Unit

59 |/me he/him they/them etc.

People

subject I we you he she they

object me us you him her them

subject object
I I know Tom. Tom knows me. me
we We know Tom. Tom knows us. us
you You know Tom. Tom knows you. you
he He knows Tom. Tom knows him. him
she She knows Tom. Tom knows her. her
they They know Tom. Tom knows them. them

Things

(k 's nice. I like ^ t )

subject it
object it

O I don't want this book. You can have it.

O I don't want these books. You can have them.
O Kate never drinks milk. She doesn't like it
O I never go to parties. I don't like them.

We use me/her/them etc. (object) after a preposition (for/to/with etc):

O Tin is letter isn't for me. It's for you.
O W ho is that woman? W hy are you looking at her?
O We're going to the cinema. Do you want to come with us?
O Sue and Kevin are going to the cinema. Do you want to go with them?
O 'Where's the newspaper?' 'You're sitting on it.'

give it/them to ...

O I want that book. Please give it to me.
O Robert needs these books. Can you give them to him, please?

128 ( my/his/their etc. Unit 60 Give me that book / Give it to me Unit 96

Exercises
Complete the sentences with him/her/them.
1 I don't know those girls. Do you kn o w th e m ?
2 I don't know that man. Do you kn o w ........................................ ?
3 I don't know those people. Do you kn o w ...................................
4 I don't know David's wife. Do you k n o w ......................................
5 I don't know M r Stevens. Do you k n o w .......................................
6 I don't know Sarah's parents. Do you k n o w ...............................
7 I don't know the woman in the black coat. Do you know

Complete the sentences. Use l/me/you/she/her etc.

I want to see her, b u t sh e doesn't want to see tne....
I_________________ 1 I
They want to see me, b u t....................................... don't want to see
She wants to see him, b u t...................................... doesn’t want to see
We want to see them, b u t ......................................don't want to se e .......
He wants to see us, b u t.......................................don’t want to see
They want to see her, b u t .......................................doesn't want to see
I want to see them, b u t...................................... don’t want to see
You want to see her, b u t .......................................doesn’t want to se e ....

Write sentences beginning I like . . . , I don’t like ... or Do you lik e ... ?
don’t eat tomatoes [do n't like them
George is a very nice man. I like
This jacket isn’t very nice. I don’t
This is my new car. D o ..................
Mrs Clark is not very friendly. I .....
These are my new shoes....................

Complete the sentences. Use l/me/he/him etc.

1 W ho is that woman? W hy are you looking a t her .....
2 'Do you know that man?' Yes, I work with
3 Where are the tickets? I can't fin d .........................................
4 I can't find my keys. Where are ........................................ ?
5 We're going out. You can come w it h ....................................
6 I've got a new motorbike. Do you want to se e...............
7 Maria likes music............................................. plays the piano.
8 I don’t like dogs. I’m afraid o f.........................................
9 I'm talking to you. Please listen t o .........................................
10 Where is Anna? I want to talk t o .........................................
11 You can have these CDs. I don't w a n t.........................................
12 M y brother has a new job, b u t doesn't like very much.

C om plete the sentences.

1 I need that book. Can y o u give it.to .m e.
2 He wants the key. Can you give ........................
3 She wants the keys. Can y o u ...............................
4 I need my bag. Can y o u .........................................
5 They want the money. Can y o u ........................
6 We want the pictures. Can y o u ..........................

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Unit
60 my/his/their etc.
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my u m b rella)(our umbrella) (y o u r umbrella^ (h is umbrella) (h e r umbrella their umbrella

1 my 1 like my house.
we our We like our house.
you your You like your house.
he his He likes his house.
she —» her She likes her house.
they —> their They like their house.

it —» its Oxford (= it) is famous for its university.

We use my/your/his etc. + noun:

my hands his new car her parents

our clothes your best friend their room

his/her/their

AM Y ANDY MR AND
MRS LEE

her car his bike their son ^B|

%
(= Amy's car)

her husband 0k his sister their daughter

(= Amy's
husband)

her children his parents their children A

(= Amy's
-
children)

its and it's

its Oxford is famous for its university.

it's (= it is) I like Oxford. It's a nice place. (= It is a nice place.)

130 [ mine/yours etc. -» Unit 61 l/me/my/mine ■» Unit 62

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Exercises
Complete the sentences in the same way.
1 I'm going to w a sh !T!y hand s...... 4 He's going to w a sh .......
2 She's going to w a sh ..............................................hands. 5 They're going to w a sh .
3 We're going to w ash ......................................................... 6 Are you going to wash .

