Welcome B: Are you in a band?

The verb be: affirmative

1Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of be. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• 1I  fifteen.

• 2We  into hip hop music.

• 3Holly  from the UK.

• 4They  South African.

• 5You  good at sport.

• 6It  a great band.

• 7Scott  my friend.

• 8David and Liam  into football.

The verb be: affirmative

2Complete the text with the affirmative form of be. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Hi. My name is Ethan. I 

¹

 

fifteen and 

I ²

 

American. My home 

³

 

in New York. It 

⁴

 

a great city! In this photo, I 

⁵

 

with Olivia and Ellie. They 

⁶

 

my friends. Olivia 

⁷

 

at the same school as me, but Ellie 

⁸

 

at a different school. We 

⁹

 

in a rock band. We 

¹⁰

 

really into rock!

The verb be: negative

3Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 

• 1I isn't'm not from Europe.

• 2Caitlin and Jack isn'taren't at the same school.

• 3We aren'tisn't into sport.

• 4Tom isn'tam not fourteen.

• 5It aren'tisn't a great city.

• 6You are notis not in a band.

• 
  

The verb be: negative

4Rewrite the sentences using the negative form of be. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1My name is Tara.

• 2I'm Russian.

• 3My home is in Moscow.

• 4My friends are at a concert.

• 5We're into samba music.

• 6You're in a samba band.

The verb be: questions and short answers

5Put the words in order to make questions. 

You need to use correct punctuation in this task.

• • you
  • into tennis
  • are
  • ?

  1

• • from Glasgow
  • is
  • he
  • ?

  2

   

• • at the same
  • we
  • school
  • are
  • ?

  3

   

• • good at
  • am
  • music
  • I
  • ?

  4

   

• • they
  • into baseball
  • are
  • ?

  5

   

• • fifteen
  • you
  • are
  • ?

  6

   

• • good
  • Eva
  • at sport
  • is
  • ?

  7

   

The verb be: questions and short answers

6Match the questions to the short answers. 

Am I good at tennis?

Are you into football?

Is Jack sixteen?

Is Jess from London?

Are we in the same class?

Are they American?

• Yes, you are. You're great!
• No, they aren't.
• No, we aren't. You're in 8A and I'm in 8B.
• No, I'm not. I don't like it.
• Yes, he is.
• No, she isn't. She's from Bristol.

The verb be: questions and short answers

7Complete the conversation with the correct form of be. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

EmilyHi! I ¹ Emily. What's your name?

YannMy name ² Yann. Nice to meet you.

Emily³ you from the UK?

YannNo, I ⁴. I ⁵ from France.

EmilyAh! You ⁶ French!

YannYes! And you? ⁷ you British?

EmilyNo, I ⁸ British. I ⁹ Australian.

YannWhat are you into, Emily?

EmilyI ¹⁰ into music. I ¹¹ in a band with Amy.

Yann¹² she your friend?

EmilyNo, she ¹³. She ¹⁴ my sister.

Yann¹⁵ you famous in Australia?

EmilyNo, we ¹⁶! But, we ¹⁷ good!

 

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The verb be: affirmative

1Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of be. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• 1I  fifteen.

• 2We 're into hip hop music.

• 3Holly 's from the UK.

• 4They 're South African.

• 5You 're good at sport.

• 6It 's a great band.

• 7Scott 's my friend.

• 8David and Liam are into football.

• 
  

The verb be: 

affirmativ

2Complete the text with the affirmative form of be. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Hi. My name is Ethan. I 

¹

 

fifteen and 

I ²'m

 

American. My home 

³'s

 

in New York. It 

⁴'s

 

a great city! In this photo, I 

⁵'m

 

with Olivia and Ellie. They 

⁶'re

 

my friends. Olivia 

⁷'s

 

at the same school as me, but Ellie 

⁸'s

 

at a different school. We 

⁹'re

 

in a rock band. We 

¹⁰'re

 

really into rock!

The verb be: negative

3Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 

• 1I isn't'm not from Europe.

• 2Caitlin and Jack aren't at the same school.

• 3We aren't into sport.

• 4Tom isn't fourteen.

• 5It isn't a great city.

• 6You are not in a band.

The verb be: negati

4Rewrite the sentences using the negative form of be. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1My name is Tara.

• 2I'm Russian.

  I'm not Russian.

• 3My home is in Moscow.

  My home isn't in Moscow.

• 4My friends are at a concert.

  My friends aren't at a concert.

• 5We're into samba music.

  We aren't into samba music.

• 6You're in a samba band.

  You aren't in a samba band.

• 
  

The verb be: questions and short answe

5Put the words in order to make questions. 

You need to use correct punctuation in this task.

• • you
  • into tennis
  • are
  • ?

  1

• • is
  • he
  • from Glasgow
  • ?

  2Is he from Glasgow?

• • are
  • we
  • at the same
  • school
  • ?

  3Are we at the same school?

• • am
  • I
  • good at
  • music
  • ?

  4Am I good at music?

• • are
  • they
  • into baseball
  • ?

  5Are they into baseball?

• • are
  • you
  • fifteen
  • ?

  6Are you fifteen?

• • is
  • Eva
  • good
  • at sport
  • ?

  7Is Eva good at sport?

The verb be: questions and short answers

6Match the questions to the short answers. 

Am I good at tennis?

Are you into football?

Is Jack sixteen?

Is Jess from London?

Are we in the same class?

Are they American?

• Yes, you are. You're great!
• No, I'm not. I don't like it.
• Yes, he is.
• No, she isn't. She's from Bristol.
• No, we aren't. You're in 8A and I'm in 8B.
• No, they aren't.

The verb be: questions and short answers

7Complete the conversation with the correct form of be. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

EmilyHi! I ¹ Emily. What's your name?

YannMy name ²'s Yann. Nice to meet you.

Emily³Are you from the UK?

YannNo, I ⁴'m not. I ⁵'m from France.

EmilyAh! You ⁶'re French!

YannYes! And you? ⁷Are you British?

EmilyNo, I ⁸'m not British. I ⁹'m Australian.

YannWhat are you into, Emily?

EmilyI ¹⁰'m into music. I ¹¹'m in a band with Amy.

Yann¹²Is she your friend?

EmilyNo, she ¹³isn't. She ¹⁴'s my sister.

Yann¹⁵Are you famous in Australia?

EmilyNo, we ¹⁶aren't! But, we ¹⁷'re good!