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Unit 1 Lesson A: Getting to know you

Vocabulary
Location expressions
near here
nearby

Time expressions
on (the) weekends

Other words
full-time (adj)
part-time (adj)
turquoise (adj)
home (n)
lifestyle (n)
software company (n)
have time (v)
live alone (v)
live with (v)
make (new) friends (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?

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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:

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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?

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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.

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