Unit 1-4 World Int. Extra exercises Be, Y-N PDF

Book World Intro : Basic English 109 = *The Subject, *Contractions with Verb BE forms, *Negative Statements, *Yes/No Questions and *Information Questions The Subject p. 5,6,7 World Intro (Nouns or pronouns) woman, sister, mother, girlfriend → she = ella man, boy, brother, father...

Book World Intro : Basic English 109 = *The Subject, *Contractions with Verb BE forms, *Negative Statements, *Yes/No Questions and *Information Questions The Subject p. 5,6,7 World Intro (Nouns or pronouns) woman, sister, mother, girlfriend → she = ella man, boy, brother, father → he = él USA, class , tuition, PR, cat → it = 1 thing , 1 place or 1 animal people, students, books, courses → they = ellos my friend and I, my professor and I → we = nosotros REVIEW: Forms of the Verb BE # 1 Substitute the underline part for a personal pronoun (he, she, it, we or they) Subject + Verb + Complement = ( A sentence pattern or formula ) 1. The students are from all over the world. 2. Puerto Rico is a special territory of the U.S. 3. Carina is a foreign student. 4. The U.S. is between Canada and Mexico. 5. Marcus is about my age. 6. My sister and I are taking 16 credits. #1 Substitute the underline part for a personal pronoun (he, she, it, we or they) 7. The textbook is expensive. 8. College is near public transportation. 9. Americans are friendly. 10. My friend and I study computer science. 11. My car is very old and cheap. 12. English is a hard language.  Review Exercise : Fill in the blanks with forms of the verb BE : is, are, am 1. I _____ from Guatemala. 2. My wife ______ from Mexico. 3. My wife and I _____ students. 4. The University of Illinois _____ a four-year college. 5. My classmates ____ from different hometowns. 6. We ____ all from the Caribbean. 7. The professors at my college _____ friendly. 8. My major _____ engineering. 9. I ___ going to be __________________.  Oral Presentation #1 Complete the student composition with your personal information. I______(name) ______. I_____ (age).I____(height) ________. I ___ from________ (hometown). I _____ (college status) an ________student at the Pontifical Catholic University. I_____ a freshman. My major _____ __________. I _____ taking _____ credits. I want to be _________ in the near future. I love _______(your talents) and _______. I____ special because________. Contractions using verb be (pg.5 C- World Intro) Rule #1 All Pronouns + be can be contracted I am → I’m You are → You’re She is → She’s He is → He’s It is → It’s We are → We’re They are → They’re  Class Work #1 Complete the student paragraph with your personal information. I am or I’m 18 years-old. / My age is 18. I’m 5 feet and 3 inches tall. /My height is 5 feet and 4 inches tall. I’m from Villalba. (hometown) I’m (college status) an undergraduate student at the Pontifical Catholic University. I am a freshman. My major is entrepreneurship. I’m taking 15 (fifteen) credits. I want to be an entrepreneur in the near future. I love dancing (your talents) and singing. I’m special because I play the guitar. Contractions using verb be (pg.5 C- World Intro) Rule #1 All Pronouns + be can be contracted I am → I’m You are → You’re She is → She’s He is → He’s It is → It’s We are → We’re They are → They’re  Contractions using nouns : Rule #2 Use contractions only with some singular nouns But don’t use contractions with the verb is if the noun ends in these sounds: /s, z, g, sh, or ch/. The United States is a big country. College is cheaper here. English is the language of the U.S. Rich is my English teacher. Rule # 3 We don’t make a contraction with plural nouns Do not contract with plural nouns and are Books are expensive. The classrooms are big. Exercise #3 Make a contraction whenever possible. 1. Puerto Rico ______ an island. 2. Puerto Ricans ______ American citizens. 3. We ______ in the U.S. 4. Minneapolis _______ a big city. 5. The classroom _______ on the first floor. 6. Charles ________ an experienced teacher. 7. Canada and Brazil _______ big countries.  Check your answers. 1. Puerto Rico’s an island. 2. Puerto Ricans are American citizens. 3. We’re in the U.S. 4. Minneapolis is a big city. 5. The classroom’s on the first floor. 6. Charles is an experienced teacher. 7. Canada and Brazil are big countries.  Negative Statements with BE Unit. 2 - pgs. 16, 17 World Intro We put not after a form of BE to make a negative statement. I am not late. The book is not interesting. The course is not difficult.  Negative Statements with BE p.16,17 World Intro We can make contractions for the negative. I am not → I’m not → you are not → you’re not → you aren’t she is not → she’s not → she isn’t he is not → he’s not → he isn’t it is not → it’s not → it isn’t we are not → we’re not → we aren’t they are not → they’re not → they aren’t Contractions with BE p. 5 World Intro I am → I’m You are → You’re She is → She’s He is → He’s It is → It’s We are → We’re They are → They’re Negative Statements with BE p. 15 you are not→ you aren’t she is not → she isn’t he is not → he isn’t it is not → it isn’t we are not → we aren’t they are not → they aren’t  Exercises extra practice 1. We’re in the classroom. We’re not in the library. We aren’t in the cafeteria. 