OFFLINE ACTIVITIES
1.- Complete these jokes by writing my or mine, your or yours, his, her or hers, its, our or ours, their or theirs, in the gaps provided:
1. - I’m afraid Beth will not be at school today.
- Who’s calling?
- It’s …… mother.
2. - Edith and James, is this ……… football?
- Did it break anything, sir?
- No, not that I know of.
- Then yes, sir, it’s ……….
3. - Is that Maggy’s brother?
- Yes.
- He’s very small, isn’t he?
- Well, he’s only ……… half-brother.
4. - That’s a nice cat you have. What’s ………… name?
- I don’t know. It won’t tell me.
5. - Two boys went into a café and began to eat ……… sandwiches.
- You can’t eat ……….. own food here, shouted the waiter.
- The boys smiled at each other and then they swapped sandwiches.
6. - Miss, I can’t find ………… shoes anywhere.
- There’s one pair left outside the classroom. Are you sure they aren’t ……….?
- Yes, I’m sure …………. had snow on them.
7. - Anna and I want to get married but we can’t find anywhere to live.
- Why don’t you stay with Anna’s parents?
- Because they’re still living with ………. parents!
2.- Look, choose and write.
3.- Complete text with possessive adjectives or possessive pronouns.
Last week, we had a fancy dress party at
………… house. Many people came, …………
best friends, and there were lots of cars parked outside. At the end of the party, only three people were left: myself, Paul, and Lili.
However, there were four cars. One of them was an old Renault. I didn't remember seeing it before, so I asked whose it was.
Paul said it wasn't ………… car. …………is a Opel Corsa. When I asked Lili if it was …………, she said no -- ………… car is a Ford Explorer. I knew it wasn't ………… car, of course. Finally, I called the police, and they came and examined it. They said it belonged to a family on the next street. Someone had stolen it from …………
driveway and left it on ………….
4.- Add an apostrophe (´) in the correct place in the following sentences.
- Is that Peters new computer?
- You can stay at my grandparents house.
- Where shall I put the childrens toys?
- He works in a butchers shop.
- Please do not park in the teachers car park.
- What is your girlfriends name?
- Do you sell womens clothes?
5.- Correct the following phrases:
Example:
*The toys of the children 9The children´s toys
- * The book of Paul
- * The cars of John
- * The house of Peter
- * The school of the boys
- * The car of my father
- * The boyfriend of Mary
- * The books of James and Mary
- * John is the husband of Mary
- * The fifth symphony of Beethoven
6.- Use the two sentences to make one. Follow the example.
Examples:
Joe has got a snake. The snake is called Niki.
Ö Joe´s snake is called Niki
They´ve got a pet parrot. Her name is Piti.
Ö Their pet parrot is called Piti.
a- My parents have two cars. Both of them are red.
b- Brenda has got two elder sisters. They are called Linda and Betty.
c- My neighbours have got new bicycles. The bicycles are in the garage.
d- Richard has got three brothers. They live in London.
e- The twins have got a strict new teacher of Japanese. She is English.
f- Henri has got a beautiful girlfriend. She is a designer.
g- I´ve got six cousins. Their surname is Smith.
h- Martha got married last year. Her husband is called Peter.
7.- Read the following description of a family and look at the family tree.
Complete the story below using the correct possessives. The first has been done for you.
Robert is married to Silvia. She is his wife and he is ______________ husband. They have a daughter and a son. Their ______________ name is Steven and their ______________ name is Marianne. They live next to Silvia’s parents, Oscar and Esther. Oscar is ______________ father and Esther is ______________ mother.
Oscar is ______________ father-in-law and Esther is ______________ mother-in-law.
Steven is Oscar and Esther’s grandson and Marianne is ______________
granddaughter. Silvia has a sister and a brother. ______________ sister’s name is Mary and her ______________ name is Albert. Albert is married to Pat and they have two children, David and Millie. Millie is ______________ niece and David is ______________ nephew. Millie and Davis are ______________ cousins.
