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    Open Mind Elementary Unit 1,2,3 Grammar

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    This document provides a lesson on forming statements and yes/no questions with the verb "be" in English. It includes examples of statements with "be", examples of yes/no questions formed with "be", and the correct structures for short affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions. Exercises are provided for students to practice asking and answering yes/no questions about a new classmate. The lesson concludes with questions reviewing how to form statements, questions, and answers using "be".

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    This document provides a lesson on forming statements and yes/no questions with the verb "be" in English. It includes examples of statements with "be", examples of yes/no questions formed with "be", and the correct structures for short affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions. Exercises are provided for students to practice asking and answering yes/no questions about a new classmate. The lesson concludes with questions reviewing how to form statements, questions, and answers using "be".

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    This document provides a lesson on forming statements and yes/no questions with the verb "be" in English. It includes examples of statements with "be", examples of yes/no questions formed with "be", and the correct structures for short affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions. Exercises are provided for students to practice asking and answering yes/no questions about a new classmate. The lesson concludes with questions reviewing how to form statements, questions, and answers using "be".

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    Open Mind Elementary Unit 1,2,3 Grammar

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    This document provides a lesson on forming statements and yes/no questions with the verb "be" in English. It includes examples of statements with "be", examples of yes/no questions formed with "be", and the correct structures for short affirmative and negative answers to yes/no questions. Exercises are provided for students to practice asking and answering yes/no questions about a new classmate. The lesson concludes with questions reviewing how to form statements, questions, and answers using "be".

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    The passage discusses forming Yes/No questions and statements using the verb 'be' in English grammar.

    To form Yes/No questions with be, you put the verb be before the subject.

    To answer Yes/No questions, you use short affirmative or negative answers matching the subject of the question.

    Open Mind Elementary

    Unit 1 Grammar 1

    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS
    1. Find the verb in the first statement. am/’m (be)
    2. Find the verb in the first question. Are (be)
    3. Can you notice an error? I have am 20 years old.
    Hello, I’m Sara
    from Italy.

    Hello, Sara. Are you


    18 years old?

    No, I’m not. I


    have 20 years.
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS
    1. Which is the correct question to match the answer?
    2. Is the question: a) about a daily routine?
    b) a fact about the person?

    Are they Russian?


    a

    b Are you Russian?


    Yes, she is.

    c Is she Russian?
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS

    Other examples of Yes/No questions


    and be – statements:

    - Are you a college student?


    - Yes, I am.

    - Is it a big college?
    - No, it isn’t. It’s a small college.

    - Is your brother a student, too?


    - No, he isn’t. He’s a teacher.
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS

    Are they history No, they aren’t. They’re


    students? music students.

    In questions, the verb be comes before / after


    the subject.

    In statements and short answers, the verb be


    comes before / after the subject.
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS

    Affirmative Negative

    I am (I’m) I am not
    (I’m not)

    You are (You’re) You are not


    (You aren’t)
    He/She/It is from the from Madrid.
    He/She/It is not
    (He’s/She’s/It’s) USA. (He/She/It isn’t)

    We are (We’re) We are not


    (We aren’t)

    They are (They’re) They are not


    (They aren’t)
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS

    Yes/No questions Short answers

    Yes, I am.
    Are you
    I’m not
    No, ________.
    Yes he/she/it is.
    Is he/she/it
    ____ at home? No, he/she/it isn’t
    ___________.
    Yes, we are.
    Are we
    we aren’t
    No, ________.

    Are they Yes, they are.


    ____
    they aren’t
    No, _________.
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS

    1. We use Yes/No questions when we want to


    know if something is …
    a) happening now.
    b) true or false.

    2. We use the verb be to talk about …


    a) things and people and facts about them.
    b) habits and routines.
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS

    Choose the correct option.


    1. Are you from Brazil?
    Remember not to use
    a) Yes, I am. contractions in positive short
    b) Yes, I’m. answers.

    2. Are Ella and Joseph 18 years old?


    a) No, we aren’t. Check that the subject in
    b) No, they aren’t. the answer is the same as
    in the question.
    3. I live in Sydney.
    a) Is it an old city? Start questions with the verb be.
    b) It is an old city?
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS

    1. Imagine there’s a new student in your class


    from another country. Write five Yes/No
    questions to ask him or her.

    2. Work in pairs. One of you is the new


    student and one of you asks your questions.
    Then change roles.

    3. When you have finished your questions,


    find a new partner.
    BE – STATEMENTS AND
    YES/NO QUESTIONS

    Grammar wrap-up

    1. How do you form Yes/No questions with be?

    2. How do you answer the questions?

    3. How do you form statements with be?

    4. Give one example of a statement, a question, an


    affirmative answer and a negative answer.

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