Complete the sentences in the same way.

1 He lives w |th .h js .p aren ts...... 5 I ..................... . parents.
2 They live w ith ...................................................... parents. 6 Jo h n ................
3 W e ..............................................................................parents. 7 Do you live.
4 Martina lives.......................................................................... 8 Most children .

Look at the family tree, and complete the sentences with his/her/their.
1 I saw Sarah w it h h e r husband, Philip.
2 I saw Laura and Steve w it h .........................children.
"U K 3 I saw Steve w it h .........................wife, Laura.
SARAH = PHILIP 4 I saw Ben w ith .........................brother, Will.
5 I saw Laura w ith .........................brother, Will.

& 6 I saw Sarah and Philip w it h ........................son, Will.

7 I saw Laura w ith .........................parents.
'TfltfVtr t it 8 I saw Beth and Robert w it h .......................parents.
BEN WILL STEVE

m
mm
ROBERT BETH

Write my/our/your/his/her/their/its.
1 Do you lik e r job?
u
yo
2 I know M r Watson, but I don't k n o w .........................wife.
3 Alice and Tom live in London............................son lives in Australia.
4 We're going to have a party. W e’re going to invite a ll.........................friends.
5 Anna is going out w it h friends this evening.
6 I like tennis. It's favourite sport.
7 'Is th a t....................... car?' 'No, I don't have a car.’
8 I want to contact Maria. Do you kn o w .........................number?
9 Do you think most people are happy in .......................jobs?
10 I'm going to w ash .........................hair before I go out.
11 This is a beautiful tree leaves are a beautiful colour.
12 John has a brother and a sister. ....................... brother is 25, a n d sister is 21.

Complete the sentences. Use my/his/their etc. with these words:

coat homework house husband -jo b key name

1 James doesn't en jo y h isjo b it's not very interesting.

2 I can't get in. I don't have........................................................................
3 Sally is married............................................................................ works in a bank.
4 Please take o ff................................................ .'...................... and sit down.
5 'What are the children doing?' 'They're do in g ....................................................................... .'
6 'Do you know that man?' 'Yes, but I don't k n o w .........................................................................'
7 We live in Barton Street.............................................................................is at the end on the left.
Unit
Whose is this? It s mine/yours/hers etc.
( ours )

1 my mine It's my money. It's mine.

we —> our —> ours It's our money. It's ours.
you your -> yours It's your money. It's yours.
he —> his —> his It's his money. It's his.
she —> her —> hers It's her money. It's hers.
they —> their —> theirs It's their money. It's theirs.

We use my/your etc. + noun (my hands / your book etc.):

My hands are cold.
O Is this your book?
O Helen gave me her umbrella.
O It s their problem, not our problem.

We use mine/yours etc. without a noun:

Q Is this book mine or yours? (= my book or your book)
I didn't have an umbrella, so Sarah gave me hers. (= her umbrella)
O It's their problem, not ours. (= not our problem)
O We went in our car, and they went in theirs. (= their car)

You can use his with or without a noun:

Is this his cam era or hers?' It's his.'

a friend of mine / a friend of his / some friends of yours etc.

O I went out to meet a friend of mine. (not a friend of me)

O Tom was in the restaurant with a friend of his. (not a friend of him)
O Are those people friends of yours? (not friends of you)

Whose ..?
Whose phone is this? (= Is it your phone? his phone? my phone? etc.)

You can use whose with or without a noun:

Whose money is this? 1 I K
7 \ Its mine. W rf
Whose is this? J
Whose shoes are these? 1^ , . ,
\ They re Johns.
Whose are these? J

[ my/his/their etc. -» Unit 60 l/me/my/mine ■» Unit 62 Kate's camera / my brother's car Unit 64 J
Exercises
Complete the sentences with mine/yours etc.
1 It's your money. It's yo u rs....................................... 5 It's their house. It's......................
2 It's my bag. It's.................................................................... 6 They're your books. They're
3 It's our car. It's..................................................................... 7 They're my glasses. They're....
4 They're her shoes. They're.......................................... 8 It's his coat. It's..............................

Choose the right word.

1 It's their/ theirs problem, not -eu^/ours. (their and ours are right)
2 This is a nice camera. Is it vour/yours?
3 That's not mv/mine umbrella. M y/M ine is black.
4 Whose books are these? Your/Yours or mv/mine?
5 Catherine is going out with her/hers friends this evening.
6 M y/M ine room is bigger than her/hers.
7 They have two children, but I don't know their/theirs names.
8 Can we use your washing machine? Our/Ours isn't working.

