Exercise 12. Вставьте правильную форму глагола to be

I ... a student.

He ... a young architect.

Her brother ... a good engineer.

His sister ... a young teacher.

They ... old workers.

We ... good students.

Her father ... an artist.

Таблица 3.5

Личное местоимение you употребляется также для обозначения 2-го л. ед. ч. (ты)

Exercise 13. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. What are you?

2. What is your mother?

3. What is your father?

4. What are your brothers?

5. What is his sister?

Exercise 14. Прочтите и переведите следующие предложения:

What are you?

I am a student. I am young. I am well. I am at the Institute now.

What is your friend?

My friend is a student too, but he is not quite well. He is ill. He is at home now.

What is your father? He is an engineer. He is old. He is at home now.

What is your mother? My mother is an economist. She is at the office.

We are students. We are at the Institute now.

We are in class. Ten students are present.

Two students are absent.

These are young workers. They are our friends. They are at the factory.

Where are you now? – I am at the Institute.

Where is your friend? – He is at home. He is ill.

Where is your mother? – She is at the office.

Where are the workers? – They are at the factory.

How are you, Tom? – Thank you, I am fine. (I am) glad to hear it.

Is your friend well? – No, he is not. He is ill. (I am) sorry to hear it.

How is your mother? – Thank you, she is quite well.

How is your family? – Thanks, they are fine.

Exercise 15. Закончите следующие предложения:

Helen is not in class. She ...

My mother is not old. She ...

Our friend is not ill. He ...

The workers are not at home. They ...

Tom is not absent. He ...

How are you? Thank you, I ...

How is your father? Thank you, he .... I... glad to hear it.

Sorry, but my friend ... absent today. He ....

Exercise 16. Ответьте на следующие вопросы по образцу (подлежащее ответа должно быть выражено личным местоимением): Where are the students? - They are at the Institute.

Where is your mother?

Where is your brother?

What is your friend?

What is your father?

What are you?

Where are the students?

On what page is Text One?

Exercise 17. Переведите следующие предложения на английский язык:

Она не студентка. Она врач.

Мы в институте, а они дома.

Где моя книга? – Она на столе.

Ее отец инженер. Сейчас он на фабрике.

Мои друзья молодые художники.

Ее брат архитектор.

Где ваш брат?

Кто ваша сестра (по профессии)?

Как она себя чувствует?

Как вы себя чувствуете? – Спасибо, я вполне здоров. – Рад слышать это.

Сожалею, но Нина больна.

Exercise 18. Скажите все, что вы можете, о себе, о вашем друге, о членах вашей семьи.

Таблица 3.6

В вопросительном предложении глагол to be (в соответствующей форме) выходит на первое место перед существительным. Пример: I am a doctor. - Am I a doctor? He is rich. - Is he rich? We are at home. - Are we at home?

Exercise 19. Прочитайте примеры:

Am I a doctor?

Am I a father?

Am I a mother?

Am I a girl?

Am I a boy?

Am I a man?

Am I a woman?

Am I a footballer?

Am I a singer?

Am I a pupil?

Am I a teacher?

Am I a lawyer?

Am I a musician?

Am I a police officer?

Am I a worker?

Am I a waiter?

Am I a waitress?

Am I a nurse?

Am I a politician?

Am I a businessman?

Am I a businesswoman?

Am I a sportsman?

Am I a sportswoman?

Am I a dentist?

Am I a shop assistant?

Am I a personal assistant?

Am I a writer?

Am I a sister?

Am I a brother?

Am I an actress?

Am I an actor?

Am I an engineer? Am I an electrician?

Exercise 20. Ответьте на альтернативные вопросы:

Is your brother a worker or an architect?

Is Boris in class or at home?

Are you an artist or a student?

Is your mother young or old?

Is your friend a good or a bad student?

Is Lesson One on page 8 or 10

Is your friend present or absent?

Is your mother well or ill?

Таблица 3.7 Полные и сокращенные формы глагола to be:

I am = I'm , he is = he's, she is = she's, it is = it', you are = you're, we are = we're, they are = they're.

Exercise 21. Прочтите и переведите следующие тексты на тему «Our Institute»:

This is our Institute. Our Institute is large. This is our classroom. Our classroom is a large, nice room. This is a table. Those are six chairs. The table and the chairs are brown. The floor in our classroom is brown too. That is a ceiling. It is white. Those are four lamps. The lamps are on the ceiling.

These are students. They are in the classroom. These are their English textbooks and notebooks. Their textbooks and notebooks are on the table and in their bags.

This is paper. The paper is white and thin. It is clean. The paper is on the shelf. That is ink. It is red. The ink is in the bottle. The bottle is on the shelf too.

What book is this? It’s our English textbook. It is not thick, it is thin. This is Lesson One. It is on page four. That is Lesson Five. It is on page eight. Is Text One on page four or six? It’s on page four. Is Text One easy? Yes, it is. On what page is Lesson Three? It’s on page six.

We are students. We are at the Institute. We are in class now. This is our English teacher. She is in class too. Ten students are present. Two students are absent. They are not quite well. My friend Peter is absent too. He is ill. He is at home.

My name is Peter Smirnov. I am young. I am at home now. I am ill. This is my family – my mother, my sister and my brother. My father is not at home. He is at the factory. My father is an engineer. He is old. My mother is old too. She is an economist. She is not at the office. She is at home. My sister is a doctor. Her name is Helen. My brother is a worker. His name is John. This is my friend Nick. Nick is an architect. He is a young but good architect. This is our flat. It is little, but it is very nice. Our flat is No 7.

Is your family large or small? – It is very small. Is your father an artist or an engineer? – He is an engineer. Where is he now? – He is at his factory. What is your sister? – She is a doctor. What is her name? – Her name is Helen Smirnova. Is she young or old? – She is young. Is this your or her flat? – It is our flat.

Where are the students? – They are in class. Are all the students present? – No, they are not. Ten students are present, two students are absent. Who is absent? –Smirnov and Volkov are. How are they? – They are not quite well, they are at home now. – Sorry to hear it. How are you? – Thanks, I am fine. Are you an artist? – No, I am not. I am a student. What kind of student are you? – I am a good student. Is your friend a good student too? – Yes, he is. He is a very good student. – Glad to hear it.