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2. Starter Unit
LANGUAGE FOCUS
page 7

4. THE MEMORY CIRCLE

5. THE MEMORY CIRCLE
RULE:- Stand up, in a circle
- Take turn to say a sentence using SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
- The next one says it again and add one more sentence
- Sit down if he/she misses or says it incorrectly
FOR EXAMPLE:
Teacher: My name’s Ivy.
Student 1: My name’s Ivy and my sister is Rose.
Student 2: My name’s Ivy and my sister is Rose. We
are twins.

6. STARTER UNIT
LESSON 2:
LANGUAGE FOCUS
• BE
• POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
• POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
• ARTICLES
I can ask and answer questions about places.

8. I’m the one with the blue hair.
Tony isn’t very happy.
Look for examples of the verb be in the text on page 6.
How many examples can you find?
‘m
isn’t

9. Affirmative Negative
My name’s Lucy. They aren’t crazy.
We’re twins. Tony isn’t very happy.
These are some of my…
This is me with my sister Hannah.
I’m the one with the blue hair.
My older sister is twenty-two.
Her husband is Italian.
This is her cute baby son
His new grandson is a bit smelly sometimes.
This is my dad…
They’re Star Wars fans.
She’s a real star.

10. TO BE AM, IS, ARE : thì, là, ở
I am (I‘m)
We, you, they are (we’re, you’re, they’re)
He, she, it is (he’s, she’s, it’s)
A. Affirmative form S + am, is, are + O
B. Negative form S + am, is, are + not + O
• is not = isn’t
• are not = aren’t

12. Write true sentences using affirmative and negative forms of be.
1 I ________________ from Nha Trang.
2 We ________________ in Việt Nam.
3 It ________________ Monday morning.
4 Lucy’s photos ________________ funny.
5 These sentences ________________ difficult.
6 I ________________ good at photography.
am / am not
are / are not
is / is not
are / are not
are / are not
am / am not

13. Complete the questions and answers.
Are you a Star Wars fan?
Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
1 __________ blue your favourite colour?
Yes, __________ . / No, __________.
2 __________ your friends interested in football?
Yes, __________ . / No, ___________.
3 __________ your dad a teacher?
Yes, __________ . / No, __________.
Is
it is it isn’t
Are
they are they aren’t
Is
he is he isn’t

15. Possessive adjectives
Example: It is your hat.
Possessive Adj Noun
my, your, his, her, its, our, their + Noun

16. Possessive pronouns
Example: That is your hat.
This is mine.
Possessive Adj
Possessive pronoun
Noun

17. Complete the table with possessive adjectives and
possessive pronouns.
my
your
his
her
our
their
mine
yours
his
hers
ours
theirs

19. Complete the dialogue with the correct subject pronouns, possessive
adjectives and possessive pronouns.
Mr Watts Hi. What’s 1
_____________name?
Sophie I’m Sophie.
Mr Watts Sophie, 2
_____________ ’m your
teacher. 3
_____________ name is
Watts and these are two of your new
classmates. 4
_____________ names
are Eva and Rick.
Sophie Hi.
Sophie Hi, Sophie. Come with us. You see,
the other classes are on the first
floor but 5
_____________ is on the
second floor.
your
I
My
Their
ours

20. Complete the dialogue with the correct subject pronouns, possessive
adjectives and possessive pronouns.
Rick This is your first day, right? Don’t worry about Mr. Watts.
6
_____________ ’s OK but his wife is our geography teacher, and
she’s very strict.
Eva Here we are! Sophie, this is your desk. 7
_____________ is next to
yours. We can be best friends.
Rick Hey! 8
_____________ isn’t only yours. She can be my best friend, too.
Sophie Thanks so much for being nice to me.
He
Mine
She

22. - We use “a / an” to talk about something
for the first time.
- We use “the” when we mention something
again.
- We use “zero articles” to talk about things in
general.

23. Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or zero article.
1 ________ principal of my school is very friendly.
2 We are going to have ________ English test
tomorrow.
3 Are you interested in ________ physics or _____
English?
4 Danny wanted ________ bicycle for his last birthday.
5 It takes Olivia ________ hour to get to work every
The
an
Ø
a
an
the
Ø

25. Ask and answer the questions about your
classroom, using articles (a, an, the or zero articles).

26. Ask and answer the questions about your
classroom, using articles (a, an, the or zero articles).
1 What's that on the wall?
2 What’s in the middle of the classroom?
3 What is next to the door?
It's a clock.
It’s a board.
It’s a bookshelf.

27. - Learn by heart all structures.
- Prepare the next lesson: VOCABULARY
AND LISTENING.