Exercise 1. Write the short form

1 I am 3 it is 5 he is 7 they are

2 you are 4 she is 6 we are 8 that is

Exercise 2. Put in am, are or is.

1 The weather … nice today. 11. This book … interesting.

2 I … very tired. 12. This … my sister.

3 This bag … heavy. 13. I … from London.

4 These bags … heavy. 14. This film … boring.

5 That car … black. 15. My cat … in the garden.

6 My brother and I … very good friends. 16. My grandparents … in the village.

7 My mother … at home now. 17. My friend’s name … Alice.

8 My brothers … at school now. 18. She … 17 years old.

9 My father … a taxi driver. 19. These girls … from Spain.

10 My sister … a nurse. 20. These … my books.

Exercise 3. Complete the text about Ann.

My name … Ann and I … a student I … nineteen years old. I … from Moscow. I have two brothers: Nick and Mike. They … small. Nick … 2 years old and Mike … 5. They … very funny. My mother’s name … Helen. She … 38 years old. She … a teacher. My father’s name … Peter. He … older than my mother, he … 45. He … a lawyer. He … very clever.

Exercise 4. Write sentences about yourself and about your friend.

1. (name?)

2. (from?)

3. (age?)

4. (job?)

5. (star sign?)

6. (favourite colour?)

7. (favourite book?)

8. (favourite film?)

Exercise 5. Translate the following expressions into English and make sentences with them.

1. быть голодным

2. хотеть пить

3. быть уверенным в чем-либо

4. быть неуверенным в чем-либо

5. интересоваться чем-либо

6. быть уставшим

7. быть радостным

8. уметь хорошо делать что-либо

9. бояться чего-либо

10. быть в порядке (OK)