Stu d ent B o o k

Pronouns and Be-Verbs

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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

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10
14
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Be-Verbs: Affirmatives and Negatives

Be-Verbs: Yes/No Questions
Possessives and This/That/These/Those
What/Who/Whose with Be-Verbs

Nouns
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

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Singular and Plural Nouns
Count and Noncount Nouns
a/an/some + Noun
a/an/the + Noun

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32
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Prepositions and Adjectives

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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

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50
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Prepositions of Place
Adjectives
Comparatives
Progress Test 1

Present Simple

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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

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68
72

Present Simple: Affirmatives

Present Simple: Has/Does/Goes
Present Simple: Negatives
Present Simple: Yes/No Questions

Present Continuous

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Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

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82
86
90

Present Continuous: Affirmatives

Present Continuous: Negatives
Present Continuous: Yes/No Questions
What/Who in Present Continuous

Helping Verbs and Questions

Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4

There + Be + Noun
Helping Verbs: Can/May
Imperatives: Do/Dont
Progress Test 2

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100
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To THE TEACHER
My First Grammar is a fun and easy grammar book series designed for
young English learners. The grammar concepts and activities in this series are
designed for the needs of elementary school students from the second to fourth
grade. My First Grammar uses a spiral approach in presenting essential
grammar points. This allows students to study from any book in the series without
missing important grammar points. My First Grammar provides various learnercentered activities that encourage active learning.
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students learn grammar. By providing age-appropriate grammar structures,
sentences and activities, this grammar series helps students maintain the feeling
of success and interest. Constant linking and cumulative reviews ensure that
students reuse the grammar concepts and retain them.

Organization of the Student Book

Link and Review at the beginning of each lesson can be used as a cumulative review
or a tool for assessment. In each lesson, teachers can use this section to monitor
students language development and identify areas of weakness in need of review.
Look and Learn sections introduce new grammar concepts in a fun, easy, and
uncluttered manner. They offer a resource for students to refer to while practicing the
grammar concepts that are newly introduced. These sections also provide a concise
grammar summary that can be revisited in later lessons for review.
Look and Say activities allow students a step-by-step approach to using the grammar
in context. These activities provide illustrations and examples of how the target
grammar is used. Teachers can rely on these activities to ease students into a feeling
of comfort in learning the grammar.
Look and Practice activities provide a variety of methods for students to use and practice
the material they are learning. They are designed to give students a sense of understanding
and success in mastering English. Some activities allow students an open ended response
giving them greater control over their personal learning experience. Furthermore, colorful
illustrations and real photos aid students to use their visualization in learning process.
Interactive games or entertaining comics are provided in Lesson 4 of Units 1, 2, 4
and 5 and Lesson 3 of Units 3 and 6. These additional activities are used to wrap up
the units. Students will consolidate the English grammar concepts taught in each unit,
while enjoying the activities.
Progress Tests are provided in Lesson 4 of unit 3 and Lesson 4 of unit 6. These tests
are to be used to assess students development.

Pronouns and Be-Verbs

Lesson 1 Be-Verbs: Affirmatives and Negatives
Lesson 2 Be-Verbs: Yes/No Questions
Lesson 3 Possessives and This/That/These/Those
Lesson 4 What/Who/Whose with Be-Verbs

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Lesson 1

Be-Verbs : Affirmatives and Negatives

1 Look and Learn

Be-Verbs: Affirmatives
Singular

Plural

am

Im

We

are

Were

You

are

Youre

You

are

Youre

is

Hes/Shes /Its

They

are

Theyre

He/She/It

2 Look and say

We are singers.
I am a student.

You are a teacher.

She is a student.

They are teachers.

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You are dancers.

Hes a teacher.

It is an umbrella.

Theyre umbrellas.

3 Look and Learn

Be-Verbs: Negatives
Singular

Plural

am not

= Im not

We are not

We arent

You

are not

= Youre not

You are not

You arent

They are not

They arent

He/She/It

is not

= He/She/It isnt

4 Look and say

We arent singers.
Were dancers.

Im not a teacher.
Im a student.

You arent a nurse.

Youre a doctor.

She is not a nurse.

She is a doctor.

They arent doctors.

Theyre nurses.

You arent dancers.

Youre singers.

He isnt a teacher.
Hes a student.

It is not an umbrella.
It is a cane.

They arent books.

They are albums.
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3 Look and Practice

A. Choose a picture. Complete the sentence for the picture.
1

She I He

is I are

a nurse
_________.

He I It

It I They

_________.

is I are

_________.

is I am

_________.

It I She

Word Bank
nurse

It I They

is I are

is I are

_________.

tiger

singert lions

glass

student

caps

panda

B. Look and read. Circle O or X.

1

They arent tennis players.

They are baseball players.

O | X

It isnt a fish.
It is a duck.

