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In Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping warns foreign forces against interfering with China in a speech marking the 100th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party.

In Addis Ababa, the African Union’s special diplomat for Covid-19 criticizes European vaccine suppliers for not providing Africa with any vaccines.

Hong Kong police ban protests on the anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China in 1997.

And in Turkey, thousands of women protest in Istanbul against the country’s withdrawal from an international treaty to prevent violence against women.

In Ethiopia, the Tigray people’s Liberation Front says it will push back against any soldiers remaining in Tigray from Eritrea or the Ethiopian government.

North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un replaced several top officials after an unexplained coronavirus incident.

Taiwan’s chief trade negotiator says he told the U.S. he hopes the two sides can sign a free trade agreement.

And in the southern African country of Eswatini, a curfew is declared and troops are deployed as pro-democracy activists demand that the monarchy lift a ban on all opposition parties.

Ethiopians are hopeful for peace after the government declared Monday it would observe an immediate ceasefire and withdraw from the country’s Tigray area.

In Italy, foreign and development ministers of the G20 countries gather in Matera to discuss food security and cooperation on vaccines and climate change.

In South Africa, former President Jacob Zuma is sentenced to 15 months in prison for failing to appear in court over corruption charges.

And people keep watch in Surfside, Florida, where a deadly building collapse last week left more than 150 people missing.

Iran warns the U.S. against harming security in the Middle East after the American military carried out airstrikes Sunday in the border area between Iraq and Syria.

In Hong Kong, police arrest an opinion writer for the former pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily at the city’s airport.

In the U.S., officials in Florida now say nine people are confirmed dead and 150 missing after a building collapse Thursday near Miami.

And South Africa’s president again orders curfews, a ban on alcohol sales and other measures to prevent new Covid-19 cases.

In the Czech Republic, officials say a rare tornado wind storm killed at least five people and injured hundreds in the country’s southeast.

Mongolia’s new president takes office during a ceremony in the capital, Ulaanbaatar.

In Myanmar, a group of protesters in Yangon risk arrest and violence from security forces to hold a demonstration against the military government.

And France’s political conservatives ask supporters to vote in the second part of area elections Sunday. The results will help decide party candidates for the 2022 presidential election.

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CHAPTER 1 - Using Be

1-1 Noun + is + noun: singular

• (a) Canada is a country.

  Singular means “one.”
  In (a): Canada = a singular noun
  is = a singular verb
  country = a singular noun

• (b) Mexico is a country.

  A frequently comes in front of singular nouns.
  In (b): a comes in front of the singular noun country.
  A is called an “article.”

• (c) A cat is an animal.

  A and an have the same meaning. They are both articles. A is used in front of words that begin with consonants: b, c, d, f, g, etc.
  Examples: a bed, a cat, a dog, a friend, a girl
  An is used in front of words that begin with a, e, i and o.*
  Examples: an animal, an ear, an island, an office

*An is sometimes used in front of words that begin with u.
 Vowels = a, e, i, o, u.
 Consonants = b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.