Unit 1: Where Are You From?

Step by Step Guide

1 2 3
Answer No
Pause Who (Pronoun) To be verb
No (comma) I’m
(negative short form)
he
not
, she isn’t
we
isn’t
they aren’t
aren’t
you aren’t

Is he……..?
No, he isn’t.

32 1. First Step:
Answer no
Is Greg from the UK?
2. Second step:
1 No, he isn’t. Change Greg to he
He’s from the US. (pronoun)

4 3. Third step:
Add negative short form
(isn’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

32 1. First Step:
Answer no
Is he from the UK?
2. Second step:
1 No, he isn’t Add he (pronoun)
He’s from the US.
3. Third step:
4 Add negative short form
(isn’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

Is she……..?
No, she isn’t.

32 1. First Step:
Answer no
Is Sandy from China?
2. Second step:
1 No, she isn’t. Change Sandy to she
She’s from Korea. (pronoun)

4 3. Third step:
Add negative short form
(isn’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

32 1. First Step:
Answer no
Is she from China?
2. Second step:
1 No, she isn’t. Add she
She’s from Korea. (pronoun)

4 3. Third step:
Add negative short form
(isn’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

Are they……..?
No, they aren’t.

1. First Step:
Answer no

32 2. Second step:
Change Paolo and Luis
Are Paolo and Luis from Mexico? to they (pronoun)

3. Third step:
Add negative short form
(aren’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

1 No, they aren’t. Reminder
4 They’re from Brazil.
• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

32 1. First Step:
Answer no
Are they from Mexico?
2. Second step:
1 No, they aren’t. Add they (pronoun)
4 They’re from Mexico.
3. Third step:
Add negative short form
(aren’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

Are we……..?
• No, we aren’t.
• No, you aren’t.

3 different ways to answer questions that start with Are we…..?

Situation Who ask the Who Questions Answers
1 question? answered?
1. Are we….? No, we aren’t.
You You

2 You Someone else 1. Are we….? No, you aren’t.

3 Someone You 1. Are you….? No, we aren’t

else

Situation 1:
We ask, we answered

and I 1. First Step:
32 Answer no

Are Sarah and I from Indonesia? 2. Second step:
Change Sarah and I to
1 No, we aren’t. we (pronoun)
We’re from Malaysia.
3. Third step:
4 Add negative short form
(aren’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

and I 1. First Step:
32 Answer no

Are we from Indonesia? 2. Second step:
Add we (pronoun)
1 No, we aren’t.
We’re from Malaysia. 3. Third step:
Add negative short form
4 (aren’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

Situation 2
(Real life situation):

We ask
someone else answered

I 1. First Step:
and Answer no

32 2. Second step:
Change we to you

Are we from Indonesia? 3. Third step:
Add negative short form
(aren’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

1 No, you aren’t. Reminder
You’re from Malaysia.
• Use negative short
4 form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

Situation 3
(Real life situation):

Someone else ask,
You answered

and I 1. First Step:
32 Answer no

Are you from Indonesia? 2. Second step:
Change you to we
1 No, we aren’t.
We’re from Malaysia. 3. Third step:
Add negative short form
4 (aren’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

Are you……..?
No, I’m not.

You 1. First Step:
32 Answer no

Are you from Japan? 2. Second step:
Change Paolo and Luis
1 No, I’m not. to they (pronoun)
4 I’m from Malaysia.
3. Third step:
Add negative short form
(aren’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

Am I……..?
No, you aren’t.

I 1. First Step:
32 Answer no

Am I from Japan? 2. Second step:
Change I to you
1 No, you aren’t. (pronoun)
4 I’m from Malaysia.
3. Third step:
Add negative short form
(aren’t)

4. Fourth step:
Tell the correct answer.
Use positive short form.

Reminder

• Use negative short
form when you
answer no

• Tell the correct
answer in positive
short form.

Am I…………….? No,you aren’t. I
Is he……………...? and I
Is she……………...? No, he isn’t.
Are they………....?
Are we…………...? No, she isn’t
Are you…………….?
No, they aren’t.
No, we aren’t.
No , you aren’t
No, I’m not.
No, we aren’t

No answer table guide

No Questions Short answers

1 Am I………..? Yes No
2 Is he……….?
3 Is she………? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
4 Is it…………?
5 Are we……..? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

6 Are they……? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
7 Are you…….?
Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.

• Yes, we are • Yes, we aren’t
• Yes, you are. • No, you aren’t

Yes, they are. No, they aren’t

• Yes, I am. • No, I’m not.
• Yes, we are. • No, we aren’t

Part 3:

Let’s Practice?

Let’s practice
with Yes answer

Answer Options

Yes, he is Yes, we are

Yes, I am

Yes, she is Yes, they are
Yes, you are

Yes

Is Paolo from Brazil?

Yes, he is.

Yes

Is Anastasia from the UK?

Yes, she is.

Yes

Are Sarah and I from Malaysia?

Yes, we are.

Yes

Are Sarah and I from Malaysia?

Yes, you are.

Yes

Are they from Mexico?

Yes, they are.

Yes

Are Lin and Mei from China?

Yes, they are.

Yes

Are you from Selangor?

Yes, I am.

Let’s practice
with No answer

Answer Options

No, he isn’t. No, they aren’t

No, I’m not

No, she isn’t No, we aren’t
No, you aren’t

No

Is Luis from the UK?

No, he isn’t.
He’s from…….

No

Is Lin Korean?

No, she isn’t.

She’s …………

No Pronoun Negative Correct
form answer

No

Are they from Mexico ?

No, they aren’t.

They’re from…….

No Pronoun Negative Correct
form answer

No

Are Greg and Anna from
Malaysia?

No, they aren’t.

They’re from…….

No Pronoun Negative Correct
form answer

No

Are we from the US?

No, we aren’t.

We’re from…….

No Pronoun Negative Correct
form answer

No

Are Sarah and I British?

No, we aren’t.

We’re ……….

No Pronoun Negative Correct
form answer

No

Are we from the US?

No, you aren’t.

You’re from……

No Pronoun Negative Correct
form answer

No

Are you from Indonesia?

No, I’m not.

I’m from…….

No Pronoun Negative Correct
form answer

No

Am I from the UK?

No, you aren’t

You’re from…….

No Pronoun Negative Correct
form answer

Part 4:

Take a guess where your new friends
come from?

France Japan
(French) (Japanese)

Egypt Brunei
(Egyptian) (Bruneian)

Is Ahmed from Japan?

No, he isn’t.