Verb to be Questions

Present Simple
Where	am		I		from?
	is		he/she/it
	are		we/you/they
Past Simple
Where	was		I/he/she/it		from?
	were		we/you/they
Future Simple
When	will	I/he/she/it we/you/they		be		in London?

6. Say whether the sentences are true or false. Correct the false sentences.

E.g. Your friend’s name is Peter. – No, it isn’t. My friend’s name is Jim.

1. My grandmother is 75 years old now.

2. We are in the classroom now.

3. My mother is from Russia.

4. My parents were students 15 years ago.

5. Doctor’s job is very easy.

6. I’ll be in Yalta next Sunday.

7. Our campus is rather far from the university.

8. My mother was 20 when she started working.

9. Our group will be at the conference next month.

10. All students of our group are from Ukraine.

7. Complete the questions with the correct form of the verb to be.

Question	Me	Partner	Teacher
What _____ your name?
How old _____ you?
Where _____ you from?
_____ you only child in the family?
When _____ you born?
When _____ your birthday?
What _____ your favourite subject?
Where _____ you yesterday?
Where _____ you _____ tonight?
What _____ you going to do after graduation?

11. Read the conversations from a day of a first-year foreign student of csmu. Fill in the gaps with are, is, am, have.

Match the places and the conversations.

• The Anatomy department

• The Internet café

• The canteen

I. A. Hello. Can I help you?

S. Yes. Can I _____ a piece of cake, please?

A. Anything to drink?

S. Yeah. A cup of coffee, please.

A. OK. Here you _____ .

S. How much is that?

A. 9 hryvnyas 40, please.

S. Thanks.

II. S. Hello! How much does it cost to use a computer for half an hour?

B. _____ you a CSMU student?

S. Yes, I _____ . I _____ a first-year student of the International Faculty.

B. Then it _____ free for you. You may use any computer.

S. _____ you got headphones that I can use?

B. Sorry. We _____ no headphones.

S. That’s OK. Thanks.

III. C. Hello. Can I help you?

S. Yes. I need a clavicle, please.

C. Oh, I _____ sorry, we _____ got no clavicles left. It seems all the first-year students _____ here tonight.

S. Oh, it _____ a pity. May I _____ a scapula then?

C. Yes. What _____ your name, please?

S. I _____ Gregory House.

C. Which group _____ you from?

S. 135a.

C. That _____ all. Here _____ a scapula. Return it by 8 p.m. And do not take it home, please.

S. Of course I won’t. Thanks a lot.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

achieve (v)		достигать, добиваться
acquire (v)		получать, приобретать
affect (v)		влиять
change (v)
clay (n)		глина
consider (v)		считать, полагать
demand (n)		требование, настойчивая просьба
design(v)		создавать, конструировать
desire (v)		желать
diligence (n)		прилежание, усердие
easily (adv)
enter (v)		поступать в учебное заведение
expect (v)		ожидать, предполагать, думать
expectation (n)
experience (v)		испытывать
find out (v)		узнавать, обнаруживать
goal (n)
hope (n)
individual (n)		человек, личность
influence (n)		влияние
lazy (adj)
likewise (adv)		подобным образом, так же
make use		воспользоваться
manage (v)
mind (n)
on the other hand		с другой стороны
patience (n)		терпение, настойчивость
perseverance (n)		упорство
potter (n)		гончар
proper routine		повседневные обязанности
prosperity (n)		преуспевание
receive (v)
respectable (adj)		заслуживающий уважения
responsibility (adj)		ответственность
root (n)		корень
shape (n)
stage (n)
stick (v)		придерживаться (чего-либо)
successful (adj)		успешный
top prority		первостепенной важности
value (n)		ценность
various (adj)		разный, разнообразный

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