Questions with be

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2Reading: guess who!Reading comprehension
3. 3What does it mean?Grammar exercise
4. 4How questions with be workGrammar rule
5. 5Am, is or are?Grammar exercise
6. 6Short answersGrammar exercise
7. 7Questions with a question wordGrammar exercise
8. 8Say it naturallySpeaking practice
9. 9Guess who!Speaking practice
10. 10Your questionsGrammar exercise
11. 11Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: at the hotelGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: find the mistakeGrammar exercise
3. 3Homework: questions for a pen palDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Is today a good day for you?
2. Is your phone new or old?
3. Are long car trips fun for you? Why, or why not?

Grammar rule

How questions with be work

Yes/no questions: be + person

Question	Yes	No
Am I right?	Yes, you are.	No, you aren't.
Are you ready?	Yes, I am.	No, I'm not.
Is he / she / it…?	Yes, he is.	No, he isn't.
Are we / you / they…?	Yes, they are.	No, they aren't.

In a short answer with yes, don't use the short form: say Yes, I am, not Yes, I'm. Yes, she is, not Yes, she's.

Questions with a question word

Question word	be	Person or thing
Where	is	she	from?
Who	is	your teacher?
What	is	your phone number?
How old	are	you?
Where	are	my keys?

In speaking: What's = What is, Where's = Where is, Who's = Who is.