Exercise 10. Ask the questions
UNIT 1
I am a student
USE OF ENGLISH
Grammar
Verb to be (the Present Simple Tense)
Positive and Negative Forms
| I | am | from Ukraine | I'm = I am |
| He/She/It | is | He's/She's/It's = He/ She/It is | |
| We You They | are | We're = We are You're = You are They're = They are |
| I | am | not | from Ukraine | I'm not = I am not |
| He/She/It | is | He/She/It isn't = He/ She/It is not | ||
| We You They | are | We aren't = We are not You aren't = You are not They aren't - They are not |
NOTE: Look at the negative forms: She isn't married. You aren't British.
BUT: I'm not a schoolboy.
Exercise 1. Write the short form (she's/we aren't, etc.).
| He is | It is |
| I am not | She is not |
| They are | You are not |
Exercise 2. Write the full form (she is/we are not, etc.).
| We aren't | It isn't |
| They aren't | You're |
| I'm | She's |
Exercise 3. Put in am/am not/is/isn't/are/aren't.
1. I ___ from Russia.
2. Debbie and Mark ____ British. They ____ German.
3. My friend ____ interested in computers.
4. His parents ____ around 40.
5. How old ____ you? I ____ 18.
6. London ____ situated on the river Evans. It ___ situated on the river Thames.
7. I ____ keen on sports. But I ____ rather good at basketball.
8. Her name ____ Jane. It ____ Helen.
Exercise 4. Write true sentences, positive or negative. Use am/am not/is/isn't/are/aren't.
1. I/keen on Biology.
2. Rome/in Spain.
3. We/Russian.
4. Football/a popular sport in Britain.
5. The "Beatles" and "Deep Purple"/famous British groups.
6. American English/different from British English.
7. My hobbies/art and music.
General questions
| Am | I | a student? | – Yes, I am. / No, I am not. |
| Is | he/she/it | a student? | – Yes, he/she/it is. / No, he/she/ it isn't. |
| Are | we you they | students? | – Yes, we are. / No, we aren't. – Yes, you are. / No, you aren't. – Yes, they are. / No, they aren't. |
Exercise 5. Make general questions with these words. Give short answers.
1) your mother/at work?
2) her children/at home?
3) he/from Italy?
4) I/good at English?
5) you/interested in books?
6) I/right?
7) this subject/difficult?
Exercise 6. Give short answers (Yes, I am/No, he isn't, etc.).
1. Are your parents old?
2. Are all your school friends students now?
3. Is English difficult?
4. Is your home town small?
5. Are you interested in music?
6. Is your friend good at languages?
Alternative questions
| Am | I | your friend | or | not? | – Yes, you are/No, you aren't. |
| Is | he/she | Spanish | or | Italian? | – He/She is Italian. |
| it | difficult | or | easy? | – It's difficult. | |
| Are | we | in the city centre | or | on the outskirts? | – You are on the outskirts. |
| you | a student | or | a school boy? | – I'm a student. | |
| they | at home | or | at work? | – They are at work. |
Exercise 7. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers.
Example: You/a student/a schoolboy? – Are you a student or a schoolboy? – I'm a student.
1. He/in Moscow/in Kiev?
2. Alan and Henry/students/teachers?
3. Your new friends/sociable/not?
4. His daughter/17/18?
5. Your parents/old/young?
6. Russia/a big/a small country?
7. They/designers/artists?
Special questions
| What | is | her job? | – She's a shop assistant. |
| Where | are | you from? | – from Germany. |
| Who | is | John? | – He's their son. |
| How | are | you? | – Not bad, thanks. |
| How old | is | he? | – Eighteen. |
| What | is | your father like? | – He's sociable and very clever. |
| What kind of (books) | is | he fond of? | – Historical books. |
| Why | are | you late? | – My watch is wrong. |
| Whose (friend) | is | Mary? | – She's my friend. |
| What colour | is | our flag? | – It's white, blue and red. |
Exercise 8. Ask and answer questions.
Example: What colour is a banana ? – It's yellow.
What colour are your trousers? – They're black.
| What colour is/are | the sun? the snow? ambulances in Moscow? the traffic lights? roses? post boxes in Moscow? the sky? a Christmas tree? |
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences.
Example: Where are my books? – On the table.
| 1. _ _ _ that clock? | About a hundred years old. |
| 2. _ _ Paul from? | Denmark, I think. |
| 3. _ _ your favourite subject? | Mathematics. |
| 4. _ _ he so happy? | Because it's his birthday. |
| 5. _ _ _ the car? | It’s black. |
| 6. _ _ that man in the car? | My brother. |
| 7. _ _ _ music _ you fond of? | Rock music. |
| 8. _ _ the banks closed today? | Because it's Sunday. |
Exercise 10. Ask the questions.
Example: What is your name? – My name's Mark.
1. ----? – Her name's Pam.
2. ---? – No, my mother isn't very young.
4. ---? – Yes, it is Frank Ellis.
5. ---? – No, I'm not Diana. I'm Ann.
6. ---? – Jane.
7. ---? – No, it isn't Ronald. It's Gerald.
8. ---? – 14 King Street, London.
9. ---? – 805-9866.
10. ---? – My shoes are black.
11. ---? – Olga is very kind.
12. ---? – Sue is fond of pop music and jazz.
Tag questions
| I | am | a genius, | aren't | I? | – Yes, I am. /No, I am not. |
  He | is | a teenager, | isn't | he? | – Yes, he is./ No, he isn't. |
| She | a Londoner, | she? | – Yes, she is./ No, she isn't. | ||
| It | far from here, | it? | – Yes, it is./ No, it isn't. | ||
  We | are | in the city centre, | aren't | we? | – Yes, we are./ No, we aren't. |
| You | you? | – Yes, you are./ No, you aren't. | |||
| They | they? | – Yes, they are./ No, they aren't. | |||
| I | am not | a schoolboy, | am | I? | – No, I am not./ Yes, I am. |
| He | isn't | married, | is | he? | – No, he isn't./ Yes, he is. |
| She | isn't | at home, | is | she? | – No, she isn't./ Yes, she is. |
  It | isn't | easy, | is | it? | – No, it isn't./ Yes, it is. |
| We | aren't | are | we? | – No, we aren't./ Yes, we are. | |
| You | old, | you? | – No, you aren't/ Yes, you are. | ||
| They | they? | – No, they aren't/ Yes, they are. |