1. Preview 1-3 Pronoun + be + nounPronoun + be + noun 1-4 Contractions with beContractions with be 1-5 Negative with beNegative with be 1-6 Be + adjectiveBe + adjective 1-7 Be + a placeBe + a place 1-8 Summary: basic sentence patterns with beSummary: basic sentence patterns with be CONTENTS

2. 2 I am a teacher. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

3. 3 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

4. 4 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

5. 5 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

6. 6 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He is a teacher. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

7. 7 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He is a teacher. (e) It is a school. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

8. 8 SINGULAR (a) I am a teacher. (b) You are a teacher. (c) She is a teacher. (d) He is a teacher. (e) It is a school. PLURAL (f) We are teachers. (g) You are teachers. (h) They are teachers. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

9. 9 SINGULAR I am a teacher. You are a teacher. She is a teacher. He is a teacher. It is a school. PLURAL We are teachers. You are teachers. They are teachers. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

10. 10 SINGULAR I am a teacher. You are a teacher. She is a teacher. He is a teacher. It is a school. PLURAL We are teachers. You are teachers. They are teachers. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

11. 11 SINGULAR I am a teacher. You are a teacher. She is a teacher. He is a teacher. It is a school. PLURAL We are teachers. You are teachers. They are teachers. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN

12. 12 SINGULAR I. You ________. She _______. PLURAL We _______. You _______. They _______. am a girl are a girl is a girl are girls 1-3 Let’s Practice

13. 13 I’m a teacher. 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

14. 14 AM I + am I’m I’m a teacher. PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE

15. 15 She’s a girl. It’s a cat. He’s a boy. she + is she’s he + is he’s IS PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE it + is it’s

16. 16 You’re students. They’re students. We’re students. you + are you’re we + are we’re ARE PRONOUN + BE CONTRACTION 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE they + are they’re

17. 17 My teacher is a woman. _____ nice. 1-4 Let’s Practice She’s

18. 18 My dog has four puppies. ______ cute. 1-4 Let’s Practice They’re

19. 19 _____ friendly. You’re I like you. 1-4 Let’s Practice

20. 20 ______ students. We’re I have two sisters. 1-4 Let’s Practice

21. 21 I am not a teacher. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE

22. 22 (a) I am not a doctor. (b) You are not a doctor. (c) She is not a doctor. (d) He is not a doctor. I’m not You’re not You aren’t He’s not He isn’t She’s not She isn’t 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE CONTRACTIONS

23. 23 They’re not They aren’t You’re not You aren’t It’s not It isn’t We’re not We aren’t (e) It is not a city. (f ) We are not doctors. (g) You are not teachers. (h) They are not teachers. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE CONTRACTIONS

24. 24 The women ______ nurses. They’re doctors 1-5 Let’s Practice isn’t aren’t they doctors aren’t ______________.

25. 25 This girl ____ a teacher. She’s a student 1-5 Let’s Practice isn’t aren’t she student isn’t ______________.

26. 26 _________. 1-5 Let’s Practice isn’t It’s a cat This animal _____ a dog. isn’t aren’t it cat

27. 27 A fire is warm. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

28. 28 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE Adjectives describe nouns An elephant is big. A butterfly is small. A ball is round. A fire is warm. Sarah is happy.

29. 29 NOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE (a) An orange is round. (b) Oranges are round. (c) Jane is young. (d) Ada and Rob are intelligent. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

30. 30 PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE (e) I am happy. (f ) It is round. (g) We are young. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE

31. 31 He’s not clean. He’s ____. dirty 1-6 Let’s Practice small rich dirty

32. 32 Deserts aren’t wet. They’re ___.dry 1-6 Let’s Practice sad sweet dry

33. 33 Ice cream __ ____. cold 1-6 Let’s Practice cold warm small big is are is

34. 34 A fire __ _____. iswarm 1-6 Let’s Practice cold warm good bad is are

35. 35 The tree __ ____. The bushes ___ _____. short are tall short young old 1-6 Let’s Practice tall is are

36. 36 Janet is at home. 1-7 BE + A PLACE

37. 37 (a) Janet is here. (b) Bill is at the library. here = a place at the library = a place be place 1-7 BE + A PLACE

38. 38 outside. there. downtown. upstairs. downstairs. here. (c) Janet is inside upstairs there downtown downstairs one-word places 1-7 BE + A PLACE outside inside.

39. 39 Jonas is outside. 1-7 BE + A PLACE

40. 40 Luke is upstairs. 1-7 BE + A PLACE

41. 41 PREPOSITION + NOUN (d) Silvia is next to Jenny. 1-7 BE + A PLACE prepositional phrase preposition + noun =

42. 42 Jara is. 1-7 BE + A PLACE in the pool

43. 43 Lia is. 1-7 BE + A PLACE on the car

44. 44 He is downtown. upstairs. outside. one word She is on the car. at school. in the pool. prepositional phrase 1-7 BE + A PLACE

45. 45 onThe plant is ___ the table. 1-7 Let’s Practice at under above on

46. 46 Max is ________. downtown 1-7 Let’s Practice downtown here outside

47. 47 at under next to on Beth is ___ school. 1-7 Let’s Practice at

48. 48 The table and chair are _____ the tree.under 1-7 Let’s Practice at under above on

49. 49 An elephant is big. 1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH BE

50. 50 1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS WITH BE 3 basic completions SUBJECT + BE + A PLACE (c) She is at the gym. (d) I am downstairs. a noun an adjective an expression of place ADJECTIVE (b) She is happy. NOUN (a) I am a teacher.

51. 51 An eagle is a bird.  1-8 Let’s Practice correct?___

52. 52 Eggs is healthy. Eggs are healthy. correct?___ no  1-8 Let’s Practice

53. 53 China and Japan are countries.  1-8 Let’s Practice correct?___

54. 54 The lion is big. correct?___ The lion are big. no  1-8 Let’s Practice

55. 55 The boys are at the beach.The boys is at the beach. no  1-8 Let’s Practice correct? ___

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