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New People 1

E. Fill in the blanks with the question form of the
verb to be.

1. your new friends nice?
Yes, they are.
2. your English teacher good?
Yes, she is.
3. you happy?
No, I’m not.

F. Read the emails below. Fill in the blanks with
the correct form of the verb to be.

Dear Gabriel,
C. Read the sentences below and correct the
mistakes, if necessary. How are you? I am fine, but I miss you a lot. Tell me
about the UK. What’s the weather like?
1. Matteo’s an Italian boy.
your new friends nice? your
2. Matteo and Gabriele is brothers.
English teacher good? How is the food?
3. Gabriel’s friend are very nice.
you happy?
4. His teacher am American.
I want to visit you next month.
5. His teacher’s English is a little different.
6. Italian food are better for Gabriel.
Your brother,
D. Add affirmative or negative sentences. Matteo
Affirmative

1. The UK is a great place to live.
2. . Dear Matteo,
3. My friends are very nice. I miss you, too! I good, thanks. The UK is

4. Joel is my best friend. a great place to live. The people here
5. . very kind. The weather isn’t so good. It’s always grey
6. . outside! Haha! My friends are very nice. Ahmed is my
best friend, and he is very kind to me. He
Negative
Egyptian. I am so happy with my new friends. Is my
1. . teacher good? Yes, he ! He helps me a lot.
2. The weather isn’t beautiful. He’s not British. He is from the USA. His English is a little
3. . different than British English. I understand him very
well. British food isn’t very good! Italian food is better
4. .
for me.
5. He’s not Korean.
Am I happy? Yes, I ! Please visit soon!
6. British food isn’t very good.

Questions Love,
• Am I late? • Are we ready? Your big brother Gabriele
• Are you a teacher? • Are you okay?
• Is he/she at home? • Are they Dutch?
• Is it real?

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