Unit One
Unit One
Rosa: Hi!
Ahmed: Hello!
Rosa: How are you?
Ahmed: I am fine, thanks. And
you?
Rosa: I am fine. Thank you!
Ahmed: What’s your name?
Rosa: My name is Rosa, and you?
Ahmed: My name is Ahmed.
Rosa: How do you spell your
name?
Ahmed: A-h-m-e-d. How about
you?
Rosa: R-o-s-a.
Rosa: Nice to meet you! My name is Ben = I’m Ben
Ahmed: Nice to meet you, too.
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Write: good morning – good afternoon – good evening
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I am – we are – he is – it is – she is
Example:
1. I ………………….. am a doctor. Yasmine is eleven. She is in my class.
2. How old are you ?
…………………….. is nineteen.
1. This is Nora. …………… a student.
3. Yassine, how old are 2. ………………… an animal.
……………. ? 3. I am with my friends. …………. In
4. What’s your friend’s name ? the classroom.
…………….. is Salwa. 4. My name’s Saliha.
5. Jamal and I are stduents. ………………twelve years old.
……………..are in class ten. 5. This is Mr Ahmadi. …………….. my
teacher.
Study the table, then write examples with the verb ‘to be’:
Examples: …………………………………………………..
• Ben is a businessman. …………………………………………………..
• John is French. …………………………………………………..
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Read the dialogue and practice with a friend:
Country Nationality
1. Morocco 1. Moroccan
2. England 2. English
3. Italy 3. Italian
4. France 4. French
5. Spain 5. Spanish
6. Portugal 6. Portuguese
7. Egypt 7. Egyptian
8. Japan 8. Japanese
9. The USA 9. American
10. Argentina 10. Argentinian
11. Brazil 11. Brazilian
12. Japan 12. Japanese
13. China 13. Chinese
14. Turkey 14. Turkish
We are
American actors.
I am an Arabic
teacher.
We are students.
1. We are ………students.
2. Messi is………football player.
3. Kassano is ……Italian football player.
4. Malak and Imane are ……Arabic • A = before singular nouns
teachers. beginning with consonants
5. Spike is ……animal. • An = before singular nouns
beginning with vowels
6. Hannah Montana is …American actress.
• Zero articles = before plural
7. Malika is …..mother. nouns.
8. You are ……………. nice friend Vowels: a, o, i, e, u
9. Ben and I are …………… actors. Consonants: b,c,d,w,z,f, ..etc
10. They are ………… businessmen.
Write True or False, then correct the false statements:
Paris – student - London - Where are you from - Suzanne - John - Rosy - your name