Unit 1. To be

Item 1.1 to be. (positive sentences)

Exercise 1. Write the short form.

1. I am

2. you are

3. it is

4. she is

5. he is

6. we are

7. they are

8. that is

Exercise 2. Put in am, are or is.

1. The weather … nice today.

2. I … very tired.

3. This bag … heavy.

4. These bags … heavy.

5. That car … black.

6. My brother and I … very good friends.

7. My mother … at home now.

8. My brothers … at school now.

9. My father … a taxi driver.

10. My sister … a nurse.

11. This book … interesting.

12. This … my sister.

13. I … from London.

14. This film … boring.

15. My cat … in the garden.

16. My grandparents … in the village.

17. My friend’s name … Alice.

18. She … 17 years old.

19. These girls … from Spain.

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	the deserts Sahara and Kalahara
Asia	the mountains the Himalayas and Tien Shan
Australia	the cities Melbourne and Sidney
Europe	the rivers Danube and Volga
North America	the peninsulas California and Labrador
South America	the countries Mexico and Peru

Brazil	Brasilia
Canada	Ottawa
China	Peking
Egypt	Cairo
Finland	Helsinki
France	Paris
Germany	Berlin
Greece	Athens
Japan	Tokyo
Russia	Moscow
Spain	Barcelona
Turkey	Ankara
The USA	Washington
The UK	London

Item 1.2. To be. (negative sentences)

Exercise 1. Write the short form.

1. I am not

2. you are not

3. it is not

4. she is not

5. he is not

6. we are not

7. they 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.