Unit I. Start anew Section I. We are all newcomers, aren’t we?

Lexics: personal information, school terms

Grammar revision: personal and possessive pronouns, the verb – to be –in the present, past and future simple tenses, cardinal and ordinal numerals, word-order in the English affirmative sentence, types of qustions, asking questions.

Part I

1. Revise pronouns:

Personal pronouns (личные местоимения) Possessive pronouns (притяжательные

местоимения)

ед. число мн. число ед. число мн. число

1 л. – I – я 1 л. – we – мы 1 л. – my (mine) – мой 1 л. – our (ours) - наш

2 л. – you – ты 2 л. – you – вы 2 л. – your (yours) – твой 2 л. – your(yours) - ваш

3 л. – he – он 3 л. –they – они 3 л. – his (his) – его 3 л. – their(theirs) - их

she – она her (hers) - ее

it – он, она, оно it (its) – его, ее

Example: We are all the students of the College of Business and Law. It is situated in Baikalskaya Street. And where is your college situated?

2. Fill in the gaps with personal or possessive pronouns:

1. Ann isn’t in the college, … is at home with … little brother because … is ill. 2. This is not my mobile, … is Dasha’s. It’s really … .3.Where are Ann and Dasha? - … are in the hall. 4. Whose book is this? - … is mine. 5. John is a student. … is not a teacher. 6. What are Nick’s parents? - … are lawyers.7. Dan and I are in the first course. … are first-year students.8. John is a painter. … studio is very large. 9. You are a student, aren’t …? 10. I am 16. …name is Helen.

3. Choose the right pronoun:

1. This is my/mine pencil case.2. This is her/hers present. Where is your/ yours? 3. Our/ours classroom is big.What about their/theirs? 4. His car is red. What colour is her/hers? 5. These are your/yours stickers. Those are my/mine.6. Their/theirs poster is on the left wall. Where is our/ours? 7. My hobby is football. What about your/yours? 8. It is her/hers book. Where is mine/my? 9. What a nice tree! His/its leaves are red. 10. It is not my address. It’s hers/her.

4. Replace the following words by suitable pronouns:

Model: his name – it, their names – they, my girl-friend – she, my boy-friend - he

My study, desks, my mother, the students, his hobby, Nick and Ann, a friend, nobody, your parents, my cousin’s name, her granny, their computers, two months, a year, this professor’s lecture, my mobile number, these dogs, Bob and I, her favourite subject, most of my boy-friends, few of us, somebody, something, their daughter, a lot of groups, a baby, his e-mail address, a lot of new departments, my eldest brother, television, foreign languages, my Dad’s camera, their study, my friends and I, classes, school subjects, secondary education, our friends’ names, my teacher’s mark, his aunt, my uncle’s skateboard, thirty groupmates, a birthday party, his grandparents’ country house, college hostels, the English language, money, offices, time, a qualified secretary, managers, comfortable hotels, good knowledge, my friend’s name.