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A Funny Story - reading

2019. március 04. - TESOL

 

A1. The polar bear 

present simple

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POLAR BEAR CUB:  Mum, am I a real polar bear?
POLAR BEAR MOTHER:  Yes, dear, of course you are. 
POLAR BEAR CUB:  Really?
POLAR BEAR MOTHER:  Yes, son. I’m a polar bear. Your dad’s a polar bear. Your grandparents are polar bears. Your sisters are polar bears. Your brothers are polar bears.
POLAR BEAR CUB:  I know that, mum. But am I a real polar bear? 
POLAR BEAR MOTHER:  Of course you are. Be quiet and eat your fish.
POLAR BEAR CUB:  But I’m not a polar bear, I’m sure. 
POLAR BEAR MOTHER:  Listen to me. You are a real polar bear. Why do you ask the same question again and again?
POLAR BEAR CUB:  Because I’m freezing!

Grammar: present simple

The verb to be is irregular. Look at the full forms and the contracted forms.

Positive Contracted form Negative Contracted forms
I am I'm I am not I'm not
You are You're You are not You're not /  You aren't
She is She's She is not She isn't / She's not
He is He's He is not He isn't / He's not
It is It's It is not It isn't / It's not
We are We're We are not We aren't / We're not
They are They're They are not They aren't / They're not


For short positive answers, don't use the contracted form.

Incorrect:
Yes, I’m.
Correct: 
Yes, I am.
Incorrect:
Yes, they’re.
Correct:
Yes, they are.

 

Choose the correct form of the verb to be to complete these sentences.

1.    He am / is / are cold.
2.    She am / is / are his mother.
3.    Why am / is / are your feet cold?
4.    It’s the right answer, I ’s / ’m / ’re sure.
5.    Jack and Leo am / is / are my brothers.
6.    You am / is / are very quiet.

 

Match the questions with the short answers.

7. Is she your sister? A. Yes, they are.
8. Are your feet cold? B. No, I’m not.
9. Are you and Sally teachers? C. No, we aren’t.
10. Is this the same joke? D. Yes, she is.
11.  Am I in the right place? E. No, it isn’t.
12.  Are you American? F. Yes, you are.

 

Vocabulary exercises

Choose a word to make the opposite of these expressions.

quiet cold real same

 

1. a different question the ________ question
2. warm feet ________ feet
3. a noisy child a ________ child
4. a toy bear a ________ bear

 

Choose the correct word to complete these sentences.

know Listen have ask be

 

5. Children ______ a lot of questions.
6. Sit down and ______ quiet!
7. I ______ got cold feet.
8. ______ to me!
9. Do you ______ the answer?

 

Are these words for men (M) or women (W)?

1. 
son

M/W
2. 
aunt

M/W
3. 
grandfather

M/W
4. 
brother

M/W
5. 
daughter

M/W
6. 
aunt

M/W
7.
father

M/W

8. 
sister

 

 

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M/W
9. 
uncle

M/W
10. 
grandmother

M/W

TEST 01

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1. Complete:

 

I .......

you ......

she/he/it .......

 

we .......

you ......

they ........

 

2. Complete the sentences with

am, is, are

am not, is not, are not

 

I .................... from Hungary. I ................  Peter. I ................. in Pécs now.

It ................ summer. It ................. cold. I .................. hungry.

I ............... 21 years old. I ................ married.

Daniel Craig ............... from Australia. He .............. an actor.

Penelope Cruz .............. Spanish. She .............. French.

Nicole Kidman ............... married. She .............. single.

Argentina ........... ....in Asia. The United States of America .............. in Asia.

Ivan ............. from Russia. He .............. Japanese.

Poland ............. in Europe. It ............. in Africa.

The capital of Italy .............. Paris. Paris ........... the capital of France.

Jennifer Lopez .............. American. She ................ from New York.

 

Write

he, she, it or they:

Daniel Craig is from England. ............ is from England.

Jennifer Lopez is from the USA. ................... is from the USA.

Vladimir Putin is Russian. ............ is Russian.

Peter and Mary are from London. ................ are from London.

The dogs are hungry. .............. are hungry.

The boy is my brother. ....... .....is my brother.

Liza is a baby. .......... is a baby.

Sharon Stone is sixty-one years old. .............. is sixty-one years old.

The shop is open. .............. is open.

My jacket is black. ............ is black.

My mother is Hungarian. ............ is Hungarian.

My friends are in the pub. ............. are in the pub.

The pub is closed. .............. is closed.

The pubs are closed. ........... are closed.

 

3. Match:

Ask and answer.                   Egészítsd ki!

Check your answers.             Párosítsd!

Complete.                            Kérdezz és válaszolj!

Correct.                               Olvass!

Look at page 10.                  Ismételd!

Match.                                Ellenőrizd a válaszod!

Read.                                  Írj!

Read the tip.                      Javítsd ki!

Repeat.                             Nézd a 10. oldalt!

Write.                               Olvasd el a tippet!

 

4. Match.

Thank you.                   That's all right.

How are you?               You're welcome.

Sorry I'm late.              Fine, and you?

 

5. True or false?

I am a man.

I am a woman.

I’m in a taxi.

I’m a tourist.

I’m in a lift.

I’m in a small city.

I’m in the city centre.

I’m in a green park.

I’m in a dark cellar.

I’m on the beach.

I’m a mother.

I’m a father.

I’m a good father.

I’m a good student.

I’m Peter.

I’m married.

I’m single.

I’m Hungarian.

I’m French.

I’m under the table.

I’m under the chair.

I’m in a shoe shop.

I’m in a clean room.

I’m at home.

I’m in a motel.

I’m in a big supermarket.

I’m from Hungary.

I’m OK.

I’m twenty-three years old.

I’m fifty years old.

I’m forty-one years old.

I’m thirty-four years old.

 

Milk is green.

Christmas is in December.

My birthday is in August.

It’s Friday.

It’s Saturday.

Spain is in Europe.

England is in the west of Europe.

Pécs is in the south of  Hungary.

January is the second month of the year.

Coffee is black.

Pink is my favourite colour.

The day after Saturday is Sunday.

 

6. Match:

 

I'm in Pécs.                    Put on  a pullover.

I'm in Hungary.               Drink a glass of water.

I'm hungry.                    Take a photo of Big Ben.

I'm cold.                        Visit the tobacco factory.

I'm late.                         Look at the map.

I'm thirsty.                     Drink your milk.

I'm in London.                Eat a sandwich.

I'm lost.                         Visit the capital, Budapest.

I'm a cat.                       That's all right.

 

7. Write 3 words that start with:

apple, a..........................., a.............................

h.........................., h........................, h..............................

l............................, l........................, l..............................

o............................, o......................, o.............................

 

 

 

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