Licenciatura en Lengua y Literatura Inglesa ARCIS

You can form questions using question words:
(What, Who, Where, How, Which, When, Why)
What's his job? / How old is she?

You can form questions with the verb to be without question words:
Is he from New York? / Are you married?

Affirmative case:
I am...
I'm...

You are...
You're...

He is... / She is... / It is...
He's... / She's... / It's...

We are...
We're...

They are...
They're...

Subject + to be...

Negative case:

I am not...
I'm not...

You are not...
You aren't...

He is not.../ She is not.../It is not...
He isn't.../ She isn't.../ It isn't...

We are not...
We aren't...

They are not...
They aren't...

Subject + to be not...


Interrogative case:
Am I?
Are you?
Is He / She / It?
Are we?
Are they?

There's no contraction for the interrogative case.

To be + subject?

Short answers.
Is he your boyfriend? Yes, he is.
Is he from Hollywood? No, he isn't.
Are you married? No, I'm not.
Is your surname Smith? No, it isn't.

Greetings.
What's up? Great thanks.
How are you? Fine thanks.
How do you do? Very well thank you.
How are you doing? Pretty good thank you.

Activity 1:
Read the following conversation:
Carolina: Hi Paula, how are you?
Paula: Fine thanks, how are you?
Carolina: I'm OK. Who's the person in the picture?
Paula: This is Roberto.
Carolina: How old is he?
Paula: He's twenty-eight.

Activity 2:
Complete the rest of the conversation choosing from the answers below (a-e)
Carolina: What's his job?
Paula:
Carolina: A lawyer! What's his surname?
Paula:
Carolina: Is he from Santiago?
Paula:
Carolina: He's very good-looking. What's his phone number?
Paula:
Carolina: Is he your boyfriend?
Paula:

a. That's a secret.
b. No, he isn't. He's from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
c. A lawyer.
d. Ferreiro.
e. Yes, he is.

Activity 3:
Put the words in the right order.
1. old you are how?______________________________________
2. teacher you are a? ____________________________________
3. his what's surname? ___________________________________
4. job your what's? ______________________________________
5. from where is he? _____________________________________

Activity 4:
Match the questions and the answers.
1. Is he American? ____________________a. Yes, they are.
2. Is his name Paul? ___________________b. No, she isn't. She's from Boston.
3. Are you a student? __________________c. She's from Portugal.
4. Are they friends? ___________________d. Yes, I am.
5. Is she from New York? _______________e. Yes, he is.
6. Where is she from? __________________f. No, it isn't. His name is Jorge.

Activity 5: Write short answers to the questions.
1. Are you from England? _______________________
2. Are you married? ___________________________
3. Is your surname Morales? _____________________
4. Are you fifteen? ____________________________
5. Are you a student? __________________________
6. Is your phone number 2391254? ________________

Activity 6:
Complete the missing information on the Landing Card with words from the box.
Marital Status
Surname
Address
Age
Job
Name
Phone number

Landing Card
1. ________________________Sanz
2. ________________________Alejandro
3. ________________________Singer
4. ________________________32
5. ________________________432. Los Almendros Avenue, Madrid, Spain
6. ________________________03491/ 56790543
7. ________________________Married

Activity 7:
Look at the card and complete the description.
___________Sanz is a ________and he's _________years old. He is _________and his address is 432 Los Almendros Avenue, Madrid, Spain. His _____________ is (03491) 56790543.

Activity 8:
a. Complete the card with your personal information.
1. SURNAME
2. NAME
3. JOB
4. AGE
5. ADDRESS
6. PHONE NUMBER
7. MARITAL STATUS

b. Write a description of yourself using the information on your card.
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________

ORAL ACTIVITIES:
Phone numbers:
1. 2678902
4. 2281546
2. 3452241
5. 5534267
3. 6847211
6. 6360439

Pronunciation:
a. 13
d. 30
b. 15
e. 50
c. 60
f. 16