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VOCABULARY: COUNTRIES & NATIONALITIES

Mexico France
Mexican French
USA Portugal
American Portuguese
Germany China
German Chinese
Canada Japan
Canadian Japanese

Italy England
Italian English
Brazil Australia
Brazilian Australian
Spain Colombia
Spanish Colombian
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VOCABULARY: COUNTRIES & NATIONALITIES

Write the country´s name, nationality and a sentence mentioning a famous character
of each.

USA, American
Leonardo
DiCaprio is an
American actor.
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GRAMMAR: PRESENT VERB TO BE
¿Qué es el Verbo To Be y qué significa?

Este verbo es una palabra que en presente tiene dos significados SER y ESTAR. Para
ejemplificar sus dos 2 significados observa los siguientes ejemplos:

o Ejemplo 1:
I am from Italy / Soy de Italia

o Ejemplo 2:
I am in Italy / Estoy en Italia

Explicación:

En el ejemplo 1, el significado del verbo en la oración es SOY, el cual se relaciona con

el significado SER. Por otro lado, en el ejemplo 2 el significado es ESTOY, esto lo
relaciona con el verbo ESTAR.

La consecuencia de lo anterior es, que debes tener siempre presente los dos
significados. Si quieres decir en inglés: Ella es bonita (SER) o Ella está muy feliz, a pesar
de que son verbos diferentes en español (SER y ESTAR), en inglés debes usar una sola
forma (TO BE).

o She is beautiful / Ella es bonita

o She is very happy / Ella está muy feliz

Usos del verbo To Be en inglés:

o 1. Origen:
I am from Colombia / Soy de Colombia
She is not from Peru / Ella no es de Perú

o 2. Adjetivos que describen a personas u objetos:

The car is red / El carro es rojo
They are not shy / Ellos no son tímidos
 o 3. Ubicación:
Is she at home? / ¿Está ella en casa?
We are in the classroom / Estamos en el salón

o 4. Estados:
She is not afraid / Ella no está asustada
The window is broken / La ventana está rota

o 5. Usos especiales:
En español para referirnos a la edad utilizamos el verbo “ tener” como en “ yo
tengo 20 años”. Por otro lado, en inglés para referirnos al edad no lo hacemos
con el verbo “ tener” sino con el verbo “TO BE”. Ejemplo:

She is 20 years old / Ella tiene 20 años

Affirmative Negative Question

Yo I am I´m I am not I´m not Am I...?

Tú You are You´re You are not You´re not/ You aren´t Are you...?

Él He is He’s He is not He’s not/ He isn’t Is he...?

Ella She is She’s She is not She’s not/ She isn’t Is she...?

Esto It is It’s It is not It’s not/ It isn’t Is it...?

Nosotros We are We’re We are not We`re not/ We aren’t Are we...?

Ustedes You are You’re You are not You’re not/ You aren’t Are you...?