O | X

She isnt a tennis player.

She is a soccer player.

O | X

How about you? Complete the sentences.

I _________ a student. I ____________________ a teacher.
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apple

C. Look, choose and write.

Word Bank

is

Mr. Smith

isnt are arent

John and Tom

Sam

isn't a taxi driver. He _______

is
1 Mr. Smith _______
a bus driver.
2 John and Tom _______ nurses. They _______ doctors.
3 Sam _______ a teacher. He _______ a student.

Mr. Brown and Mr. White

Amy

Mary and Lisa

4 Mr. Brown and Mr. White __________ doctors. They ______ teachers.
5 Amy _______ a doctor. She _______ a nurse.
6 Mary and Lisa _______ artists. They ____________ dancers.

D. Read and write.

1 She is a teacher.

She's
__________
a teacher.

2 He is not a singer.

He __________ a singer.

3 I am a student.

__________ a student.

4 You are not a doctor.

You ___________ a doctor.

5 We are dancers.

____________________ tigers.

6 She is a teacher.

____________________ dancers.
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Lesson 2

Be-Verbs: Yes / No Questions

1 Link and Review

Read and write.
ex. He _____
is a bus driver. (O)

ex. He _______
isn't a doctor. (X)

1 I _______ a baseball player. (O)

5 I _______ a soccer player. (X)

2 You _______ a student. (O)

6 You ___________ singers. (X)

3 We _______ teachers. (O)

7 We ___________ dancers. (X)

4 They _______ caps. (O)

Look and write.
ex.

isn't a bus driver.

He _____
Hes a taxi driver.

She ______ a doctor.

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It ______ an umbrella.

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They ______ tigers.

They are pandas.

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He _______ an artist.
He is a nurse.

It _______ a book.
It is an album.

Question

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Unit-Lesson

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1-1

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2 Look and Learn

Be-Verbs: Yes / No Questions
Answer

Plural

Singular

Question
Am I...?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren't.

Are you...?

Yes, I am.

No, I'm not.

Yes, she/he/it is.

No, she/he/it isn't.

Are we...?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren't.

Are you...?

Yes, we are.

No, we aren't.

Are they...?

Yes, they are.

No, they aren't.

Is she /he /it...?

3 Look and Say

Yes, we are.

Yes, I am.
Are you a soccer player?

Are you doctors?

: Is she a doctor?

: Is he a teacher?

: Is it a camera?

: Yes, she is.

: No, he isn't
He is a student.

: No, it isnt.
It is a phone.

: Are they nurses?

: Are they shoes?

: Yes, they are.

: No, they arent. Theyre socks.

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4 Look and Practice

A. Look and write. Circle the correct answer.
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Is ______
she a dancer?
____

____ ______ a teacher?

Yes, she is.

Yes, he is.

No, she isnt.

No, he isnt.

____ ______ a chicken?

____ ______ artists?

Yes, it is.

Yes, they are.

No, it isnt.

No, they arent.

___ _____ a tennis player?

____ ______ a doctor?

Yes, she is.

Yes, he is.

No, she isnt.

No, he isnt.

____ ______ a gorilla?

____ ______ frogs?

Yes, it is.

Yes, they are.

No, it isnt.

No, they arent.

B. Choose and write the answers about you.

Word Bank

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Yes, I am.

No, Im not.

Yes, it is.

No, it isnt.

1 Are you a girl?

_____________________________

2 Are you ten years old?

_____________________________

3 Are you happy today?

_____________________________

4 Is your school big?

_____________________________

5 Is your class small?

_____________________________

C. Look and write.

1

Is
she a dancer?
_______
_______

_______ _______ pandas?

Yes _______
she _______.
is
_______,

_______, _______ _______.

_______ _______ a doctor?

_______ _______ shoes?

_______, _______ _______.

_______, _______ _______.

_______ _______ zebras?

_______ _______ a snake?

_______, _______ _______.

_______, _______ _______.

D. Write the question form.

1 You are dancers.

Are you dancers

__________________________?

2 It is an apple.

__________________________?

3 They are buses.

__________________________?

4 He is a teacher.

__________________________?

5 She is a student.

__________________________?

6 They are doctors.

__________________________?
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Lesson 3

Possessives and This / That / These / Those

1 Link and Review

Read and write.

1 I _______ a student. (X)

4 He _______ a teacher. (O)

2 They _______ cameras. (O)

5 You _______ a bus driver. (O)

3 It _______ a gorilla. (X)

Look and write the question or the answer.

________ _______ frogs?

________ _______ a soccer player?

Yes, they are.

Yes, he is.

No...

________ _______ a dancer?

No, Im not.

No ...

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Are you tennis players?

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Are they shoes?

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Is it a zebra?

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Are they desks?

No, ________ _______.

Yes, ________ _______.

Yes, ________ _______.

