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My name is Amy …
My name is Paul …
I am from Japan …
I am not angry …
I’m scared of spiders …
Are you American …
Are you American …
Are you hungry …
What is your name? (long form)
What is your name? (short form)
Anna’s story
Questions about Anna
Play the audio file, then follow along reading the script below.
All about you
Dave
Hello Anne. How are you?
Anne
I’m fine, thanks. How are you?
Dave
Great, thank you. What do you do Anne?
Anne
I’m an English teacher at a school in Phuket.
Dave
That’s interesting. Are you married?
Anne
No, I’m single.
Dave
How old are you?
Anne
I’m 27 years old.
Dave
Are you English?
Anne
No, I’m American. I’m from New York.
Dave
Wow, that’s an exciting city!
Anne
It is, but I like Phuket.
Dave
What do your parents do?
Anne
My dad is a taxi driver and my mum is a cook in a restaurant.
Dave
Are they from New York?
Anne
My dad is but my mum is from Baltimore. Now tell me about you.
Dave
I’m an English teacher in Phuket Town. I’m 32 years old and I’m married. My wife’s name is Jane. She’s a teacher too. I’m from Sydney, Australia and Jane is from Birmingham, England. My parents are retired, but Jane’s parents are a doctor and a dentist.
Anne
That’s very interesting.
Dave
It was nice to meet you.
Anne
You too!
The verb-to-be in present simple tense (am / is / are).
(See Unit 5 for present simple)
(See Unit 7 for present simple with I/you/we/they)
Point 1 – The verb-to-be has three forms in present simple tense: am, is, are
1. I am the manager.
2. You are a teacher.
3. He is a tall man.
Point 2 – use am and am not for the pronoun I.
(short forms in brackets)
1. I am English. (I’m English.)
2. I am not hungry. (I’m not hungry.)
Point 2 – use is and is not for the pronouns he, she, it.
1. He is a student. (He’s a student.)
2. He is not a taxi driver. (He’s not a taxi driver.) (He isn’t a taxi driver.)
3. She is skinny. (She’s skinny.)
4. She is not fat. (She’s not fat.) (She isn’t fat.)
5. It is a dog. (It’s a dog.)
6. It is not a cat. (It’s not a cat.) (It isn’t a cat.)
Point 3 – use are and are not for the pronouns you, we, they.
1. You are handsome. (You’re handsome.)
2. You are not fat. (You’re not fat.) (You aren’t fat.)
3. We are thirsty. (We’re thirsty.)
4. We are not ready. (We’re not ready.) (We aren’t ready.)
5. They are waiting. (They’re waiting.)
6. They are not coming. (They’re not coming.) (They aren’t coming.)
Complete the sentences
What is your name?
Rachel
Hello. My name is Rachel. This’s Nick. What’s your name?
Simon
My name’s Simon.
Nick
Nice to meet you Simon. Where are you from?
Simon
I’m from Malaysia. Where are you from?
Rachel
We’re from Sydney.
Complete the sentences
- He is from Canada.
- She is from France.
- They are from Germany.
- She is from Spain
- She is from Thailand.
- They are from Japan.
- She is from England.
- He is from Malaysia.
Answer the questions
- Yes, she is.
- No, she isn’t.
- No, it isn’t.
- Yes, it is.
- Yes, she is.
- Yes, she is.
- No, she isn’t.
- Yes, she is.