^ Q Q I C ° mplete these sentences. Use friend(s) of mine/yours etc.

I went to the cinema with a friend o f mjne
They went on holiday with so m e frie n d s o f theirs...
She's going out with a friend ........................................................
We had dinner with so m e............................................................
I played tennis with a .......................................................................
Tom is going to meet a ...................................................................
Do you know those people? Are th e y ..................................

Look at the pictures. What are the people saying?

m ...

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Unit
l/me/my/mine
i see him, but he can't see me.

i give me your
number, and I'll
give you mine.

I etc. me etc my etc. mine etc.

(-> Unit 59) (-> Unit 59) (—> Unit 60) (—> Unit 61)

I know Tom. Tom knows me. It's my car. It's mine.

J
We know Tom. Tom knows us. It's our car. It's ours.

m You know Tom. Tom knows you. It's your car. It's yours.

He knows Tom. Tom knows him. It's his car. It's his.

She knows Tom. Tom knows her. It's her car. It's hers.

90 They know Tom. Tom knows them. It's their car. It's theirs.

Study these examples:

O 'Do you know that man?' 'Yes, I know him, but I can't remember his name.'
O She was very pleased because we invited her to stay with us at our house.
O a : Where are the children? Have you seen them?
b: Yes, they are playing with their friends in the park.
That's my pen. Can you give it to me, please?
O Is this your umbrella?' No, it's yours.'
He didn't have an umbrella, so she gave him hers. (= she gave her umbrella to him)
O I'm going out with a friend of mine this evening. (not a friend of me)

C myself/yourself etc. 4 Unit 63 Give me that book / Give it to me Unit 96 3

Exercises
^jj | | Answer the questions in the same way.

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Yes, I know him ,.but] can’t... Yes, I k n o w but I can't
rem em ber his name rem em ber.................................................

® (D o you know me?^

Yes, I ., but Yes, I . ., but

. names.

Complete the sentences in the same way.

1 We invited h e r to s t a y with us .a t our house......
2 He invited us to stay w ith ................................................ at his house.
3 They invited me to stay w ith ....................................................................................................... house.
4 I invited them to sta y....................................................................................................... house.
5 She invited us to sta y....................................................................................................... house.
6 Did you invite h im ....................................................................................................... house?

^ 2 9 1 Com plete the sentences in the same way.

1 I gave h im MY phone number, a n d he gave me h is
2 I gave h e r w y phone number, and she gave m e ................................................................
3 He gave m e h is phone number, and I gave................................................................
4 We gave th e m ....................... phone number, and they gave...........................................................
5 She gave h im ....................... phone number, and he gave..................................................................
6 You gave u s .........................phone number, and we gave.................................................................
7 They gave y o u .......................phone number, and you gave.............................................................

m Write him/her/yours etc.

1 Where's Amanda? Have you seen h er ?
2 Where are my keys? Where did I p u t.......................?
3 This book belongs to Ben. Can you give it t o ....................... ?
4 We don't see .........................neighbours much. They're not at home very often.
5 'I can't find my phone. Can I u se....................... ?' 'Yes, of course.'
6 We're going to the cinema. W hy don't you come w it h ........................ ?
7 Did your sister p ass.........................exams?
8 Some people talk a b o u t....................... work all the time.
9 Last night I went out for a meal with a friend o f.........................
Unit
63 myself/yourself/themselves etc.

• i
Wm-
i v m
j i

^Help yourself! w m jg

He's looking at himself They're enjoying themselves.

I —> me —> myself o I looked at myself in the mirror.

he -* him —> himself o He cut himself with a knife.
she -> her -> herself o She fell off her bike, but she didn't hurt herself.

you _7^ you _^

7<
[ yourself
> o Please help yourself, (one person)
[ yourselves o Please help yourselves, (two or more people)
we -> us ourselves o We had a good holiday. We enjoyed ourselves.
they —> them themselves o They had a nice time. They enjoyed themselves.

Compare:

me/him/them etc myself/himself/themselves etc.

