Tài liệu LIFELINES 2 pptx

People 2
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People
Grammar
The verb to be
Grammar in use
Rules
1 Look at the table.
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 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
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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.

People 2
a Add the short forms of the verb to be.
´re ´s ´m
I
am
_____
here.
am not
_____
He
She
It
is
_____
from Portugal.
is not
_____
We
You
They
are
_____
in room ten.
are not
_____
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?
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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 _______.
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I ________ tall.
8
New York _______.
9
________ my favourite city.
10
Our teacher ________.
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Reading and writing
People and jobs
1 2.3 Read and listen to the texts.
a
I’m Walter Bergen and I’m
from
New York in the USA. I’m thirty-
one years old and I’m a doctor.
I’m married. My wife’ name is
Candy and she’s an architect.
She’s thirty-one, too. In this

photo we’re on holiday in
Florida.
b
My name’s Meena Kuhmar.
I’m twenty-six 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
twenty-seven and he’s an
engineer. His name’s Suresh.
In this photo we’re in our
garden.
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 twenty-
two. In this photo we’re with
her parents at their house.
2 Match the texts and the pictures.
1 Who are the people in each picture?
2 Where are they?
Vocabulary
Classroom language (2)
1 Look at these instructions.
2  2.2 Listen and follow the instructions.

3 Work with a partner. Give him/ her some
instructions.
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a
b
c
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Language focus: Possessive
adjectives
a Look at the texts again and complete
the table.
Subject
pronoun
Possessive
adjective
I _______
he _______
she _______
it its
we _______
you your
they _______
b Look at these sentences.
His name’s Tim. Her name’s
Glenda.
c When do we use his or her? Is it the
same in your language?
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
_______ 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 _______ .I’m (not) married. My wife /
husband / girlfriend / boyfriend is
_______. His / her name’s _______. He /
she’s _______ years old. In this photo
we’re ______.
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 2.4 Listen, check, and repeat.
c Look at these sentences. Compare them with
your language.
I’m a dentist.
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?
B
No, he isn’t. He’s an engineer.
e 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
1
Look at the pictures.
a  2.5
Listen to the conversations.
b Label these people
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