The document contains a slideshow presentation on basic sentence structures using forms of the verb "to be" in English. It covers the following patterns: noun + is/are + noun, pronoun + be + noun, contractions with be, negative forms with be, be + adjective, and be + place. Each pattern is explained through examples and exercises. The presentation is intended to teach English language learners the basic ways to form sentences using the verb "to be".

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2. CONTENTS
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1-1 Noun + is + noun: singular
1-2 Noun + are + noun: plural
1-3 Pronoun + be + noun
1-4 Contractions with be
1-5 Negative with be
1-6 Be + adjective
1-7 Be + a place
1-8 Summary: basic sentence patterns with be

3. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
What’s
your
name?
My
name is
Akela.
First Name
Country
Akela
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4. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
What
country
are you
from?
I’m from
Kenya.
First Name
Country
Akela
Kenya
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5. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
My
name is
Nick.
What’s
your
name?
First Name
Country
Akela
Kenya
Nick
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6. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
I’m from
Greece.
What
country
are you
from?
First Name
Country
Akela
Kenya
Nick
Greece
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7. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
Canada is a country.
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8. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
NOUN + IS + NOUN
(a) Canada isis a country.
Canada
a country.
Canada = a singular noun
is
= a singular verb
country = a singular noun
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9. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
(b) Sydney is a city.
A is an article.
A singular nouns
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10. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
Brazil is a country.
Peru is a country.
Santiago is a city.
*
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11. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
(c) A butterfly is an insect.
A
An
same meaning
a and an are articles
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12. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
a bed
a man
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13. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
a chair
a woman
a school
a lion
A in front of
consonants
a bed
a man
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14. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
an oven
an ear
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15. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
an elevator
an egg
an avocado
an elephant
An in front of
vowels
an oven
an ear
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16. 1-1 NOUN + IS + NOUN: SINGULAR
An apple is a fruit.
A bear is an animal.
A rose is a flower.
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17. 1-1 Let’s Practice
A
a
1. __ school is ___ building.
a an
A
an
2. ___ horse is ___ animal.
An
an
3. ___ ant is ___ insect.
a
4. Soccer is ___ sport.
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18. 1-1 Let’s Practice
Colombia is a ______.
country
Argentina is a ______.
country
*
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo is a ___.
city
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19. 1-1 Let’s Practice
building
machine
shape
A printer is a ________.
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20. 1-1 Let’s Practice
building
machine
shape
A square is a _______.
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21. 1-1 Let’s Practice
building
machine
shape
A house is a ________.
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22. 1-1 Let’s Practice
building
machine
shape
A triangle is a _______.
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23. 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL
Ducks are birds.
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24. 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL
NOUN + ARE + NOUN
(a) Ducks are birds.
are birds.
Ducks
are
birds
= a plural noun
= a plural verb
= a plural noun
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25. 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL
(b) SINGULAR: a dog, an animal
PLURAL: dogs, animals
a and an – only with singular nouns
plural nouns end in -s
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26. 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL
(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country
PLURAL: cities, countries
Omit the -y and add -ies
y
cities
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27. 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL
(c) SINGULAR: a city, a country
PLURAL: cities, countries
Omit the -y and add -ies
y
countr ies
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28. 1-2 NOUN + ARE + NOUN: PLURAL
NOUN and NOUN + ARE + NOUN
(d) Italy and Greece
are
countries.
(e) Bees and ants
are
bugs.
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29. 1-2 Let’s Practice
plural
Schools are buildings.
singular
A school is a building.
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30. 1-2 Let’s Practice
singular
An elephant is
an animal.
plural
Elephants are
animals.
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31. 1-2 Let’s Practice
singular
A swan is a bird.
plural
Swans are birds.
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32. 1-2 Let’s Practice
Carrots are vegetables.
yes
no
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33. 1-2 Let’s Practice
Bees is insects.
yes
no
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34. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
I am a teacher.
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35. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
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36. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
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37. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is
a teacher.
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38. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is
a teacher.
(d) He
a teacher.
is
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39. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I
am a teacher.
(b) You are a teacher.
(c) She is
a teacher.
(d) He
is
a teacher.
(e) It
is
a school.
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40. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PLURAL
PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
(a) I am a teacher.
(f) We
are teachers.
(b) You are a teacher. (g) You are teachers.
(c) She is a teacher.
(h) They are teachers.
(d) He is a teacher.
(e) It is a school.
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41. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a teacher.
We are teachers.
You are a teacher.
You are teachers.
She is a teacher.
They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
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42. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a teacher.
We are teachers.
You are a teacher.
You are teachers.
She is a teacher.
They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
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43. 1-3 PRONOUN + BE + NOUN
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a teacher.
We are teachers.
You are a teacher.
You are teachers.
She is a teacher.
They are teachers.
He is a teacher.
It is a school.
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44. 1-3 Let’s Practice
SINGULAR
PLURAL
I am a girl.
are girls
We _______ .
are a girl
You ________ .
are girls
You _______ .
is a girl
She _______ .
are girls
They _______ .
