137 Grammar Bank

2A
imperatives +
Use imperatives to tell someone what to do and to give instructions.
infnitive to close to listen to open
imperative Close the door. Listen to the teacher. Open your books.
The imperative form is the same as the infnitive without to.
>> Now go to exercise 2.1 to practise.
2B
possessive s
Use the possessive s to say who something belongs to.
after a singular noun apostrophe + s Gillys book
the girls mother
after a plural noun
that doesnt end with s
apostrophe + s the childrens books
after a plural noun
that ends with s
apostrophe the students books
>> Now go to exercise 2.2 to practise.
2B
demonstratives this, that, these, those
this that these those
+ singular noun
(near you)
+ singular noun
(not near you)
+ plural noun
(near you)
+ plural noun
(not near you)
This is my sister. Thats my brother. These are my
children.
Those are my
children.
The short form of that is = thats.
There is no short form of this is, these are, or those are.
>> Now go to exercise 2.3 to practise.
2C
adjectives
Use adjectives to describe people and things.
adjective be + adjective adjective + noun
rich Shes rich. Shes a rich woman.
young Hes young. Hes a young man.
old Its old. Its an old taxi.
married Theyre married. Theyre a married couple.
retired Were retired. Were retired doctors.
single Im single. Im a single woman.
There are no plural adjectives. Theyre old. not Theyre olds.
>> Now go to exercises 2.4 and 2.5 to practise.
2C
articles a, an
a before a consonant sound Shes a dentist. Hes a Spanish actor.
an before a vowel sound Shes an actress. Hes an English singer.
Use a / an before a singular noun.
>> Now go to exercise 2.6 to practise.
2D
prepositions of time
at + a time at six oclock.
on + a day on Monday on Tuesday evening
no preposition + some time expressions this afternoon tonight
tomorrow morning
Use this morning, this afternoon, this evening, and tonight to talk
about parts of today.
For more information about prepositions of time, see lesson 4B.
>> Now go to exercise 2.7 to practise.
2.1 Match 19 with ai.
1 d Read a at the board.
2

Open your b the words slowly.
3

Look c with a partner.
4

Write your name d the text.
5

Work e book at page 24.
6

Answer the f questions on page 5.
7

Swap g and address on the form.
8

Say h the tape and repeat the words.
9

Listen to i information with a partner.
2.2 Right or wrong? Tick (3) or correct the sentences.
Example Sandys Bobs wife. Sandys Bobs wife.
1 Hes Steve father.
2 Theyre Johns books.
3 Shes my friends teacher.
4 Were Simons students.
5 Sandras Bobs childrens teacher.
6 Theyre Julias sisters.
2.3 Underline the correct words.
Example This / These are my students.
1 These / Those are my books on that desk.
2 This / That girl with those people is my sister.
3 What is this book / these books about?
4 That / Those students are from Russia.
5 These / That man in the bar is Jims father.
6 Who are that man / those men?
2.4 Order the words to make sentences.
Example married my isnt sister
My sister isnt married.
1 retired he offce worker a s
2 rich are parents your ?
3 isnt rich woman a she
4 old my is car
5 old Jaime is man an ?
6 young Elena a doctor s
2.5 Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective.
Example Mr and Mrs Jones are married .
1 He isnt married or divorced. Hes .
2 His daughter is fve years old. Shes .
3 Hes . His wife is a doctor.
4 My father is . Hes 85.
5 Paul is Carlas ex-husband. Theyre .
2.6 Complete the text with a or an.
Hi. My names Jenny. Im
1
a farmer. This is a photo of my
family and my friends. This is my sister. Shes
2
engineer.
Thats my brother. Hes
3
footballer. Our fathers
4

actor and our mothers
5
singer. That girls my friend.
Shes
6
doctor and her husbands
7
English teacher.
2.7 Right or wrong? Tick (3) or correct the sentences.
Example Our English class is on four oclock.
Our English class is at four oclock.
1 The next Spanish lesson is at Friday.
2 My tennis lesson is on Thursday morning.
3 The quiz is at tonight.
4 The next class is tomorrow evening.
5 The news is on half past seven.