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

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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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