CONTENTS Preview 1 1 Noun is noun singular

CONTENTS Preview 1 -1 Noun + is + noun: singular 1 -2 Noun + are + noun: plural 1 -3 Pronoun + be + noun 1 -4 Contractions with be 1 -5 Negative with be 1 -6 Be + adjective 1 -7 Be + a place 1 -8 Summary: basic sentence patterns with be

CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW What’s your name? My name is Akela. First Name Country Akela 2

CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW What country are you from? I’m from Kenya. First Name Country Akela Kenya 3

CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW My name is Nick. What’s your name? First Name Country Akela Kenya Nick 4

CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW I’m from Greece. What country are you from? First Name Country Akela Kenya Nick Greece 5

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR Canada is a country. 6

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR NOUN + IS + NOUN (a) Canada isisa acountry. Canada = a singular noun is = a singular verb country = a singular noun 7

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR (b) Sydney is a city. A is an article. A singular nouns 8

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR Brazil is a country. Peru is a country. Santiago is a city. * 9

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR (c) A butterfly is an insect. A An same meaning a and an are articles 10

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR a chair a woman a school a lion a bed a man 11

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR a chair a woman a school a lion A in front of consonants a bed a man 12

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant an oven an ear 13

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR an elevator an egg an avocado an elephant An in front of vowels an oven an ear 14

1 -1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR An apple is a fruit. A bear is an animal. A rose is a flower. 15

1 -1 Let’s Practice 1. __ A school is ___ a building. a an A horse is ___ an animal. 2. ___ An ant is ___ an insect. 3. ___ a sport. 4. Soccer is ___ 16

1 -1 Let’s Practice Colombia is a country ______. Argentina is a country ______. * Sao Paulo is a city ___. 17

1 -1 Let’s Practice building machine shape A printer is a ____. 18

1 -1 Let’s Practice building machine shape A square is a _______. 19

1 -1 Let’s Practice building machine shape A house is a ____. 20

1 -1 Let’s Practice building machine shape A triangle is a _______. 21

1 -2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL Ducks are birds. 22

1 -2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL NOUN + ARE + NOUN (a) Ducks arebirds. Ducks are birds = a plural noun = a plural verb = a plural noun 23

1 -2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL (b) SINGULAR: a dog, an animal PLURAL: dogs, animals a and an – only with singular nouns plural nouns end in -s 24

1 -2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL (c) SINGULAR: a city, a country PLURAL: cities, countries Omit the -y and add -ies citiyes 25

1 -2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL (c) SINGULAR: a city, a country PLURAL: cities, countries Omit the -y and add -ies countr iyes 26

1 -2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN (d) Italy and Greece are countries. (e) Bees and ants are bugs. 27

1 -2 Let’s Practice plural Schools are buildings. singular A school is a building. 28

1 -2 Let’s Practice singular An elephant is an animal. plural Elephants are animals. 29

1 -2 Let’s Practice singular A swan is a bird. plural Swans are birds. 30

1 -2 Let’s Practice Carrots are vegetables. yes no 31

1 -2 Let’s Practice Bees is insects. yes no 32

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN I am a teacher. 33

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PRONOUN + BE + NOUN (a) I am a teacher. 34

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PRONOUN + BE + NOUN (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. 35

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PRONOUN + BE + NOUN (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. 36

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PRONOUN + BE + NOUN (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He a teacher. is 37

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PRONOUN + BE + NOUN (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He is a teacher. (e) It is a school. 38

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PLURAL PRONOUN + BE + NOUN (a) I am a teacher. (f) We are teachers. (b) You are a teacher. (g) You are teachers. (c) She is a teacher. (h) They are teachers. (d) He is a teacher. (e) It is a school. 39

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PLURAL I am a teacher. We are teachers. You are a teacher. You are teachers. She is a teacher. They are teachers. He is a teacher. It is a school. 40

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PLURAL I am a teacher. We are teachers. You are a teacher. You are teachers. She is a teacher. They are teachers. He is a teacher. It is a school. 41

1 -3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN SINGULAR PLURAL I am a teacher. We are teachers. You are a teacher. You are teachers. She is a teacher. They are teachers. He is a teacher. It is a school. 42

1 -3 Let’s Practice SINGULAR PLURAL I am a girl. We _______ are girls. are a girl. You ____ are girls. You _______ She _______ is a girl. are girls. They _______ 43

1 -4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE I’m a teacher. 44

1 -4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE PRONOUN + BE AM I + am CONTRACTION I’m a teacher. 45

