Grammar Object pronouns: me, you, him, etc.
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they |
Me
you
him
her
it us
you
them |
Wait for me.
I love you.
She isn’t in love with him He kisses her
I don’t like it. Can you help us?
See you tomorrow
Phone them this evening |
She meets John. She meets him to her house
● Object pronouns go after the verb
I
love
you.
not
I
you love.
● You also use object pronouns after prepositions (with, to, for, etc.)
Listen
to
me!
I’m in love with
her.
not
I’m
in
love with she
Possessive’s:
Subject pronouns |
Possessive adjectives |
Possessive pronouns |
I
You
He
She
We
They
|
It’s my car.
It’s your car.
It’s his car. It’s her car.
It’s our car.
It’s their car. |
It’s mine.
It’s yours.
It’s his. It’s hers.
It’s ours.
It’s theirs |
My
mother’s car. Not: The
car of my mother.
● We usually use of and not ’s before things and places.
The door of the classroom. The president f the United States.
● For regular plural nouns, write s’.
My sisters’ husbands. (= I have more than one married sister)
● For irregular plural nouns write ’s.
The children’s teacher.
1.1 Correct these sentences.
The friend of my daughter My daughter’s friend.
1 the teacher of my son 3 the hotel of our friends 5 the cars of the men
2 the book of her friend 4 the wife of my brother 6 the home of his cousins
1.2 Circle the correct option. Then check your answers in the audioscript on page 153.
1. I really hate they/them. They/ Them are awful animals.
2. We have a dog, Jupiter. He/ Him is 16 years old, he’s intelligent, friendly and we love him/he.
3. I/Me like dogs.
4. Personally, I don’t like he/him very much.
5. I/Me love my dog. She/Her name is Princess.
6. We/Us would like a dog. We/Us love they/them.
1.3 Change the highlighted words to pronouns.
I see John every day. I see him every day.
1 I know Linda. 4 I can’t remember your e-mail address.
2 She lives with her father. 5 I don’t like this actress.
3 I usually see my parents on Sunday. 6 Can you book a table for my friend at me?
Listening [1, tapescript 1.58] Read and listen to Shakespeare’s tragic families. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)?
1 King Lear has two daughters.
2 Hamlet is from Denmark
3 Hamlet’s mother isn’t married.
4 Lady Macbeth are brother and sister.
5 Juliet’s last name is Capulet.
6 Iago is married to Destemona.
Reading
You are going to read about some famous families in English literature. Before you read, check you understand these words.
dead enemy jealous land power revenge |
“Shakespeare’s tragic families”
King Lear: King Lear loves his three daughters: Cordelia, Regan and Goneril. But do the daughters love their father? A story of land, money and power.
Hamlet: In Denmark, Prince Hamlet’s father is dead, and his mother Gertrud is now married to Claudius-Hamlet’s uncle. A story of a son’s love and revenge.
Macbeth: A story of Macbeth and his wife, Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth wants power, and she wants her husband to be the king. A story of revenge and power.
Romeo and Juliet: Romeo is the son of Lord and Lady Montague. Juliet is the daughter of Lord and Lady Capulet. Romeo and Juliet are boyfriend and girlfriend. But their families are enemies. A love story.
Othello: Lago is Othello’s friend, or is he? He makes trouble for Othello and his wife Desdemona. A story of jealous husband. Look at the text again. Find the answers to these questions.
Who is…
Cordelia’s father?
Hamlet’s uncle?
Macbeth’s wife?
Romeo’s girlfriend?
Desdemona”s husband?
Speaking
Choose four members of your family and tell a partner their names.
my mother
My mother’s name is Aisha.
my father my grandmother
my brother/sister my grandchildren
my children