Possessive

Adjectives/Determiners

SINGULAR

Possessive Determiners
My
Your
His
Her
Its

PLURAL

Our
Your
Their

Equivalente Portugus
meu, minha, meus, minhas
teu, tua, teus, tuas; seu, sua, seus, suas
seu, sua, seus, suas, dele
seu, sua, seus, suas, dela
seu, sua, seus, suas, dele, dela (coisas e
animais)
nosso, nossa, nossos, nossas
vosso, vossa, vossos, vossas
seu, sua, seus, suas, deles, delas

Nota: Os possessive determiners/ possessive adjectives so utilizados:

antes de um substantivo: My friend Kim is very nice and friendly.
para referir que algo pretence a algum That is his new book.
1. Match the Personal Pronouns in A to the Possessive Adjectives in B.

Hello, this is my friend!

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY

YOUR
ITS
OUR
MY
HER
THEIR
HIS

2. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjective.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Alison, whats _______ telephone number?

Kevin is a new student. _______ surname is Cooper.
_______ first name is Gary. Im from France.
Jessica and Tracy: ______ favourite food is lasagna.
This is Joan and ______brother.
Look! That is Cathys cat. _____name is Bob.

3.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Fill in the blanks with a personal pronoun or a possessive adjective. Pay attention to the words in bold.
Tony and Judy are my colleagues. _____ birthday is in November. ____ are thirty three.
Thats Danny._______is from Cardiff._____ surname is OReilly.
Were from the USA and _____ live in New York._______telephone number is 549 3363.
-Mike,whats _____ favourite hobby?- ______favourite hobby is reading.
That cat is so cute. _______name is Tim. ______is Susans cat.

6. This is Mary. _____is English but ______parents are German.

The Present Simple

Verb TO BE
O ver

1- Fill in the blanks with am, is or are.

1. My name ____________Goldie Hawn. I _______________Katiess mother.
2. My son _____________ Oliver Hudson.
3. My daughter and I __________________good actresses.
4. Katie ________at home. Her son ___________at school.
5. Katies dogs ____ in the park. They _________black and white.
6. Liv Tyler and Kate Hudson _________ good friends.
7. I ____________ 15 years old. Kurt ________________14.
8. Those tourists over there___________ British.
2- Write full sentences. Use isnt or arent, etc. Follow the example.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Mike and Jane /Australian.

This house /big.
I/interested in football.
My brother and I / twins.
You / late for school.
Madrid / in Italy.

Mike and Jane arent Australian.

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3- Write questions with these words. Use is or are. Follow the example.
1.you/interested in sport?
2. your parents /at home?
3. it/ cold in your classroom?
4. Sean and Sue / in your class?
5. you and I / good friends?

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4-Write short answers.

1. Are you in class 8D?
Yes, _____________________ / No, ________________________
2. Are they married?
Yes, _____________________ / No, ________________________
3. Is Jude an engineer?
Yes, _____________________ / No, ________________________
4. Are Gil and you from New Zealand? Yes, _____________________ / No, ________________________
5. Is it hot today?
Yes, _____________________ / No, ________________________

5- Put the questions into the correct order.

a) you/ a student/ are? Are you a student?
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b) you/are/twenty-one?
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c) from/is/Britain/your/teacher?
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d) what/your/e-mail address/s?
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e) old/how/is/your/mother?
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f) where/from/JenniferLopez/s?
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g) where/Manchester/s?
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h) you/single/are?
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i) you/from/are/a big city?
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j) your/father/a/businessman/is?
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5.1 -Work in pairs. Choose five questions to ask your partner. Tell your colleagues about him/her
Look at the useful language box below.
Useful Language
His/Her first name/surname/full name is ().
His/Her work/home/mobile number is ().
He/She is a ().
He/She is () years old.
He/Shes from ().
He/she is marrried/single.
His/her e-mail address is ().
His /Her mother/father is a ().

READING
TASK: Find information from documents.
1. Look at Jamies documents and complete the table about him.
Jamie
Full name
Age
Address
Job
Where from?
E-mail address
Telephone number
Married/Single?