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The formation of the interrogative: The formation of the negative: not/n’t
The basic pattern is: The basic pattern is: BE + Subject … ? SUBJECT + BE + NOT Are you a first year student? am/is / are Was he in London in summer? was / were not Will they be happy if she comes?
Contracted forms(in speaking and informal writing)
Use: 1. A notional verb He is at work now. 2. A link verb She is very friendly. 3. An auxiliary verb a) for the formation of the Continuous Tenses She is sleeping now. b) for the formation of the passive voice The doctor was sent for. 1. A modal verb expressing a) an obligation arising out of an arrangement or plan. He is to come at 6 p.m. b) destiny. He was never to see his friend again. c) requests, commands and prohibitions. You’re not to make a lot of noise. Practice Teaching Models
Ex. 1. Analyse the forms and functionsof the verb to be. Translate the sentences into Russian. 1. I am a student. I am 17 years old. 2. He was to become an artist. 3. The conference hall is being built now. 4. The documents were drawn up and signed yesterday. 5. When I saw her she was talking on the phone. 6. They are on a package tour of France now.
Ex. 2. Read the article about the businessman called George Wong. Ask your partner questions to get the information missing from the article. Complete the article. Model: Where is George Wong from? He is from Hong Kong. George Wong is from _______ but he lives in _______. He’s _______ years of age, very successful, and he is interested in his job. He is Chairman of Parkview, a property development, ship building, and ________ business. His hobby is __________. He likes bands like Led Zeppelin and T Rex. He has ______ cars, including a Ferrari 512 TR, an Aston Martin Lagonda, a Lamborghini Diablo, three Mercedes and a Mini. It’s an unusual Mini because there is a television, fridge and _________ machine inside. George hates _______. He says he’s bad at things like balance sheets and profit and loss accounts, and he also hates __________. He never wears one.
Use this information to answer your partner’s questions: Name: George Wong Nationality: Taiwanese Home town: Hong Kong Age: 42 Company: Parkview – a property development, ship building, and car distribution business Hobby: Rock music Things he loves: His cars. (He has 10 including three Mercedes and a Mini with a television, fridge and Karaoke machine inside) Things he hates: Numbers and ties Ex. 3. Analyze commands, requests, and prohibitions with be + infinitive in speech and do the tasks using the model. Miss Jones, a teacher, can’t be present for the first two periods and has given her instructions (commands, etc) for the class to her colleague, Mr Green. Mr Green is now telling the class what Miss Jones wants them to do in her absence. Model: 1) Miss Jones wants me to give you her instructions. I’m to give you her instructions. 2) She wants Susan to collect the dinner money. Susan is to collect the dinner money. a) She wants me to check the attendance register. b) She wants all the class to read chapter 1. c) She wants you to do exercises 1 to 4 inclusive. d) She wants Tom Dobson to be responsible for discipline and classroom tidiness. e) She doesn’t want you to waste time chattering. Self Check
Ex. 3. Put in the correct forms of the verb to bein the necessary tense form. 1. She … in the kitchen now, she is cooking dinner. 2. We … in the library yesterday. We were prepairing for the seminar. 3. Jack London … to become a great writer. 4. The bridge … … repaired now. 5. Look at him! He … utterly exhausted after working all night through. 6. The papers … drawn up and signed yesterday. 7. When I came home she … talking on the phone and paid no attention to me. 8. I … to call him yesterday.
Ex. 4. (Work with a partner). Ask each other the following questions. 1. What is your full name? 2. Are you under age? Are you in your mid or late teens? When exactly were you born? 3. Where are you from? 4. What are your parents’ names? What is your mother’s maiden name? 5. Are your parents the same age? How old were your parents when they got married? How long have they been together? 6. What sort of people are your parents? Are they employed at present? What do they do for a living? 7. Are you good friends in the family? Are you considerate to your relatives? 8. Are you a University student? What year are you in? What is your major? 9. What were you interested in when you were a child? 10. What is your hobby now? Are you keen on computer games/reading/pop music? What are you good at? 11. Are you a theatre/movie person? 12. What are your goals right now/What are your ambitions for later in life? Are you working up to your potential at university and in your other activities? Date: 2015-12-11; view: 818
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