Ex. My mane is Robert but when I am talking about myself I almost use I or me not Robert.

When I am talking direct to you I useyou not your name. When I am talking about another person, say John, I may start with John and then use he or him. Examples (in each case, the first example shows a subject pronoun, the second an object pronoun): y y y y y y y y
I likecoffee. John helped me. She isclever. Does Mary know her? She isclever. Does Mary know her? She isclever. Does Mary know her

I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they -------ACTION-------- me, you, him, her, it, you, us, them Some practice: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) We/us usually see they /them I / Me write to she / her everyday He / Him loves her / she very much but she /her doesnt love him / he Please dont wait for she / her Do you like he / him?

Homework
Exercise 1 Write sentences with I like, I dont like, or Do you like? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) I dont eat tomatoes. I dont like them. Eric is a very nice man. I like _________________. This jacket isnt very nice. I dont _____________. This is my new car. Do _____________________. Mrs. Clark is not very friendly. I ______________. These are my new shoes. __________________.

Exercise 2 Complete the sentences. Use I / me / he / him, etc. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) Who is that woman? Why are you looking at her? Do you know that man? Yes, I work with ________. Where are the tickets? I cant find _____________. I cant find my keys. Where are ________. Were going out. You can come with ________. Mary likes music. ________ plays the piano. I dont like dogs. Im afraid of _________. Im talking to you. Please listen to ____________.

Extra exercise
Exercise 1 Read each pair of sentences. Write the pronoun in the second sentence. Then, circle the words from the first sentence that the pronoun replaces. 1. James and I went to the movie theater. __we___ bought some popcorn. 2. The magician cut a woman in half. Then, _____ pulled a rabbit from a hat. 3. Marcia and Jan played with the puppies. Marcia tossed the ball to _____. 4. Mitchell went swimming with Greg. _____ and Greg dove under the water. 5. Joelle listened to music on her iPod. After an hour, _____ ran out of batteries. 6. Dark storm clouds rolled in over the town. _____ blocked the sunlight. 7. Grandma and Grandpa went on a trip to Mexico. _____ will be back next week. 8. The carpenter's hammer is in the truck. _____ screwdriver is next to it. 9. Have you seen Kelly's doll? _____ has been missing all day. 10. Mrs. Smith lost her purse. _____ credit card was inside. Exercise 2 Write a pronoun that could replace the underlined word(s) is each sentence. 1. Jose loves to sing. _he_____________ 2. Jennifer and Carl enjoy listening to Joseph's singing. ______________

3. Joseph will sing a duet with Olivia. ______________ 4. Olivia has a beautiful voice too. ______________ 5. The concert will be tomorrow evening. ______________ 6. Freddy and I will be sitting in the front row. ______________ 7. Freddy will go with Joseph's parents. ______________ 8. Joseph and Olivia's performance will be exciting. ______________

Lesson 2 "Verb To Be"

The verb be can be an auxiliary verb or a main verb in English.

be as a main verb in the Simple Present (am, are, is) I am from England / He is a doctor / They are friends be as a main verb in the Simple Past (was, were) I was here / She was a nurse / We were outside

be as an auxiliary verb in the Present Progressive (am, are, is) I am reading a book / He is playing soccer / We are eating pizza

Questionswith be

Am I? Are you? Is he? Is she? Key rules Positive Negative Question Subject+ Verb+ Complement Subject+ Verb+not+complement Verb+Subject+complement+? Ex

Is It ? Are you? Are we? Are they?

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Homework
Exercise 1 Put in the following forms of be (am, are, is) into the gaps. Do not use short/contracted forms. Example: He __ a boy. Answer: He is a boy. 1) I __ not your friend. 2) It __ Sunday today. 3) I __ a football fan. 4) His pencil case __ at home. 5) The pupils __ not at school today. 6) Hey John! We __ here. 7) __ you from Sheffield? 8) Maria's grandmother __ from Brazil. 9) My mother __ in the kitchen. 10) They __ in the car. Exercise 2 Put the words in the correct order to make positive sentences with the verb to be. 1 old. twenty-five years am I - I AM TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD.

2 are from Venezuela you 3 I'm student. My a name and Anton is 4 my is book. This 5 It's day nice a today. 6 Paul. name is brother's Her 7 an engineer. is John 8 Johansson. husband's My is name 9 students class. in are my There twelve 10 address top the letter. is My the of at new Exercise 3 Complete the gaps with the negative forms of the verb to be. Example: She isn't from France. This book __ mine. Jane and Peter __ married. That __ right. My brother __ here at the moment. We __ in England. It __ Monday today. Jennie's surname __ Peters. I __ a hairdresser. My name __ Alexander. There __ many people in this class.

Exercise 4 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be - am, is, are. ____ Jane and Alice sisters? ____ this car yours? ____ I in your way?

____ Maria John's sister? ____ you twenty-five years old?

____ the Smiths divorced? ____ this your new bicycle? ________________________________________________________________

Extra exercises
Exercise 1 Choose the correct PRESENT TENSE form of the verb TO BE for each sentence: 1. These _________ my friends. a) are b) is

2. Robert _________ sick. a) are b) is

3. ________ he Mexican? a) Aren't b) Isn't

4. His tests ________ very difficult. a) aren't b) isn't

5. My parents are not rich, but my aunt ________. a) is b) are

6. I ________ older than my brother. a) is b) am

7. My sister and I ________ twins. a) are b) am

8. That ________ a really good movie! a) are b) is

9. These ________ not my socks. a) is b) are

10. ________ you happy? a) Are b) Is

Exercise 2

Circle the correct verb for each sentence. 1) Sara [ am / is / are ] a teacher. 2) Jan and Sue [ am / is / are ] here. 6) His cat [ am / is / are ] black. 7) The students [ am / is / are ] sleepy.

3) I [ am / is / are ] at home. 4) A cat [ am / is / are ] soft. 5) My cat [ am / is / are ] gray.

8) It [ am / is / are ] warm today. 9) I [ am / is / are ] very busy. 10) Watermelons [ am / is / are ] tasty.

Lesson 3 "Possessive adjectives"

Possessive adjectives are used to describe a noun. They show possession by referring back to the possessor.

The possessive adjectives are:

My - Your - His - Her - Its - Our - Your - Their

Examples:
1. 2. My sisters husband is a vegetarian. Her husband is a vegetarian. Sams daughter is a vegetarian too. His daughter is a vegetarian too.

Lets practice Page 60, exercises 3 and 4 ______________________________________________________________

Extra exercise
Exercise 1 Write the correct possessive adjective in the space. 1. _____ name is Marco. What's yours? 2. Hannah is very angry that _____ computer is broken again. 3. _____ vacation was ruined by the weather and we had to return home early. 4. Please keep _____ dog under control! 5. This strange looking bird is from Asia and _____ name is the Grewley Gull. 6. These chairs are old and they are losing _____ color. 7. We have to hurry. _____ bus is leaving! 8. Both _____ mother and father work in the travel industry.