Hello ! We (1) ____ Jim and Bob. We (2) ____ twins. We (3) ____ 13.

CASTILLO SCHOOL We (4) ____ from Morocco. Our home city (5) ____ Agadir. It (6)
SIXTH GRADE ____ a fantastic city in the south of Morocco. Our school’s
name (7) ____ ABC. It (8) ____ nice. We (9) ____ good students.
NAME: ________________________________________ We (10) ____ serious and helpful.

VERB TO BE IN PRESENT (AM-IS ARE)

EXTRA EXERCISE 2
The “to be” is a verb used to describe something or
READING COMPREHENSION
someone. In English, it can be used to say different
Read the text and answer the questions.
things according to the context. However, the most
common use of the to be verb is to talk about names,
age, feeling, nationalities, and professions. My name is Peter González and I am a student. I’m in first level
at UDI University. I’m from Bogotá but now I am in
Barrancabermeja. I’m 18 years old and I’m single. I live with my
ATTENTION! uncle and cousins in Margaritas Neighbourhood. As I said
before, my real name is Peter but my friends call me El Flaco.
My e-mail is peter135@hotmail.com and my cell phone number is

+ 3132702755. My favorite fast food is pizza.

1. How old is he?

_____________________________________________
I am = I’m 2. What’s his e-mail?
___________________________________________
HE is = He’s
3. What does he do? (Profession)
___________________________________________
SHE is = She’s
4. What’s his nickname?
___________________________________________
IT is = It’s
5. Where is he now?
___________________________________________
YOU are = You’re
6. What’s his last name?
___________________________________________
WE are = We’re
7. Where is he from?
___________________________________________
THEY are = They’re
8. Is he married or single?
___________________________________________

LET’S ANALIZE!

EXPRESSIONS TO SOCIALIZE IN CLASS

I am 12 years old. (Age?

*I think that…
Peter is happy. (Feeling)

Example:
We are Colombian. (Nationality)

I think that exercise number one is…

Erika is a teacher. (Profession)

*I believe that…
EXTRA EXERCISE 1

Example:
Complete the texts with (am-is-are).

Hello ! I (1) ____ Peter. I (2) ____ from Canada. My home town (3) I believe that exercise number two is…
____Montreal. It (4) ____ very nice. My favourite pet (5) ____
Bobby. It (6) ____ very cute and lovely. I (7) ____ a student. My
school name (8) ____ Bedford. My favourite subject (9) ____
*I am sure that…
English. My favourite teacher (10) ____ Erika. She (11) ____from
Example:
USA. She (12) ____ wonderful.

I am sure that exercise number three is…

Hi ! My name (1) ____ Erika. I (2) ____ Australian but my mother

(3) ____ Spanish. She (4) ____from Madrid. My mother and I (5) *In my opinion…
____ crazy about Spain. It (6) ____ a beautiful country. My
brother (7) ____ fond of France. He (8) ____ 12 years old. He (9) Example:
____ a little bit younger. He (10) ____ hardworking and helpful.
I (11) ____ his best friend. In my opinion exercise number four is…

Peter (English teacher)

Hello ! I (1) ____ Melanie. My last name (2) ____ González. I (3)
____ 13 years old. I (4) ____ from London. I (5) ____ the best
student in my school. My favourite subjects (6) ____ Maths and
Physics but I (7) ____ also good at Science and Languages. My
best friend (8) ____ Paula. She (9) ____ hardworking too.

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- 3. We ____ doctors. We ____ soldiers.

I am not = I’m not

HE is not = He isn’t

SHE is not = She isn’t

4. Sara ____ a nurse. She ____ a teacher.
IT is not = It isn’t

YOU are not = You aren’t

WE are not = We aren’t

THEY are not = They aren’t 5. I ____ a student. I ____ a pilot.

EXTRA EXERCISE 4
LET’S ANALIZE!
READING COMPREHENSION
Read the text and answer the questions.
I am not 25 years old. (Age?
My name is Ingrid Pacheco but my friends call me Nina.
Peter isn’t tired. (Feeling)
I’m a student and I’m 16 years old. I’m from
Barrancabermeja. I live in Ciudadela Neighbourhood.
We aren’t Italian. (Nationality)
My cell phone number is 3103128535 and my e-mail is
Erika isn’t a lawyer. (Profession) nina@hotmail.com. My favorite subject at school is
English. I’m in 11th grade at DHG. I have three friends
and they are from Barrancabermeja too. Alejandra is my
best friend and she is a lawyer. She has two children and
EXTRA EXERCISE 3
their names are William and Sara. Alejandra is married to
Ricardo. Rafael my second friend is an engineer and he
Complete the following text with (am-is-are-am not-isn’t-
is married to Angela. They have one daughter and her
aren’t)
name is Melanie. Rafael has three brothers. One of them
is Camilo. He is an artist. Finally I’m going to talk about
My name (+) ____ Peter. I (-) ____ a doctor. My wife’s Diego my third friend. He is married to Daniela and they
name (+) ____ Erika. She (-) ____ a lawyer. My best friend have one son. His name is Alexander. Diego has a sister
Charles (-) ____ from Colombia. He (+) ____ American. I and her name is Liliana. She is very nice.
(-)____ from Barrancabermeja but I love this city. I have
three brothers. Their names (+) ____ John, William and 1. What is her nickname?
Luisa. They (+) ____ from Medellín but now they live in 2. How old is she?
Barrancabermeja too. William and John (-) ____ teachers. 3. What is her favorite subject?
William (+) ____ a lawyer and John (+) ____ an engineer. 4. What does Alejandra do? (Profession)
On the other hand, my sister Luisa (-) ____ an 5. Who is married to Angela?
accountant. She (+) ____ a secretary. Luisa (+) ____ 6. What grade is Ingrid in?
married to Anthony.
7. Where is Diego from?
8. What does Camilo do? (Profession)
Complete the following sentences using the verb to be
in positive or negative form.