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45. 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
I’m a teacher.
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46. 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE
AM
I
+
am
CONTRACTION
I’m
I’m a teacher.
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47. 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE
IS
CONTRACTION
she + is
she’s
he + is
he’s
it
it’s
+ is
She’s a girl.
He’sa cat. .
It’s a boy
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48. 1-4 CONTRACTIONS WITH BE
PRONOUN + BE
CONTRACTION
you + are
ARE
you’re
we + are
we’re
they + are
they’re
They’restudents.
You’restudents.
We’re students.
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49. 1-4 Let’s Practice
My teacher is a woman.
She’s
_____ nice.
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50. 1-4 Let’s Practice
My dog has four puppies.
They’re cute.
______
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51. 1-4 Let’s Practice
I like you.
You’re friendly.
_____
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52. 1-4 Let’s Practice
I have two sisters.
We’re
______ students.
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53. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE
I am not a teacher.
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54. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS
She’snot
You’renot
He’snot
I’m not
You aren’t
Sheisn’t
He isn’t
(a) I am not a doctor.
(b) You are not a doctor.
(c) She is not a doctor.
(d) He is not a doctor.
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55. 1-5 NEGATIVE WITH BE
CONTRACTIONS
We’re not
They’renot
You’re not
It’s not
We aren’t
Theyaren’t
You aren’t
It isn’t
(e) It is not a city.
(f ) We are not doctors.
(g) You are not teachers.
(h) They are not teachers.
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56. 1-5 Let’s Practice
isn’t
aren’t
The women ______ nurses.
aren’t
they
doctors
They’re doctors
______________.
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57. 1-5 Let’s Practice
isn’t
aren’t
isn’t
This girl ____ a teacher.
she student
She’s a student
______________.
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58. 1-5 Let’s Practice
isn’t aren’t
This animal _____ a dog.
isn’t
it cat
_________.
It’s a cat
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59. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
A fire is warm.
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60. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
An elephant is big.
A butterfly is small.
A ball is round.
A fire is warm.
Sarah is happy.
Adjectives describe nouns
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61. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
NOUN
+
BE + ADJECTIVE
(a) An orange
is
round.
(b) Oranges
are round.
(c) Jane
is
young.
(d) Ada and Rob are intelligent.
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62. 1-6 BE + ADJECTIVE
PRONOUN + BE + ADJECTIVE
(e) I
am
happy.
(f ) It
is
round.
(g) We
are
young.
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63. 1-6 Let’s Practice
small
rich
dirty
He’s not clean.
dirty
He’s ____.
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64. 1-6 Let’s Practice
Deserts aren’t wet. They’re ___.
dry
sad
sweet
dry
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65. 1-6 Let’s Practice
is cold
Ice cream __ ____.
is
are
cold
warm
small
big
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66. 1-6 Let’s Practice
A fire __ _____.
is warm
is
are
cold
warm
good
bad
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67. 1-6 Let’s Practice
The tree __is tall
____.
The bushes ___ _____.
are short
is
are
tall
short
young
old
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68. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
Janet is at home.
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69. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
(a) Janet is here.
(b) Bill is at the library.
here = a place
at the library = a place
be
place
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70. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
upstairs.
inside.
there.
(c) Janet is outside.
downstairs.
downtown.
here.
one-word places
downtown
upstairs
there
downstairs
inside
outside
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71. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
Jonas is outside.
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72. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
Luke is upstairs.
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73. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
PREPOSITION + NOUN
(d) Silvia is
next to
Jenny.
prepositional
preposition + noun =
phrase
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74. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
in the pool
.
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75. a is
1-7 BE + A PLACE
on the car
.
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76. 1-7 BE + A PLACE
He is
She is
downtown.
upstairs. one word
outside.
on the car.
prepositional
at school.
phrase
in the pool.
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77. 1-7 Let’s Practice
at
under above on
The plant is ___ the table.
on
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78. 1-7 Let’s Practice
downtown
here
outside
Max is ________.
downtown
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79. 1-7 Let’s Practice
at
eth is ___ school.
at
under
next to
on
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80. 1-7 Let’s Practice
The table and chair are _____ the tree.
under
at
under
above
on
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81. 1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE
An elephant is big.
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82. 1-8 SUMMARY: BASIC SENTENCE PATTERNS
WITH BE
SUBJECT + BE +
3 basic completions
NOUN
(a) I
am
a teacher.
ADJECTIVE
(b) She
is
happy.
a noun
an
adjective
A PLACE
(c) She
(d) I
is
am
at the gym. an expression
of place
downstairs.
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83. 1-8 Let’s Practice
An eagle is a bird.
√
correct?___
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84. 1-8 Let’s Practice
Eggs is healthy.
Eggs arehealthy.
no
correct?___
√
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85. 1-8 Let’s Practice
China and Japan
are countries.
√
correct?___
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86. 1-8 Let’s Practice
The lion arebig.
The lion is big.
no
correct?___
√
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87. 1-8 Let’s Practice
The boys areat the beach.
The boys is at the beach.
√
correct? ___
no
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