONS
I AM = I’M
YOU ARE = YOU’RE
HE IS = HE’S
SHE IS = SHE’S
IT IS = IT’S
WE ARE = WE’RE
THEY ARE = THEY’RE
COMPLETE THE EXERCISES WITH “AM – IS
– ARE” AND PRONOUNCE THEM
I _______
YOU _______
HE_______ ARE
SHE_______ IS
IS
AM
STATEMENTS WITH VERB “BE”
PATTERN: SUBJECT + BE (AM – IS – ARE) + COMPLEMENTS
1. I AM A STUDENT. = I’M A STUDENT

2. HE IS IN OUR CLASSROOM = HE’S IN OUR CLASSROOM
3. SHE IS OUR TEACHER = SHE’S OUR TEACHER.
4. THEY ARE MY NEIGHBORS. = THEY’RE NEIGHBORS
5. WE ARE STUDENTS = WE’RE STUDENTS
6. CHRISTIAN IS MY TEACHER = HE’S MY TEACHER
7. PETER IS IN CLASS = HE’S IN CLASS
8. BRAD AND JOHN ARE ACTORS = THEY’RE ACTORS
PUT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS
IN ORDER
 AM / A / I / DOCTOR.
I AM A DOCTOR.
 SHE / MY / TEACHER / IS
SHE IS MY TEACHER.
 ARE /FRIENDS / GOOD / WE.
WE ARE GOOD FRIENDS.
 PETER / NEIGHBOR / MY / IS.
PETER IS MY NEIGHBOR.
 ROSE /A / IS / TEACHER.
ROSE IS A TEACHER.
STATEMENTS WITH VERB “BE”
PATTERN: SUBJECT + BE (AM – IS – ARE) NOT + COMP.
1. I AM NOT A STUDENT. = I’M NOT A STUDENT

2. HE IS NOT IN OUR CLASSROOM = HE’S NOT IN OUR CLASSROOM
3. SHE IS NOT OUR TEACHER = SHE’S NOT OUR TEACHER.
4. THEY ARE NOT MY NEIGHBORS. = THEY’RE NOT NEIGHBORS
5. WE ARE NOT STUDENTS = WE’RE NOT STUDENTS
6. CHRISTIAN IS NOT MY TEACHER = HE’S NOT MY TEACHER
7. PETER IS NOT IN CLASS = HE’S NOT IN CLASS
8. BRAD AND JOHN ARE NOT ACTORS = THEY’RE NOT ACTORS
WRITE THE NEGATIVE FORMS OF THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS. USE THE CONTRACTION FORMS
TOO.
 I AM A DOCTOR.
 I’M NOT A DOCTOR.
 SHE IS MY TEACHER.
 SHE’S NOT MY TEACHER.
 WE ARE FRIENDS.
 WE’RE NOT FRIENDS.
 PETER IS MY NEIGHBOR.
 PETER IS NOT MY NEIGHBOR.
 ROSE IS A TEACHER.
 ROSE IS NOT A TEACHER.
CONTRACTIONS IN NEGATIVE
FORMS
NOTE: YOU CAN DO THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTION
1. I AM NOT A TEACHER.
I’M NOT A TEACHER.
2. HE IS NOT AN ENGINEER.
HE’S NOT AN ENGINEER.
HE ISN’T AN ENGINEER.
3. YOU ARE NOT A TEACHER

YOU’’RE NOT A TEACHER.
YOU AREN’T A TEACHER.
QUESTIONS WITH VERB “BE”
PATTERN: BE (AM – IS – ARE)+ SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT?
QUESTIONS AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE.

• ARE YOU A STUDENT? YES , IAM. NO, I’M NOT.
• IS SHE A DOCTOR? YES, SHE IS NO, SHE’S NOT.
• IS HE YOUR FRIEND? YES, HE IS. NO, HE ISN’T.
• ARE THEY FRIENDS? YES, THEY ARE NO, THEY ARE NOT.
• IS PETER A TEACHER? YES, HE IS. NO, HE’S NOT.
• ARE PETER AND JOHN LAWERS? YES, THEY ARE NO, THEY AREN’T.
COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH “AM – IS –
ARE” AND ANSWER ACCORDING TO THE GIVEN
WORDS
 ________ YOU A NURSE? YES, _________

 ________ SHE A TEACHER? NO, _________
 ________ PAUL A STUDENT? YES, _________
 ________ ANN AND DORIS FRIENDS? YES,____
 ________ MATT YOUR NEIGHBOR? YES, ____
 ________ DORIS A HOMEMAKER? NO, ____
 ________ I A DOCTOR? NO, ____
 ________ THIS YOUR BOOK? YES, ____
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ACCORDING TO THE
REAL LIFE USING THE VERB “BE” FORMS.
 Are you a teacher? ______________________

 Are you a student? ______________________
 Are you single? ______________________
 Are you married? ______________________
 Are you divorced? ______________________
 Are you in English class? ______________________
 Are you at Idiomas institute? ______________________
 Are you Miss Ramirez? ______________________
 Is your name Doris? ______________________
PRACTICE THE CONVERSATIONS
 JENNIFER: Excuse me. Are you Steven Carson?

 DAVID: No, I’m not. He’s over there.
 JENNIFER: Oh, I’m sorry.
 JENNIFER: Steven? This is your book.

 STEVEN: Oh, It’s my math book! Thanks.
You’re in my class, right?
 JENNIFER: Yes, I am. I’m Jennifer Miller.
 STEVEN: It’s nice to meet you.
 STEVEN: Hey, David. This is Jennifer.

She’s in our math class.
 DAVID: Hi Jennifer .
 JENNIFER: Hi. David. Nice to meet you

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HELLO, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU?

WELCOME TO YOUR ENGLISH CLASS.

PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OF TACNA - PERU.

 THE ENGLISH ALPHABET HAS CONSONANTS

 HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR NAME?

 HOW DO YOU SPELL YOUR LAST NAME?

 HOW DO YOU SPELL “COMPUTER”?

 1. A: Hi, Matthew. How are you?

 2. A: Good morning Mr. Garcia. How are

 3. A: See you later Matthew.

PATTERN: SUBJECT + BE (AM – IS – ARE) + COMPLEMENTS

1. I AM A STUDENT. = I’M A STUDENT

1. I AM NOT A STUDENT. = I’M NOT A STUDENT

3. YOU ARE NOT A TEACHER

PATTERN: BE (AM – IS – ARE)+ SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT?

QUESTIONS AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE.

 ________ YOU A NURSE? YES, _________

 Are you a teacher? ______________________

 JENNIFER: Excuse me. Are you Steven Carson?

 JENNIFER: Steven? This is your book.

 STEVEN: Hey, David. This is Jennifer.

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 YOU A NURSE? YES, _