| I
| am
| from Russia
| I’m = I am
|
| He/She/It
| is
| He’s/She’s/It’s = He/She/It is
|
| We
You
They
| are
| We’re = We are
You’re = You are
They’re = They are
|
| I
| am
| not
| from Russia
| I’mnot = I am not
|
| He/She/It
| is
| He/She/It isn’t = He/She/It is not
|
| We
You
They
| are
| We aren’t = We are not
You aren’t = You are not
They aren’t = They are not
|
NOTE:Look at the negative forms:She isn’t married. You aren’t British.
BUT:I’m not a schoolboy.
Exercise 1. Write the short form (she’s/ we aren’t, etc.).
| 1. He is
| 4. I am not
|
| 2. They are
| 5. It is
|
| 3. She is not
| 6. You are not
|
Exercise 2. Write the full form (she is/ we are not, etc.).
| 1. We aren’t
| 4. They aren’t
|
| 2. I’m
| 5. It isn’t
|
| 3. You’re
| 6. She’s
|
Exercise 3. Put in am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
- I ___ from Russia.
- Debbie and Mark ___ British. They ___ German.
- My friends ___ interested in computers.
- His parents ___ around 40.
- How old ___ you? I ___ 18.
- London ___ situated on the river Evans. It ___ situated on the river Thames.
- I ___ keen on sports. But I ___ rather good at basketball.
- Her name ___ Jane. It ___ Helen.
Exercise 4. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/isn’t/are/aren’t.
- I/keen on Biology.
- Rome/in Spain.
- We/Russian.
- Football/a popular sport in Britain.
- The “Beatles” and “Deep Purple” famous British groups.
- American English/different from British English.
- My hobbies/art and music.
General questions
| Am
| I
| a student?
| —Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
|
| Is
| he/she/it
| a student?
| —Yes, he/she/it is. / No, he/she/it isn’t.
|
| Are
| we
you
they
| students?
| —Yes, we are. / No, we aren’t.
—Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.
—Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
|
Exercise 5. Make general questions with these words. Give short answers.
1. your mother/at work?
2. her children/at home?
3. he/from Italy?
4. I/good at English?
5. you/interested in books?
6. I/right?
7. this subject/difficult?
Exercise 6. Give short answers (Yes, I am/No, he isn’t, etc.).
- Are your parents old?
- Are all your school friends students now?
- Is English difficult?
- Is your home town small?
- Are you interested in music?
- Is your friend good at languages?
Alternative questions
| Am
| I
| your friend
| or
| not?
| —Yes, you are/No, you aren’t.
|
| Is
| he/she
| Spanish
| or
| Italian?
| —He/She is Italian.
|
| it
| difficult
| or
| easy?
| — It’s difficult.
|
| Are
| we
| in the city centre
| or
| on the outskirts?
| — You are on the outskirts.
|
| you
| a student
| or
| a schoolboy?
| — I’m a student.
|
| they
| at home
| or
| at work?
| —They are at work.
|
Exercise 7. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.
Example: You/a student/a schoolboy? — Are you a student or a schoolboy? — I’m a student.
