THE MEMORY CIRCLE 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. STARTER UNIT LESSON 2: LANGUAGE FOCUS • BE, POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES, POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS, ARTICLES TOBE
Look for examples of the verb be in the text on page
6. How many examples can you find? I’m the ‘m one with the blue hair. Tony isn’t v isn’t ery happy. Affirmative Negative My name’s Lucy. They aren’t crazy. We’re twins.
Tony isn’t very happy.
My older sister is twenty-two.
Her husband is Italian.
His new grandson is a bit smelly sometimes.
TO BEAM, 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
Write true sentences using affirmative and negative forms of be. 1 I ___________ am / am ____ not _ from Nha Trang. 2 We ____ ar ______ e / ar ___ e n __ ot _ in Việt Nam. 3 It _______ is / ____ is n __ ot___ Monday morning. 4 Lucy’s photos ____ ar ______ e / ar ____ e no_ t _ funny. 5 These sentences ____ ar ______ e / ar _____ e no _ t difficult. 6 I ______________ am / am no _
t _ good at photography.
Complete the questions and answers.
Are you a Star Wars fan?
Yes, I am. No, I’m not. 1 __________ Is
blue your favourite colour? Yes, _______
it is ___ . / No, _______ it isn _ ’t__. 2 __________ Are
your friends interested in football? Yes, _____ the _ y __ ar _ e_ . / No, ____ the _ y ___ ar __ en _. ’t 3 __________ Is
your dad a teacher? Yes, ______ he __
is __ . / No, _____ he ___ isn _ ’t _. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS Possessive adjectives
Example: It is your hat. Possessive Adj Noun
my, your, his, her, its, our, their + Noun Possessive pronouns
Example: That is your hat. Possessive Adj Noun This is mine. Possessive pronoun
Complete the table with possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns. my mine your yours his his her hers our ours their theirs
Complete the dialogue with the correct subject pronouns, possessive
adjectives and possessive pronouns. Mr Watts Hi. What’s 1 _______ yo ___ ur ___name? Sophie I’m Sophie. Mr Watts Sophie, 2 ________ I _____ ’m your teacher. 3 _______ M __ y ____ name is
Watts and these are two of your new classmates. 4 _________ Their____ 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 _________ ours____ is on the second floor.
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 _________
He ____ ’s OK but his wife is our geography teacher, and she’s very strict. Eva
Here we are! Sophie, this is your desk. 7 _________ Mine____ is next to yours. We can be best friends. Rick Hey! 8 ______ S _ h__
e ____ isn’t only yours. She can be my best friend, too. Sophie
Thanks so much for being nice to me. ARTICLES
- 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.
Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or zero article. 1 ______
The __ principal of my school is very friendly.
2 We are going to have ____ a__
n __ English test tomorrow.
3 Are you interested in _____
Ø___ physics or English?
4 Danny wanted _____
a ___ bicycle for his last birthday.
5 It takes Olivia ____ a _
n___ hour to get to work every day.
6 What’s _______
the _ highest mountain in your country?
Ask and answer the questions about your
classroom, using articles (a, an, the or zero articles). -
Learn by heart all structures. -
Prepare the next lesson: VOCABULARY AND LISTENING.
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