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Lesson 5 :
What do you do?

Language Focus:
Talk about what you do
Identify People.
Be: singular and plural statements
( am, is, are)
Contractions: Im, Youre, Hes
Articles: a / an
Spell names

A. Look at the words and the pictures. Write what people are.

11. an astronaut farmers carpenters a secretary a teacher

a doctor artists musicians a tailor scientists a fireman

footballers a nurse cooks archaeologists a vet a fisherman

actors a police officer a waitress

1. an astronaut. 6. ..
2. 7. .
3. 8. ..
4. 9. .
5. .. 10. .
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11. 16. ..
12. 17. .
13. 18. ..
14. 19. .
15... 20. .

B. SILENT READING

These are the Community workers.

Peter is a Police Officer. Yessy is a nurse.
Charito is a secretary. Paco is a doctor.
Luis is an engineer. Joaquin is a pilot.
Patty is a housewife. Juan is a taxi driver.
Diego is a politician. Liz is a receptionist.

C. UNDERLINE 10 OCCUPATIONS WITH RED PEN. THEN WRITE THEM.

nurse_ __________ __________ ___________ ___________
________ __________ __________ ___________ ___________
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A. Complete the charts according to the text above.

Jobs engineer pilot doctor receptionist nurse

Names
Yessy Yessy is a
nurse.
Paco

Liz

Joaquin

Luis

Jobs politician secretary Police officer housewife Taxi driver

Names
Charito

Juan

Patty Patty is a
housewife.
Diego

Peter

B. MATCH .
1. Liz is ( ) a police officer.
2. Yessy a ( ) pilot.
3. Joaquin is a ( ) a receptionist.
4. is a housewife. ( ) is - nurse
5. Peter is ( ) Patty
6. Luis is ( ) is - taxi driver
7. Juan a ( ) an engineer.
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SINGULAR

We can replace
Names by Personal
Pronouns.

Raul
Peter He
Luis
Mr. Ortiz

Rita
Luz She
Mrs. Zunico
Miss. Baez

The dog It
My cat

: We use before consonants.

a teacher , a nurse , a doctor
: We use before vowels.
an actor , an athlete , an engineer
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Review Verb BE : Singular Statement.

A. Write the definite article a and an

1. a.. student 5. an actor 9. . engineer
2. .. writer 6. singer 10. . nurse
3. architect 7. scientist 11. . pilot
4. athlete 8. electrician 12. . Chef

B. Complete the sentences with the correct Personal Pronouns.

1. _I__ am a teacher. (She / I ) 5. _____ am from Peru. ( She / I )
2. ____ is an actor. ( He / I ) 6. _____ is a book. ( It / She )
3. ____ is a doctor. ( It / She) 7. _____ are in class. ( You / I )
4. ____ are a singer. (You / She) 8. _____ am 11. ( He / I )

C. Replace the names by Personal Pronouns.

1. Paco is an engineer. He is an engineer.
2. Yanina is a doctor. ___________________________
3. The cat is on the table. _________________________
4. Mr. Cabanillas is in class. _______________________
5. My favorite color is red. _______________________
6. Miss Roman is an artist. ________________________

D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb Be. Use Long form.
1. I _am___ from Brazil. 6. My favorite book _____ El Principito.
2. He _____ an architect. 7. My name _____ Joseph.
3. It _____ a book. 8. You _____ my best friend.
4. Raul ______ in Trujillo. 9. I _____ Peruvian.
5. She ______ 11. 10. Green ____ my favorite color.

E. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb Be. Use Short form.
1. I m_ Luz Zunico. 4. It____ my favorite sport.
2. She ____ from Russia. 5. He ____ an electrician.
3. You ____ in our class. 6. I ____ in sixth grade D
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F. Write these sentences in the Negative . Use the short form.
1. I am in class. Im not in class.
2. My mother is 35. __________________________
3. We are Peruvians. __________________________
4. My favorite color is blue. __________________________

G. Read the names and occupations. Then write about each person. Write
affirmative and negative statement.

Cesar Paez Leo Peralta

Fire fighter Artist

Lola Perez.
Hairdresser
Carla Pinto.
Doctor.

