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Forms of the verb to be. Positive. Negative. Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of to be. Use full or short forms.
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Forms of the verb to be
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Negative | Question | ||
| Full | Short | Full | Short | |
| I am | I’m | I am not | I’m not | Am I …? |
| You are | You’ re | You are not | You aren’t | Are you …? |
| He is | He’s | He is not | He isn’t | Is he …? |
| She is | She’s | She is not | She isn’t | Is she …? |
| It is | It’ s | It is not | It isn’t | Is it …? |
| We are | We’ re | We are not | We aren’t | Are we...? |
| They are | They’ re | They are not | They aren’t | Are they …? |
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of to be. Use full or short forms.
1. I …. 27 years old.
2. I … the Chief Engineer.
3. You … from Italy.
4. You … 25 years old.
5. He … from Japan
6. … she married?
7. …. He the captain?
8. … they cadets?
9. … you engineers?
10. … you from France?
Exercise 4. Put the verb to be in proper form
1. He … a sailor.
2. …. You a welder?
3. They … in the boiler-room.
4. … she a cook?
5. They … in the cabin.
6. … he on the bridge?
7. I… a motorman.
8. You … late for the vessel.
9. A heavy –lift ship … a small vessel.
10. We … very tired after work.
11. I … angry with you.
12. What … this?
13. Where … superstructure?
14. What … your rank?
15. That young man … a student.
16. The officer of the watch … on the navigating bridge.
17. I … at the English lesson.
18. He … a cadet. He …at the college.
19. The sailors … on the deck.
20. The motor-man … on the bow.
21. The Second Mate … in his cabin.
22. 13. The deck …very clean.
23. I … a first-year student.
24. My friend and I … seamen. We …good sailors.
25. The cargo … in the port.
Exercise 5. Complete the sentences using the verb to be.
E. g. My overall/very dirty = My overall is very dirty.
1. This paint/green
2. Their vessel /old
3. I/ not/ very happy today
4. That ocean liner/ beautiful
5. Their duties/ not / easy
6. Visibility/ restricted
7. Their English / very good
8. Cargo tanks / full
9. Lights / on
10. Object / unknown
11. Charts / not/ updated
12. Hatch cover of hold No 2 /damaged
13. He / not / ready for mooring
14. This area / dangerous for sailing
15. The 3rd Mate/ responsible for navigation
Forms of the verb to have
| I you he she it | have have has has has | we you they | have have have |
We can also say have got
Example: I have got two children. = I have two children.
He has got his seaman's book. = He has his seaman's book.
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Look at the question forms.
Do you have children?
Does he have a passport?
Do they have seaman's books?
Exercise 6. Put the verb to be in proper form
1. The students… some text-books on the desks.
2. She … good marks at her college.
3. The cadets … classes on Saturday
4. They … some port cranes in their port.
5. All Russian people … a rest on Sunday.
6. The news (to be) interesting.
7. Where (to be) my spectacles?
8. The contents of the container (to be) damaged.
9. When (to be) the mail delivered?
10. The acoustics in this hall (to be) bad.
11. The public (to be) shocked at his speech.
12. He is an experienced diver and his wages (to be) high.
13. His clothes (to be) wet through.
Exercise 7. Translate the sentences
1. Я второй помощник. 2. Что это? Это балкер. Это большое судно? Нет.
Это твои инструменты? Нет это инструменты нашего механика. 4. Они мотористы, а мы матросы. 5. Мой сын старший помощник на сухогрузе. 6. Это груз для нашего судна. 7. Глубина воды не достаточная для прохождения судна. 8. Какое навигационное оборудование находится на мостике. 9. В нашем экипаже 22 человека. 10. На судне два якоря. 11. Это очень узкий канал. 12. Твои инструменты сегодня – это краска и кисть. 13. Стармех в машинном отделении. 14. Где мои перчатки? 15. Кто находится в рубке (wheelhouse)? 17. Какие у тебя сегодня планы? 18. На мачте два красных огня. 19. На нашем судне нет сварщика. 20. В машинном отделении сильный шум. 21. Мой отец - матрос первого класса, а его брат - боцман. 22. В корпусе есть пробоина. Она большая? 23. Эти показания (reading) неправильные. 24. Вентилирование в трюмах с зерном не очень хорошее. 25. Где находятся огнетушители? 26. Эти повреждения серьезные? 27. План перехода готов. 28 Ваш курс является правильным. 29. Где мое место якорной стоянки? 30. Судно на мели. 31. Качество этого топлива хорошее? 32. 2-ой помощник отвечает за оборудование по безопасности на судне. 33. На сухогрузе обычно есть 5-6 трюмов.
Exercise 8. Match countries with nationalities
Country Nationality
1. Italy 1. Turkish
2. Turkey 2. English
3 France 3. Argentinian
4 England 4. Spanish
5 Spain 5. Italian
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6 Germany 6. Mexican
7 Mexico 7. French
8 Poland 8. German
9 Argentina 9. Canadian
10 Canada 10. Polish
Exercise 9. Complete the sentences with I'm/I'm from.
1. I’m English. 6. __________ Poland.
2. ___________Paris. 7. ___________Canada.
3. ____________Marco. 8. ____________Mexican.
4. ____________German. 9. ____________Russia.
5. _____________John. 10. ___________Spanish.
Exercise 10. Complete the gaps with country or nationality.
1) The superintendents are from Greece. They are _________.
2) The surveyor is from ___________. He is Indian.
3) The Captain is from ____________. He is Canadian.
4) The engineers are from South Africa. They are _______________.
5) The 2nd Officer is from Brazil. He is _____________.
6) The agents are from __________. They are Japanese.
7) The owners are from America. They are _____________.
8) The Pilot is from _____________. He is British.
Exercise 11. Work with a study partner. Ask questions and complete the form. Introduce your partner.
NAME: AGE:
NATIONALITY:
NAME OF VESSEL:
MARRIED?: yes / no CHILDREN? : yes / no
JOB:
SEAMAN'S BOOK NUMBER:
Exercise 12. Work with a study partner. Look at the four information cards. Ask and answer questions about each man.
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