2. Grammar Elementary Verb to be

3. You are talkingaboutyou: • My name is (Paul). • I’m 16. • I’m Czech. I’m from Opava. • I’m a student. • My hobbies are sport and computer games. • My favourite music is rock. • I’m interested in fishing.

4. Form positive negative

5. Examples - possitive • I’m 16 years old. My sister is 8. • Peter is ill. He’s in bed. • It’s ten o’clock. You’re late again. • My sister is afraid of spiders. • You books are on the shelf. • Paul and I are good friends.

6. Examples - negative • I’m busy, but I’m not tired. • Jane isn’tinterested in football. She’sinterested in gymnastics. • Theyaren’t Czech, they’reEnglish. • He isn’t a teacher. He’s a doctor. • Itisn’trainytoday, but it’scold.

7. Questions Am I late? No, I am on time. Isyourbrotherathome? No, he isout. Areyourfriendsatschool? Yes, they are. Isityourbook? No, itisn’t.

8. Shortanswers Are you tired? Yes, I am. Are your friends Czech? No, they aren’t. Is it my book? Yes, it is.

9. Wh-questions • Where are you from? • What is your name? • How old are you? • Who is your best friend? • Why are you late? • what’s = what is • who’s = who is • how’s = how is • where’s = where is

10. Literatura • MURPHY, R. Essential Grammar in Use. 3. vyd. Cambridge: CUP, 2007. • ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.

11. Task: 1) Writesentencesaboutyourself (name? from? age? favouritesubject, colouretc...?): 2) Časuj sloveso „to be“ v sg. i pl. 3) Jak tvoříme zápor slovesa „to be“ ? Uveď příklad:

12. Ověř své znalosti: 4) Jak tvoříme otázku a odpověď se slovesem „to be“ ? Uveď příklad: 5) Co jsou tzv. whquestions? Uveď příklady:

13. Děkujiza pozornost.