No, ________ _______.

Question

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Unit-Lesson

1-1

1-1

1-1

1-1

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2 Look and Learn

Possessives and This/That / These / Those
Possessive
I

my book(s)

you

your book(s)

she

her book(s)

he

his book(s)

Possessive
Amy

her
book(s)
Amy's

cat

its
book(s)
cat's

Tom and
Jerry

their
book(s)
Tom and Jerry's

its tail

it
we

our book(s)

they

their book(s)

This is

That is

These are

Those are

3 Look and Say

This is Johns book.

That is his toy car.

These are her pens.

That's my ball.

Tom

Amy

: Is that her dog?

: Is this the cats ball?

: Are those their cookies?

: No, it isnt.
Its Toms dog.

: No, it isnt
Its the dogs ball.

: No, they arent.

They are Amys cookies.

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4 Look and Practice

A. Look and write.

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4

10

9
7

What's red? Write His, Her, Its or Their in the blank.

Her
1 __________
skates are red.

6 __________ hats are red.

2 __________ nose is red.

7 __________ jackets are red.

3 __________ hat is red.

8 __________ sled is red.

4 __________ dress is red.

9 __________ hair is red.

5 __________ gloves are red.

10 __________ shoes are red.

Compare the pictures and write.

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boy's
1 These are the _________
gloves.

4 That is the _________ tail.

2 That is the _________ face.

5 This is the _________ sled.

3 These are the _________ eyes.

6 Those are the _________ boots.

B. Look and write.

1

This is _____
her book.
______

That is _____
its bowl.
______

______ is _____ school.

______ are _____ pens.

______ are _____ socks.

______ are _____ houses.

______ is _____ bag.

______ is _____ cap.

______ is _____ house.

C. Write the question form.

1 This is her book.
2 That is his cap.

Is this
her book

?
?

3 Those are their toys.

4 This is his room.

5 That is our hotel.

6 These are your shoes.

?
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Lesson 4

What / Who / Whose with Be-Verbs

1 Link and Review

Read and write.

isn't a fish. (X)

ex. It ________
1 You ________ an artist. (O)

4 I _________ a monkey. (X)

2 ______ __________ snakes?

5 Is she a singer?

Yes, ______ _____.

Yes, they are.

3 ______ _____ a bear?

6 Are you doctors?

No, ______ ___________.

No, it isnt.

Find the mistake and correct it.

ex.

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This is the dog tail.

dog's

She

dress

is

These

is

the

Is

this

he

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That

11

Are
1

12

shoes

are

red.
frogs

eyes.

car?

is

Tom

house.

that

their

toys?

red.

Question

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Unit-Lesson

1-1

1-2

1-3

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1-2

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2 Link and Learn

What/Who/Whose with Be-Verbs
Question

Answer

What asks

about things.

What is it?

It's a coat.

Who asks

about people.

Who are they?

They are Amy's sisters.

Whose asks

about possessions.

Whose book is this?

It's her book.

3 Link and Say

Mary

Mike

: What is it?

: What are they?

: It is a diary.

: They are socks.

: Whose diary is it?

: Whose socks are they?

: It is Marys diary.

: They are Mikes socks.

John

Amy

: Is he Johns brother?

: Are they Amys mom and dad?

: No, he isnt.

: No, they arent.

: Who is he?

: Who are they?

: He is Johns friend.

: They are her aunt and uncle.

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4 Link and Practice

A. Look at Sara's family photo and write.
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1
2

Sara

Who
is he?
1 __________

Sara's brother.
Hes __________

2 __________ is she?

Shes __________ sister.

3 __________ are they?

______ are ________ mom and dad.

4 __________ is it?

______ ______ a bird.

5 __________ bird is it?

It is __________ bird.

B. Draw and write.

Introduce your family.

my dad.
This is ______

This is ______ mom.

His name is ___________.

______

______ name is ___________.

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This is ______ ______.

This is ______ ______.

______ name is ___________.

______ name is ___________.

C. Write the question.

is it
1 What ____________________?
It is a book.

They are Sams cats.

2 Who ____________________?
She is my sister.

7 Whose ___________________?
It is Amys room.

3 Whose __________________?
They are Johns shoes.

8 Who ____________________?
He is my English teacher.

4 Who ____________________?
They are Jacks brothers.

9 Whose __________________?
It is Toms computer.

5 What ____________________?
They are umbrellas.

6 Whose __________________?

10 Who ____________________?
They are Sues friends.

D. Let's have fun!

Look at the pictures on page 22. Work in pairs. Ask and answer.

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Look at number 18. What are they?

They are mittens.
Whose mittens are they?
They are Cocos mittens.

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Look at number 20. What is it?

Its a coat.
Whose coat is it?
It is Bos coat.

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Colorful Clothes

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Word Bank
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hat

scarf

mittens

boots

coat