Lesson 1 Am/is/are + what/who

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The verb to be

Full form (written)		Short form (spoken)
I am	=	I'm
you are	=	you're
he is	=	he's
she is	=	she's
it is	=	it's
are not	=	aren't
is not	=	isn't

For the teacher - Articles For the student - Picture This

a or an?
a = b, c, d ...	an = a, e, i, o, u
a banana, a car, a dog...	an apple, an elephant, an igloo, an orange, an umbrella

Question - What/Who is it?

What ....? = things

Who .....? = people

"What's" = What is

"It's" = It is

"Who's" = Who is

Who's your teacher?

"Hello. I'm Lynne. I'm your teacher."

"What's this?"		"It's an apple."
"And this?"		"It's a pear."
"And what's this?"		"It's a car."
"And what are these?"		"They're biscuits."
"And these?"		"They're eggs."
"Who's this?"		"It's Mr. Bean."