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TERM 2013-III Module: 2

Unit: 1st Week: 1st 

INGLÉS VII

Gludy Doris Barrientos Fierro

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ORIENTATION

• Look and analyze carefully each

picture.

• Contextualize all the pictures.

•  Avoid using spanish.

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CONTENTS

• Verb to Be. Uses

•  Affirmative, negative and interrogative

form.• Singular and Plural

• Hobbies and Sports

• Present simple affirmative form

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 AFFIRMATIVE FORM OF VERB

BEFORM  SUBJECT  VERB BE  Contraction  EXAMPLE 

affirmativesentences

( + ) 

1st person I  am  I'm  I'm here. 2nd person you  are  you're  You're busy. 3rd person he  is  he's  He's a friend. 

3rd person she  is  she's  She's a doctor. 

3rd person it  is  it's  It's cold today. 

1st person pl. we  are  we're  We're hungry. 

2nd person pl. you  are  you're  You're beautiful. 

3rd person pl. they  are  they're  They're asleep. 

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I am

 You are a

student

I am Michael

 You are

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He is

He is an engineer

She is

She is a secretary

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Theyare

IIIWe arefriends

They are children

We are

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 INTERROGATIVE FORM OF

VERB BEBE VERB & SUBJECT  (+) Short Answer  (-) Short Answer 

QUESTIONS (?)

Am I correct?  Yes, I am.   No, I'm not. Are you tired?  Yes, you are.   No, you aren't.

 No, you're not. Is he asleep?  Yes, he is.   No, he isn't.

 No, he's not. Is she here?  Yes, she is.   No, she isn't.

 No, she's not. Is it warm?  Yes, it is.   No, it isn't.

 No, it's not. 

Are we students? 

Yes, we are.   No, we aren't.

 No, we're not. Are you thirsty?  Yes, you are.   No, you aren't.

 No, you're not. Are they here?  Yes, they are.   No, they aren't.

 No, they're not. 

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 Am I Kelly? Yes, you are

 Are you a

waiter?

Yes, I am

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Is he

Peruvian?

No, he isn’t.

He is French

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 Are theynervous?

No, theyaren’t. They

are happy.

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Is it a laptop?

Yes, it is

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They are not at home

I am not onvacation !

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TO REMEMBERThe Present tense of verb BE is used to :

•Classify . Tell time

•Describe . Give location

Notice the three forms of verb be in the present tense: am, is and are.

Examples Abbreviations Functions

I am a waiter I’m  Classifies

We are soccer players We’re  Classifies

You are nervous You’re  Describes

She is hardworking She’s  Describes

It is 9.00 o’clock  It’s  Tells time

They are at home They’re  Gives location

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 APPLY YOUR KNOWLEGDE

Choose and underline the best word to make a goodsentence

1. What time ( am, is are) it?

2. I ( am, is are) late for my work.3. My friends ( am, is are) at the university.

4. She ( am, is are) pretty.

5. Ali ( am, is are) at the office now.

6. My two brothers ( am, is are) very tall.

7. I ( am, is are) a good student.

8. Carlos and I ( am, is are) from Perú.

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The use of DO in sports

Do is used for a recreationalactivity or a non-team sport thatdoes not use a ball:

They do karate

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DO

He Does scrossword puzzle

They Do aerobics

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The use of Play in sports 

Play is used with ball sports or competitivegames where we play against anotherperson: 

They play waterpolo

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PLAY

They Play chess

They play poker

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The use of GO in sports Go is used with activities that end-ing. We go somewhere to do

something: 

He goes skateboarding

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GO

They go skiing

He goes fishing

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REMEMBER… When you make affirmative sentences with the third

person singular  follow these rules:

• Verb ending in ch, sh or x  add – es

eg. wash washes

watch watches mix mixes.• Verb ending in consonant + y: change y to i and add – 

es.

Study studies  cry cr ies

• Verb ending in “o” add – esgo goes 

•  All other verbs: add – s 

like likes walk walks 

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THANK YOU!