1. Grammar Focus
Organized by Prof.MSc.Maura Xavier Garcia
Based on the NewIntro A Interchange series

2. The ve rb B –
e co ntracte d fo rms
I´m = I am
You´re = You are
He´s = He is
She´s = She is
It´s = It is

3. Sentence examples
• I´m Jennifer Yang.
• You´re in my class.
• She´s in our math class. (Jennifer is in
our math class.)
• He´s over there. (Steven is over there.)
• It´s my math book.
• It´s Yang. (My last name is Yang.)

4. Questions and Short answers
• Are you Steven Carson?
– Yes, I am.
– No, I´m not.
• How are you?
– I´m fine.

5. Complete the conversation
• David: Hello, Jennifer. How ........ You?
(is / are)
• Jennifer: ............... Fine, thanks. (She´s / I
´m) .................sorry – what´s your name
again? (I´m / It´s)
• David: ............ David – David Medina. (He
´s / It´s)
• Jennifer: That´s right! David, this ............
Sarah Conner. (is / am) ............ In our
math class. (She´s / He´s)

6. • David: Hi, Sarah.
....................nice to meet you. (I
´m / It´s)
• Sarah: Hi, David. I
think ................ In my English
class, too. (you´re / I´m)
• David: Oh, right! Yes, I ...............
(are / am)

7. Complete the conversation
• Nicole: Excuse me. ............ You
Steven CArson?
• David: NO, ...................... Not. My
name .................David Medina.
Steven .............. Over there.
• Nicole: Oh, sorry.

8. Complete the conversation
• Nicole: ...................Steven Carson?
• Steven: Yes, I ..............
• Nicole: HI. .................NIcole Johnson.
• Steven: Oh, ..................in my math
class, right?
• Nicole: Yes, I ........................
• STeven: .............nice to meet you.

9. Complete and act it out
• Stan: ..................
...........................
...........................
...........................
......
• Matt: Hello,
STan.

10. Complete and act it out
• Stan: .....................
...............................
..................
• Matt: Nice to meet
you, Amy.
• Amy: .....................
...............................
.........

11. Complete and act it out
• Matt: ......................
...............................
....., Stan!
• Amy: Good-bye,
Stan!