REMEMBER THIS…

English language plays an important role in our

lives because it makes possible communication
between different countries as the only common
1. This ____ a cat. This ____ a dog.
language across the globe. English books are the
common available medium of literature and
information that is accessible to everyone.

2. This ____ an elephant. This ____ a lion.

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7. ____ your mother a teacher?

? 8. ____ that Johana?

Am I …? 9. ____ those penguins?

Is he…? 10. ____ you a football player?

Is she…?
SHORT ANSWERS
Is it…?
Short answers are special forms to answer a question.
Are you…? They are usually used because they are more polite. If
you answer with yes or no only, it sounds unpolite.
Are we…?

Are they…? LET’S ANALIZE!

Name: Erika
Age: 32 years old
LET’S ANALIZE! From: Barrancabermeja
Job: teacher
Nationality: Colombian
Are you 17 years old? (Age) Married: yes

Is Peter hungry? (Feeling) Question 1

Is Erika 32 years old?

Are they Chinese? (Nationality)
Short answer 1
Is Erika a doctor? (Profession)
Yes, she is.

EXTRA EXERCISE 5 Question 2

Is Erika from Bogotá?

Choose the best option A, B or C.
Short answer 2

1. ____ Milena from Italy? No, she isn’t.

A. are B. is C. am Question 3

Is Erika a teacher?
2. ____ Lorena and Luisa friends?
Short answer 3

A. is B. am C. are Yes, she is.

Question 4
3. ____ you a good student?
Is Erika Chinese?
A. am B. are C. is
Short answer 4

No, she isn’t.

4. ____ we Colombian?
Question 5
A. are B. is C. am
Is Erika single?

5. ____ Peter your English teacher? Short answer 5

No, she isn’t.

A. am B. are C. is

IMPORTANT!
Complete the questions with am-is-are.

Are you a student?

1. ____ she a dancer?

Yes, I am.
2. ____ they from Japan?

No, I’m not.

3. ____ Marlon a bus driver?

4. ____ it a pet?

5. ____ we dirty?

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*_______________________________________.
Look at the information and answer the questions. Put
in practice short answers.

Name: William
Age: 35 years old
From: New York
Job: doctor
Nationality: American 4. Are you a lawyer?
Married: no *_______________________________________.

1. Is William 20 years old?

2. Is William from New York?

3. Is William a lawyer?

4. Is William American?
5. Are we soldiers?
5. Is William Married? *_______________________________________.

Names: Daniel and Gabriela

From: Buenos Aires
Job: students
Nationality: Argentinian
Married: yes
Good students: no
EXTRA EXERCISE 7
1. Are they from Cartagena?
READING COMPREHENSION
2. Are they lawyers? Read the text and answer the questions.

3. Are they Argentinian? My name is Laura Lizeth Rojas and I am a student. I’m
in first level at Uis University. I’m from Bogotá but now
4. Are they married? I live in Barrancabermeja. I’m 18 years old and I’m single.
I live with my uncle and cousins in Margaritas
5. Are they good students?
Neighbourhood. As I said before, my real name is Laura
but my friends call me The Queen. My e-mail is
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Put in Laurita@hotmail.com and my cell phone number is
practice short answers again. 3132702755. My favorite fast food is pizza. My parents’
names are José and Julia. They are teachers at Castillo
Example:
School. I’m not only child. I have a brother and his name
is Jonathan. He is a lawyer. I have three friends too and
they are from different regions of Colombia. Melanie,
who is an excellent doctor, is from Cartagena but now
she is with her mother Erika and her little daughter
Yesenia in Bogotá. William is Erika’s brother and he is an
Is Manuel a dentist? engineer. He lives in Cartagena with his two children.
*No, he isn’t. He is a farmer.
Roberto is from Medellín but now he lives in
Barranquilla. He is a dentist. My best friend Claudia is
from Cali and she is a brilliant pilot.
1. Is he a doctor?
*______________________________. 1. What does Laura do? (Profession)

2. What level is she in?

3. Is Laura only child? (Short answer)

4. What is her nickname?

2. Is she a nurse?
5. What is her favorite fast food?
*______________________________.

6. What do José and Julia do? (Profession)

7. Where is Erika?

8. Where is Claudia from?

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