General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 01 Topic 02.doc Look You are a student. Question: Are you a student? Answer: Yes, I am No, I’m not. We can answer a ‘yes/no’ question in two ways: long and short. Question: Are you single? Long answer: Yes, I am single. Short answer: Yes, I am. Information Most people use short answers: Question Short answer Am I late? Yes, you are. Are you a student? Yes, I am. Is she Japanese? No, she’s not. Is he a teacher? Yes, he is. Is it your Chinese name? No, it isn’t. Are we students? Yes, we are. Are you friends? No, we’re not. Are they married? No, they aren’t. 28 QUESTLANGUAGE