1. Unit 1
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2. The verb “to be” (present simple)
“Be” is/are/ am

3. The verb “to be” (present simple) Affirmitive (Positive)
From Japan am I is
He She It
Are
We You They

4. Short form
Full form
(I’m)
I am
(he’s)
(she’s)
(it’s)
He is
She is It is
(we’re)
(you’re)
(they’re)
We are
You are
They are

5. Examples..
I am from Saudi Arabia.
Salma is a teacher.
Ahmed is a doctor.
The book is on the table.
We are at the library.
You are a student
The students are at school.
I am a doctor.
My father is an engineer.
Maha and Noura are sisters.
They are sisters
I am happy.

6. The verb “to be” (present simple) Negative
From Japan
am not (I’m not) I
is not (isn’t)
He She It
are not (aren’t)
We You They

7. The books are on the table. The books aren’t on the table.
Negative..
The weather is cold.
The weather isn’t cold.
The books are on the table.
The books aren’t on the table.

8. Examples…..
I am not from Saudi Arabia.
Salma isn’t a teacher.
Ahmed isn’t a doctor.
We aren’t at the library.
The book isn’t on the table.
The students aren’t at school.
I am not a doctor.
My father isn’t an engineer.
Maha and Noura aren’t sisters.
They aren’t sisters.
I am not happy.

9. The verb “to be” (present simple) Interrogative (question)
To write a yes/no question using the verb to be (am, is,are) we:
Start with am if we use the pronoun I
I am from Japan
Question: Am I from Japan?
Start with is if we use the pronoun she, he, it :-
She is from Japan
Question: is she from Japan?
He is from Japan
Question: is he from Japan?
it is from Japan
Question: is it from Japan?

10. Start with are if we use the pronoun we,you, they
We are from Japan
Question: Are they from Japan?
You are from Japan
Question: Are you from Japan?
They are from Japan

11. Questions The weather is cold Is the weather cold?
The books are on the table.
Are the books on the table?

12. She is a teacher Is she a teacher?
Question …
Yes, she is.
No, she isn’t.
She is a teacher Is she a teacher?
Yes, they are.
No, they aren’t.
They are at school Are they at school?
Yes, I am.
No, I’m not
I am angry Are you angry?

13. The Indefinite Article a/an
We use the indefinite article a/an before a singular noun which is countable.
The form a is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound:
a man , a hat , a table , a board
The form an is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o,u)
an apple , an egg , an island ,
an onion , an uncle