UNIT1

CLAUSE PATTERN: To be + Noun / adjective / Adverb

To be Present : is/am/are
PATTERN
Subject + be (is/am/are) + Noun
Adjective
Adverb Place
Adverb Time
Past Participle
He is an economist
Economics is a science
Early definition is useful
Te conflict is possible
Te mana!er is out
Tey are in te office
Te secretary is in te office
"t is #ednesday
He is cosen
Te boo$ is sold
Te topic is ar!ued
(%)
He is not opeless
Te &oman is not at ome
" am not a secretary
He is not invited
(')
Are you satisfied'
"s se ta$en care &ell'
Are tey at scool'
EXERCISES
1. Complete these sentences ith the correct !erb be
() "t *)) an ordinary business)
+) ,any boo$s *)) printed in colour)
-) Te idea *)) ama.in!)
/) Economists*)) in te meetin! room)
0) Te economy teories *)) issued)
1) Economics *)) called te study of scarcity)
2) " *)) involved in te family business)
3) Tey ** mana!ers and one of tem *)) a forei!ner)
45) Today *)) te time for a meetin!)
44) *)) you te user of tis ne& macine'
1. Complete ith is or are
,ost fol$ art *)) various) Te fol$ artists use &atever materials *))
available) Te tools used to ma$e it *)) often omemade) Te fol$ artists do
not ave po&er trolls) 6esi!ns *)) &it a7es 8 bruses8 cisels8 !ou!es8
$nives8 needles8 scissors8 dependin! on &at *)) ceap and plentiful) Sil$ *))
used in 9ina8 paper *)used in :apan8 &ood *)) used in some countries in
Nortern Europe8 America and Souteast Asian 9ountries8 9or$ *))used in
Portu!al8 bamboo and rattan *)) in "ndonesia)
eIII. Complete the "olloin# sentences b$ ritin# am% is or are in the blan&
spaces.
4) Te &eater ** beautiful today)
() All te cildren ***)on te play!round)
+) ;oys< =ou *** al&ays late for class)
-) you **)on te bas$etball team8 too'
/) Nobody in my class **) interested in football)
0) tis computer **)) more e7pensive tan tat one'
1) Sally **) my best friend)
2) ,om and 6ad **)) do&nstairs &atcin! television)
3) Paul and Henry *** in te computer room)
45) Te Eiffel To&er ** te tallest monument in Paris)
IV. COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE USING PRESENT TENSE
FORMS OF BE; SOME FORMS ARE POSITIVE AND SOME
ARE NEGATIVE
:ane > * &e all ere no&'
,ar$? #ere*) Tom' He *) Here
Helen? @8 e *) Aery &ell) He * in bed)
Byna ? @8 dear) Poot tom8 and Sara *) Here)
Sara ? @8 yes " *
:ane ? @8 tere you *)8 over in te corner) Sorry Sara
,ar$? An!ela * late) *) Se ill too'
Helen? No8 se *ill
Byna? Peter and sue * ere
:ane? =es8 tey *) Tey * in te $itcen)
An!ela> Hello< Everybody ** " late'
:ane> =es you*
An!ela> @8 "* sorry
:ane > Tell Peter and sue to come8 ,ar$)
Peter? "t* all ri!t) Here &e *
:ane? Cood ) No& &e *) Deady to start
V 'a&e ()estions
E7ample ? He is in te office)
#ere is e' He is in te office)
4) *******))*' Tom is an accountant)
() *******)*)' Today is very ot)
+) *******)*)' =es8 e is satisfied)
-) ********))' No8 it is not an eartEua$e)
/) ********)' Coods are sold for money)
0) ********))' Te ban$ is closed for itFs oliday)
1) ********))' 9urrency is sold in Gorei!n E7can!e)
2) ********))' Te man is &orried)
3) ********))' =es8 a computer is important in tis business)
45) ********))' Tis condition is dan!erous)
*I.C+'PLETE T,E -IAL+.UE
A"") Activity
6escribe in four or five sentences of eac number belo&<
4) your classroom
() your classmate/friend
+) your university