Lesson XIV: Container IT

A.2. IT Identifies Persons Previous pattern: JOHN is at the door. New pattern: S A-Block Property Block Actional Block IT is MR. BLACK on the telephone. IT is JOHN at the door. IT was MY SISTER in the taxi. Exercise: A.2.1. Practice IT Identifying Persons Use the words given to answer the questions. For example: Who’ s there? - Mary - IT ' S MARY . 1. Who’s at the door? -Peter- 2. Who’s in there? -me, John- 3. Who’s on the phone? -your mother- 6. Who was that man on the bus? -Joe- 4. Who’s in the yard? -Mariah- 7. Who’s in the bed? -my tomcat- 5. Who was that? -my girlfriend- 8. Who’s in the hall? -Joan- A.3. IT Related to the Expressions of Distance Previous pattern: IT is John at the door. New pattern: Subject Block A Property Block IT is 700 MILES FROM PARIS TO ROME. FROM PARIS TO ROME is 700 miles. IT is 20 MILES FROM HERE TO BRIGHTON. FROM HERE TO BRIGHTON is 20 miles.