Use of

English file

Unit 8: For sale

Unit 8: For sale

1. Nouns:
possessive ’S

2. Vocabulary: shopping
As we saw in unit 3, nouns are words used to
identify any of a class of people, places, or
things (common noun), or to name a
particular one of these (proper noun).

The possessive form is used with nouns

referring to people, groups of people,
countries, and animals. ‘Belonging to’ or
‘ownership’ is one of the relationships it
expresses.

Examples:
John owns / has a car. (‘John’ is the
possessor or owner.)
 It is John’s car.
Peru has some gold reserves. (‘Peru’
is the owner)
 They are Peru´s gold reserves.
 Look at some
examples here.

4
 Pay attention to how we
form the possessive with
‘s when the noun is
plural or singular.
A: Whose phone is this?
B: It’s not my phone. It’s Michael’s.

Now, say if these statements are TRUE or FALSE:

1. The question WHOSE is about possession.

2. The phone belongs to the person answering the question.
3. The phone doesn’t belong to the person asking the
question.
4. Michael is the owner of the phone.

See the answers in the next slide.

A: Whose phone is this?
B: It’s not my phone. It’s Michael’s.

Check your answers.

1. The question WHOSE is about possession. TRUE

2. The phone belongs to the person answering the question.
FALSE
3. The phone doesn’t belong to the person asking the
question. FALSE
4. Michael is the owner of the phone. TRUE
1a. Grammar. Possessive of nouns
Write the correct form of the possessives into the gaps (apostrophe 's).
Example: I met __________ sister yesterday. (Mandy)
I met Mandy’s sister yesterday.

1. This is ________ book. (Peter)

2. Let's go to the ________ . (Smiths)

3. The __________ room is upstairs. (children)

4. _________ sister is twelve years old. (John)

5. _________ and ____________ school is old. (Susan – Steve)

6. _______ shoes are on the second floor. (men)

7. My __________ car was not expensive. (parents)

8. __________ CD player is new. (Charles)

9. This is the _______ bike. (boy)

10. These are the __________ pencils. (boys)

1a. Grammar. Possessive of nouns – Answer key
.
Check your answers.
1. This is Peter's book.

2. Let's go to the Smiths'.

3. The children's room is upstairs.

4. John's sister is twelve years old.

5. Susan and Steve's school is old.

6. Men's shoes are on the second floor.

7. My parents' car was not expensive.

8. Charles's CD player is new.

9. This is the boy's bike.

10. These are the boys' pencils.

1b. Grammar. Forming possessives
Write the possessive form of each underlined noun.

1. the traditions of the family the _________________________ traditions

2. the dreams of a man the _________________________ dreams

3. the barks of a dog the _________________________ barks

4. the desires of a person the _________________________ desires

5. the rights of a woman the _________________________ rights

6. the mane of a lion the _________________________ mane

7. the buzzing of a bee the _________________________ buzzing

8. the purr of a kitten the _________________________ purr

1b. Grammar. Forming possessives – Answer key

Check your answers.

1. the family's traditions

2. the man's dreams

3. the dog's barks

4. the person’s desires

5. the woman’s rights

6. the lion's mane

7. the bee's buzzing

8. the kitten's purr

1c. Grammar. Possessives 3
Join the sentences below by using possessive forms.
Example: Paul has a wife. She’s talking on the phone.
Paul’s wife is talking on he phone.

1. The student has a pen. The pen is on the table.

____________________________________________________________________
2. The man has a car. The car is in the garage.
____________________________________________________________________
3. My friends had a party. The party was fun.
____________________________________________________________________
4. The women have kids. The kids are playing.
____________________________________________________________________
5. The children have a mother. The mother is over there.
____________________________________________________________________
6. My sisters have friends. The friends are interesting.
____________________________________________________________________
7. The teachers had a meeting. The meeting was last week.
____________________________________________________________________
1c. Grammar. Possessives -3 – Answer key

Check your answers

1. The student’s pen is on the table.

2. The man’s car is in the garage.

3. My friends’ party was fun.

4. The women’s kids are playing.

5. The children’s mother is over there.

6. My sisters’ friends are interesting.

7. The teachers’ meeting was last week.

1d. Grammar. Possessives or plurals?

Underline the correct option to best complete each sentence.

