Unit 2 (School)
In English 3AC Unit 2 (School), you identify school places and subjects, ask questions with be and correct information politely. Is this the library? No, it is not. It is the classroom. These small exchanges help you understand a school description and take part in a lesson.
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By the end of this lesson, you can
- Name school places and subjects.
- Make be negative.
- Ask yes/no questions with be.
- Give matching short answers.
- Read a timetable.
- Write a school description.
Before you startUse am, is and are positively. · Recognise subject pronouns.
Un bon cours, ça se partage.
Communication: finding the right room
At a new school, ask Is this the library, please? A negative reply can still be helpful: No, it isn't. It is our classroom. Follow a correction with the right information and thank the person who helps you.
Schoolboys locate their books
Bilal: Is this the library? Hamza: No, it isn't. It is our classroom. Bilal: Are the English books here? Hamza: Yes, they are. They are on the shelf.
Vocabulary: places, objects and subjects
| Category | Examples | Useful phrase |
|---|---|---|
| Places | classroom, library, playground, science room | in the classroom |
| Objects | board, desk, chair, ruler, notebook | on the board |
| Subjects | English, Arabic, mathematics, science, history | an English lesson |
A classroom is the room where a class meets. Class can mean the pupils as a group or a lesson. A subject is an area of learning. A timetable shows when lessons happen. Record words with a phrase so you learn both meaning and use.
Grammar: negative be
Definition
Negative with be : Put not after am, is or are: I am not late. The room is not open. The books are not old.
| Subject | Full form | Short form |
|---|---|---|
| I | I am not | I'm not |
| He / She / It | is not | isn't |
| You / We / They | are not | aren't |
Remember
Do not write I amn't or He doesn't is. Be makes its own negative with not. A useful correction gives the accurate detail: It is not Room 3. It is Room 4.
Grammar: questions and short answers
Definition
Yes/no question with be : Move be before the subject: The room is open becomes Is the room open? The chairs are new becomes Are the chairs new?
| Question | Positive answer | Negative answer |
|---|---|---|
| Are you a pupil? | Yes, I am. | No, I am not. |
| Is the library open? | Yes, it is. | No, it isn't. |
| Are the books new? | Yes, they are. | No, they aren't. |
A short answer repeats be and replaces the subject with a pronoun. Answer Are you a pupil? about yourself using I. In a complete positive short answer, keep the full verb: Yes, he is. A contraction is possible in a longer statement: He's a pupil.
Step by step
Build a school question
- Find be and its subject.
- Move be before the subject.
- Keep the remaining information in order.
- Add a question mark and a short answer that agrees with the subject.
Plural objects
The rulers are new. → Are the rulers new? → Yes, they are.
- Rulers is plural, so are appears in the statement, question and answer.
Study skills: reading a timetable
| Day | 09:00 | 10:00 |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | English | Mathematics |
| Tuesday | Science | Arabic |
| Wednesday | History | English |
Find the day row and follow it to the requested time column. English is at 09:00 on Monday and 10:00 on Wednesday. If you check only one coordinate, you may choose the correct subject on the wrong day.
Skills work: reading the club message
Welcome to Al Amal English Club. Our meeting is in Room 4 on Wednesday at 10:00. Room 4 is upstairs. It is not the library. The library is on the ground floor. Our notebooks are blue, and our club poster is green. The first activity is a word game. Please bring a pencil.
Underline the place, circle the time and mark the requested object. If a question asks what to bring, answer a pencil. A mentioned object, such as the poster, is not automatically the requested object.
Skills work: listening for not
A partner reads twice: “The meeting is not in Room 3. It is in Room 4. The poster is green, not blue.” Look away and write the correct room and colour. Listen for not: the script contains both an error and its correction.
Writing and communication: describe a school place
Start a paragraph with This is our library. Add a location, two positive details and a correction. For example: It is upstairs. The books are on the shelves. It is not our classroom. Use an invented school and a subject you enjoy. Include please and thank you when practising a request for help.
Review: check agreement
- Give two negative sentences with be.
- Ask about one room and several books.
- Answer a question addressed to you using I.
- Locate Tuesday at 10:00 in the timetable.
Frequently asked questions
What grammar is taught in English 3AC Unit 2 School?
How do I make be negative?
Do questions with be need do or does?
