To be (negative: singular and plural; questions and short answers) презентация

You __ my best friend.
She __ an athlete
It __ a flag
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to be
I
’s
am
from the UK.
She
Japanese.
is
’m
We __ Russian.
You __ singers.
They __ from Spain.
’re
’s
’s
’re
’re
’re

I ______ hungry.
You ______ excited.
He ______ eleven.
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to be (negative: singular and plural)
I’m American. I
aren’t
am not
British.
They’re cheap. They
expensive.
are not
’m not
She ______ German.
It ______ big.
They ______ happy.
’m not
aren’t
aren’t
isn’t
isn’t
isn’t

____ I your best friend?
____ he Mexican?
____ we late?
____ they angry?
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to be (questions and short answers)
Am
Is
Are
Are
Yes, you are.
Yes, he is.
No, we aren’t.
Yes, they are.
?
She
is
my English teacher
.
?
Is she
Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.
No, you aren’t.
No, he isn’t.
Yes, we are.
No, they aren’t.
No, she isn’t.
Yes, she is.

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to be in action
What’s your name?
My name’s Isabella.
Where are you from?
I’m from Italy.
Who is your favourite singer?
It’s Taylor Swift. She’s awesome.
Is Taylor Swift British?
No, she isn’t. She’s American.

is
from Italy.
They
are
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GET IT RIGHT!
player
Good?
Are the Brazilian
players
are
France.
My favourite country
is

to be
The present simple of to be is like this.
In speaking and informal writing we use contracted (short) forms.
We make the verb to be negative by adding not.
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Can you remember the rules?

Can you remember the rules?
to be (questions and short answers)
We form questions with to be + subject.
We form short answers with yes/no + subject + the verb to be (+ not).
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Russia
Japan
Brazil
Australia
Mexico
South Africa
the UK
the USA
Turkey
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Uluru
Yellowstone National Park
Iguacu Falls
Lake Baikal
Topkapi Palace
Hakone Lake District
Chichen Itza
Robben Island
Stonehenge
Where in the world?