THE POSSESSIVE FORM ( ´s

CUANDO ES UNA PERSONA, SE EMPLEA UN APÓSTROFE

“ ´ ” Y UNA “s” DESPUÉS DEL POSEEDOR

 My mother´s necklace.
El collar de mi madre.

 Roberto´s glass is brown.

El vaso de Roberto es chocolate.

IMPORTANT: Primero se coloca el poseedor seguido de la apóstrofe y la “s” y luego el artículo que
se posee.

CUANDO EL POSEEDOR TERMINA EN UNA “s” SOLO SE

EMPLEA EL APÓSTROFE “ ´ ” DESPUÉS DEL POSEEDOR

 My brothers ´ cars.
Los carros de mis hermanos.

 Luis` cellular is a Nokia.

El celular de Luis es un Nokia.
 PRACTIC
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Use the apostrophe (‘s ) to join the following sentences.

1- It is a computer. It is of my brother.
It is my brother’s computer .
2- It is a red car. It is of Luis.
It is Luis’ red car.

3- It is a CD. It is of July.
It is July’s CD

4- It is an orange. It is of Carlos.
It is Carlos’ orange.

5- It is a dog. It is of my brothers.
It is my brothers’ dog.

6- It is a canoe. It is of Mike.
It is Mike’s canoe.

7- It is a horse. It is Stephanie.
It is Stephanie’s horse.

8- It is a rabbit. It is of my sister.
It is my sister’s rabbit.

9- It is a house. It is of my parents.
It is my parents’ house.

10- It is a farm. It is of my grandfather.

It is my grandfather’s farm.
 THE FAMILY MEMBERS

1- Wife Esposa 18- Uncle Tío

2- Husband Esposo 19- Niece Sobrina

3- Parents Padres 20- Nephew Sobrino

4- Mother Madre 21- Cousin Primo / Prima

5- Father Padre

6- Children Niños

7- Daughter Hija

8- Son Hijo

9- Sister Hermana

10- Brother Hermano

11- Grandparents Abuelos

12- Grandmother Abuela

13- Grandfather Abuelo

14- Grandchildren Nietos

15- Granddaughter Nieta

16- Grandson Nieto

17- Aunt Tía

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Family
Write the correct member of the Family.

1. Who is your father's sister? My father’s sister is my aunt

.
2. Who is your sister's husband? My sister’s husband is my brother in law.

3. Who is your mother's mother? My mother’s mother is my grandmother.

4. Who is your sister's daughter? My sister’s daughter is my niece.

5. Who is your son's son? My son’s son is my grandson

6. Who is your sister's brother? My sister’s brother is my brother.

7. Who is your mother's brother? My mother’s brother is my mother.

8. Who is your uncle's son? My uncle’s son is my cousin.

9. Who is your brother's son? My brother’s son is my nephew.

10. Who is your mother's father? My mother’s father is my grandmother.

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
( ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS)
 POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
SINGULAR PLURAL

MY MI - MIS OUR NUESTROS O NUESTRAS

YOUR TU – TUS – SUS – SU YOUR SUS – TUS
HIS SU – SUS ( de él) THEIR SU – SUS ( de ellos – de ellas)
HER SU – SUS ( de ella)
ITS SU – SUS (de un objeto o
animal)

 Cada adjetivo tiene su pronombre personal. Es decir, no se debe colocar un

adjetivo posesivo a un pronombre personal o nombre incorrecto. Por ejemplo:

Es correcto:
She is the teacher. Her name is Mary. ( Ella es la profesora. Su nombre es Maria).
Her es el adjetivo posesivo de She.

Es incorrecto:
She is the teacher. His name is Mary. ( His no es el adjetivo posesivo de She).

LOS ADJETIVOS POSESIVOS SE COLOCAN ANTES DEL SUSTANTIVO. Por Ejemplo:

My name. Mi nombre. ( name es el sustantivo y My es el adjetivo

posesivo).
Her dog. Su perro. ( dog es el sustantivo; Her es el posesivo).

PRACTIC
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Write the correct Possessive Adjective to the following sentences.

1- You are Mack. Your name is Mack.

2- I am Larry. ___My__ name is Larry.

3- You are Mr. Gomez. __Your___ name is Mr. Gomez.

4- I am Miss Sophia. __My___ name is Miss Sophia.

5- She is Sandy. __Her___ name is Sandy.

6- They are Peter and Luis. __Their___ names are Peter and Luis.

7- He is Anthony. __His___ name is Anthony.

8- We are Michael and Heidi. __Our__ names are Michael and Heidi.

9- It is Flipper. __its__ name is Flipper.

10- It is Scooby . __its___ name is Scooby.

11- They are Laura and Sandra. __Their___ names are Laura and Sandra.

12- She is Margaret. __Her___ name is Margaret.

13- He is Robert. ___His__ name is Robert.

14- I am _____Sebastián_______. ____My__ name is ____Sebastián___.