2. Today’s a weekday. It isn’t Saturday. It’s not Sunday. 3. I’m a student. I’m not a teacher.  Exercises extra practice 4. The students are busy. They aren’t lazy. They’re not tired. 5.You’re on time. You aren’t early. You’re not late. 6. My classmates and I are in an English class. We aren’t in the cafeteria. We’re not in the library.  Yes/No Questions and Short Answers SENTENCE Pattern Subject + VERB + Complement. I am a good student. (See PPT 2 for extra practice) Yes/No Question Pattern Short Answer VERB + Subject + Complement ? Am I a good student? Yes, you are. / No, you are not. Is your father a romantic man? No, he isn’t. No, we aren’t. / Yes, we are. Are you all from P.R.? Is the university campus huge? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t. Are students practicing now? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t Exercises extra practice in your notebooks Example: movie stars / rich → Are movie stars rich? 1. school education / free 2. college books / free 3. medical care / free 4. doctors / rich  Exercises extra practice Example: movie stars / rich → Are movie stars rich? 5. blue jeans / popular 6. houses / expensive 7. Americans / friendly 8. Japanese cars / popular 9. fast-food restaurants / popular  Exercises extra practice ANSWERS Example: movie stars / rich Are movie stars rich? 1. school education / free Is school education free? 2. college books / free Are college books free? 3. medical care / free Is medical care free? 4. doctors / rich Are doctors rich?  Exercises extra practice 5. blue jeans / popular Are blue jeans popular? 6. houses / expensive Are houses expensive? 7. Americans / friendly Are Americans friendly? 8. Japanese cars / popular Are Japanese cars popular? 9. fast-food restaurants / popular Are fast-food restaurants popular?  Using Short Answers - Practice 1. Is school education free? Yes, it is. 2. Are college books free? No, they aren’t. (No they’re not) 3. Is medical care free? Yes, it is. or No, it isn’t. ( No, it’s not) 4. Are doctors rich? Yes, they are. or No, they aren’t. (No they’re not) 5. Are blue jeans popular? Yes, they are.  Using Short Answers- practice 8. Are Japanese cars popular? Yes, they are 9. Are fast-food restaurants popular? Yes, they are. 10. Are movie tickets cheap? 11. Is your computer updated? 12. Are you paying attention Karen? 13. Are you all practicing? 10. Are movie tickets cheap? 11. Is your computer updated? 12. Are you paying attention Karen? 13. Are you all practicing? Yes/No Questions and Short Answers Are enchiladas French? Is pizza Turkish?  Yes/No Questions and Short Answers Is Oprah Winfrey famous in the U.S.? Is Enrique Iglesias a popular singer? Yes/No Questions and Short Answers Is flamenco Mexican? Are origami and ikebana Russian? Yes/No Questions and Short Answers Is Taekwon do Japanese? Yes/No Questions and Short Answers Are cricket and badminton Australian? cricket = England also in India, Pakistan,Sri Lanka, South Africa, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Ireland… badminton = Great Britain, also in Sweden, Denmark, etc.  Assignment #1 The subject Unit 1 #2 Yes/No questions and short answers: UNIT 2 Exercise 24 p. 21 (1-5) p. 20-21,29 from Unit 2 World Intro Unit 1 exercises on page 9  Assignment #1 Complete the student composition with your personal information. My name ______ ______ _____. I _____ from ______. I ______ (married, single, divorced). I ______ a student at the Pontifical Catholic university. My major _____ _____________. My classes _____ during the _____ from Monday to ______. I _____ taking _____ credits. I want to learn English because___________________.  Question Words (page 22) Who = person (¿Quién? What = thing (¿Qué? ó¿Cual?) Which = thing or people (¿Cual?) When = time (¿Cuando?) Why = reason (¿Por qué?) Where = place (¿Dónde?) How = description or health(¿Cómo?) How many = quantity (count nouns) (¿Cuanto?) How much = quantity (non-count nouns)(¿Cuanto?) Exercise #2 Fill in the blanks with the correct question word and a form of verb be. _______ is Los Angeles? – It’s in California. _______ is your birthday? – It’s in June. _______ is your English professor? – My professor is Brunilda Guzmán. _______ is a rose? – A rose is a flower.  Check your answers Where is Los Angeles? – It’s in California. When is your birthday? – It’s in June. Who is your teacher? – My professor is Brunilda Guzmán. What is a rose? – A rose is a flower. Exercise #2 Fill in the blanks with the correct question word and a form of verb be. _______ you late? – I’m late because of traffic. ________ your sisters and brothers? – They are in my country. ________ you? – I`m fine. And you? ________ we here? – We are here because we want to learn English.  Check your answers. Why are you late? – I’m late because of traffic. Where are your sisters and brothers? – They are in my country. How are you? – I`m fine. And you? Why are we here? – We are here because we want to learn English. The Right Pronunciation Puerto Rico is an island. The Right Pronunciation Puerto Rico is an island. island (silent “s”) Puerto Rico is an island. [ailand] right pronunciation Puerto Rico is not an ice-land. Iceland is a country in Europe.