1. Simple Present Be am, is, are

2. Using Be verbs: The basics  What is your name?  My name is Ed.  Where are you from?  I am from Japan.  We are in the classroom. Simple present tense be verbs are used to state facts. Kenia is a female. She is a student. Jorge is a male. He is a student.

3. Be verbs in English Noun Verb Noun  I am a teacher.  You are a student.  John is a doctor. Noun Verb Adjective  Sara is attractive.  Paul is handsome.  Amy is tall. Noun Verb Preposition  Naomi is in Mexico.  Steve is from Canada.  Ed is under the desk.

4. am  I am from Egypt.  Am is always used with I.  Where is Egypt on the map? (p.5)

5. using “am”  I am a teacher.  I am Japanese.  I am a male.  I am short.  I am sleepy.  I am hungry.  I am thirsty.

6. is  Sally is from Canada.  Canada is a country.  “Is” is singular tense.

7. using “is” in the classroom  This is a wall.  This is a pen.  This is a piece of paper.  This is a desk.  This is a chair.  This is a book.  This is a notebook.

8. Noun + is + Noun: Singular Noun + is + Noun Mexico is a country. Japan is a country. Spanish is a language. Japanese is a language. A cat is an animal.

9. Singular means “one.” Honduras is a country. Dominican Republic is a country. Guatemala is a country. El Salvador is a country. A cat is an animal. A dog is an animal. A mouse is an animal. A monkey is an animal. Honduras = a singular noun is = a singular verb country = a singular noun

10. Do you know what a mouse is? Hello mouse.Mickey Mouse.

11. Do you know what a monkey is? Hello monkey.

12. quick note on articles: A cat is an animal. A is used in front of words that begin with consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, y, z. An in front of words that begin with vowels: a, e, i, o, and u. Also x*. Examples: “An apple”, NOT “a apple” “An orange”, NOT “a orange” “A boy”, NOT “an boy”

13. Sentence Practice 1: A or an 1.___ horse is __ animal. 2.French is __ language. 3.Tokyo is __ city. 4.Australia is __ country. 5.Red is __ color. 6.__ dictionary is __ book. 7.__ hotel is __ building. 8.__ bear is __ animal. 9.__ bee is __ insect. 10. __ ant is __ insect.

14. Noun + are + Noun: Plural Noun + are + Noun Cats are animals. Spanish and English are languages. Baseball and soccer are sports. Gabriel and Maria are students from Mexico.

15. are  They are a family.  “Are” is a plural tense verb.

16. are  John and Patty are from Los Angeles.

17. are The flowers are beautiful!

18. are You (two or more) are students. You are students from Latin America. You all are students from Latin America. Y’all ….

19. are  “Are” is also used in the singular tense when the pronoun “you” is in the subject position.  You (one person) are from El Salvador.

20. Now it’s your turn to give it a shot! is / are / am 1.Arabic __ a language. 2.Rome __ a city. 3.Matt __ a student. 4.I __ a movie star. 5.They __ from Mexico. 6.Paris and London __ cities. 7.Soccer __ a sport. 8.Basketball and baseball __ sports. 9.Russian and German __ languages. 10. Dogs and birds __ my favorite pets.