Can I answer Yes, he’s?
How do I avoid timetable mistakes?
Quiz: 18 questions
18 questions are randomly selected from this lesson’s 18-question bank. Choose one answer for each question and get an immediate explanation.
Q1Which school word names a subject?
Incorrect answer
Science is a field of study; the other words name an object and a place.
Correct answer: Science
Science is a field of study; the other words name an object and a place.
Q2Which place usually stores books for readers?
Incorrect answer
A library provides books for readers to use.
Correct answer: Library
A library provides books for readers to use.
Q3Choose the standard short negative of I am late.
Incorrect answer
I am not contracts to I'm not in standard English.
Correct answer: I'm not late.
I am not contracts to I'm not in standard English.
Q4Complete: The desks … old.
Incorrect answer
Desks is plural and requires are not.
Correct answer: aren't
Desks is plural and requires are not.
Q5Question form of The library is open?
Incorrect answer
Move be before its subject without adding does.
Correct answer: Is the library open?
Move be before its subject without adding does.
Q6Choose a question about several chairs.
Incorrect answer
Plural chairs take are.
Correct answer: Are the chairs new?
Plural chairs take are.
Q7Answer Are you a pupil? positively.
Incorrect answer
Reply about yourself with I and keep full am at the end.
Correct answer: Yes, I am.
Reply about yourself with I and keep full am at the end.
Q8Give a negative reply to Is Room 4 the library?
Incorrect answer
One room takes it, and the verb in the question is be.
Correct answer: No, it isn't.
One room takes it, and the verb in the question is be.
Q9Choose a sentence giving a country of origin.
Incorrect answer
From takes the country; Senegalese is a nationality.
Correct answer: He is from Senegal.
From takes the country; Senegalese is a nationality.
Q10What nationality matches France?
Incorrect answer
French is the nationality adjective for France.
Correct answer: French
French is the nationality adjective for France.
Q11What is at 10:00 on Tuesday in the table?
Incorrect answer
The Tuesday row meets the 10:00 column at Arabic.
Correct answer: Arabic
The Tuesday row meets the 10:00 column at Arabic.
Q12When is English on Wednesday?
Incorrect answer
Wednesday’s English entry is in the 10:00 column.
Correct answer: 10:00
Wednesday’s English entry is in the 10:00 column.
Q13Where is the meeting in the club message?
Incorrect answer
The reading states Room 4 and rejects the library.
Correct answer: Room 4
The reading states Room 4 and rejects the library.
Q14What does the message ask pupils to bring?
Incorrect answer
The final instruction specifically requests a pencil.
Correct answer: A pencil
The final instruction specifically requests a pencil.
Q15What colour is the poster in the listening?
Incorrect answer
Green is the corrected colour; blue is rejected.
Correct answer: Green
Green is the corrected colour; blue is rejected.
Q16Answer Are the books new? positively.
Incorrect answer
Use they for plural books and a full verb at the end of the positive reply.
Correct answer: Yes, they are.
Use they for plural books and a full verb at the end of the positive reply.
Q17Which correction supplies the right information?
Incorrect answer
A helpful correction rejects the mistake and states the accurate detail.
Correct answer: It isn't Room 3. It is Room 4.
A helpful correction rejects the mistake and states the accurate detail.
Q18How do you find an entry in a timetable?
Incorrect answer
Both day and time identify the required entry.
Correct answer: Match a day row and time column.
Both day and time identify the required entry.
Your score
0/18
Start with the worked examples
Read the lesson in small sections. Write your own example for each rule and try the Easy exercises before returning to the quiz.
Review: 18 missed questions
Which school word names a subject?
Correct answerScience
Science is a field of study; the other words name an object and a place.
Which place usually stores books for readers?
Correct answerLibrary
A library provides books for readers to use.
Choose the standard short negative of I am late.
Correct answerI'm not late.
I am not contracts to I'm not in standard English.
Complete: The desks … old.
Correct answeraren't
Desks is plural and requires are not.
Question form of The library is open?
Correct answerIs the library open?
Move be before its subject without adding does.
Choose a question about several chairs.
Correct answerAre the chairs new?
Plural chairs take are.
Answer Are you a pupil? positively.
Correct answerYes, I am.
Reply about yourself with I and keep full am at the end.
