Smart Choice Level 1 Unit 1 Grammar Unit

Smart Choice Level 1 Unit 1 Grammar

Unit 1 Grammar The Simple Present of BE am I ____ are you ____ is he/she/it ____ are we ____ are they ____

Unit 1 Grammar Use BE for: a person’s name 1. ________ I am John. She is Sally. They are Tom and Jerry.

Unit 1 Grammar Use BE for: a person’s nationality 2. _________ I am Mexican. / I am from Mexico. He is Korean. / He is from Korea. They are Canadian. / They are from Canada.

Unit 1 Grammar Use BE for: a person’s age 3. _______ I am 25 years old. She is 20 years old. They are 40 years old.

Unit 1 Grammar Use BE for: a person’s job 4. _______ I am a university professor. He is a student. They are doctors.

Unit 1 Grammar We often shorten the verb BE. Affirmative I am I’m You are You’re He is He’s She is She’s It is It’s We are We’re They are They’re

Unit 1 Grammar We often shorten the verb BE. Negative I am not I’m not You are not You aren’t / You’re not He is not He isn’t / He’s not She is not She isn’t / She’s not It is not It isn’t / It’s not We are not We aren’t / We’re not They are not They aren’t / They’re not

Unit 1 Grammar Yes/No Questions BE + subject (주어) + …? Are you a doctor? Is she 25 years old? Are they Korean? Is Tom a student? Are your parents teachers?

Unit 1 Grammar When using short answers, we only shorten BE in negative short answers. Are you from China? No, I’m not. (o) Yes, I’m. (x) Yes, I am. (o)