Ellos They are They’re They are not They’re not/ They aren’t Are they...?
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WORKSHEET 1: PRESENT VERB TO BE
1. Write the verb TO BE in the correct
affirmative form.
Example: She _is_ a student
a) You __________ my friends.
b) We ___________ hungry.
c) Emily ________twenty three years
old.
d) Paulina and I _________ Spanish.
e) Derek ________ late.
f) I _______ from Veracruz.
g) He ________ in the kitchen.
2. Rewrite the following sentences in
negative form.
Example: He _is not_ Russian.
a) She is Mexican.
_______________________________
b) We are from the USA.
_______________________________
c) My brother is sick.
_______________________________
d) I am fifty eight years old.
_______________________________
e) You are a pilot.
_______________________________
3. Change the following sentences into
questions.
Example: Is she from France?
a) Albert and Luke are German.
_______________________________
b) Tom is a dentist.
_______________________________
c) It is cold in a desert at nights.
_______________________________
d) We are thirsty after running.
_______________________________
e) An eagle is a bird.
_______________________________
4. Answer the following questions. Give
complete and correct answers.
Example: Is your mother Mexican?
Yes, she is. She’s Mexican.
a) Are you Japanese?
__________________________________
b) Is Brad Pitt Mexican?
__________________________________
c) Is your mother from Canada?
__________________________________
d) Are you twenty years old?
__________________________________
e) Is Shakira from Colombia?
__________________________________
f) Are we in Australia?
5. Change the following sentences
using contractions.
Example: He is not Portuguese.
He isn’t Portuguese or He’s not
Portuguese.
a) She is German. ___________________
b) I am not a waiter. _________________
c) They are from China. ______________
d) You are not Mary. ________________
e) We are friends. ___________________
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WORKSHEET 2: PRESENT VERB TO BE
1. Complete the following sentences
using the verb TO BE, in affirmative or
negative form.
Example: I _ am_ a photographer.
a) My father __________ from France.
b) We ___________ in México.
c) I ____ ___________ Russian.
d) The Cathedral ________ a church.
e) A car ___________ an animal.
4. Write the questions for the following
f) Roses __________ flowers.
2. Make questions with the verb TO BE.
Example: Who/ you? Who are
you?
a) Where/ you/ from?
_______________________________
b) Why/ he/ late?
_______________________________
c) How old/ they?
_______________________________
d) Where/ the bank?
_______________________________
e) Why/ I/ first?
_______________________________
3. Order the following words to make
questions.
a) London/ are/ you/ from/ ?
_______________________________
b) years/ eighteen/ he/ is / old/ ?
_______________________________
c) park/ Paul/ in/ is /the/ ?
_____________________________
d) she/ cashier / is/ a/ ?
_____________________________
e) cold/ is/ Mérida/ in/ it/ ?
_____________________________
f) you/ an/ engineer/ are/ ?
_____________________________
answers.
a) ______________________________
No, I’m not. I am a lawyer.
b) ______________________________
No, we aren’t. We’re from
México.
c) ______________________________
Yes, it is. It’s brown.
d) ______________________________
No, they aren’t. They are
architects.
e) ______________________________
Yes, she is. She’s an artist.
f) ______________________________
No, it isn´t. It’s a book.
g) ______________________________
Yes, they are. They’re English.
h) _______________________________
No, he’s not. He’s 23 years old.
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READING: PRESENT VERB TO BE
Read the following conversation and answer the questions below.

Two students meet in a park bench in the east of an Irish city.

Susan: Hello! I’m Susan Johnson. It is a very hot and sunny day.
Peter: Yes, it is. I’m Peter Wilson. Where are you from?
Susan: I’m from Syndey, Australia. And you?
Peter: I’m American.
Susan: From what part of the United States?
Peter: I’m from Chicago.
Susan: What is Chicago like?
Peter: It is beautiful and there are a lot of people in the city.
Susan: Oh, I want to go to Chicago someday…Is that your dog?
Peter: No, it is not. It’s my girlfriend’s dog.
Susan: It’s cute.
Peter: Thank you.

1. Who are the people in the conversation?

_______________________________________________
2. Where are they?
_______________________________________________
3. Is it a rainy day?
_______________________________________________
4. Where are they from?
_______________________________________________
5. Is Susan from Chicago?
_______________________________________________
6. Is Chicago an ugly city?
_______________________________________________
7. What animal is it with Peter?
_______________________________________________
8. Is it Peter’s dog?
_______________________________________________
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WRITING: PRESENT VERB TO BE
Write the name, country and nationality of the following people.

Keanu Reeves Daniel Radcliffe Shakira Albert Einstein Jennifer Aniston

YOU

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LISTENING: VERB TO BE
CONVERSATION 1 A: _____ it a Panasonic?
B: No, it _____. It’_____ an Olympus.
A: Good morning. I’ _m__Sylvia
White.
B: Ah, yes Mrs. White. You’ _____ in CONVERSATION 3
room 9.
A: Hi Helena!
A: _____ Mr. Martin here?
B: Oh, hello Marcus. Marcus this
B: Yes, he_____. He’_____ in room 8.
_____ Jackie, from Australia.
A: Hi Jackie. Nice to meet you.
CONVERSATION 2 _____ you here on holiday?
B: No, I’_____ here on business.
A: Hi Pat, nice camera!
B: Thanks!
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ORAL TEST: PRESENT VERB TO BE

Checklist Comments
 I know the most common countries
and nationalities

 I can use the verb TO BE in

affirmative and negative form

 I can answer to questions using the

verb TO BE