NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF PIURA ENGLISH I
MY FAMILY
Possessive ´s
1. We can use possessive 's to talk about the relationship between people or to say who owns something.
Possessive 's always comes after a noun or a name.
We often use possessive 's or s' when we talk about family and friends.
a. Grandma and Grandpa are my mum's parents.
b. Maria's best friend is Juanita.
c. My cousins' birthdays are both in January.
2. We can also use it to say that something belongs to someone.
a. That's Roberto's flat. He's got a flat in the city center.
b. Kim's hair is very long. She's got long, black hair.
c. My parents' garden is beautiful. They grow a lot of flowers.
3. When it is one person who owns something, we usually use 's.
a. Our friend's car is red. She loves it.
b. Simon's phone is new. He bought it yesterday.
c. Can you see Amira's keys? She can't find them.
4. If the thing belongs to more than one person, we usually add ' after the s of the plural noun.
a. Our friends' house is in the mountains. They moved there last year.
b. My grandparents' dog is called Bertie.
c. The twins' school is closed today.
5. If the plural noun is irregular and doesn't end in s, we add 's.
a. This is our children's school.
b. The women's clothes are on the second floor.
c. A lot of people's eyes are brown.
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6. If something belongs to more than one person, and we give a list of names, the 's comes after the last name in
the list.
a. Liam is Anne and Gary's son.
7. Remember that s at the end of a word without an apostrophe (') can make it plural, but this doesn't show
possession.
a. I've got two brothers.
b. Are those your keys?
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3. Complete the sentences with the correct word.
a. My son is my daughter’s ______________________.
b. My father is my daughter’s _____________________.
c. My sister’s daughter is my _____________________.
d. My wife is my son’s __________________________.
e. My father’s sister is my _______________________.
f. My uncle’s son is my _________________________.
g. My mother is my daughter’s ____________________.
h. My mother’s brother is my _____________________.
i. My sister’s son is my __________________________.
j. My son’s mother is my ________________________.
k. My daughter is my son’s ______________________.
l. My mother’s husband is my ____________________.
m. My son’s father is my ________________________.
n. My wife’s son is my __________________________.
o. My brother’s son is my ________________________.
p. My aunt’s daughter is my ______________________.
q. My sister is my brother’s ______________________.
r. My mother is my son’s ________________________.
s. My brother is my son’s ________________________.
t. My sister is my father’s ________________________.
WHAT IS HIS / HER JOB?
She is a business administrator. She is a nurse. He is a scientist.
He is a waiter. She is a waitress. He is a
fireman.
He is a policeman. She is a policewoman.
He is a bus driver.
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He is a taxi driver. She is a teacher. He is
an engineer.
She is psychologist. He is an accountant. He is
a doctor.
What are their jobs?
They are waiters. They are firefighters.
They are police officers. They are chefs.
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2. What does he do? 5. What do they do?
He helps sick people They put out fires.
___________________ _____________________
3. What does she do? 6. What do they do?
She looks after sick people. They catch bad people.
____________________ ____________________
4. What do they do? 7. What does he do?
They serve food to people. He drives a bus.
____________________ _____________________
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8. What does he do?
He drives a taxi.
______________________
9. What does he do?
He flies a plane.
______________________
10.What does she do?
She looks after the family.
_______________________
11. What does she do?
She teaches English.
________________________
1. Where do doctors and nurses work?
They work in a hospital.
2. Where do waiters work?
They work in a restaurant
3. Where do firefighters work?
They work in a fire station.
4. Where do police officers work?
They work in a police station.
5. Where do the teachers work?
They work in a school.
6. Where do the business administrator work?
They work in an office.
A writing planner
Paragraph 1: About me
Draw a picture of What is your name? My name is ___________.
yourself.
How old are you? I am ________________.
Where do you live? I live in
______________.
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In which class are you studying? I am studying in Class
_________________.
In which university are you I am studying in
studying? ____________________
____________________
Paragraph 2: About my father and mother
What is your father´s name? His name is
___________.
How old is he? He is _______________.
Where does he live? He lives in
______________.
What is your father’s job? My father is__________.
What does he do? He _________________
Where does he work? He works
_____________
What is your mother´s name? Her name is __________.
How old is she? She is ______________.
Where does she live? She lives in
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___________.
What is your mother’s job? My mother is__________.
What does she do? She ________________
Where does she work? She works __________
Activity:
Write a text about your family (at least 6 family member)
