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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)

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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.

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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.

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