Interchange

Unit 1
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 Speaking: Check information
 I’msorry. What’s your  S-I-L-V-A
name again?

 What do people call  It’s Elizabeth Silva

you?

 How do you spell your  Everyone calls me

last name? Beth
Questions you might ask a stranger

 Name: What is your name?

My name is ________
 Age: How old are you?
I am ____ years old.
 Job: What do you do?
I am a _________.
 Country: Where are you from?
I am from _______.
 Live: Where do you live?
I live in _________.
 Introduce yourself / another person

My name is… (I am ..) This is… (His/Her name is…)

I am ____ years old. He / She is ____ years old.

I am a _________. He / She is a _________.
I am from ________. He / She is from ________.
I live in _________. He / She lives in _________.
 Questions you might ask about a
stranger
 Name: What is his/her name?
 Age: How old is he/she?
 Job: What does he/she do?
 Country: Where is he/she from?
 Live: Where does he/she live?
 Irregular Verb: “Be”
Present Simple Contraction Negative
 I am  I’m I’m not (I am not)
 You are  You’re You’re not, You aren’t
 He is  He’s He’s not, He isn’t
 She is  She’s She’s not, She isn’t
 It is  It’s It’s not, It isn’t
 We are  We’re We’re not, We aren’t
 They are  They’re They’re not, They aren’t
 Contractions
My name ____is David Garza. I’m from Mexico.
My family is in Mexico City. My brother ____
____ is a
university student. ____
his name is Carlos.

My name is Sun Hee Park. I’m 20 years old. My

____
is a student here too. ____
sister ____ His parents are in
Korea right now.

My
I’m Elizabeth, but everyone calls me Beth, ____
last name is Silva. ____
I’m a student at City College.
My parents ____ They’re in
are on vacation this week. ______
Los Angeles
 Wh-questions with be
A: Who’s
______ that? Who are the two students
A: _________
B: Oh, that’s Miss West over there?
B: Their names are Jeremy and
Where’s she from? Karen
A: ________
B: She’s from Miami
Where are they from?
A: ___________
What’s her first B: They’re from Vancouver, Ca
A: _______
name?
What are
A: ___________ they like?
It’s Celia
B: They’re shy, but very friendly.
 Short Answers with “be”
Is Ms. Gray from
A: ___ Are you and Monique
A: _____
the United states? from France?
is
B: Yes, she ____? are
B: Yes, We _____.
______
She’s from Chicago. We’re from Paris.
______

Is English class at
A: ____ Are Mr. and Mrs.
A: ______
10:00? Tavares American?
Isn’t
B: No, It ______. aren’t
B: No, they _____.
It’s at 11:00
______ They’re
_______ Brazilian.
 Practice questions
 Are you from the United States?
No I’m not. I’m from Korea
 Is your teacher from Canada?

No he’s not. He’s from Ireland

 Is your English class in the morning?

No it isn’t. It’s in the evening

 Are
you and your best friend the same
age?
No we aren’t. He’s older than I
am.