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    Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 1

    Unit 3 Lesson B: People we know


    Vocabulary
    Categories of people
    best friend (n)
    boss (n)
    classmate (n)
    co-worker (n)
    neighbor (n)
    student (n)
    a friend from high school (n)

    School and work


    college (n)
    high school (n)
    job (n)

    Describing personality
    friendly (adj)
    fun (adj)
    lazy (adj)
    nice (adj)
    OK (adj)
    outgoing (adj)
    quiet (adj)
    shy (adj)
    smart (adj)
    strict (adj)

    Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 3, Lesson B, Page 1


    Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 1

    General descriptions
    busy (adj)
    easy (adj)
    tired (adj)

    Positive descriptions
    interesting (adj)

    Grammar
    Yes-No questions with be
    Yes-No questions are questions that you can answer with Yes or No.

    You can use be + pronoun in Yes-No questions:

    Am I late?

    Are you busy?

    Is he tired?

    Affirmative short answers with be

    Use Yes + pronoun + full form of be:

    A Am I late?

    B Yes, you are.

    Negative short answers with be

    Use No + pronoun + contraction of be + not:

    A Is she strict?

    B No, she's not.

    Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 3, Lesson B, Page 2


    Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 1

    Negatives statements with be


    You can use a pronoun + contraction of be + not to make a negative statement:

    You're not late.

    I'm not busy.

    We're not late.

    Is has two negative contractions:

    She's not strict.

    Use isn't when 's not is hard to say.

    My boss isn't strict.

    Are also has two negative contractions:

    They're not nice.

    Use aren't when 're not is hard to say.

    My co-workers aren't nice.

    Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 3, Lesson B, Page 3

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