First steps: verb 'BE'

1. Pode ser usado para falar

• da profissão: Dilma is the president.
• da idade: She's around 60 years old.
• de preços: U2's album is expensive.
• de horários: It's late! It's 9 pm.
• de sentimentos e estados: I'm in love.  / It's really cold today.
• de nacionalidades: The musicians are Irish.
• de cores: Her clothes are black.

2. Forma afirmativa:

I AM               I'm an English Teacher.
He/She/It IS   She's my student. / He's her classmate. / It's a big classroom.
You ARE        You're very smart! 


We ARE         We're hard-working people.
You ARE        You're my best friends.
They ARE      They're bored.


3. Forma negativa:

I AM NOT               I'm not American.
He/She/It IS NOT   She isn't my sister. / He isn't a nice person. / It isn't sunny today.
You ARE NOT        You aren't stupid! 


We ARE NOT         We aren't hard-working people.
You ARE NOT        You aren't my best friends.
They ARE NOT      They aren't Chinese.



4. Forma interrogativa:


AM I             Am I pretty?
IS he/she/it    Is she ready? / Is he famous? / Is it cold outside?
ARE you       Are you okay?


ARE we        Are we alone?
ARE you      Are you Tom's parents?
ARE they     Are they close friends?


5. Alguns exercícios


I. Righties and lefties - Are you right-handed or left-handed?

Leia o texto Famous Lefties (http://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-lefties) e pesquise em um dicionário (http://www.wordreference.com/), se necessário, para responder:

• What are "lefties" (left-handed people)?
• Are there many lefties?
• Who are some famous lefties?
• Where are these people from? Do you know?
• Is there an explanation of why people are left-handed?
• Is it an advantage, an inconvenience?

II. Who are these people?

Combine os textos abaixo com os nomes:

Dilma Vana Rousseff          Gisele Bündchen            Paulo Coelho

A. ______ is a famous Brazilian lyricist and novelist. _______ is a very successful writer, because he sells millions of books worldwide (over 101 million books in over 145 countries already). His works are translated into 67 languages. Some of bestsellers are: The Alchemist, The Manual of the Warrior of Light, By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept,  and The Valkyries.

B. ___________ is the 36th and current President of Brazil. She is the first woman to hold the office. She is from Belo Horizonte. 

C. The blue eyed Brazilian supermodel, ___________, is also a film actress and goodwill ambassador for the UN Environment Programme. She is very successful in the catwalks all over the world and is one of the highest-paid models nowadays.

(Fonte: www.wikipedia.com e www.daytranslations.com)

Como as seguintes palavras se relacionam com essas pessoas? Combine os grupos de palavras aos assuntos de cada parágrafo: 

Literature (     )   Politics (     )    Fashion (     )

A. 

novelist

writer

worldwide
bestsellers

B. Politics

president
office

C. Fashion

supermodel

catwalks

Como ficaria o seu "profile"? Responda as seguintes perguntas para criar seu perfil. 

(Você pode postar seu texto como comentário no blog e nós responderemos!)

What's your name?

What's your age (how old are you)?

What's your nationality? Where are you from?

What's your occupation?

What are your hobbies?

Mais exercícios e jogos na seção "Websites: grammar, games and exercises".