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b Rewrite sentences 1–12 with the full forms (NOT contractions).
1 I am at the airport.
2 my teacher.
3 in Class 2.
4 taxis.
5 my cat.
6 your teacher.
7 in this class.
8 egg sandwiches.
9 in the cafe.
10 in Room 231.
11 my computer.
12 a student in my class.
activation c Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.
Use contractions.
1A GRAMMAR verb be + , subject pronouns: I, you, etc.
a Complete the sentences with a pronoun (I, you, etc.) and ’m, ’re, or ’s.
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2 my teacher.
1 I’m at the airport.
3 in Class 2.
5 my cat.
7 in this class.
9 in the cafe.
11 my computer.
4 taxis.
6 your teacher.
8 egg sandwiches.
10 in Room 231.
12 a student in my class.
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1B GRAMMAR verb be ? and –
a Complete the conversations with a form of the verb be. Use contractions where possible.
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Juan Hi.
Petra 1Is this Class 2?
Juan Yes, it 2 . 3 you in this class, too?
Petra Yes, I 4 . What 5 your name?
Juan I 6 Juan.
Petra Hello. My name 7 Petra.
Juan Where 8 you from, Petra?
Petra I 9 from the Czech Republic. And you?
Juan I 10 from Madrid.
Petra 11 you Spanish?
Juan No, I 12 . I 13 Mexican, but I live in Spain.
Petra Who 14 our teacher?
Juan Her name 15 Diane.
Petra 16 she British?
Juan No, she 17 . She 18 American.
Petra Where 19 the other students? 20 they in class?
Juan No, they 21 . They 22 in the cafe!
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Chris Hi, I 1’m Chris.
Vinh Hello. My name 2 Vinh. It’s my first day here.
Chris 3 you Taiwanese, Vinh?
Vinh No, I 4 . I’m Vietnamese.
Chris Oh, which city 5 you from?
Vinh I 6 from Nha Trang in the center of Vietnam.
Chris 7 it nice in Nha Trang?
Vinh Yes, it 8 . It’s beautiful. 9 you Australian?
Chris No, I 10 . I 11 Irish.
Vinh Where 12 you from in Ireland?
Chris Dublin, the capital.
Vinh Really? 13 Dublin nice?
Chris Yes, it 14 great!
Vinh 15 this my computer?
Chris No, it 16 . This is your computer here.
Vinh Thanks. 17 the boss here?
Chris No, he 18 . He’s in a meeting.
Vinh 19 the other people in the office American?
Chris No, they 20 . They 21 from all over the world. Have a good first day at work!
activation b Practice the conversations on this page with a partner.
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activation b Test your memory. Cover the sentences. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.
1C GRAMMAR possessive adjectives: my, your, etc.
a Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with my, your, his, her, our, their.
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1 What’s your name?
3 They’re children.
5 How do you spell last name?
7 names are Sophie and Ellie.
9 They’re boots.
11 That’s hotel.
2 They’re dogs.
4 That’s house.
6 Oh, no! That’s train.
8 This is chair.
10 This is bag.
12 Where’s car?
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