Possessive adjectives and pronouns

1. a) Complete the web with the pronouns from the box.

b) Which pronouns can be used as:

2. Work in pairs. Follow the paths. In turn, ask and answer questions.

Example:A: Whose kite is this? – B: It’s Bart’s kite. A: Is it really his kite? – B: Yes, it’s his.

3. a) Choose the correct word.

1. Is this your / yours book? – No it’s not my / mine.My / mine is in my bag.

2. Is this pen your / yours? No, it isn’t my / mine.

3. Their / theirs house is old. What about your / yours?

4. Her / Hers bag is on the table. But where is my / mine?

5. Is that Mary’s pencil-case? No, it isn’t her / hers. It ismy / mine pencil-case.

6. I have lost my/mine pen. Can I take your / yours?

7. These grammar books are different. Your / Yours has got 278 pages, but my / mine has only 275.

8. John and Tim's bags are near the desk. Their / Theirs bags are black.

9. We are in the garden. This is our / ours garden.

10. Jim and Peter are at home. The bicycles in the garden are their/ theirs.

11. A: Is this your / yours watch? - B: Yes, it’s my / mine.

12. A: Are those my mother's keys? - B: No, they aren't her / hers keys. Her / Hers are in her handbag.

13. A: We are hungry. Are those our / ours sandwiches? - B: Yes, they are our / ours. Go and get them.

b)Complete the sentences below using the correct possessive from of the word in

brackets.

1. These are ________________ skateboards. (they)

2.That racket isn’t __________ . (I) It’s ____________ (Janet)

3. These boxing gloves aren’t ______________ . (You) They are _________ . (Peter)

4. This tennis court is not_____________ (we). ___________court is the big one. (we)

5. That is not ___________ (shuttlecock). (I) It is _________ .(he)

c) Find the mistakes. Correct them.

Dear Jane,

My name is Kathy. I have got a sister and a brother. My sister name is Jill. She is in hers room now. My brother is a student. He name is George. He is in his room. My mother is a housewife. She is in ours kitchen. My father is in the garden.

I love mine family. Ours home is nice and warm. How is your family? Is yours family big?

Write soon.

Love, Kathy

4. a) Look through the answers of a famous music producer to the interviewer’s questions. What questions might they be?

1.Ithink not enough. I know I’m too fat because I don’t do enough exercise. I spend too much time sitting in studios. I am good at playing badminton, but I don’t play very often – about once a month. I want to go to a gym if I have more time.

2.Not really. I eat a lot of fresh food and a lot of fruits, but probably eat too much meat. My girlfriend says I don’t drink enough water. I drink a little alcohol. Just a glass of red wine with my dinner. But I don’t drink any beer. I drink a lot of coffee. It goes with the job.

3.Well, like everybody I’m too busy! There aren’t enough hours in the day. I love my job but I work too much (I spend 14 hours a day in the studio- that’s too much). I often feel a bit tense and irritable. I smoke a few cigarettes when I go out, but I’m not a regular smoker. I only wear sunscreen when I go to the beach. My skin is dark so I don’t think it’s a problem.

4. I’m pessimistic. I always think that things go wrong – and they usually do, especially at work.

5.I don’t have much free time but I have a few close friends and I try to see them regularly. If I’m too busy then I phone them.

c) Match the answers with the titles.

1. Social life d) Exercises

2. Diet e) Personality

3. Lifestyle

5. Role-play the interview.

KEY

Exercise 1b.

Subjects:I, we, you, he, she, it, they.

Objects:me, us, you, him, her, it, them.

Possessive adjectives: my, our, your, his, her, its, their.

Possessive pronouns: mine, ours, yours, his, hers, theirs.

Exercise 2.

1.A: Whose shuttlecock is this? – B: It’s Amy’s shuttlecock. A: Is it really her shuttlecock? – B: Yes, it’s hers.

2. A: Whose boxing gloves are these? – B: They’re Jack’s boxing gloves. A: Are they really his boxing gloves? – B: Yes, they’re his.

3. A: Whose puck is this? – B: It’s Peter’s puck. A: Is it really his puck? – B: Yes, it’s his.

4. A: Whose stick is this? – B: It’s John’s stick. A: Is it really his stick? – B: Yes, it’s his.

5. A: Whose Racket is this? – B: It’s Pam’s racket. A: Is it really her racket? – B: Yes, it’s hers.

6. A: Whose roller-skates are these? – B: They’re Tim’s roller-skates. A: Are they really his roller-skates? – B: Yes, they are his.

Exercise 3a.

1 – your, mine, mine; 2 – yours, mine; 3 – their, yours; 4 – Her, mine; 5 – hers, my; 6 – my, yours; 7 – yours, mine; 8 – their; 9 – our; 10 – theirs; 11 – your, mine; 12 – her, hers; 13 – our, ours.

Exercise 3b.

1 – their; 2 – mine, Janet’s; 3 – yours, Peter’s; 4 – ours, our; 5 – my, his.

Exercise 3c.

Dear Jane,

My name is Kathy. I have got a sister and a brother. My sister’s name is Jill. She is in her room now. My brother is a student.His name is George. He is in his room. My mother is a housewife. She is in our kitchen. My father is in the garden.

I love my family. Our home is nice and warm. How is your family? Is your family big?

Exercise 4a.

1. Do you do anything special to keep fit? 2. Do you keep to any special diet? 3. How can you describe your lifestyle? 4. What are you like? 5. What can you tell about your social life?

Exercise 4c.

1D; 2B; 3C; 4E; 5A.

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