DIALOGUE

Practice by reading the dialogue with your tutor. After you are done, switch roles and do it again! 📘

• K: I’m hungry. Are you ready to eat?
• D: You’re always hungry. I’m not hungry.
• K: Hurry up!
• D: You get mad when you’re hungry.

 

NEW SKILLS

Using the verb “to be” in the simple present tense (positive, negative, and in a question). 📘

• I am tired. 📘
• He/she is mad. 📘
• You are funny. 📘
• They are sleepy. 📘
• We are sad. 📘
• Are you hungry? 📘
• Is she happy? 📘
• Am I ready? 📘
• She is not mad. 📘

 

Using contractions  📘

• I am = I’m
• you are = you’re
• he is = he’s
• she is = she’s
• it is = it’s
• they are = they’re
• we are = we’re

 

VOCABULARY

Go over the vocabulary and expressions below with your tutor. 📘

hungry	📘
ready	📘
tired	📘
mad	📘
sleepy	📘
sad	📘

 

EXERCISE

Fill in the blank with am, is, or are. 📘

• She is tired.
• Kevin and I _____ ready.
• _____ you sad?
• I _____ sleepy.
• The cat _____ hungry.

 

Change the underlined words to a contraction. 📘

• They are mad. They’re
• We are hungry. ______
• You are sleepy. ______
• I am ready. ______
• He is tired. ______

 

Make questions using the words. 📘

• (Kevin, mad, is)  Is Kevin mad?
• (are, ready, they )  ________.
• (he, tired, is) ____________.
• (Kevin, Dorothy, and, hungry, are ) _________.
• (sleepy, Dorothy, is) ___________.

 

Fill in the blank using the negative of am, is, or are. 📘

• She is not ready.
• We _______ tired.
• They _______ sleepy.
• The cat  _______ hungry.
• I _______ sad.

 

 

Discussion Questions

• How are you feeling right now?
• When was the last time you were sad?
• When was the last time you were mad?
• Describe your tutor’s personality.