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The verb to be (interrogative & short answers)         Is Maria your
                                                                                                sister?
      Note                            interrogative  short answers
                                                                                                   No, she isn’t.
We do not use                         Am I ... ? Yes, I am./No, I’m not.                          She’s my friend.
short verb forms in
positive negative    plural singular  Are you ... ? Yes, you are./No, you’re not.
answers. Are you
Romanian? Yes, I                               he         Yes, he/she/it is.
am. NOT: Yes, I’m.                     Is she ... ?     No, he/she/it isn’t.

                                                it    Yes, we/you/they are.
                                              we     No, we/you/they aren’t.
                                      Are you ... ?
                                             they

                                      4 Read the text and match the questions to
                                            the answers. Write in your notebook.

                                                                                                  Hi! I’m Peter Knowles. I’m
                                                                                            10 years old and I’m from the USA.
                                                                                             This is my best friend, Kate. She’s

                                                                                                11 years old. Our favourite
                                                                                                      subject is English.

                                                              Is Peter from the USA? 1       a Yes, they are.
                                                                                Is he 11? 2  b No, he isn’t.
                                                                                             c No, it isn’t.
                                               Are Kate and Peter best friends? 3            d Yes, he is.
                                                                Is Kate 11 years old? 4      e Yes, she is.

                                      Is History their favourite school subject? 5

                                      5 Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Write in your
                                            notebook.

                                      1. Greg/old/10/Is/years/? Is Greg 10 years old?
                                      2. Sam and you/the/from/Are/UK/?
                                      3. Brazil/Is/from/Tom/?
                                      4. Joe and Nick/friends/Are/?

                                      6 Complete the questions with Is, Are in your notebook.Then,
                                            answer them about yourself.

                                      1. ... you Romanian? ... .
                                      2. ... your best friend Irish? ... .
                                      3. ... your favourite school subject English? ... .

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