Be – Present Tense Questions

Grammar

Be – Present Tense Questions (Be) + Subject + ____?

"To be" is one of the most commonly used auxiliary verbs. To be is often used with nouns, adjectives, and prepositional phrases.In its interrogative form, it asks for the characteristics of the subject.

Am I a teacher? (Yes, you are.) Are you a student? (Yes, I am.) Is he a student? (Yes, he is.) Is she a student? (Yes, she is.) Is this a house? (Yes, it is.)

Are we in class? (Yes, you are.) or (Yes, we are.) Are you busy? (Yes, we are.) Are they happy? (Yes, they are.)

Practice the use of negative short answers. Answer the questions with a negative short answer.

Practice both, positive and negative short answers by giving one positive and one negative answer.

Phonetics

Pronunciation of letter E

Like the letter "A", LETTER "E" also has 10 different SOUNDS. Check out this list of words where in each word the SOUND of the LETTER "E" is different from the others !

Pronunciation of letter A as in "BE"

Vocabulary

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Reading

My Wonderful Family I live in a house near the mountains. I have two brothers and one sister, and I was born last. My father teaches mathematics, and my mother is a nurse at a big hospital. My brothers are very smart and work hard in school. My sister is a nervous girl, but she is very kind. My grandmother also lives with us. She came from Italy when I was two years old. She has grown old, but she is still very strong. She cooks the best food! My family is very important to me. We do lots of things together. My brothers and I like to go on long walks in the mountains. My sister likes to cook with my grandmother. On the weekends we all play board games together. We laugh and always have a good time. I love my family very much.

Did you understand the text? Please answer the following questions of understanding: Question 1: My mother is a... a) Nurse b) Doctor c) Waitress d) Writer Question 2: My house is near the... a) Monastery b) Italy c )Mountains d )City Question 3: How old was I when my grandmother came? a) Two years old b) Just born c)Three years old d) Ten years old Question 4: On the weekends, we... a)Clean the house b) Cook pasta c)Go to a movie d) Play board games together Question 5: My sister is kind, but also... a) Strong b) Quiet c) Nervous d) Mean

Listening

At Home 2

Where are you? I am in the kitchen. What are you doing? I am cooking dinner. Where are Bill and Mary? They are in the living room. What are they doing? They are watching TV. Where is the cat? She is in the dining room. What is she doing? She is sleeping.