1. Unit 3: “People, places, customs and traditions of my country” Miss Valeria Barrera Alarcón 7th Graders

3. You need to remember: Past and Present of the Verb TO BE Adjectives Plural Nouns

4. Verb TO BE SER – ESTAR - EDAD PRESENTPAST AM – AM NOT ARE – AREN’T IS – ISN’T WAS – WASN`T WERE – WEREN`T I YOU WE THEY SHE HE IT YOU WE THEY I SHE HE IT AM IS ARE WAS WERE

5. Complete these sentences in Present using the verb to be (am – are - is) 1.You ________________ in the Museum (+) 2.They _________________ brothers (-) 3.She ______________ a nurse (+) 4.I ______________ a secretary (-) 5.He __________________ ten years old (-) 6.We ________________ in Europe (-) 7.It _____________ a cat (+) AM NOT IS ISN`T IS ARE AREN`T

6. Change these sentences into Past using the verb to be (was, were) 1.You aren’t a good student 2.She is a great friend 3.I am not in Italy 4.We are twenty years old 5.He isn`t in the park 6.They aren`t in the supermarket 7.It is on the sofa You weren’t a good student She was a great friend I wasn`t in Italy We were twenty years old He wasn`t in the park They weren`t in the supermarket It was on the sofa

7. Adjectives Adjectives are words that we use to describe something or somebody. We use them before the nouns. A tall boy NOUN ADJECTIVE A beautiful flower NOUN ADJECTIVE

17. Plural Noun means two or more nouns. car cars

18. Rule #1 We usually add – s to the end of the word. Balloon Map Chair Balloons Maps Chairs

19. Rule #2 Nouns ending in s, ss, x, sh, ch, o form the plural by adding - es. Bus Brush Fox Buses Brushes Foxes

20. Rule #3 Nouns ending in c + y, Change - y to - ies. Lady Cherry Family Ladies Cherries Families

21. Rule #4 Nouns ending in v + y. Add - s. Boy Turkey Valley Boys Turkeys Valleys

22. Rule #5 Nouns ending in f or fe are made plural by changing f or fe to - ves. Knife Leaf Knives Leaves

23. Irregular Nouns Change completely Mouse Man Tooth Foot Child Mice Men Teeth Feet Children

24. Family Newspaper Strawberry Boy Baby Tomato Book Child Woman Knife Man Watch