Welcome B: Are you in a band?

The verb be: affirmative
1Complete the sentences with the affirmative form of be
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.
  • 1 fifteen.

  • 2We 're into hip hop music.

  • 3Holly is from the UK.

  • 4They 're South African.

  • 5You 're good at sport.

  • 6It 's a great band.

  • 7Scott is my friend.

  • 8David and Liam are into football.


The verb be: affirmative
2Complete the text with the affirmative form of be
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

Hi. My name is Ethan. I 

1

 

fifteen and 

2'm

 

American. My home 

3is

 

in New York. It 

4is

 

a great city! In this photo, I 

5'm

 

with Olivia and Ellie. They 

6're

 

my friends. Olivia 

7is

 

at the same school as me, but Ellie 

8is

 

at a different school. We 

9're

 

in a rock band. We 

10're

 

really into rock!

The verb be: negative
3Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 
  • 1 from Europe.

  • 2Caitlin and Jack aren't at the same school.

  • 3We aren't into sport.

  • 4Tom isn't fourteen.

  • 5It isn't a great city.

  • 6You are not in a band.


The verb be: negative
4Rewrite the sentences using the negative form of be
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.
  • 1My name is Tara.

  • 2I'm Russian.

    I'm not Russian.

  • 3My home is in Moscow.

    My home isn't in Moscow.

  • 4My friends are at a concert.

    My friends aren't at a concert.

  • 5We're into samba music.

    We aren't into samba music.

  • 6You're in a samba band.

    You aren't in a samba band.


The verb be: questions and short answers
5Put the words in order to make questions. 
You need to use correct punctuation in this task.
    • you
    • into tennis
    • are
    • ?

    1

    • is
    • he
    • from Glasgow
    • ?

    2Is he from Glasgow?

    • are
    • we
    • at the same
    • school
    • ?

    3Are we at the same school?

    • am
    • I
    • good at
    • music
    • ?

    4Am I good at music?

    • are
    • they
    • into baseball
    • ?

    5Are they into baseball?

    • are
    • you
    • fifteen
    • ?

    6Are you fifteen?

    • is
    • Eva
    • good
    • at sport
    • ?

    7Is Eva good at sport?


The verb be: questions and short answers
6Match the questions to the short answers. 

Am I good at tennis?

Are you into football?

Is Jack sixteen?

Is Jess from London?

Are we in the same class?

Are they American?

  • Yes, you are. You're great!
  • No, I'm not. I don't like it.
  • Yes, he is.
  • No, she isn't. She's from Bristol.
  • No, we aren't. You're in 8A and I'm in 8B.
  • No, they aren't.
The verb be: questions and short answers
7Complete the conversation with the correct form of be
You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

EmilyHi! I 1 Emily. What's your name?

YannMy name 2is Yann. Nice to meet you.

Emily3Are you from the UK?

YannNo, I 4'm not. I 5'm from France.

EmilyAh! You 6're French!

YannYes! And you? 7Are you British?

EmilyNo, I 8'm not. British. I 9'm Australian.

YannWhat are you into, Emily?

Emily10'm into music. I 11'm in a band with Amy.

Yann12Is she your friend?

EmilyNo, she 13isn't. She 14's my sister.

Yann15Are you famous in Australia?

EmilyNo, we 16aren't! But, we 17're good!