Topic 1.4.- Yes/No Questions with short answers and wh questions both with the verb be.

Shakira's Conversation

A: I've got a friend who's a huge fan of Shakira.

B: Are you talking about Shakira, the singer?

A: Yes, I am.

B: Is she Mexican?

A: No, she isn't. She is Colombian.

B: Oh, really?

A: Yes, it is.

B: Now, I know what her nationality is.

Is Shakira Mexican?

No, she isn't. /No, she's not. / No, she is not.

Is Shakira Colombian? 

Yes, she is.

Is Shakira Mexican?

Is Shakira Colombian? 

Peer practice about making questions in relation to someone's nationality

Is....? No,... / Yes,...

Types of Questions with 'be' in Present Simple

1.- Yes/No questions: Are you Ok?

2.- Wh- questions: Where are you now?

Yes/No Questions with the Verb 'be' in Present simple (am/is/are) and their corresponding short answers.

Collaborative online exercise about Yes/no Questions with 'Be' in Present Simple

http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1C.html

Individual Online Exercise about Yes/No Questions with 'Be' and Short Answers 

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/short_answers_be.htm

Second Part of Shakira's conversation

A: Where is Shakira from?

B: Shakira is from Colombia.

A: What is her hometown?

B: Her hometown is Barranquilla.

A: How are her kids?

B: They're fine.

A: Who are they?

B: They're Sasha and Milan.

A: How old are they?

B: Sasha is 8 and Milan is 10.

A: When are their birthdays?

B: I don't know. I can't know everything about her.

Wh- question word + am/is/are + Subject + Complement?

Wh- questions with the verb "be" in Present Simple (am/is/are)

Collaborative Online Exercise about the Wh- Questions with 'Be' in Present Simple

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/59727413

Individual Online Exercise about the Wh- questions with 'Be' in Present Simple

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/be2.htm

My favourite famous person or people

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This is my favourite singer, she is Laura Pausini. She's from Italy, so she's Italian and she speaks Italian and Spanish.

These are the Beatles, they are from the United Kingdom, so they are British and they speak English.

Online exercise about this and these

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/this_these.htm

Individual online exercise about the use of 'this' and 'these'

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-57061.php

Assignment: Write about your favourite famous person or people saying the name, country of origin, nationality and spoken language.