12 Choose the best variant.

1. umbrella of the mother:

a) mothers umbrella; b) mother’s umbrella; c) mothers’ umbrella

2. books of the parents:

a) parent’s books; b) parents books; c) parents’ books

3. apple of the sister:

a) sister’s apple; b) sisters’ apple; c) sisters apple

4. house of the dogs:

a) dogs house; b) dogs’ house; c) dog’s house

5. camera of the son:

a) sons’ camera; b) sons camera; c) son’s camera

6. cassettes of the brothers:

a) brothers’ cassettes; b) brother’s cassettes; c) brothers cassettes.

13 Write P if ‘s = possession. Write IS if ‘s = is as shown in the first two examples.

1 John’s car is new.	P
2 It’s a Mercedes.	IS
3 It’s cold today.
4 Jack’s a policeman.
5 Jack’s wife is thirty-five.
6 My father’s in Ireland at the moment.
7 My son’s flat is very nice.
8 My daughter’s school is very good.
9 Peter’s a teacher.
10 Peter’s school is in the city centre.

14 Put the words in the right order and write sentences.

1. I’m hello Manuel. ___________________________________________

2. you are from where? __________________________________________

3. your name what’s? ___________________________________________

4. London from I’m. ___________________________________________

5. name’s hello my Toni.__________________________________________

6. Hannah name’s my. ___________________________________________

WRITING

15 Write a letter to your friend about your studies at the University. Write 25-35 words.

Write:

• about your English class

• about your teacher

• where your groupmates are from

• where you live now

Unit 2

Meeting people

READING

1 Dorita is an English student at a school in Queens, New York city. Complete her letter to her brother Miguel. Write one word for each space. Then listen and check.

41 46yh Street Sunnyside, New York 11104 February 12 Dear Miguel, How (1) are you? I (2) ­__ fine. Here’s a letter in English. It (3)___ good practice for you and me! I have classes in English at the la Guardia Community College. I’m in a class with eight students. They (4) ____ all from different countries: Japan, Brazil, Switzerland, Poland (5) ____ Italy. Our teacher’s name (6) _____ Isabel. She (7) __ very nice and a very good teacher. I live in an apartment with two American girls, Annie and Marnie Kass. They (8) ____ sisters. Annie’s twenty years old and a dancer. Marnie (9) ____ eighteen and a student. They (10) ___ very friendly, but it isn’t easy to understand them. They speak very fast! New York (11) ____ very big, very exciting but very expensive! The subway isn’t difficult to use and it (12) ___ cheap. It’s very cold now but Central Park is lovely in the snow. I (13) ____ very happy here. Write to me soon. Love, Dorita