Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 1

Unit 3 Lesson A: Celebrities

Vocabulary
Free time
band
movie
music

(n)
(n)
(n)

Positive descriptions
amazing
exciting
favorite
good
great

(adj)
(adj)
(adj)
(adj)
(adj)

Possessive adjectives
my
your
his
her
our
their

Professions
actor
artist
soccer player
singer
writer

(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)

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Sports
(tennis) match
(soccer) player
sport
team

(n)
(n)
(n)
(n)

Other words
famous
always
really
very
so
celebrity
(sports) fan

(adj)
(adv)
(adv)
(adv)
(conj)
(n)
(n)

be in statements
I'm
you're
he's
she's
we're
they're

Grammar
Be in statements
You can use a pronoun + contraction of be to make statements:
I'm a Johnny Depp fan.
She's a famous singer.
They're tennis players.

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Remember, you use the indefinite article a / an with singular nouns but not with plural nouns:
He's an actor.
We're Giants fans.

Possessive adjectives
My, your, his, her, our, and their are possessive adjectives. They show the owner of something.
Pronouns
I
you
he
she
we
they

Possessive adjectives
my
your
his
her
our
their

You can use possessive adjectives instead of pronouns with be to make statements:
I'm a Johnny Depp fan.

My favorite actor is Johnny Depp. His new movie is great.

She's a famous singer.

Her voice is amazing.

They're tennis players.

Their matches are exciting.

We're Giants fans.

Our favorite team is the Giants.

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