Possessive pronouns / Притяжательные местоимения

	Притяжательные местоимения		Перевод
	Относительная форма	Абсолютная форма
Ед.ч.	m y your This is his office. her its box.	mine. yours. It is his. hers. its.	мой (-я,-ё) твой (-я,-ё) его её его, её
Мн.ч.	our This is your office. their	ours. It is yours. theirs.	наш (-а,-е,-и) ваш (-а,-е,-и) их

Относительные притяжательные местоимения употребляются перед существительными и не могут стоять в конце предложения.

Her resume was interesting.

Её резюме было интересное.

Абсолютные притяжательные местоимения употребляются без существительного и могут стоять в конце предложения.

This resume is hers.

Это её резюме.

Exercise 87

Finish the sentences in the same way.

1. I gave him __my address and he gave me his.___

2. I gave her ________ address and she gave me ____________.

3. He gave me _________ address and I gave _______________.

4. We gave her _________ address and she gave ____________.

5. I gave them _________ address and they _________________.

6. She gave us _________ address and _____________________.

7. You gave him _________ address and ___________________.

8. We gave them _________ address and ___________________.

9. They gave you _________ address and ___________________.

10. She gave him _________ address and ____________________.

Exercise 88

Complete the sentences with possessive pronouns or possessive adjectives that refer to the words in italics.

A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B:

Can I look at your grammar book? Why? You have your own book. You have yours , and I have mine. Anna wants to look at your grammar book. Why? She has ___________ own book. She has ___________, and I have mine. Tom wants to look at your grammar book. Why? He has ___________ own book. He has ___________, and I have mine. Tom and I want to look at your grammar book. Why? You have ___________ own books. You have ___________, and I have mine. Tom and Anna want to look at our grammar books. Why? They have ___________ own books. We have ___________ own books. They have ___________ , and we have ______________.

Exercise 89

Finish the sentences.

1. It’s hers. Give _____it to her___________.

2. They’re mine. Give them to me_________.

3. It’s his. Give it ______________________.

4. They’re hers. Give them ______________.

5. It’s ours. Give ______________________.

6. It’s theirs. Give _____________________.

7. They’re his. Give ___________________.

8. It’s mine. Give _____________________.

Exercise 90

Insert the appropriate form of the possessive pronouns.

1. This doesn’t look like my notebook, it must be … .

2. Take your bag, I have taken … , come on!

3. They say they have lost… tickets, perhaps these are… .

4. John has come to see me, … father and … are old friends.

5. Mary and I have made new dresses to wear at … party, she says … is better than … .

6. Ann is going to help our new secretary to correct … report.

7. Susan wants to know if you have seen ……. file.

Exercise 91

Helen is sorting out her office and has found a lot of stationary that belongs to other people. She asks Anne who the things belong to.

Follow the lines in figure 1 to see who the things belong to. In pairs, ask and answer questions like Helen and Anne:

HELEN: Whose is the stapler? ANNE: It’s ours.

Whose are the rubber bands? They are hers.

Figure 1

Exercise 92

NB: These two questions are sometimes confused.

Who’s = Who is…? or Who has…?

Whose = Who does this belong to?

Fill in the correct question word in these sentences:

. . . . . .going to Greece? . . . . . . rubber is this? . . . . . . in room 405?

. . . . . . met Mr.Passas? . . . . . . telephone is broken? . . . . . . been to Rome?

Exercise 93

Read the resume and write an application letter to match this resume on a separate piece of paper.

RESUME NAME: Anna Smirnova ADDRESS: 98, Chaikovskogo Street, apt. 85 St Petersburg, 191194, Russia PHONE: +7 812 272 08 95 OBJECTIVE: Obtain employment in the field of public relations that will allow me to use my ability to work with people and take advantage of my knowledge of English. EDUCATION: St.Petersburg State University 1990 –1996 Diploma in English and French. Qualified as English interpreter. WORK Assistant, Interpreter of Director General EXPERIENCE: Insurance Co. Rodina Ros. April 1996- Duties: schedules of meetings, appointments and recording of the personnel, till now interpreting and translation of documents. LANGUAGES: ENGLISH – Fluent reading, writing and speaking ability. Qualified as interpreter and translator. FRENCH – Good reading and writing ability. OTHER SKILLS: Computer Microsoft Word and Excel, typing, fax, Xerox HOBBIES & ACTIVITIES: Theatre, music, tourism, sports REFERENCES: Mrs. Elena Petrova, Assosiate professor Mr.Peter Bright, St.Petersburg State University Manager Anglo-American School 11, Universitetskaya Nab. US Consulat General St.Petersburg St.Petersburg Phone: +7 812 218 95 65 Phone: +7 812 325 62 47

Exercise 94

Choose one out of two vacant positions:

• Personnel Manager

• Marketing Manager.

Think of any relevant education and work experience which you can indicate in your letter. On two separate sheets of paper write an application and a CV (Resume) as in exercises 83, use the phrases from exercise 84 and the information from exercises 77 and 79.

Exercise 95

Imagine that you are looking for a job. Analyze your interests and abilities and answer the following questions. Write your answers on a separate peace of paper.

1. What are my abilities?

2. What special talents do I have?

3. What are my special interests?

4. What are my physical abilities and limitations?

5. What are my values?

6. How do I see myself?

7. What is my previous experience?

8. What are my educational plans for the future?

9. Am I the kind of person who works well in a large group, or do I work better with only one or two people?

10. Am I willing to accept changes?

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