CLASSROOM

ACTIVITY VERB BE
m . e . e . t . i . n . g 3

activity 1 activity 3
Arrange the letters into the correct word.
PRESENTATION
1. RECLEV (A)
2. NUDER (P) VERB BE
3. RAKREM (N) We use verb be as a linking verb before:
4. NGIARED (V-ing) 1. Adjective :
5. TUNTDES (N) The boys are lazy.
6. LIMA (N) 2. (article/quantities) + noun :
7. MALC (A) Mr. John is a teacher.
8. TEUQI (A) 3. Preposition :
9. VEOBA (P) The students are in the classroom.
10. KENOPS (V3) 4. Progressive verb :
The employees are working.
5. Past Participle :
activity 2 The letter is sent.
Change subject with the correct pronoun
and fill the following sentences with the activity 4
most suitable present verb be. Now decide what form of word after the
verb be in ACTIVITY 2.
Example:
activity 5
- The car (it) is expensive.
Complete the text below by the most
1. One of the students (_______) _________ in the suitable word.
library.
2. The children (_______) _________ playing
A crocodile farm
soccer.
3. I and my brother (_______) _________ soccer Iwan Kayamis is a farmer, (1) ________________ his farm is
players. different (2) ________________ other farms. Instead of cows,
4. Drinking tea (_______) _________ my hobby. chickens and other animals, Iwan owns 600 crocodiles. He is a
5. _______ (_______) Sam invited to the party? crocodile farmer.
6. All teachers (_______) _________ teaching at the (2) ________________ crocodiles are kept in cement pools
moment. which contain about 30 cms of water. (3) ________________
7. Bali (_______) _________ not in Malaysia. are four different pools. One is for the very young crocodiles,
8. Our cars (_______) _________ fancy. (4) ________________ is for the bigger crocodiles between one
and six years old, the third is for sick crocodiles, and the last
9. My boss (_______) _________ friendly.
pool is for pregnant mother crocodiles. (5) ________________
10. The game (_______) _________not canceled. a crocodile is pregnant, she is taken out and put in the mothers'
11. English (_______) _________ not difficult. pool. This contains water and a large area filled with soft sand (6)
12. _______ (_______) the workers having a ________________ the crocodiles can lay their eggs. The eggs
meeting now? remain in the sand to hatch on their own, and after about 100
13. The books (_______) _________ on the table. days the baby crocodiles are born. The baby crocodiles are given
14. _______ (_______) everybody happy? prawns and fish (7) ________________ eat.
15. The tycoon (_______) _________ generous. When the crocodiles are about six years old, (8)
________________ are killed for their skins. By this time, they
weigh between thirty to sixty kilograms and they measure one and
a half to two and a half metres long.

activity 6
Check the bolded verb be + word, and
decide what word the verb be links to.