Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2 Unit 1 • Lesson A: Getting to know you Vocabulary Location expressions near here nearby Time expressions on (the) weekends Other words full-time part-time turquoise home lifestyle software company have time live alone live with make (new) friends (adj) (adj) (adj) (n) (n) (n) (v) (v) (v) (v) Grammar Present of be (review) Yes-No questions and short answers To ask Yes-No questions, use be + subject (noun / pronoun): Are you from a big family? In affirmative short answers, use Yes + pronoun + full form of be: A Are you from a big family? © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 1, Lesson A, Page 1 Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2 B Yes, I am. I'm one of six children. In negative short answers, use No + pronoun + contraction of be + not: A Are you from a big family? B No, I'm not. There are only two of us. Information questions Information questions are questions that start with question words like: What Where Who When How old To ask information questions, you can use Question word + be + subject (noun / pronoun): Where are your parents from? Remember, you can contract is to 's in questions: What's your name? The answer to information questions is not yes or no. Statements In affirmative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + a form of be: A Where are your parents from? B They're from Peru. In negative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + a form of be + not: A Where are your parents from? Lima? B No, they're not from Lima. Remember, you can use aren't when are not is difficult to say: My parents aren't from Peru. You can use isn't when 's not is difficult to say: © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 1, Lesson A, Page 2 Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2 My boss isn't from Peru. Simple present (review) Yes-No questions and short answers To ask Yes-No questions, use Do / Does + subject (noun / pronoun) + verb: Do you have any brothers and sisters? Does your brother go to college? In affirmative short answers, use Yes + pronoun + do / does: A Do you have any brothers and sisters? B Yes, I do. A Does your brother go to college? B Yes, he does. In negative short answers, use No + pronoun + don't / doesn't: A Do you have any brothers and sisters? B No, I don't. A Does your brother go to college? B No, he doesn't. Information questions Information questions are questions that start with question words like: What Where Who When How old To ask information questions, use Question word + do / does + subject (noun / pronoun) + verb: What does your brother do? Where do your parents live? © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 1, Lesson A, Page 3 Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2 Statements In affirmative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + verb: A What does your brother do? B He works in a bank. A Where do your parents live? B They live near here. In negative statements, use subject (noun / pronoun) + don't / doesn't + verb: A Does your brother work in a bank? B No, he doesn't work in a bank. A Do your parents live around here? B No, they don't live near here. © Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 1, Lesson A, Page 4