Am, is, are

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2Reading: Pedro's messageReading comprehension
3. 3What does it mean?Grammar exercise
4. 4am, is or are?Grammar exercise
5. 5How be worksGrammar rule
6. 6A quiet dayGrammar exercise
7. 7Not trueGrammar exercise
8. 8Choose the right formGrammar exercise
9. 9Say it naturallySpeaking practice
10. 10My citySpeaking practice
11. 11About youGrammar exercise
12. 12Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: hello from TorontoGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: choose the right wordGrammar exercise
3. 3Homework: my cityDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. How are you today: happy, tired or hungry?
2. Where are you now: at home, at work or at school?
3. Is it hot or cold in your city today?

Grammar rule

How be works

Positive

	Long form	Short form
I	I am tired.	I'm tired.
he / she / it	She is happy.	She's happy.
you / we / they	We are hungry.	We're hungry.

One person or thing (he, she, it) → is: Carla is happy. The beach is beautiful. Two or more (we, they) → are: Carla and I are at a hotel.

Negative: be + not

	Long form	Short form
I	I am not cold.	I'm not cold.
he / she / it	It is not cold.	It isn't cold.
you / we / they	We are not at home.	We aren't at home.

For I, the short form is I'm not. Don't say I amn't.

We use be for…

• names and countries: I'm Pedro. She's from Brazil. She's Brazilian.
• feelings: I'm tired. We're hungry.
• places: We're in a café. They aren't at home.
• the weather: It's hot. It isn't cold.