Lesson 11, Possessive adjectives
What are possessive adjectives? What do they describe?
Possessive adjectives talk about possession. They are always used with a NOUN.
Examples: My car is blue. Your car is black.
They refer to the PERSON who has the object, not the actual object.
Example: Kathy has a son. HER son (not his!) is young.
Can you explain how to use Present Continuous/Present Progressive? Give an example if possible.
Present Continuous/Progressive: A live action, an action in progress - right now, at the moment - temporary. We use AM/IS/ARE + ____ING (verb).
I am drinking water. She is playing tennis. We are studying English.
Please correct the following sentences:
1- She are swim in the lake.
2- They is buying a car.
1- She IS SWIMMING in the lake.
2- They ARE buying a car.
What is an IMPERATIVE? When do we use this type of conjugation?
An imperative gives an order to a person or people, to ask for a service or to do something important.
Example, teacher to the students: Sit down, please.
Read these words and say if there is a difference in pronunciation:
Bin, bean
Chip, cheap
Riff, reef
Short versus Long Vowels (pronunciation and hearing practice). BIN, short vowel, BEAN, long vowel. Chip = short vowel, CHEAP = long vowel. RIFF = short vowel, REEF = long vowel.
Short and Long Vowels change the pronunciation of vowels.
Use the correct possessive adjective (my... your...his/her...) or subject pronoun (I, you, he...): Nancy has a red car. ____ car is fast. _____ is a good driver.
Nancy has a red car. HER car is fast. SHE is a good driver.
Conjugate the verb PLAY with Present Continuous.
I am playing, You are playing, She/he/it is playing, We are playing, You are playing, They are playing.
Name as many QUESTION WORDS as possible. (Hint: 5 Ws.)
List: Who, Where, What, When, Why.
More difficult: How, How much, How many, Which...
How can we transform this example into a NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE:
Read the document today, please.
=> Don't read the document today, please.
Transform into a question:
1- My teacher is in the class.
2- They are playing soccer.
1 Where is my teacher? (OR Who is in the class?)
2 What are they playing?
Are these sentences correct? If there are mistakes, try to correct them.
Jack has a family. Her family is big. He has five children. His names are Nancy, John, Amanda, Robert, and Benjamin.
Jack has a family. HIS family is big. He has five children. THEIR names are Nancy, John, Amanda, Robert, and Benjamin.
Find the correct question word:
1 ______ are you doing? - I am writing a text.
2 ____ are you going? - I am going to the grocery store.
3 ____ is the class? - It is at 11 am.
1 WHAT
2 WHERE
3 WHEN or WHAT TIME
Conjugate with THERE IS/ARE (lesson 15):
1 On the table, there _____ (be) five books.
2 There _____ (be) water in my glass.
3 On the street, there ____ (be) one mansion.
1 ...there ARE
2 There IS
3 ...there IS
What are the three basic prepositions in English? Give some definitions for each.
IN, ON, AT
IN: country, city, province, month, year, season.
ON: surface, specific day/date, street (just the name).
AT: specific time, specific place, specific address.
Correct the subject or object pronoun if there is a mistake:
1 I travel with they.
2 Me and my mother have a dog.
3 She travels with we.
1- THEM
2 - My mother and I
3 - with US.
Describe what you are wearing (my...) and what a classmate is wearing (his...her...). Use a possessive adjective when possible.
Examples:
My pants are... My shoes are... My shirt is...
His pants are black. OR Her shirt is white.
*various answers possible*
Conjugate the following sentences with the NEGATIVE form of Present Continuous. Use contractions if possible.
1- She _____________ (not study) French right now.
2- They _____________ (not clean) the house today.
3- At the moment, we _____________ (not read) a book.
1- She is not studying/isn't studying French right now.
2- They are not cleaning/aren't cleaning the house today.
3- At the moment, we are not reading/aren't reading a book.
Use There IS/ARE to describe the class OR your house. Make 5 examples.
Ex.: In the class, there is a teacher. Ex.: On my house, there are five windows.
*various answers* Examples: In the class, there are 5 students. There is a projector. There are books.
There is = singular
There are = plural
Where is your car? Where is your house? Use prepositions to describe the positions of these objects.
Examples: My car is ON the street. My car is NEXT TO the building... My house is IN Jonquière. My house in NEAR Walmart...
What time is it right now? Give the two patterns possible.
Also: What time does your class start and finish?
Examples: 6:45. Six forty-five OR A quarter to seven.
*Other times possible*
The class starts at... (Refer to the manual or notes to review!).
Are these sentences possible? If not, explain why.
I have a car. My is orange. It goes very fast. Your car is small and your is cheap.
I have a car. My CAR is orange. It goes very fast. Your car is small and your CAR is cheap.
When you use a possessive adjective, it is necessary to mention the object (car, table, cat...) that belongs to the owner. "My" or "Your" or "His/Her"... "Their"... cannot exist alone.
Arrange to create a question and an answer:
1=> doing - What - the - on - weekend - are - you - ?
2=> family - I - watching - am - movie - a - with - my - .
1- What are you doing on the weekend?
2- I am watching a movie with my family.
Turn these sentences into negatives sentences:
1- There is school tomorrow.
2- There is snow this week.
3- There are clouds in the sky.
1- There is NOT/ISN'T school tomorrow.
2- There is NOT/ISN'T snow this week.
3- There are NOT/AREN'T clouds in the sky.
Confirm if the prepositions are used correctly. If not, please make a correction.
1 - My birthday is on January.
2 - I live next to the highway.
3 - She lives at Chicoutimi.
1 - My birthday is IN January.
2 - I live next to the highway. CORRECT
3 - She lives IN Chicoutimi.
Use the correct element to complete the sentences: Julie is busy. _____ job is important. _____ has many responsibilities. ______ is the CEO of a company. The company is famous. _____ is very big in the world. ____ has many employees. ______ have important roles.
Her job... She has... She is.... It is very big... It has many.... They have...