Carlos Garcia
Sailor

Luz Tello.
Teacher

Luis Paz.
Flor Palomino. Tito Mendez.
Chef
Mailwoman Baker

1. Lola Perez She is a hairdresser. Shes not a teacher.

2. Carlos Garcia He is a sailor. He isnt an athlete. ______
3. Flor Palomino _________________________________
4. Tito Mendez _________________________________
5. Luz Tello _________________________________
6. Luis Paz _________________________________
7. Carla Pinto _________________________________
8. Leo Peralta _________________________________
9. Cesar Paez ________________________________
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A. Listen and Practice.

1. They are nurses. 2. We are dentists. 3. You are waiters.

4. Patty and Luz are flight attendants .

B. Complete each statement with an occupation.

1. You are ___________ 2. They are ___________ 3. We are_________

______________

C. Order the sentences

1. photographers - Luis - are - Pedro - and ______________________

2. are - Ysis - I - lawyers - and ___________________________
3. scientists - are - You ______________________________________
4. accountants - are - Pamela and Renzo ________________________
5. are - Italo - managers - and - Paco _________________________
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PRESENT SIMPLE OF Affirmative, Negative, Questions and Short Answers.

Long Form Short Form

Pronoun Verb Complement Pronoun Verb Complement

BE BE
We teachers. We teachers.
You are actors. You re actors.
They writers. They writers.

Long Form Short Form

Pronoun Verb Not Complement Pronoun Verb Not Complement

BE BE
We teachers. We teachers.
You are not actors. You are nt actors.
They writers. They writers.

Verb Pronoun Complement ? Affirmative Negative

BE
We teachers ? You are. You arent.
are You actors ? Yes, We are. No, We arent.
They writers ? They are. They arent.
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Plural

We can replace Names by

Personal Pronouns.

- Raul and I We
- Patty and I

- Tere and You You

- You and Pili

- Peter and Luz

- Lulu , Lili and Paul They
- The apples

Regular
Singular Plural
an apple 2 Apples
a doctor 4 doctors
a pilot 3 pilots
Irregular
Singular Plural
Child Children
Man Men
Woman women
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A. Complete the sentences with the correct Personal Pronouns.

1. _We_ are teachers. (We / I ) 5. _____ are from Peru. ( They / I )
2.____ are actors. (They / I) 6. _____ are books. ( It / They )
3.____ are doctors. ( It / You) 7. _____ are in class. ( You / I )
4.____ are singers. (She / They) 8. _____ are 15. ( They / She )

B. Replace the names by Personal Pronouns.

1. Paco and Luz are engineers. They are engineers.
2. Yanina and You are doctors. ____________________
3. The cats are on the table. _________________________
4. Mr. Cabanillas and I are in class. _______________________
5. My favorite colors are red and green. ___________________
6. Miss Roman, Patty and Luis are artists. ___________________

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb Be. Use Long form.
1. We _are___ from Brazil. 6. You _____ in class.
2. They _____ architects. 7. My colors _____ red and blue
3. They _____ books. 8. You _____ my best friends.
4. Raul and You______ in Trujillo. 9. Patty and Luz _____ Peruvians.
5. We ______ 11. 10. Blue and red____ my favorite colors.

D. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb Be. Use Short form.
1. We re_ friends. 4. They____ my favorite sports.
2. They ____ from Russia. 5. We ____ electricians.
3. You ____ in our class. 6. You ____ in sixth grade D

E. Write these sentences in the Negative . Use the short form.

1. We are in class. We arent in class.
2. They are 35. ____________________
3. We are Peruvians. ____________________
4. My favorite colors are blue and red. ________________________