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Identifying self and others

GRAMMAR MATERIAL: Present Indefinite Tense; Articles; Nouns,

Plurality of Nouns; Personal, Objective, Interrogative and Possessive Pronouns.

The Verb to be in the Present Indefinite Tense

Positive form	Negative form	Questions
I am (I’m) a student. You are (you’re) a student He is (he’s) a student. She is (she’s) a student. It is (it’s) a student. We are (we’re) students. You are (you’re) students. They are (they’re) students.	I am not (I’m not) a student. You are not (you’re not/ aren’t) a student. He is not (he’s not/ he isn’t) a student. She is not (she’s not/isn’t) a student. It is not (it’s not/ isn’t) a student. We are not (we’re not /aren’t) students. You are not (you’re not /aren’t) students. They are not (they’re not /aren’t) students.	Am I a student? Are you a student? Is he a student? Is she a student? Is it a student? Are we students? Are you students? Are they students?

Positive form	Negative form	Questions
I work. You work. He / she / it works. We work. You work. They work.	I do not (don’t) work. You do not (don’t) work. He / she / it does not (doesn’t) work. We do not (don’t) work. You do not (don’t) work. They do not (don’t) work.	Do I work? Do you work? Does he/she/it work? Do we work? Do you work? Do they work?

These are personal pronouns

Nominative	Objective	Possessive
I He She It You We They	Me Him Her It You Us Them	My / mine His / his Her / hers Its Your / yours Our / ours Their / theirs

1. Please call me... Write and say about yourself.

My first name is ... .

My last name is ... .

Please call me ... .

I am from ... (city, town).

I am ... (nationality).

I am a/an ... (job).

2. Complete the conversation with these words: a am an are do from is.

J.: Hi! I ... Jack Jones. What ... your name?

M.: I ... Marie.

J.: And what ... your last name?

M.: My last name ... Dupont.

J.: Are you ... the United States, Marie?

M.: No, I ... from Canada.

J.: Oh, what city ... you from?

M.: I ... from Montreal.

J.: Really? What do you ... ?

M.: I’m ... attorney. How about you?

J.: I’m ... journalist

3. Complete the questions in the conversation.

A: Where ... ?

B: I work for American Express.

A: What ... there?

B: I’m in the accounting department.

A: Where ... ?

B: I live downtown near my office. And what ... ?

A: I’m a graduate student in law. I go to Gal State. Also, I’m a part-time salesclerk.

В: Really? What ... ?

А: I sell Apple computers. Do you want to buy one?

4. The article ‘a’ or ‘an’ is missing from each sentence. Write ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the correct place.

a) I’m ... driver. I work for ... travel company. I drive ... bus, and take people on tours.

b) I’m ... nurse. I work in ... public hospital. I have ... interesting job.

c) I’m ... waitress. I work in ... Italian restaurant. I’m also taking ... English course at night.

5. Put ‘a’, ‘the’, or nothing into the gaps.

Mr. and Mrs. Forrester have … son and … daughter. … son lives at … home and … daughter is … student at … university. Mr. Forrester is … journalist. He works for ‘… Times’. He writes … articles about restaurants. ‘I love … food!’ he says.

6. Write in the definite article in the following sentences only where you think it is necessary.

a) He broke his leg and went to … hospital.

b) My girlfriend is a nurse, and I go to … hospital every evening to meet her.

c) The railway station is just down the road, near … prison.

d) He was caught robbing a bank, and was sent to … prison.

e) My sister’s studying at … university.

f) There is a dance at … university every Saturday evening.

g) If you come and visit me, we must go and see … church in my village. It’s very beautiful.

h) The whole family goes to … church every Sunday morning.

7. Match the adjectives with the definitions.

a) easygoing b) forgetful c) funny d) generous e) polite f) reliable g) serious h) shy i) smart j) sociable k) emotional l) independent m) proud n) patient o) moody

... shows feelings easily ... is very intelligent ... has good manners ... always keeps the promise ... thinks deeply about things ... doesn’t worry about things ... is often gloomy or depressed ... likes giving things to people ... doesn’t often ask for other people’s help or advice ... doesn’t remember things ... likes to be around people ... waits calmly for things ... likes making people laugh ... doesn’t say much in front of other people ... has a high opinion of his own importance

8. Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences.

a) My boss is pretty ... and he’s ... generous (very, easygoing). b) My next-door neighbor is not a very... person. He’s kind of ... and ... very sociable (not, friendly, shy). c) My best friend is a ... smart and she’s very ... . But she’s sometimes ... (creative, really, forgetful). d) My sister is a ... sociable person, and she’s ... too. But she’s very ... (funny, impatient, pretty).

9. Write a sentence about each of these people using “She is” or “He is” and a suitable phrase below.

really generous very forgetful

kind of serious pretty creative

rather emotional really outgoing

very reliable somewhat shy

a) Sandy is always very friendly and talkative. She loves to meet people. ...

b) Liz doesn’t smile or laugh a lot. She often looks worried about things. ...

c) Sam has trouble remembering things. Last week he missed an important business meeting again. ...

d) I like Rosa a lot. You can trust her. If she says she’s going to do something she always does it. …

e) Dick shows his feelings very quickly. Little things often get him excited. ...

f) Rick loves to give presents to friends even when it’s not their birthday. ...

10. Look at the answers. What are the questions.

a) What ... ? My first name’s Bob.

b) What ... ? My last name’s Hayes.

c) How ... ? H - A - Y - E - S.

d) What ... ? I’m a sales manager.

e) Where ... ? My wife is from Mexico.

f) What ... ? Her name is Rosa.

g) Are ... ? No, I’m not on vacation.

h) ... ? No, I’m not from Spain. I’m from Mexico.

i) ... ? No, I’m not in English 101. I’m in English 102.

j) ... ? No, my teacher isn’t Mr. Brown. I’m in Ms West’s Class.

11. Choose the right preposition.

а) -Do you still work (for/to) the bus company?

- No. I work (to/at) Macy’s now. I work (from/in) the toy department.

b) -I hate my job! I work (for/at) the government. I’m (in/for) the tax department. It’s really boring. How about you?

- Oh, I work (from/in) a gym downtown. I teach aerobics. Come by some time!

c) - Do you work (in/to) a high school?

- No, I work (from/at) Honolulu Community College. I teach (in/from) the sports department. I teach surfing from nine to five (to/at) the beach. It’s a tough job.

d) - Where do you go (to/at) school?

- I’m studying (for/at) City College. I’m (in/on) the Department of Law. I’m majoring (with/in) Law.

12. Change the words given below into plural form:

cry …, tray …, wife …, tax …, belief …, man …, woman …, child …, female …, penny, datum …, phenomenon …, mother-in-law …, basis …, crisis …, hypothesis …, thesis …, passer-by …, Kennedy … .