Personal pronouns. The verb «to be»

— Hello, boys and girls! My name is Kyle.

— Hello, everyone! My name is Sophia.

— Hello, friends! I’m Melanie.

— Hello! I’m Jackson.

— Welcome to our lesson!

— We are happy to see you!

Today in the lesson we will:

● talk about the verb “to be” in the Present Simple Tense;

● learn how to form sentences with this verb;

● talk about the personal pronouns;

And

● put the knowledge into practice.

Let’s start our lesson!

A pronoun is a word or form that we can use instead of a noun or noun phrase.

There are lots of different types of pronouns, but today we are going to talk about such type as personal pronouns.

Personal pronouns – личные местоимения

And they are:

I – Я

For example:

I love learning English!

He – Он

For instance:

He likes eating burgers.

She – Она

For example:

She has a nice voice!

It – Оно

For instance:

This is an apple. It is red.

You – Ты, вы

For example:

Kyle, you are my best friend!

We – Мы

For instance:

We have got six toys.

They – Они

For example:

They look really happy!

Repeat once again, please!

I

He

She

It

You

We

They

— Boys and girls, we’ve talked about the personal pronouns.

— Now we would like to check your knowledge.

Look at the pictures and choose the correct pronoun!

One

The variants are:

I

He

She

Let’s check!

The right answer is:

I

Two

The variants are:

We

You

They

Check yourselves!

The right answer is:

They

Three

The variants are:

He

It

She

Let’s check!

The right answer is:

It

Four

The variants are:

He

We

They

Check yourselves!

The right answer is:

He

Five

The variants are:

You

We

She

Let’s check!

The right answer is:

We

Six

The variants are:

It

He

She

Check yourselves!

The right answer is:

She

Well done, boys and girls!

Now…

Read the sentences and replace the nouns by the correct personal pronouns!

The sentences are…

James likes to play football.

Jane has got three dogs.

My cat likes drinking milk.

Jordan and I are twelve years old.

Paige and Sofia like eating hot dogs.

Check yourselves!

The right answers are:

He likes to play football.

She has got three dogs.

It likes drinking milk.

We are twelve years old.

They like eating hot dogs.

Now, everyone, we will talk about the verb “to be”.

It’s translated as:

Быть, являться, находиться

Now let’s answer the question:

How do we form sentences with the verb “to be”?

To form positive sentences, we put the subject in the first place. For example:

I

He

She

It

You

We

They

Then we need to put one of the forms of the verb “to be” in the Present Simple Tense: am, is or are. We use am with the pronoun: I. We use is with the pronouns: he, she, it. And we use are with the pronouns: you, we, they.

For example:

I am at school now.

Jackson is sad today.

Wendy’s cats are black.

To form negative sentences, we put the subject in the first place. For example:

I

He

She

It

You

We

They

Then we need to use the words am, is or are with the particle not.

Look at the examples:

I am not at school now. (or I’m not at school now.)

Jackson is not sad today. (or Jackson isn’t sad today.)

Wendy’s cats are not black. (or Wendy’s cats aren’t black.)

And to form questions, we need to put the words am, is or are in the first place. After that we put the subject. For example:

I

He

She

It

You

We

They

For example:

Am I at school now?

Is Jackson sad today?

Are Wendy’s cats black?

To give short answers to the questions, we can use one of the following two constructions:

The first construction is:

In the first place we put the word “yes”. After that we use the personal pronoun.

And then we need to put the words “am”, “is” or “are”.

And the second construction is:

In the first place we put the word “no”. After that we use the personal pronoun.

And then we need to put the words “am”, “is” or “are” with the particle “not”.

— Boys and girls, we’ve talked about the verb “to be” in the Present Simple Tense.

— We’ve also learnt how to form sentences with this verb.

— Now we would like to check your knowledge.

Complete the sentences with am, is or are!

The sentences are…

Let’s check!

The right answers are:

Charles is my brother.

You are a good student.

My grandmother is 90 years old.

The children are at a summer camp.

I am at home right now.

Now…

Rewrite the sentences in the negative form!

Check yourselves!

The right answers are:

Charles isn’t my brother.

You aren’t a good student.

My grandmother isn’t 90 years old.

The children aren’t at a summer camp.

I’m not at home right now.

Now…

Rewrite the sentences in the interrogative form!

Let’s check!

The right answers are:

Is Charles my brother?

Are you a good student?

Is my grandmother 90 years old?

Are the children at a summer camp?

Am I at home right now?

— Well done, boys and girls!

— Now it’s time to say goodbye to everyone.

— Goodbye, friends!

— Goodbye, boys and girls!

— Goodbye!