I am, you are… (verb ‘to be’)

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LESSON SET OVERVIEW

With this lesson set, your students will:

  • learn personal pronouns
  • learn Present Simple forms of the verb ‘to be’,
  • practise listening skills
  • talk about family, friends and colleagues, 
  • describe possessions
  • talk about countries, nationalities and languages

The three lessons in the set allow students to gain knowledge on the use of the verb ‘to be’ in Present Simple. In the first lesson, students learn to create positive sentences while talking about people in their life. In the second lesson, students practise creating negative sentences while describing possessions. And in the third lesson, students practise questions while discussing countries, nationalities and languages.

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Each lesson in the set is also a standalone lesson.

Lesson 1

Teach students to create positive statements with the verb ‘to be’
present simple forms of to be
Standard Lesson 60 min Unlimited Plan

They’re my friends (‘to be’ positive)

General Grammar

Students learn vocabulary to talk about people in their life (e.g. partner, sister, son, friend, boss, teacher). They practise listening skills with a recording, learn personal pronouns and different forms of ‘to be’ positive.

Lesson 2

Introduce negative forms of the verb ‘to be’
ESL lesson about colours
Standard Lesson 60 min Premium Plan

My bag isn’t brown (‘to be’ negative)

General Grammar

Students learn colours (e.g. orange, yellow, black), and vocabulary to talk about possessions (e.g. phone, house, car, bag). They also watch part of a video about colours, and listen to a recording to practise the use of ‘to be’ positive and negative.

Lesson 3

Help students practise questions with the verb ‘to be’
questions with the verb ‘be’
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Are you American? (‘to be’ questions)

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Students learn names of some countries (e.g. Australia, the UK, the US), nationalities (e.g. British, Canadian) and languages (e.g. English, Spanish, Chinese). They watch a Family Feud video, and a street interview video. They also ask about famous people.

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