1. The dogs’/ dog’s collars are blue.

2. Aaron's / Aarons friend is named Adam.

3. I really like my grandmothers / grandmother's cookies.

4. If you want to go to the movies / movie's, we should go by car.

5. I really like to drink soda using spiral straws / straw's.

6. Those birds’ / bird’s eggs are very small.

7. I like the smell of roses / rose's.

8. Diamonds / Diamond's are a girls / girl's best friend.

9. David's / Davids’ mom is very tall.

10. My brothers / brother's are twins.

1d. Grammar. Possessives or plurals?

Check your answers.

1. dogs’
2. aaron's
3. grandmother's
4. movies
5. straws
6. birds’
7. roses
8. diamonds / girl's
9. david's
10. brothers
1e. Grammar. Possessives mistakes

A: Underline the correct word.

1. Who’s / Whose playing the guitar?

2. Who’s / Whose jacket is it?
3. Who’s / Whose James talking to?
4. Who’s / Whose wearing sunglasses?
5. Who’s / Whose bag is this?
6. I don’t know who’s / whose notebook this is.

B: Correct one mistake in each sentence.

1. Who’s keys are these? _____________________________

2. I think these are Pauls keys. _____________________________
3. The girls T-shirt is red. _____________________________
4. Whose Cathy? _____________________________
5. Cathy is Steves sister. _____________________________
6. Is this the phone of Tim? _____________________________
1e. Grammar. Possessives mistakes – Answer key

Check your answers.

A: Underline the correct word.

1. Who’s playing the guitar?
2. Whose jacket is it?
3. Who’s James talking to?
4. Who’s wearing sunglasses?
5. Whose bag is this?
6. I don’t know whose notebook this is.

B: Correct one mistake in each sentence.

1. Who’s keys are these? Whose keys are these?

2. I think these are Pauls keys. I think these are Paul’s keys.
3. The girls T-shirt is red. The girls’ T-shirt is red.
4. Whose Cathy? Who is Cathy?
5. Cathy is Steves sister. Cathy is Steve’s sister.
6. Is this the phone of Tim? Is this Tim’s phone?
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=1LmIxiETWgM

18
1. fifty percent off
2. for sale
3. free
4. furniture store
5. low prices
6. open
7. price
8. product
9. regular price
10. sale

(Remember you can practice the

pronunciation of these words in English
Discoveries, with a right click on the
words)
2a. Vocabulary: Shopping
Complete the sentences with the correct word from Unit 8.

1. Let’s buy that TV for Mother’s day. Look! It’s ________ ______ ____! It was 2500 and now it’s 1250!
2. This is an amazing ___________ to disinfect the house. It’s called hypochlorite.
1. fifty percent off
3. There are _____ ________ in the markets now because of the little demand of people.
2. for sale
4. The department stores are not ______ due to the quarantine. 3. free
5. There’s an apartment _____ _________ near my house. If you buy it we could be neighbours. 4. furniture store
6. With online classes, the _______ of computers and laptops has increased a lot. Now they're 30% 5. low prices
more than the __________ _______. 6. open
7. We can buy chairs, sofas and tables at a ____________ _______. 7. price
8. My mom bought a new cell phone and she got a videocam for _______. What a nice present! 8. product
9. There’s a closet _______ this weekend in Barranco. Let’s go. We can find good clothing at a good 9. regular price
price. 10. sale
2a. Vocabulary: Shopping

Check your answers.

1. Let’s buy that TV for Mother’s day. Look! It’s fifty percent off! It was 2500 and now it’s 1250!
2. This is an amazing product to disinfect the house. It’s called hypochlorite.
3. There are low prices in the markets now because of the little demand of people.
4. The department stores are not open due to the quarantine.
5. There’s an apartment for sale near my house. If you buy it we could be neighbours.
6. With online classes, the price of computers and laptops has increased a lot. Now they're 30% more
than the regular price.
7. We can buy chairs, sofas and tables at a furniture store.
8. My mom bought a new cell phone and she got a videocam for free. What a nice present!
9. There’s a closet sale this weekend in Barranco. Let’s go. We can find good clothing at a good price.
 Sources & Credits

● https://thenounproject.com/
● https://www.shutterstock.com/
● https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles
-espanol/credit
● English Discoveries Student platform
● https://slidesmania.com/es/
● http://walesskag.over
-blog.com/article
-modal
-verbs-102110707.html
● https://www.flaticon.com/free
-icon/youtube_1384060?term=video&page=1&position=1
● https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary

22