Sach bo tro network connected unit 1

Unit 1 Where are you from?
PART 1 Vocabulary
Topic: Countries and Nationalities
Exercise 1. Write the nationalities and the meaning in each column.
Countries

Nationalities

Meaning

1. Japan

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2. Germany

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3. China

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4. The United State

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5. France

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6. Poland

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7. Hungary

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8. Portugal

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9. Russia

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10. Brazil

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11. Italy

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12. Thailand

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13. Korea

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14. The United Kingdom

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15. Argentina

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16. __________________

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17. __________________

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18. __________________

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19. __________________

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20. __________________

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Exercise 2. Look at the flags and write the name of the country.

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5. ______________

6. ______________

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9. ____________

10. japan

11. _____________

12. ____________

13. ____________

14_____________

15.china

Draw a flag here

Exercise 3. Circle the countries or nationalities you see.
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Exercise 4: Where the people come from in each picture.

Exercise 5: Let’s search the word from table below.

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PART 2: GRAMMAR
Topic: TOBE
1. Theory

* Form:
To Be: ( am / is / are )
a) Affirmative:
S + am / is / are + …………..
Ex: We are students.
b) Negative:
S + am / is / are + not + …………
Ex: My mother is not a farmer.
isn’t
c) Interrogative:
Am / Is / Are + S + ……………….?
Ex: Is your brother a worker? → Yes, he is / No, he isn’t.
* Use

Be: uses
We use be as a main verb and an auxiliary verb.
See also:
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Be as a main verb

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Be as an auxiliary verb

Be as a main verb
Be as a main verb has a number of meanings.

To talk about qualities
We use be to talk about permanent or temporary qualities or states:
* He’s very rich.

* My father is old now.

* The food is so good in Italy.
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Warning:
When we use there as a subject with be, we use there is + singular noun and there are +
plural noun:
There are lots of wonderful places to see on the south coast.
Not: There is lots of wonderful places …
To talk about Nationality and group identity
We use be to talk about our nationality and our identity within groups or clubs:
Is she Irish or English?
I am an Arsenal fan.
To talk about Jobs and professions
We can use be to talk about a person’s job or profession. Note the use of a with singular
names of jobs and professions:

* He’s a firefighter. Not: He’s firefighter.

* Both of my brothers are policemen.

To talk about Age
We use be to talk about age:
* How old is she?

* She is nine years old.

To talk about Relationships
We use be to talk how people are related:
* He is my first cousin.

* They are my best friends.

* Are you her sister?

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To talk about Place
We can use be to refer to where places and things are situated:
Her house is on the edge of the lake.
The shops are at the end of the street.

To talk about Time
We use be to talk about time and dates:
* What time is it?

* We are always late!

* The meeting is on 5th of October.

To talk about behaviour and personality
We can use be to talk about behaviour and personality:
* Is she nice?

* The children can be rough with the new puppy.

When we talk about a way of behaving at the moment of speaking, we use the continuous
form of be:
You’re being too generous.
Ignore him. He’s just being silly.
We use be to describe feelings and situations:
* I am very happy.

* Are you hungry?
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Practice

Exercise 1:
Rewrite the sentences with contractions.

Exercise 2.
Write negative sentences or questions

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Exercise 3. Complete the following dialogues

Exercise 4.
Write the correct form of the verb "To be" in present tense.
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Exercise 5
5a. Write the sentences in the negative.
0. She’s American. => She isn’t American.
1. I’m British.
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2. They’re Brazilian.
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3. It’s Mexican food.
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4. She’s Italian.
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5. We’re from England.
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6. You’re Japanese.
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7. He’s from the USA.
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5b. Make questions and short answers.

0/ you Spanish?
1. /I in room 13?
2. /it German?
3. /they from Italy?
4. /we in Class 2?
5. /she Chinese?
6. /you Irish?
7. / he from Scotland?

Are you Spanish?
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+ Yes, I am.
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Source: New English File Elementary Course book p.123

Exercise 6.
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.
My name (be) ________(1) John. I (be) ________(2) fifteen years old. I live on a farm. It
(be) ________(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not) ____ ____(4) loud in
the country.
I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before the sun rises. Sometimes, it (be) ________(5)
still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like waking up that early. I like the way the
country looks in the morning.
The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) ________(6) finished
milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make breakfast. She
makes a delicious breakfast. My mom (be) ________(7) a really good cook.
Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister doesn’t feed
them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) ____ ____(8) strong enough. But I still don’t
understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom doesn’t want my sister to get

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hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) ________(9) pretty rough, especially when they (be)
________(10) hungry.
The last thing I do (be) ________(11) feed the chickens. That (be) ________(12) easy. I just
throw some food down on the ground and they run out and eat it. While the chickens (be)
________(13) eating, I go into their house to collect their eggs. Chicken eggs (be)
________(14) really good to eat. They (be) ________(15) easy to cook too. That is what I
do in the mornings. I (be) ________(16) pretty busy.

Exercise 6.
Write the correct form of "to be" in present tense.
Tess and Jen ________(1) best friends.

They do everything together. One day they meet on the bus to school. They start talking.
“Hey Jen,” says Tess. “How ________(2) you?”
“Hey girl,” says Jen. “I ________(3) doing fine. What ________(4) going on? What
________(5) you doing today?”
“Oh,” says Tess, “I _____ _____ (6) doing anything special. I don’t have any plans.”
“That ________(7) cool.”
“Yeah,” says Tess. “But I have something to tell you.”
“Really! Can I try to guess?”
“Umm…” says Tess. “Well…”
“Okay, I get three guesses. Ready?”
“Umm, well…okay.”
“________(8) we eating dinner together?”
“No, that _____ _____ (9) it.”
“Okay. Are we going to the soccer game together?”
“No. It ____ ____(10) that either.” Tess looks nervous. Her eyes look sad. A tear starts to
fall down her cheek.
“Oh,” says Jen, wiping a tear from her own eye. “Now I know. You ________(11)
moving away.”
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