IV. Write “is” or “are” as in the example:

Peter is eighteen years old.

Helen ……. from Madrid. Joanna …….a teacher. Peter and Helen ……. students. Helen ……. Spanish. Greg ……. from Athens. Joanna ……. English. Peter ……. from Los Angeles. Greg ……. thirty years old. Helen ……. a student. Joanna and Greg ……. thirty years old.

It ……. a bus. He ……. a doctor. I ……. a student. It ……. a bicycle. We ……. friends. I ……. a policeman. She ……. a dancer. They ……. books. It ……. an orange. Tom ……. a lawyer.

1. I ….. a pupil.

2. My father ….. not a teacher, he ….. a scientist.

3. ….. your aunt a doctor? – Yes, she ….. .

4. ….. they at home? – No, they ….. not at home, they ….. at work.

5. My brother ….. a worker. He ….. at work.

6. ….. you an engineer? – Yes, I ….. .

7. ….. your sister a typist? – No, she ….. not a typist, she ….. a student.

8. ….. your brother at school? – Yes, he ….. .

9. ….. your sister at school? – No, she ….. not at school.

10. My sister ….. at home.

11. ….. this your watch? – Yes, it ….. .

12. She ….. an actress.

13. This ….. my bag.

14. My uncle ….. an office-worker.

15. He ….. at work.

16. Helen ….. a painter. She has some fine pictures. They ….. on the walls. She has much paper. It ….. on the shelf. The shelf ….. brown. It ….. on the wall. Helen has a brother. He ….. a student. He has a family. His family ….. not in St. Petersburg, it ….. in Moscow.

V. Change to the plural as in the example:

It is a pen. They are pens. It is an apple. She is a girl. He is a child. He is a teacher. It is a bicycle. He is a man. She is a woman. I am a dancer. She is a student. It is a fox.

You are a policeman. It is a house. You are a teacher. It is a bus. He is a doctor. It is a book. It is a fish. She is a friend. It is an orange. It is a radio.

Vocabulary and Speech Exercises

1. Complete the following sentences:

1. I`m about 20, and my brother is 22, so he is … . 2. My cousin is married, so she has … . 3. Nina is a distant relative of yours, isn`t she? – No, she is … . 4. My father is married for the second time; so you are … . 6. My father`s first name is Vladimir. So Vladimirovna is … .

2. Answer these questions. Follow the model:

Model: Helen`s daughter is just out of school, isn`t she?

No, she isn`t. She is still a schoolgirl.

1. His father isn`t a pensioner, is he? 2. They have got twins, haven`t they? 3. You are not yet 21, are you? 4. Kate and Jane are of the same age, aren`t they? 5. Their grandmother is still full of life and energy, isn`t she? 6. You have got an elder sister, haven`t you? 7. Nelly`s parents are not old at all, are they? 8. Your mother is six yers your father junior, isn`t she? 9. You are four in the family, aren`t you? 10. He is an engineer by profession, isn`t he?

III. The following statements are not true to fact. Correct them. Begin your own sentence with one of the following: I`m afraid you are wrong; That`s not quite right; That`s not so; You are mistaken; On the contrary.

Model: Her brother has a family of his own.

You are mistaken. He is not yet married.

1. Your birthday is on the fifth of January. 2. His cousin is married to a surgeon. 3. Nina`s uncle is an engineer by profession. 4. Helen is two years her husband`s junior. 5. Your mother has no grandchildren yet. 6. His son-in-law is a painter. 7. Kate`s nephew and niece are in the Far East. 8. His granddaughter`s dream is to become a pionist. 9. Your wife has a lot of relatives in Kiev. 10. His father-in-law is not yet a pensioner.

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