UNIT 3 PEOPLE

LESSON 3.2 REAL FRIENDS?

WRITING APOSTROPHE ‘S
a. Read the description of Miguel. Underline six examples of apostrophe ‘s.
Miguel’s an online friend of mine. We’re friends because we both like photography.
Miguel’s pictures are fantastic. He has a great camera. I don’t know a lot about his
family, but I know he lives in Bogotá, he has three children. His wife’s name’s Angelica.
b. Which ‘s means is or possessive ‘s?
c. Read the text. Put in five missing apostrophes (‘).
My best friends names Leo. He has a lovely wife, Klara, and they both work as actors in
movies and on television shows. They live in an apartment in Moscow and have two
children, Vera and Nikolay. Veras at school, and she lives with them. Nikolay, Veras
brother, is single, and he lives and works in St. Petersburg. He has a small apartment
there. Leo likes talking, but Klaras a quiet person and very kind.
d. Complete the text with ‘s or s.
My friend Jean has an interesting family. Her brother 1Sam_____ super intelligent, and
he has a good job with a computer company in Sidney. 2He_____ married, and
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wife_____ name is Grace. 4Jean_____ sister 5Sally_____ the funny one in the family.
She 6love_____ telling funny stories, and she 7work_____ as an actress with the
Melbourne Theater Company. Jean 8live_____ here in Brisbane in my friend 9Keira_____
apartment. 10Jean_____ the “baby” of the family. She has a big heart. People always say
that 11she_____ very kind.
e. Write about a person you know well. Write 45-65 words. Use the texts in the previous
activities to help you.