Possessive adjectives: Family relationships This is Sarah's family.

Paul is her father, Anne is her mother, and Jack is her brother. Sarah has a friend, his name is Robert. That one is Robert. His mother is Sandra and his father is George. Emily is his sister. Robert

Sarah

Sarah and Robert are friends. Their parents are also friends. They are neighbours, their houses are one next to the other, and they share their toys. We use her, his, their, etc. to talk about possessions. E.g.: My house is big - His office is comfortable - Her father is Paul - Their ideas are good Our neighbourhood is safe - Hawaii (it) is famous for its beaches - Your car is very modern 1.1 Complete the sentences. Write the correct possessive adjective in each blank space. my your his her our their 1. Im the boy in this picture on the left. My name is Tommy. ______________ mom is Helen and ______________ dad is Bob. Im ______________ son.
2. Im the girl in this picture on the right. My name is Lisa. My mother is behind me, _____name is Mary. My father is next to my mother, _____ name is Dave. Im _____ daughter.

3. Im not in this picture. This is my uncle Johns family.

Betsy is ______ wife, and _____ aunt. They have two children, Lilly and Bob are ____ __ names. They are my cousins. I'm uncle John and aunt Betsy's nephew. ______ families are very close. 4. How big is _______ family?

1.2 Imagine a picture of your family, drow it and write about them using the examples above.
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Remember Its and it's (it is) have the same pronunciation but they are different words, with different meanings. E.g.: Its = Hawaii (it) is famous for its beaches Its = I like Hawaii. Its a beautiful place (It is a beautiful place). 1.3 Complete the sentences using possessives (my, his, our, etc.) 1. Im Marcus and this is ______ garden. 2. She is my mother Susan and this is _____ hat. 3. They are Robert and Adam and this is ______ bedroom. 4. ______ Marco and this is _____ living room. 5. We are Betti and Barbara and this is _____ favourite book. ______ title is Twilight. 6. _____ is Rachel and this is _____ sister. 7. These are my teachers. ______ names are Paul and Rita. 8. This is my brother. ______ name is Peter. ______ a student in Hungary. 9. We are friends. ______ hobbies are gardening and walking. 10. Im Sophy and this is ________ dog, Aladin. A family tree for some of Anne and Paul Mason's relatives or relations Paul is Annes husband and Sarah and Jacks father. Anne is Pauls wife and Sarah and Jacks mother. Anne and Paul are Sarah and Jacks parents Sarah is Anne and Paul's daughter. Jack is their son. Sarah is Jacks sister. Jack is Sarahs brother. 1.4 Can you continue...? Amelia and Paul are... Sarah and Jack are.... William and Mary are... Etc. We use s to express a relation of possession. My friend has a car. My friends car is blue. (singular) (To show that a person possesses something) The students have books. The students books are interesting. (plural) Plural nouns that end in s just take the apostrophe ( )
Amelia Anne and Paul

William and Mary Mason

Henry and Diana

1.5 Add the apostrophes and s to the possessive nouns when necesary. 1. Jim __ last name is Smith 2. My teachers___ names are Ms. Rice and Mr. Molina. 4. My mother ___ first name is Marika. 5. My parents ____ telephone number is 555-9876. 6. My uncle George is my father__ brother.

Sarah and Jack

7. How long is an elephant__ trunk?

Look at this!!
(a) The childrens toys are on the floor. (b) The store sells men's clothing. (c) That store sells women's clothing. (d) Those are peoples lives

Plural nouns that end without s: Children (2 childs), men (+1 man), women (+1 woman), people (+1 person)

1.6 Complete the sentences with the correct possessive form of the NOUNS. 1 . children 2. girl 3, girls 4. women That store sells childrens books. Mary is a name. Mary and Sue are names. Mary and Sue are names.