1 -4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE PRONOUN + BE IS CONTRACTION she + is she’s he + is he’s it it’s + is She’s girl. . He’s boy It’s aaa cat. 46

1 -4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE PRONOUN + BE ARE CONTRACTION you + are you’re we + are we’re they + are they’re They’re students. You’re students. We’re students. 47

1 -4 Let’s Practice My teacher is a woman. She’s nice. _____ 48

1 -4 Let’s Practice My dog has four puppies. They’re ______ cute. 49

1 -4 Let’s Practice I like you. You’re _____ friendly. 50

1 -4 Let’s Practice I have two sisters. We’re students. ______ 51

1 -5 NEGATIVE WITH BE I am not a teacher. 52

1 -5 NEGATIVE WITH BE CONTRACTIONS She’s not You’re not He’s not I’m not You aren’t She isn’t He isn’t (a) I am not a doctor. (b) You are not a doctor. (c) She is not a doctor. (d) He is not a doctor. 53

1 -5 NEGATIVE WITH BE CONTRACTIONS We’re not They’re You’re It’s not not We aren’t They You It isn’t aren’t (e) It is not a city. (f ) We are not doctors. (g) You are not teachers. (h) They are not teachers. 54

1 -5 Let’s Practice isn’t aren’t The women ______ aren’t nurses. they doctors They’re doctors _______. 55

1 -5 Let’s Practice isn’t aren’t isn’t a teacher. This girl ____ she student She’s a student _______. 56

1 -5 Let’s Practice isn’t aren’t This animal _____ isn’t a dog. it cat _____. It’s a cat 57

1 -6 BE + ADJECTIVE A fire is warm. 58

1 -6 BE + ADJECTIVE An elephant is big. A butterfly is small. A ball is round. A fire is warm. Sarah is happy. Adjectives describe nouns 59

1 -6 BE + ADJECTIVE NOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE (a) An orange is round. (b) Oranges are round. (c) Jane is young. (d) Ada and Rob are intelligent. 60

1 -6 BE + ADJECTIVE PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE (e) I am happy. (f ) It is round. (g) We are young. 61

1 -6 Let’s Practice small rich dirty He’s not clean. dirty He’s ____. 62

1 -6 Let’s Practice Deserts aren’t wet. They’re ___. dry sad sweet dry 63

1 -6 Let’s Practice is ____. cold Ice cream __ is are cold warm small big 64

1 -6 Let’s Practice A fire __ is _____. warm is are cold warm good bad 65

1 -6 Let’s Practice is ____. The tree __ tall The bushes ___ short are _____. is are tall short young old 66

1 -7 BE + A PLACE Janet is at home. 67

1 -7 BE + A PLACE (a) Janet is here. (b) Bill is at the library. here = a place at the library = a place be place 68

1 -7 BE + A PLACE upstairs. there. inside. (c) Janet is outside. downtown. downstairs. here. one-word places downtown upstairs there downstairs inside outside 69

1 -7 BE + A PLACE Jonas is outside. 70

1 -7 BE + A PLACE Luke is upstairs. 71

1 -7 BE + A PLACE PREPOSITION + NOUN (d) Silvia is next to Jenny. prepositional preposition + noun = phrase 72

1 -7 BE + A PLACE Jara is in the pool. 73

1 -7 BE + A PLACE Lia is on the car. 74

1 -7 BE + A PLACE He is She is downtown. upstairs. one word outside. on the car. prepositional at school. phrase in the pool. 75

1 -7 Let’s Practice at under above on The plant is ___ on the table. 76

1 -7 Let’s Practice downtown here outside Max is downtown ____. 77

1 -7 Let’s Practice at school. Beth is ___ at under next to on 78

1 -7 Let’s Practice The table and chair are _____ under the tree. at under above on 79

1 -8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH BE An elephant is big. 80

1 -8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH BE SUBJECT + BE + 3 basic completions NOUN (a) I am a teacher. ADJECTIVE (b) She is happy. a noun an adjective A PLACE (c) She (d) I is am at the gym. an expression of place downstairs. 81

1 -8 Let’s Practice An eagle is a bird. correct? ___ 82

1 -8 Let’s Practice Eggsare is healthy. Eggs healthy. no correct? ___ 83

1 -8 Let’s Practice China and Japan are countries. correct? ___ 84

1 -8 Let’s Practice Thelionare is big. no correct? ___ 85

1 -8 Let’s Practice Theboysare is atatthe thebeach. correct? ___ no 86

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