Life Elementary Unit 1b

Possessive adjectives

Woman: Have you got your ticket?

Man: Yes, I have.
Woman: And your credit card?
Man: Yes, of course.
Woman: And your mobile?
Man: Yes, yes, I’ve got my mobile and I’ve got my keys and …
Woman: What about your passport?
Man: Oh, no!

Presentation
Use possessive adjectives to talk about objects, people and places.
Subject Possesive
pronouns adjectives
I my I’ve got my ticket.

you your Have you got your passport?

he his His parents are Italian.

she her Her father’s from Argentina.

it its Venice is famous for its canals.

we our Our camera’s a Nikon.

they their Their daughter’s a doctor.

A possessive adjective has got one form for singular and plural: his brother, his parents.

Key vocabulary Everyday objects: credit card, glasses, laptop, mobile (= mobile phone), passport, ticket
Adjectives: awful, brilliant, fantastic, great, terrible
People in your life: mother, father, parents, son, daughter, children, husband, wife, brother, sister

Exercises
1 Write sentences.
1 my keys 3 I’ve got my keys.
2 your laptop 7 You haven’t got your laptop.
3 our passports 3
4 his glasses 7
5 her camera 3
6 our credit cards 7
7 my mobile 3
8 their tickets 3

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2 Write sentences. Exercises
1 I’ve got a Nikon camera. It’s fantastic! My camera’s fantastic!
2 She’s got a new motorbike. It’s great!
3 He’s got a Dell laptop. It’s brilliant!
4 We’ve got an old car. It’s terrible!
5 They’ve got an old television. It’s awful!

3 Complete the text with his, her, their or its. Then listen and check.

Ana’s Argentinian but 1 husband, Jacob, isn’t from Argentina. 2 father’s

Nigerian and 3
mother’s Scottish. Ana’s got a sister and a brother. 4
sister’s a
teacher and 5 brother’s a doctor. He’s married. 6 wife’s Italian. They’ve got
two children: a son and a daughter. 7 daughter’s ten and 8 son’s six. They’ve
also got a dog. 9
name is Rex.

4 Choose the correct words.

1 Jane hasn’t got she / her passport.
2 We / Our new motorbike is fantastic.
3 She / Her is a doctor.
4 I / My haven’t got a fast car.
5 Where are you / your glasses?
6 He / His father is from the USA.
7 What’s it’s / its name?
8 They / Their son has got an apartment opposite the park.
9 Have you got I / my phone?
10 We / Our have got a house near here.
11 He / His mobile is on the table.
12 I / My mother is from Madrid.

5 Complete the sentences about a friend. Use the words in brackets.

1 My friend has got two sisters. Their names are Clare and Penny. (brothers/sisters)
My friend (brothers/sisters)
2 He/She (married/single)
3 He/She (children/dog)
4 He/She (car/bike)

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