Speak now 1 Unit 1 to 4 Contractions.ppt

Speaknow 1

1. Contractions
Hi. I’m Mary.
What’s your
name?
Hi, Mary.
My name’s John.

2. Hi. I’m Mary.
What’s your
name?
A contraction is a shortened version of two words.
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Hi, Mary.
My name’s
John.

3. Yes, we are.
I’m learning a
lot.
We’re in the
same English
class.
People usually use contractions in conversation.
People often use contractions in writing.
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4. 4
use are (’re) with We, You, They
You’re
They’re
You are
They are
We are We’re

5. 5
Who’s Who is
What is What’s
What asks about a thing.
Who asks about a person.
What’s your email address?
Who’s your English teacher?

6. 6
What’s
up?

Not much.
What’s up with you?
What’s up is an expression used in casual conversation.
What is up is not used this way.
What’s up isn’t used in formal writing.

7. 7
How asks about the condition of someone.
How is How’s
She’s feeling
much better,
thank you.
How’s your
sister
feeling?

8. 8
How asks about the condition of something.
How is How’s
It runs really
well. It’s
great!
How’s your
new car?

9. 9
How’s it
going?

Okay. How’s it
going with you?
How’s it going is an expression used in
casual conversation.
It isn’t used in formal writing.

10. Doesn’t Does not
Do not Don’t
Use don’t with I, We, You, They
Use doesn’t with He, She, It
I don’t have a car to drive to school.
My roommate doesn’t have a car.
We don’t even have bikes to ride.
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11. 11
The present simple uses do and does
as helping verbs in negatives.
I don’t like our
new history
book. Do you?

No, I don’t. It doesn’t
have enough pictures.

12. ’re
She___ in our Chemistry class.
k’m
Use is (l’s) with He, She, It
Contractions
12
She__ in our Chemistry class.

Click on the correct choice to complete the
sentence.
’s

13. k’ml’s
Use are (’re) with They, We, You
Contractions
13
They ___ in our Chemistry class.

Click on the correct choice to complete the
sentence.
l’re

14. 14
Jane ______ have a car.
don’tdoesn’t
Use don’t with I, We, You, They
Use doesn’t with He, She, It
Click on the correct choice to complete the sentence.
Contractions

15. _____ your new friend?

15
What’
s
Who’s
Who asks about a person.
friend person
Click on the correct choice to complete the sentence.
Contractions

16. 16
______ your new friend’s name?
What’s Who’s
What asks about a thing.
name thing
Contractions
Click on the correct choice to complete the sentence.

17. The End
Created by Laurette Poulos Simmons
Contractions