Int 1 - 5th Ed Grammar Plus Unit 1

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Grammar plus

UNIT 1
1 Statements with be; possessive adjectives page 3

■ Don’t confuse contractions of be with possessive adjectives: You’re a student.


Your class is English 1. (NOT: You’re class is English 1.) He’s my classmate. His name is
Ricardo. (NOT: He’s name is Ricardo.)

Choose the correct words.


1. This is / are Dulce Castelo. She’s / Her a new student from Santo Domingo.
2. My name am / is Sergio. I’m / He’s from Brazil.
3. My brother and I is / are students here. Our / We’re names are Nate and Chad.
4. He’s / His Kento. He’s / His 19 years old.
5. They’re / Their in my English class. It’s / Its a big class.

2 Wh-questions with be page 4

■ Use What to ask about things: What’s in your bag? Use Where to ask about places:
Where’s your friend from? Use Who to ask about people: Who’s your teacher?
Use What . . . like? to ask for a description: What’s your friend like?

Match the questions with the answers.


1. Who’s that? f a. They’re really nice.
2. Where’s your teacher? b. She’s from South Korea.
3. What are your friends like? c. They’re my brother and sister.
4. Where’s she from? d. His name is Daniel.
5. Who are they? e. He’s in class.
6. What’s his name? f. That’s our new classmate.

3 Yes/No questions and short answers with be page 5

■ Use short answers to answer yes/no questions. Don’t use contractions with short
answers with Yes: Are you from Mexico? Yes, I am. (NOT: Yes, I’m.)

Complete the conversations.


1. A: Are they in your class?
B: No, . They’re in English 2.
2. A: Hi! in this class?
B: Yes, . I’m a new student here.
3. A: from the United States?
B: No, . We’re from Calgary, Canada.
4. A: Hi, Monica. free?
B: No, . I’m on my way to class.
5. A: That’s the new student. from Paraguay?
B: No, . He’s from Uruguay.
6. A: from Indonesia?
B: Yes, . She’s from Jakarta.

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