Exercises

Write the short form (she's / we aren't etc.).

1 she is sh e 's 3 it is n o t 5 I am not .........................
2 they a re ....................................... 4 that is 6 you are n o t ...........................

Write am, is or are.

1 The w eather is nice today. 5 Look! T h e re Helen.
2 I not rich. 6 My brother and I good tennis players.
3 This bag.................. heavy. 7 Em ily at home. Her child ren at school.
4 These bags heavy. 8 I a taxi driver. My sister a nurse.

f B Complete the sentences.

1 Steve is ill H as in bed.
2 I'm not hungry, b u t...............................thirsty.
3 M r Thomas is a very old man..................................... 98.
4 These chairs aren't beautiful, b u t.................................comfortable.
5 The weather is nice today........... ........................ warm and sunny.
6.....'............................. late.' 'No, I'm not. I'm early!'
7 Catherine isn't at home....................................at work.
8.....'............................. your coat.' 'Oh, thank you very much.'

<9 Look at Lisa's sentences in 1A. Now write sentences about yourself.
1 (name?) M y 5 (favourite colour or colours?)
2 (age?) I ................................................................................. M y .................................................................................
3 (from?) I ................................................................................. 6 (interested in ... ?)
4 (job?) I .................................................................................. I .......................................................................................

Write sentences for the pictures. Use:

angry cold hot hungry scared th irsty

2 They

Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use is/isn't or are/aren't.

1 (it / hot today).............................[Link]’t hot to d a y , or It’s. [Link],
2 (it / windy today) It..............................................................................
3 (my hands / cold) M y ..........................................................................
4 (Brazil / a very big country) .................................................................................
5 (diamonds / cheap)................. .................................................................................
6 (Toronto / in the US)................... ........................................................................................................

Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use I'm / I'm not.

7 (tired)............................................[Link], or Im .n o ttlred ,....................
8 (hungry) I ...............................................................................
9 (a good swimmer)................... .................................................................................
10 (interested in football) .................................................................................

Additional exercise 1 (page 252)

Exercises
Find the right answers for the questions.

Where's the camera? A London. 1 G

Is your car blue? B No, I'm not. 2
Is Kate from London? C Yes, you are. 3
Am I late? D My sister. 4
Where's Am y from? E Black. 5
W hat colour is your bag? F No, it's black. 6
Are you hungry? G In your bag. 7
How is George? H No, she's American. 8
Who's that woman? I Very well. 9

Make questions with these words.

1 (is / at home / your mother) !.s your m o th e [Link] home..
(your parents / are / well) Aroypur. par.ont5.w o...........
(interesting / is / your job) .............................................................
(the shops / are / open today) .............................................................
(from / where / you / are) ..............................................................
(interested in sport / you / are) ..............................................................
(is / near here / the station) ............................................... ..........
(at school / are / your children) ..............................................................
(you / are / late / why) ..............................................................

Complete the questions. Use W h a t... / Who ... / Where ... / How . . . .

Write the questions.

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PAUL
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1 (nam e7) W hat’s your nam e? Paul.
2 (American?) ............................................................................................................ No, I'm Australian.
3 (how old?) ............................................................................................................... I'm 30.
4 (a teacher?) .............................................................................................................. No, I'm a lawyer.
5 (married?) ................................................................................................................ Yes, 1am.
6 (wife a lawyer?) ..................................................................................................... No, she's a designer.
7 (from?) ....................................................................................................................... She's Italian.
8 (her name?) ............................................................................................................ Anna.
9 (how old?) ............................................................................................................... She's 27.
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Write short answers (Yes, I am. / No, he isn't, etc.).

1 Are you married? N o J’m n o t, 4 Are your hands cold?
2 Are you thirsty? ................................................................ 5 Is it dark now? ...............
3 Is it cold today? ................................................................. 6 Are you a teacher? ...

►Additional exercises 1-2 (pages 252-53)