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(THE INDEFINITE ARTICLES)

LOS ARTICULOS
INDEFINIDOS
Los artículos indefinidos en Español son: un, una, unos, unas.
Los artículos indefinidos en Inglés son: “a” o “an” . Los dos significan Un –
Una

Se usa el artículo indefinido “a” delante de un sustantivo o nombre que

empieza con consonantes. For example:

A book un libro
A pencil un lápiz
A car un carro

Se usa el artículo indefinido “an” delante de un sustantivo o nombre que

comienza con vocal o una “h” muda. For Example:

An apple una manzana

An orange una naranja
An hour una hora

Al momento de establecer sustantivos en plural, no se debe utilizar los artículos

indefinidos: A – AN.

A book books unos libros

An apple apples unas manzanas
A car cars unos carros

Es incorrecto escribir y decir:

An elephants elefantes

A Cars carros
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A or An
Select the correct article. Seleccione el artículo correcto.

1- This is Bob. He's ____ doctor.

a. a
b. an

2- Peter is ____ engineer.

a. a
b. AN (X)

3- That's Oliver. He's ___ travel agent.

a. a (X)
b. an

4- Leonardo di Caprio is ___ actor.

a. a
b. an (X)

5- Fred is ____ electrician.

a. a
b. an (X)

6- Mr. Smith is ___ teacher.

a. a (X)
b. an

7- This is Gloria. She's ___ homemaker.

a. a (X)
b. an

8- That's John. He's ___ police officer.

a. a (X)
b. an

9- I'm ____ student.

a. a (X)
b. an

10- Cindy Crawford is ____ actress.

a. a
b. an (X)

PRACTIC
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 A, An, or Nothing

Select the correct article and if it is not necessary don’t write anything.

1- This is _a_ easy question.

2- She is _a__ nurse.

3- Is it _a__ telephone number?

4- She is ___an__ engineer.

5- Are they ______students?

6- David is _a__ student in our class.

7- What is ___ the next station?

8- It is ___ my car.

9- I am in ___ summer vacation.

10- Is there _a_ public telephone near here?

What, When or Where? PRACTIC
Select the correct question word.
E

1. ___ is the name of the President of the United States of America?

a. What (X)
b. When
c. Where

2. ___ month is the Chinese new year?

a. What
b. When (X)
c. Where

3. ___ is Christmas Day?

a. What
b. When (X)
c. Where

4. ___ is the moon?

a. What
b. When
c. Where (X)

5. ___ is he from?
a. What
b. When
c. Where (X)

6. ___ is her address?

a. What (X)
b. When
c. Where
7. ___ is New York city?
a. What
b. When
c. Where (X)

8. ___ is the dog?

a. What
b. When
c. Where (X)

9. ___ are the Hawaiian islands?

a. What
b. When
c. Where (X)

10. ___ is her birthday?

a. What
b. When (X)
c. Where
 PERSONAL INFORMATION
INFORMACIÓN PERSONAL

Answer these questions about yourself.

1- What is your name?

My name is Sebastián. ___________________________________
2- What is your first name?
My first name is Jhoan____________________________________
3- What is your middle name?
My middle name is Sebastián_______________________________
4- What is your last name?
My last name is Jiménez Rodríguez _________________________
5- What is your address?
My address is street 26A #28-14____________________________
6- What is your telephone number?
My phone number is 321 9302302___________________________
7- Where are you from?
I am from Colombia______________________________________
8- What is your e – mail address?
My email address is sebitasjj19997@gmail.com_______________
9- What is your social security number?
I don’t have social security.________________________________
10- What is your apartment number?
I don’t have an apartment._________________________________
 WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

- What’s your name?

- What’s your address?
- My name is Luis A. Gutierrez
- What’s your phone
- My address is 4th Avenue, 32.
number?
- My phone number is 752-5639.
- What’s your Social Security
- My Social Security Number is
Number?
0634-6532

Interview a partner in your classroom. Make questions about:

- What’s your name?

- My name is ______________________________________
- ______________________________________ address?
- ________________________________________________
- ____________________________________ phone number?
- ________________________________________________
- Where are you from?
- ________________________________________________
- What is your E- mail address?
- ________________________________________________
 How Are you?

Read the conversation:

 Ken: Hello, My name's Ken. What's your name?

 Jack: Jack. How are you?
 Ken: I'm fine, and you?
 Jack: Great. Where are you from?
 Ken: I'm from Seattle.
 Ken: Where is that girl from?
 Jack: She's from Japan
 Ken: How old is she?
 Jack: She's twenty-six

Complete the conversation.

Mary: Hello. My name _is____ Mary. What _is__ your name?

Peter: Peter. How are_ you?
Mary: I _am___ fine and you?
Peter: OK, Where _are__ you from?
Mary: I _am__ from Ireland.

Read the text:

My name is Luis and I'm a teacher. My address is Av. Mayo, 30 and my telephone number is

997-6025. I'm 39 years old and I'm married. My daughter, Katherine, is two and half years old. My

wife, Barbara, is from Cocle. She is a nurse.

