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COMPREHENSION Based on the reading, write T for true or F for false.

1. Many students in the U.S. go to a community college.
2. Most community college students study full time.

3. Community colleges are good for busy students.

THINK ABOUT IT Discuss the questions with a partner or in a small group.

1. Is community college a good choice for you? Explain.
2. Do you think it’s a good idea for students to work and go to college at the same time? Explain.

1.1 Be—Present Forms

The verb be has three forms in the present: am, is, and are.

SUBJECT BE
I am a professor.
She from Chicago.
My professor excellent.
He is from the Philippines.
The college convenient.
It near public transportation.
We ESL students.
You are a good teacher.
They nice.

Notes:
1. The subject is a noun (professor, college, etc.) or a pronoun (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
2. We begin sentences with the subject.
The teacher is intelligent. (not: Is intelligent the teacher.)

EXERCISE 1 Listen to a student talking about his classes. Write T for true, F for false, or NS for not stated. 1.2
1. Rolando works during the day.

2. Susana’s classes are in the evening.
3. Rolando is 35 years old.

EXERCISE 2 Listen again. Then fill in the blanks with the words you hear. 1.2

My name is Rolando Lopez. I from Guatemala.
1. 2.
I a student at a community college. My major engineering. My
3. 4.
engineering classes at night, and my English class on Saturdays.
5. 6.

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