Give a negative reply to Is Room 4 the library?
Correct answerNo, it isn't.
One room takes it, and the verb in the question is be.
Choose a sentence giving a country of origin.
Correct answerHe is from Senegal.
From takes the country; Senegalese is a nationality.
What nationality matches France?
Correct answerFrench
French is the nationality adjective for France.
What is at 10:00 on Tuesday in the table?
Correct answerArabic
The Tuesday row meets the 10:00 column at Arabic.
When is English on Wednesday?
Correct answer10:00
Wednesday’s English entry is in the 10:00 column.
Where is the meeting in the club message?
Correct answerRoom 4
The reading states Room 4 and rejects the library.
What does the message ask pupils to bring?
Correct answerA pencil
The final instruction specifically requests a pencil.
What colour is the poster in the listening?
Correct answerGreen
Green is the corrected colour; blue is rejected.
Answer Are the books new? positively.
Correct answerYes, they are.
Use they for plural books and a full verb at the end of the positive reply.
Which correction supplies the right information?
Correct answerIt isn't Room 3. It is Room 4.
A helpful correction rejects the mistake and states the accurate detail.
How do you find an entry in a timetable?
Correct answerMatch a day row and time column.
Both day and time identify the required entry.
Exercises with answers
12 exercises, from easy practice to challenges. Try each one yourself, then reveal the answer and explanation.
Exercise 1
EasySort ruler, English, library, science, chair and playground into places, objects and subjects.
Answer and explanation
Places: library, playground. Objects: ruler, chair. Subjects: English, science. Classifying the words connects them to their meanings.
Exercise 2
EasyMake negative: I am late. The room is open. The books are old.
Answer and explanation
I am not late. The room is not open. The books are not old. Put not immediately after each form of be.
Exercise 3
EasyComplete negatively: The library … our classroom. We … late. I … a teacher.
Answer and explanation
The library isn't our classroom. We aren't late. I'm not a teacher. Note the different contraction pattern for I.
Exercise 4
EasyTurn into questions: The pencil is blue. The chairs are new. You are ready.
Answer and explanation
Is the pencil blue? Are the chairs new? Are you ready? Be moves in front of its subject in each question.
Exercise 5
IntermediateAnswer: Are you a pupil? Is the science room open? Are the rulers new? Assume all answers are yes.
Answer and explanation
Yes, I am. Yes, it is. Yes, they are. Use I to answer about yourself, it for one room and they for plural rulers.
Exercise 6
IntermediateThe club is in Room 4. Correct a classmate who says it is in Room 3 using two sentences.
Answer and explanation
It isn't in Room 3. It is in Room 4. Reject the wrong room and then provide the correct one.
Exercise 7
IntermediateWhich subject is at 10:00 on Tuesday? When is English on Wednesday? How many English entries appear?
Answer and explanation
Arabic; 10:00; two entries. English appears on Monday and Wednesday, each at a different time.
Exercise 8
IntermediateFrom the reading: Where does the club meet? Is it the library? What must pupils bring?
Answer and explanation
In Room 4. It is not the library. They must bring a pencil. Use the requested object, not any object mentioned in the message.
Exercise 9
IntermediateHave a partner read the listening script twice and write the room and poster colour.
Answer and explanation
Room 4 and green are correct. Room 3 and blue appear only as details rejected by not.
Exercise 10
ChallengeCorrect: Is the books new? Yes, they is. I amn't late. He is from Moroccan.
Answer and explanation
Are the books new? Yes, they are. I'm not late. He is from Morocco. Fix plural agreement, the I negative and the country after from.
Exercise 11
ChallengeWith a classmate of the same gender, ask about a room, an object and a subject. Include one correction.
Answer and explanation
Model: Is this the library? No, it isn't. It is the classroom. Are the rulers new? Yes, they are. Is English your favourite subject? Yes, it is.
Exercise 12
ChallengeWrite 45–65 words about an invented place, with two positive sentences, a negative and a school subject.
Answer and explanation
Model: This is our school library. It is upstairs, near the science room. The books are on the shelves, and the chairs are comfortable. It is not our classroom. My favourite subject is English. Our club meeting is in Room 4 on Wednesday morning.
Check be agreement, one real negative with not and sentence boundaries. Other invented places are acceptable.