UNIT THREE

FAVORITE PEOPLE

Subject: English I
Teacher: Karin Gutierrez
 Unit 3: Achievement

Learn how to use POSSESSIVE

ADJECTIVES

Ask and answer information

questions.

Use really? To show interest or

surprise.
 UNIT 3: Favorite People

Lesson A : Celebrities

Lesson B: People we know

Lesson C: Family

Lesson D: This is a friend of mine

 Who are
celebrities?
Sportsman (woman)
Song writers
Actors
Writers
Scientists
TV hosts
Astronauts
Artists
Musicians
Composers
Singers
 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

PERSONAL POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES

I My
You Your
He His
She Her
It Its
They Their
We Our
 Pronoun? or Possessive Adjective?
Im a Sean Penn fan?
PRONOUN + VERB
Whos Sean Penn fan?

My favorite actor is Sean Penn.

Whose favorite actor is POSSESSIVE + NOUN

Sean Penn?
 Lets practice
The Williams sisters.

_______ are tennis players. VERB?

Nicole Kidmans new movie is great.

_______ movies are really great.

NOUN?
EXAMPLES:

Mario Vargas Llosa is my favorite writer.

His novels are very interesting.

Karin is my best friend, her house has a

big swimming pool.

My neighbors are friendly, they always

visit me, their sons are in Spain.

My dad and I are good friends, our hobby

is swimming.
 Lets practice!
1. Peter is lazy, ____ hobby is playing video games all day.

2. The students are busy now, they have to finish ______

homework.

3. I love italian food, ______ favorite food is pizza.

4. Nicole Kidman is a smart actor,she is from US, _____movies

are amazing.

5. We have an exam, but _____teacher is absent, maybe she

is sick.
Describing people
Charming
Cheerful
Generous
Helpful
Sensitive
Sincere
Self-confident
Gentle
Plucky or brave
Jolly
Likable
YES-NO QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Be + Subject + Comp? Affirm.short N eg. short
answer answer

am I late? Yes, You are. No, Youre not.

Is your teacher strict? Yes, She is. No, Shes not.
Is David asleep? Yes, He is. No, Hes not.
Are you intelligent? Yes, I am. No, Im not.
Are they friendly? Yes, they are. No, theyre not.
Are we on time? Yes, We are. No, were not.

Complete negative answers.

* Im not late.
* Shes not strict.
* Hes not asleep.
* Theyre not friendly.
* Were not on time
Isnt and arent are
used too.
My boss isnt strict.
They arent friendly.
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
 Forming Questions

Question word + verb be (are, is, am)

What ?
What like?
Where ?
When ?
Who ?
How old ?
How ?
 HOMEWORK: Describing a friend

Samantha

This is my friend from Cibertec. Were in the same

English class. HER first names Samantha and HER last
names Ruiz. She is from Peru and HER home address is
22 High Street, Lima City. HER home phone number is 01-
525-5677 and HER e-mail address is
sweetheart@hotmail.com.

Shes 20 years old and shes a college student. She is a

smart girl and a nice friend.