🗣️ A1 Speaking: The verb "To be"

Affirmative, Negative, Yes/No, and WH-Questions

1️⃣ My Basic Info

Task: Talk about yourself and your friend, Marco. Use I am, I am not, He is, He is not.

Prompt: You are 25. You are a student. Marco is your friend. He is 28. He is a teacher.

Your turn: Make four simple sentences.

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Model Answer: I am 25. I am a student. Marco is 28. He is a teacher. (Answers will vary slightly.)

2️⃣ The Park Photo

Task: Answer the questions about the photo scene. Use Yes, I am/it is or No, I am not/it is not.

Prompt: Imagine a photo of a woman in a park. She has a big, brown dog.

Questions: Is she happy? (Yes, ...) Is the weather cold? (No, ...) Is the dog big? (Yes, ...) Are you in the photo? (No, ...)

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Model Answer: Yes, she is happy. No, the weather is not cold. Yes, the dog is big. No, I am not in the photo.

3️⃣ The New Manager

Task: Ask the three WH-questions to get the information about the new manager.

Prompt: You need to know the basic information about the new manager, Ms. Kim.

Missing Info: Her name? Her job? Her age? (HINT: Use 'What is...' and 'How old is...')

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Model Answer: What is her name? What is her job? How old is she?

4️⃣ Lost in London

Task: Imagine you are helping two tourists, Maria and Leo. Correct their mistakes. Use They are or They are not.

Prompt (Their mistakes): "We are from Spain." (They are from Italy.) "We are sad." (They are very happy.) "We are 50 years old." (They are 30.)

Your turn: Make three true sentences.

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Model Answer: They are not from Spain. They are from Italy. They are happy. (or They are not sad.) They are 30 years old. (or They are not 50.)

5️⃣ Desk Inventory

Task: Look at your desk (real or imagined). Ask and answer three questions about the objects.

Example: What is this? It is a book.

Your turn: Ask three different 'What is...' questions and answer them.

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Model Answer: What is this? It is a pen. What is that? It is a laptop. What is this? It is a phone. (Answers will vary.)

6️⃣ Weekend Plans

Task: Imagine you are talking to a friend. Ask them three Yes/No questions about their weekend status.

Focus: Happy? Busy? Tired?

Your turn: Ask three questions using Are you...? and then give a short answer for yourself (e.g., Yes, I am).

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Model Answer: Are you happy? Are you busy? Are you tired? (Self-answer example: Yes, I am. No, I am not. Yes, I am.)

7️⃣ Celebrity Rumors

Task: You are a news reporter. Make three true sentences and one false sentence about the celebrity, Tom.

Facts about Tom: He is a movie star. He is from America. He is married. (False rumor): He is 80 years old.

Your turn: State the four facts/rumors using He is or He is not.

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Model Answer: He is a movie star. He is from America. He is married. He is not 80 years old.

8️⃣ My City

Task: Ask and answer three WH-questions about your city or town (e.g., Santiago). Use It is.

Questions: Where is it? What is it like? What color is the flag?

Your turn: Ask the questions and answer with a full sentence.

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Model Answer: Where is Santiago? It is in Chile. What is it like? It is big and busy. What color is the flag? It is white and blue. (Answers will vary.)

9️⃣ Family Talk

Task: Ask your teacher (or an imaginary person) three Yes/No questions about their family and give your short answer.

Focus: Married? Siblings (brothers/sisters)? Happy?

Your turn: Ask three questions using Are you...? or Is he/she...? and answer for yourself (Yes/No).

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Model Answer: Are you married? (No, I am not.) Are your siblings young? (Yes, they are.) Is your family big? (No, it is not.) (Answers will vary.)

🔟 Restaurant Disaster

Task: Describe a bad restaurant experience. Make four negative sentences.

Facts: The food / is / good (✗). The waiters / are / nice (✗). The room / is / clean (✗). The prices / are / low (✗).

Your turn: Correct the sentences using the negative form of 'to be'.

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Model Answer: The food is not good. The waiters are not nice. The room is not clean. The prices are not low.

1️⃣1️⃣ The Accident

Task: Imagine a minor accident. Ask three essential WH-questions to the emergency operator.

Info needed: Where is the problem? What is the problem? Who is hurt? (HINT: Use 'Where is...', 'What is...', and 'Who is...')

Your turn: Ask the three necessary questions.

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Model Answer: Where is the accident? What is the problem? Who is hurt?

1️⃣2️⃣ Quick Facts

Task: Answer these two general knowledge questions with a short and a long answer.

Questions: Is Paris the capital of France? Is a tiger a small animal?

Your turn: Answer each question twice (short answer + long answer).

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Model Answer: Yes, it is. Paris is the capital of France. No, it is not. A tiger is not a small animal.

1️⃣3️⃣ Team Meeting

Task: Introduce your group of friends (or classmates), Leo, Sara, and Kim. Say where they are from and their jobs.

Facts: Leo (from Canada, doctor). Sara and Kim (from Brazil, students).

Your turn: Make three sentences using He is and They are.

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Model Answer: Leo is from Canada. He is a doctor. Sara and Kim are from Brazil. They are students.

1️⃣4️⃣ The Date Today

Task: Ask three WH-questions to find out the basic time information.

Info needed: The time? The day? The date today? (HINT: Use 'What time is...' and 'What day is...' and 'What is the date...')

Your turn: Ask the three questions.

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Model Answer: What time is it? What day is it? What is the date today?

1️⃣5️⃣ Opposites Game

Task: Say what the objects are, and what they are NOT. Use the opposite adjective.

Example: The box (small). Answer: It is small. It is not big.

Your turn: A cat (fast). The weather (hot). The phones (cheap).

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Model Answer: A cat is fast. It is not slow. The weather is hot. It is not cold. The phones are cheap. They are not expensive.