Грамматический материал To be (present simple)

Item 1 to be. (positive sentences)

Exercise 1. Write the short form.

1. I am 3 it is 5 he is 7 they are

2. you are 4 she is 6 we are 8 that is

Exercise 2. Put in am, are or is.

1. The weather … nice today. 11. This book … interesting.

2. I … very tired. 12. This … my sister.

3. This bag … heavy. 13. I … from London.

4. These bags … heavy. 14. This film … boring.

5. That car … black. 15. My cat … in the garden.

6. My brother and I … very good friends. 16. My grandparents … in the village.

7. My mother … at home now. 17. My friend’s name … Alice.

8. My brothers … at school now. 18. She … 17 years old.

9. My father … a taxi driver. 19. These girls … from Spain.

10. My sister … a nurse. 20. These … my books.

Exercise 3. Complete the text about Ann.

My name … Ann and I … a student I … nineteen years old. I … from Moscow. I have two brothers: Nick and Mike. They … small. Nick … 2 years old and Mike … 5. They … very funny. My mother’s name … Helen. She … 38 years old. She … a teacher. My father’s name … Peter. He … older than my mother, he … 45. He … a lawyer. He … very clever.

Exercise 4. Write sentences about yourself and about your friend.

1. (name?)

2. (from?)

3. (age?)

4. (job?)

5. (star sign?)

6. (favourite colour?)

7. (favourite book?)

8. (favourite film?)

Exercise 5. Translate the following expressions into English and make sentences with them.

1. быть голодным

2. хотеть пить

3. быть уверенным в чем-либо

4. быть неуверенным в чем-либо

5. интересоваться чем-либо

6. быть уставшим

7. быть радостным

8. уметь хорошо делать что-либо

9. бояться чего-либо

10. быть в порядке (OK)

Exercise 6. Make sentences with the words from two columns.

Africa Asia Australia Europe North America South America

the rivers Danube and Volga the cities Melbourne and Sidney the deserts Sahara and Kalahara the countries Mexico and Peru the mountains the Himalayas and Tien Shan the peninsulas California and Labrador

Brazil Canada China Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Japan Russia Spain Turkey The USA The UK

Washington Brasilia Tokyo Paris Ottawa Peking London Helsinki Moscow Barcelona Athens Cairo Berlin Ankara

Item 2. To be. (negative sentences)

Exercise 1. Write the short form.

1I am not 3 it is not 5 he is not 7 they are not

2you are not 4 she is not 6 we are not 8 that is not

Exercise 2. Put in am not, are not or is not.

1. The weather … nice today.

2. That car … red.

3. I … very hungry.

4. This woman … my mother.

5. This task … difficult.

6. My friends … from Paris.

7. These exercises … difficult

8. This actor … very famous.

9. This magazine … interesting.

10. My dog… in the garden.

11. My sister and I … very good at tennis.

12. My parents … at home.

13. My father … a lawyer.

14. My friend’s name … Ann.

15. My nephews … students.

16. My sister … 23 years old.

17. My friend … a taxi driver.

18. These girls … from group.

19. My sister … a nurse.

20. This … my pen.

Exercise 3. Make this text negative.

My name … Kate and I … a student. I … nineteen years old. I … from Moscow. I have two brothers: Nick and Mike. They … small. Nick … 2 years old and Mike … 5. They … very funny. My mother’s name … Helen. She … 38 years old. She … a teacher. My father’s name … Peter. He … older than my mother, he … 45. He … a lawyer. He … very clever.