Ex. 4. Repeat what the text said about rules of introduction

Grammar: The verb “To Be”.

Be as an auxiliary verb.

Form and use in the formation of tenses.

· Form

Principal parts: be, was, been.

Gerund/present participle: being.

· Present Tense:

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I am	I am not	Am I?
You are	You are not	Are you?
He is	He is not	Is he?
She is	She is not	Is she?
It is	It is not	Is it?
We are	We are not	Are we?
You are	You are not	Are you?
They are	They are not	Are they?

· Past Tense:

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I was	I was not	Was I?
You were	You were not	Were you?

Ex. 5. Put in am, is or are.

1,The sky is very blue today. 2. I … not tired. 3. This shelf … very heavy. 4. These shelves …very heavy. 5. The child … asleep. 6. Look! This... Mabel. 7. I … cold. Can you shut the window, please? 8. The castle … one thousand years old. 9. My brother and I … good tennis players. 10. Amy … at home but her parents... in church. 11. I … a student. 12. My sister … an archaeologist.

Ex. 6. Ask questions. (Read the answers to the questions first.)

1. (this name?) What's his name? Robert.

2.(single or married?) I'm single.

3.(British?) No, I'm not.

4.(where/from?); from Australia.

5.(how old?) I'm 18.

6.(a student?) No, I'm a secretary.

7.(your mother a teacher?) No, she's a lawyer.

8.(where / from?) She's Italian.

9.(her name?): Rachel

10.(how old?) She's 40.