Language Tree SB 3

Unit 2

Remember the special forms am , is and are . I am a swimmer. She is famous. Sam and Emma are in Mr. Brown’s class.

5 Copy and complete the sentences with am , is or are .

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1 Chantelle ________ a swimming champion. 2 I ________ on the school football team. 3 We ________ good at sports. 4 It ________ hard to train for three hours. 5 Terry and Dwayne ________ not at school today. 6 Some races ________ very long.

Have or has? Study the examples. I have a bicycle. My brother has a car. My parents have a big house.

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Complete the sentences with have or has . 1 I ________ some new football boots. 2 The students ________ a visitor today. 3 Shane ________ two brothers. 4 You ________ my book. 5 My sister and I ________ a new puppy. 6 Our puppy ________ black and white spots. have

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7 Make sentences about yourself and other people. Example: My teacher is kind. She has a red car.

• I am ____________. I have ____________. • My brother/sister is ____________. He/she has _______________. • My friends are ____________. They have ____________.

• Am, is / are, have / has: You may find it helpful to write the verbs out for students to see: e.g. I am, you are, he/she/it is, we/they are . CR Compare use of am / is / are in Standard English with Creole usage. • Exercise 7: Practise making sentences with the whole class before students write. • Extension: Students can make sentences about several family members.

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