Use of

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Unit 2: Against
the law
Unit 2: Against the law

1. Be: short answers

2. Demonstratives

3. Vocabulary: crime
We use them to answer BE-yes/no
questions.
Look at the form:

YES + SUBJECT + BE
Question: Is this lesson easy?
Short affirmative answer: Yes, it is.

NO + SUBJECT + BE + NOT
Question: Is this lesson easy?
Short affirmative answer: No, it is
not. OR No, it isnt.
 Verb BE
✓ Short answers
Contractions
Verb Subject Complement Answers ✓ I am not = I’m not
✓ He is not = He’s not = He isn’t
Am I your classmate? • Yes, I am.
→
• No, I’m not. ✓ She is not = She’s not = She isn’t
Is he from France? • Yes, he is. ✓ It is not = It’s not = It isn’t
→
• No, he isn’t.
✓ You are not = You’re not = You aren’t
Is she Peruvian? • Yes, she is.
→ ✓ We are not = We’re not = We aren’t
• No, she isn’t.
✓ They are not = They’re not = They aren’t
Is the dog (it) brown? • Yes, it is.
→
• No, it isn’t.
Are you 30 years old? • Yes, you are.
→
• No, you aren’t.
Are we friends? • Yes, we are.
→
• No, we aren’t.
Are they your teachers? • Yes, they are.
→
• No, they aren’t.
We use demonstratives to describe
where an object, an event or a
person is in relation to the speaker
(to YOU):

near far
singular this that
plural these those
Take a look at more examples.

This book was my sister’s. That book is a Geography Enciclopedia.

near / singular far / singular

These books are new. Those books will be donated.

near / plural far / plural

2a. Grammar. Demonstratives
Read the example (in green). Use the correct determiner for the questions and answers.
What is that? What is ___________? What are__________?
It’s a notebook. It’s a _____________. They are ___________.
2b. Grammar: Demonstratives
Complete the sentences with the correct determiner.

1. __________ schoolbags look heavy.

2. __________ crayons are new.

3. __________ schoolbag doesn’t have any books.

4. __________ students are studying Geography.

5. __________ books are big.

1. prison
2. thief/thieves
3. parking ticket
4. court
5. judge
6. follow
7. arresting
8. steal
9. fine
10. rob
3. Vocabulary: crime.
Match the sentences with words from Unit 2.

1. Please f____________ that man! He stole my cell phone.

2. The police is a____________ that boy for drinking and driving.
1. prison
3. She is describing to the c____________ what she saw in the accident. 2. thief/thieves
4. The police officer is giving him a f____________ for passing the red light. 3. parking ticket
5. A j___________ makes decisions in court and pronounces sentences. 4. court

6. There is a maximum-security p____________ in Puno. 5. judge

6. follow
7. The police officer is catching the t____________in flagrante delicto.
7. arresting
8. It is wrong to s____________ anything from people.
8. steal
9. Those thieves r____________ banks.
9. fine
10.Oh, no! I got a p____________ t____________! I have to pay 170 soles. 10. rob
 Sources & Credits

● https://thenounproject.com/
● https://www.shutterstock.com/
● https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/credit
● English Discoveries Student platform
● https://slidesmania.com/es/
● https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-have-would-have-exercise-1.html
● https://www.shutterstock.com/es/image-vector/cartoon-vector-illustration-yes-no-banner-
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