LIFELINES 2

People 2 2 People AIMS: 1. Use simple present tense with the verb “to be”. 2. Use imperatives. 3. Write a paragraph about oneself. 4. Make conversations about greetings. 5. Read word stress. Grammar The verb to be Grammar in use 1 1 2.1 Read and listen to the conversations. 2 Answer these questions. 1 Where is the meeting? 2 Where is Ms Watson? 3 Where are Mr and Mrs Smith from? Rules Rules 1 Look at the table. 15 People 2 a Add the short forms of the verb to be. ´re ´s ´m I He She It We You They am _____ am not _____ is _____ is not _____ are _____ are not _____ here. from Portugal. in room ten. b Find the negative short forms in the conversations. Add them to the table. 2 How do we make questions with the verb to be? The meeting is here. ______________ here? They are from America. ______________ from America? 3 Look at the conversations again. a Complete the short answers. 1 A Are you Ms Watson? B No, I’m _______. 2 A Are Mr and Mrs Smith from America? B No, they ______. 3 A Is the meeting here? B No, it _______. b Give the short answers for these conversations. Practice 1 Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb to be. 1 A ________ this your pen? 16 People 2 B No, it _______. 2 A ______ you from Spain? B No, I _____, I _____ from Argentina. 3 A Where _____ the meeting? B It _____ in the room over there. 4 A Mr and Mrs James _____ here. B Where ______ they? A They _______ on holiday. 5 A Excuse me. _____ you Mr and Mrs Wilson? B No, we _____. We ______ Mr and Mrs Smith. 2 Work with a partner. Ask and answer about the people in your class or on page 7. EXAMPLES A Is _______ from Brazil? B Yes, he / she is / No, he / she isn’t. He / she’s from______. A Are _______ from Turkey? B Yes, they are / No, they aren’t. They’re from ______. 3 Write true sentences. 1 We _______ in room 10. 2 I _______ from Canada. 3 My name ________. 4 My partner _______ from Britain. 5 We _______ in a meeting. 6 My favourite colours _______. 7 I ________ tall. 8 New York _______. 9 ________ my favourite city. 10 Our teacher ________. 17 People 2 Vocabulary Classroom language (2) 1 Look at these instructions. Reading and writing People and jobs 11 2.3 Read and listen to the texts. a I’m Walter Bergen and I’m from New York in the USA. I’m thirty­one years old and I’m a doctor. I’m married. My wife’ name is Candy and she’s an architect. She’s thirty­one, too. In this photo we’re on holiday in Florida. b My name’s Meena Kuhmar. I’m twenty­six years old and I’m from Bristol in England, but my parents are from India. I’m a dentist and I’m married. My husband is twenty­seven and he’s an engineer. His name’s Suresh. In this photo we’re in our garden. a b c 2 2 2.2 Listen and follow the instructions. 3 Work with a partner. Give him/ her some instructions. 18 c My name’s Tim Caldwell. I’m from Melbourne in Australia. I’m twenty years old and I’m a student. I’m not married. My girlfriend is a secretary. Her name’s Glenda and she’s twenty­two. In this photo we’re with her parents at their house. People 2 2 Match the texts and the pictures. 1 Who are the people in each picture? 2 Where are they? Language focus: Possessive adjectives a Look at the texts again and complete the table. _______ parents. 3 This is Alan with _______ girlfriend. _______ a teacher. _______ name’s Annette and _______ from Belgium. 4 Suzie is a hairdresser. _______ married. _______ husband is a shop assistant. _______ name’s Joe. 4 Look at the texts again. Glenda, Suresh, and Candy are introducing themselves and their partners. Write their texts. 5 Write a paragraph about yourself. Add a photograph. My name’s _______. I’m from _______ in _______. I’m _______ years old and I’m a/an Subject pronoun I Possessive adjective _______ _______ .I’m (not) married. My wife / husband / girlfriend / boyfriend is _______. His / her name’s _______. He / she’s _______ years old. In this photo we’re ______. he _______ she _______ it its we _______ you your they _______ b Look at these sentences. His name’s Tim. Her name’s Glenda. Vocabulary file: Jobs a Complete the names of these jobs. Use a dictionary to help you. stu_______ sec_______ waiter / waitress arch_______ shop assistant den_______ do_______ eng_______ tea_______ nurse bank clerk pil_______ b b2.4 Listen, check, and repeat. c Look at these sentences. Compare them with your language. I’m a dentist. c When do we use his or her? Is it the same in your language? She’s an architect. d Work with a partner. Ask and answer about the people in the pictures. EXAMPLE A Is Suresh a bank clerk? 3 Complete the sentences with his, her, he’s, or she’s. 1 This is my wife. _______ name’s Maria. _______ a doctor and _______ twenty-nine years old. 2 My boyfriend’s a waiter. _______ name’s Sven. In this photo _______ in London with B No, he isn’t. He’s an engineer. Ask people in your class about their jobs. EXAMPLE A What do you do? (or what do you want to be?) B I’m a hairdresser. (or I want to be a hairdresser.) Listening and speaking Meeting people 19 ... - tailieumienphi.vn