Starting Out Task 3

Episode 1 They meet

Complete the sentences with am, is or are.

1. Hello, I __________ Adam.

2. You __________ thirty minutes late!
Task 1 3. My father __________ a doctor.
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Watch the video. Choose A, B or C. 4. Maria __________ my English

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teacher.
A. The man's name is Tom and the
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5. It __________ five o'clock. Let's go!

woman's name is Julia.
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6. John, this is Muhammad. Muhammad,

B. The man's name is Sammy and the
this __________ John.
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woman's name is Julia.

C. The man's name is Sammy and the 7. We __________ old friends from
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woman's name is Maria. school.

8. Barry and Mei __________ my
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parents.
Task 2
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Watch the first scene again (00:0001:15).

Complete Julia's sentences with the words. Task 4
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Match the sentences AF with sentences 1

here It isn't It's 6. Write the letter in the gap.
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over there This is Watch out

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A. It's in Portugal.
Julia: Hey! You! ____________! B. She's his wife.
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Sammy: I'm sorry. C. They're on holiday.

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Julia: ____________ a bike path! D. I'm a teacher.

Sammy: I'm sorry! E. We're Scottish.
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Julia: ____________ for bikes. F. You're lazy.

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Sammy: I'm sorry.

Julia: ____________ for people. 1. I'm not a student at this school. ____
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Sammy: Erm ... sorry? 2. You aren't stupid. ____

Julia: People run ____________ in the 3. Coimbra isn't in Spain. ____
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park. 4. Helena isn't Jack's daughter. ____

Sammy: Oh! Right! 5. My wife and I aren't from England.
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Julia: People don't run ____________. ____

Sammy: Erm ... sorry. 6. The children aren't at school. ____
Julia: Dangerous.
Sammy: I'm very sorry.

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Task 5
Can you remember the sentences from Task
4? Complete them with 'm not, isn't or aren't.

1. Coimbra _________ in Spain. It's in

Portugal.
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2. Helena _________ Jack's daughter.

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She's his wife.

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3. I _________ a student at this school.

I'm a teacher.
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4. My wife and I _________ from

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England. We're Scottish.

5. The children _________ at school.
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They're on holiday.
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6. You _________ stupid. You're lazy.

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Task 6
Put the words in order to make sentences.
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1. is / teacher / Maria / my / English / .

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2. late / You / thirty / are / minutes / !

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3. is / Jack's / Helena / daughter / not / .

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4. from / old / We / friends / school / are
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/.
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5. am / I / this / a / student / not / school
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/ at / .
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6. from / wife / I / are / My / not /

England / and / .
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Answers
Task 6
1. Maria is my English teacher.
Task 1 2. You are thirty minutes late!
B 3. Helena is not Jack's daughter.
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4. We are old friends from school.

Task 2 5. I am not a student at this school.
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1. Watch out 6. My wife and I are not from England.

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2. This is
3. It's
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4. It isn't
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5. over there
6. here
is
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Task 3
1. are
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2. am / 'm
3. is / 's
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4. is
5. are / 're
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6. is / 's
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7. is / 's
8. are / 're
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Task 4
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1. D
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2. F
3. A
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4. B
5. E
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6. C
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Task 5
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1. isn't / 's not

2. isn't / 's not
3. 'm not
4. aren't
5. aren't
6. aren't / 're not

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