UNIT 4A
1. VOCABULARY
People and family
People
People
a boy- niño
a girl- niña
a man- hombre
a woman- mujer
children- niños
friends- amigos
IRREGULAR PLURALS
a child- children
a man- men
a woman- women /'wi-min/
a person- people
REMEMBER: You DON'T say childrens or mans or childs (WRONG)
a girl- niña
a man- hombre
a woman- mujer
children- niños
friends- amigos
IRREGULAR PLURALS
a child- children
a man- men
a woman- women /'wi-min/
a person- people
REMEMBER: You DON'T say childrens or mans or childs (WRONG)
More irregular plurals
Family
husband- marido
wife- esposa
mother- madre
father- padre
son- hijo
daughter- hija
brother- hermano
sister- hermana
boyfriend- novio
girlfriend- novia
aunt- tía
uncle- tío
cousin- primo/a
grandfather- abuelo
grandmother- abuela
wife- esposa
mother- madre
father- padre
son- hijo
daughter- hija
brother- hermano
sister- hermana
boyfriend- novio
girlfriend- novia
aunt- tía
uncle- tío
cousin- primo/a
grandfather- abuelo
grandmother- abuela
Let's have a look at the British Royal Family:
2. PRONUNCIATION
Listen to the words and the sounds
/æ/
/ə/
/ʌ/
REMEMBER:
- /ʌ/ The letter u is usually pronounced /ʌ/, especially between consonants, e.g. husband, Russia. The letter o is sometimes pronounced /ʌ/, e.g. mother.
- /æ/ a between consonants is often pronounced /æ/, e.g. man, thanks.
- /ə/ This is a very common vowel sound in English in syllables that aren't stressed, e.g. final -er= /ə/, e.g. teacher, computer, number, daughter.
- /ʌ/ The letter u is usually pronounced /ʌ/, especially between consonants, e.g. husband, Russia. The letter o is sometimes pronounced /ʌ/, e.g. mother.
- /æ/ a between consonants is often pronounced /æ/, e.g. man, thanks.
- /ə/ This is a very common vowel sound in English in syllables that aren't stressed, e.g. final -er= /ə/, e.g. teacher, computer, number, daughter.
3. GRAMMAR
Possessive adjectives
Remember that you studied personal subject pronouns:
I
you
he/ she/ it
we
you
they
- In English possessive adjectives don't have a gender, they don't change and the use of his/ her depends if we are talking about something belonging to a man (his) or to a woman (her).
- The possessive adjective agrees with the person who possesses something, not the noun that follows it, e.g. Sam's key= his key, Ann's keys= her keys.
- Your is used for singular and plural, formal and informal.
- Don't confuse its with it's. The possessive has no apostrophe '.
These are the possessive adjectives:
my
your
his/ her/ its
our
your
their
Exercises: Match the possessive adjectives with their pronouns
Possessive adjectives exercise 1
Possessive adjectives exercise 2
Possessive adjectives exercise 3
Possessive adjectives exercise 4
Possessive adjectives exercise 5
Remember that you studied personal subject pronouns:
I
you
he/ she/ it
we
you
they
- In English possessive adjectives don't have a gender, they don't change and the use of his/ her depends if we are talking about something belonging to a man (his) or to a woman (her).
- The possessive adjective agrees with the person who possesses something, not the noun that follows it, e.g. Sam's key= his key, Ann's keys= her keys.
- Your is used for singular and plural, formal and informal.
- Don't confuse its with it's. The possessive has no apostrophe '.
These are the possessive adjectives:
my
your
his/ her/ its
our
your
their
Exercises: Match the possessive adjectives with their pronouns
Possessive adjectives exercise 1
Possessive adjectives exercise 2
Possessive adjectives exercise 3
Possessive adjectives exercise 4
Possessive adjectives exercise 5
Possessives
George is Tom's father
Mary is Tom's mother
Michael is Tom's brother
Laura is Tom's sister
Rachel is Tom's niece
David is Tom's nephew
's
- We use 's with words for people, e.g. girl, boy, husband, and names, eg. Jack's car, my husband's keys, to show possession as an alternative to possessive adjectives.
- We do not usually use 's with things, eg. the pages of the book, NOT the book's pages (WRONG)
- It is used to talk about people's relatives
Tom's sister
Antonio Banderas's wife (cuando el nombre propio termina en "s", la mantiene)
- It is used with people and their possessions
McDonald's restaurant
Tom's house
It's James's house. (cuando el nombre propio termina en "s", la mantiene)
- For irregular plurals, use 's e.g. the children's toys.
-Cuando el sustantivo (la persona que posee) es plural y termina en "s" se elimina la "s" del posesivo:
They are my parents' relatives.
This is the students' class.
They are children's friends.
Observa estos ejemplos:
Tom's mother's name is Mary.
My children's teacher's name is José.
My husband's boss' car is red.
Mary is Tom's mother
Michael is Tom's brother
Laura is Tom's sister
Rachel is Tom's niece
David is Tom's nephew
's
- We use 's with words for people, e.g. girl, boy, husband, and names, eg. Jack's car, my husband's keys, to show possession as an alternative to possessive adjectives.
- We do not usually use 's with things, eg. the pages of the book, NOT the book's pages (WRONG)
- It is used to talk about people's relatives
Tom's sister
Antonio Banderas's wife (cuando el nombre propio termina en "s", la mantiene)
- It is used with people and their possessions
McDonald's restaurant
Tom's house
It's James's house. (cuando el nombre propio termina en "s", la mantiene)
- For irregular plurals, use 's e.g. the children's toys.
-Cuando el sustantivo (la persona que posee) es plural y termina en "s" se elimina la "s" del posesivo:
They are my parents' relatives.
This is the students' class.
They are children's friends.
Observa estos ejemplos:
Tom's mother's name is Mary.
My children's teacher's name is José.
My husband's boss' car is red.
Do the following activities
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4. LISTENING
Listen and do the activities
5. SPEAKING AND WRITING
ACTIVITY: Write six names of people of your family or that you know on a piece of paper.
Now ask: Who's ...?
Example: Who's Maria? She's my mother
Now ask: Who's ...?
Example: Who's Maria? She's my mother
Writing: Posting a photo: Your family
- Start your writing with: Hello, my name's .... and I'm from...
- In English you use the ? only at the end of the question. How are you? NOT ¿How are you? (WRONG)
- apostrophe (') I'm from Ceuta NOT Im from Ceuta (WRONG)
My father's name is NOT My fathers name is (WRONG)