Fill in the gaps in this paragraph.

My name _is_ Mario and I __am_ a doctor. My address is___ Rodolfo Chiari Avenue
23rd and my telephone number __is___ 775-3266. I_am___ 45 years old and I _am_
married. My son, Peter, __is__ ten years old. My wife, Laura, is from Volcan. She _is___ a
lawyer.

Introduce yourself to the rest of the class.

( Talk about name, age, address, e- mail, favorite movie, favorite actor / actress, etc. )

Unscramble the next sentences

1. Are / students / they ?

Are they students? _____________________________________

2. Are / from / the students / Japan?

Are the students from Japan? ____________________________

3. is / English / difficult.

English is difficult______________________________________

4. am / I / a teacher.

I am a teacher_________________________________________

5. She is not (She/not) happy.

Shen is not happy______________________________________

6. are / They/ very hungry.

They are very hungry____________________________________

7. We are not (We/not) hungry.

We are not hungry______________________________________

8. Where / he/ is / from?

Where is he from?______________________________________
 (DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES AND
PRONOUNS)
ADJETIVOS Y PRONOMBRES
DEMOSTRATIVOS

SINGULAR (un solo objeto)

THIS (cerca) dís (este, esta, esto)

THAT (lejos) dat (ese, esa, eso)

PLURAL (dos o más objetos)

THESE (cerca) diís (estos, estas)

THOSE (lejos) dóus (esos, esas)

Ejemplos:

 That is my newspaper.
Dat ís mái núspéiper
Ese es mi periódico

 This is my book.
Dís ís mái búk
Este es mi libro.

YOUR TURN: Change these two sentences into plural and negative
using these and those !!!

___these are my newspapers_____/___these are not my newspapers__

____those are my books_________/______those are not my books____

 THIS IS THESE ARE
THAT IS THOSE ARE

This – That se utilizan con IS, ya que estos son demostrativos en singular. Por ejemplo:
 That is my chair.
 This door is red.
 This classroom is small.
 That fan is big.

These – Those se utilizan con Are, ya que estos son demostrativos en Plural.
 These students are intelligent.
 Those books are expensive.
 Those cars are fast.
 These chairs are big.

 Estas oraciones también pueden estar en negativo.

THIS IS not THESE ARE not
THAT IS not THOSE ARE not

Para esto solo agregue la palabra not después del Verbo to Be ( Is – Are ) Por ejemplo:
 This pen is not red.
 That door is not blue.
 Those windows are not dirty.
 These pasteboards are not different.
  Estas oraciones también pueden pasar a ser preguntas.
IS THIS ARE THESE
IS THAT ARE THOSE

Para esto solo se debe colocar IS – ARE al principio de oración, de esta forma pasa a
ser una pregunta. Por ejemplo:

 Is that your teacher?

 Is this your pencil?
 Are those your books?
 Are these your exams?

PRACTIC
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Complete the following phrases with the Verb Be (IS – ARE ) Affirmative.

1- This is the book.

2- This _is_ the girl.
3- Those _are _ the boys
4- These _are_ the tables
5- That is__ the teacher.
6- This _is__ Mr. Torres.
7- These _are _ the pens.
8- Those _are__ the desks.
9- This _is __ the door.
10- That _is __ the computer.
11- These _are __ the teachers.
Complete the phrases with the negative form of the verb To Be. ( IS – ARE )

1- These are not the papers.

2- Those _____are not_________ the chairs
3- This ____is not__________ the box.
4- That ____is not_________ the classroom.
5- Those _____are not_________ the notebooks.
6- These ______are not_______ the pencils.
7- That ______is not________ the teacher.
8- This ______is not_______ the door.
9- That ______is not_________ the teacher.
10- These _____are not______ the pencils.
11- Those ____are not_______ the cars

Complete the phrases with the negative form of the verb To Be. ( IS – ARE )

1- __is_____ that the teacher?

2- ___is____ this the classroom?
3- ___are____ these the books?
4- ___are____ those the desks?
5- ___is____ this the pen?
6- __is_____ that the table?
7- __are_____ those the papers?
8- __are____ these the chairs?
9- __are____ those the students?
10- ____is___ that the car?
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This - These
Fill the blanks with this – these.

1- _this___ book is big.

2- _these__ books are French books.
3- _these__ papers are in the table.
4- _this___ pen is red.
5- _these__ exercises are not so difficult.
6- _this___ room is large.
7- _this___ letter is for Mary.
8- __this__ pencil is broken.
9- _these___ schools are fantastic.
10- _these___ students are my friends.

Fill the blanks with that – those

1- _those___ books are about Math.
2- __that_ men are my friends.
3- _those___ boys are his brothers.
4- Is that__ man your father?
5- __those__ other houses down the street are very beautiful.
6- _that___ man speaks English.
7- __those___ girls are intelligent.
8- __that___ exam is easy.
9- __that___ teacher is smart.
10- __that__ chair are dirty.