She is looking at him He is looking at himself r --« s s jg g

n vs I_____________________ I I_______________________ I
different people the same person

O You never talk to me. ) Sometimes I talk to myself

I didn't pay for them. i They paid for themselves.
I'm sorry. Did I hurt you? Be careful. Don't hurt yourself.

by myself / by yourself e tc = alone:

I went on holiday by myself. (= I went alone)
) 'Was she with friends?' 'No, she was by herself'

each other
Kate and Helen are good friends. They know each other well. (= Kate knows Helen / Helen
knows Kate)
Paul and I live near each other. (= he lives near me / 1live near him)

Compare each other and -selves:

JAMES SUE

JAMES

O James and Sue looked at each other. James and Sue looked at themselves.
(= he looked at her, she looked at him) (= he looked at himself, she looked at
herself)

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Exercises
t f s w i Complete the sentences with myself/yourself etc.
1 He looked a t M y se lf jn the mirror.
2 I'm not angry with you. I'm angry w it h .................................................
3 Karen had a good time in Australia. She enjoyed.................................................
4 My friends had a good time in Australia. They enjoyed.................................................
5 I picked up a very hot plate and b u rn t.................................................
6 He never thinks about other people. He only thinks ab o u t.................................................
7 I want to know more about you. Tell me ab o u t................................................. (one person)
8 Goodbye! Have a good trip and take care o f ................................................ ! (two people)

^ 2 5 1 Write sentences with by myself / by yourself etc.

1 I went on holiday alone.
2 When I saw him, he was alone.
3 Don't go out alone.
4 I went to the cinema alone.
5 M y sister lives alone.
6 M any people live alone.
I wenton hoJU^
When I saw him, h e ........................
D o n't.......................................................
I........................................................
M y sister...........
Many people.

Write sentences with each other.

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Complete the sentences. Use:

each other or ourselves/yourselves/themselves or us/you/them
Paul and I live near each o th e r ......
2 W ho are those people? Do you kn o w them ?
3 You can help Tom, and Tom can help you. So you and Tom can h elp .....................................
4 There's food in the kitchen. If you and Chris are hungry, you can help .....................................
5 We didn't go to Emily's party. She didn't invite.................................................
6 When we go on holiday, we always en jo y.................................................
7 Helen and Jane were at school together, but they never se e ................................................ now.
8 Karen and I are very good friends. We've k n o w n for a long time.
9 'Did you see Sam and Laura at the party?' 'Yes, but I didn't speak t o .....................................
Many people talk t o ................................................ when they're alone.
Unit
64 -’s (Kate’s camera / my brother's car etc.)

KATE

MY BROTHER

Kate's camera my brother's car the manager's office

(her camera) (his car) (his or her o ff ce)

We normally use -'s for people:

O I stayed at my sister's house. (not the house of my sister)
O Have you met M r Black's wife? (not the wife of M r Black)
O Are you going to James's party?
O Paul is a man's name. Paula is a woman's name.

You can use -'s without a noun after it:

O Sophie's hair is longer than Kate's. (= Kates hair)
O 'Whose umbrella is this?' 'It's my mother's.' (= my mother's umbrella)
O 'Where were you last night?' 'I was at Paul's.' (= Paul's house)

friend's and friends'

my friend's house = one friend my friends' house = two or more friends

(= his house or her house) (= their house)

We w rite 's after We w rit e ' after

friend/student/mother etc. (singular): friends/students/parents etc. (plural):
my mother's car (one mother) my parents' car (two parents)
my father's car (one father)

We use o f ... for things, places e t c .:

O Look at the roof of that building. (not that building's roof)
O We didn't see the beginning of the film. (not the film's beginning)
O What's the name of this village?
O Do you know the cause of the problem?
O You can sit in the back of the car.
O Madrid is the capital of Spain.
!

138 ( mine/yours etc. Unit 61 whose . . . ? -» Unit 61 -;s (he's / Kate's etc.) Appendix 4^5
Exercises
Look at the family tree. Complete the sentences about the people in the family.
1 Brian is ....Hajan’s ................husband.
HELEN * • * = « BRIAN 2 Sarah is Daniels m othar
Ok I 3 Helen is .................... .............. wife.
4 James is Sarahs

01 5 James is ...................................uncle.
6 Sarah is ..................... ............. wife.
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7 Helen is Daniels
JAMES SARAH PAUL
8 Sarah is James's
9 Paul is ........................ husband.
DANIEL 10 Paul is Daniel's
Helen and Brian are married. 11 Daniel is ................... ...............nephew.
They have a son, James, and a daughter, Sarah.
Sarah is married to Paul.
Sarah and Paul have a son, Daniel.

Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use one word only.

JANE ANDY ALICE RACHEL DAVE

Whose is this? And this? 5 * 0 And this?

Alices...........
Whose is this?
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And these? 6 66 nd
A these?

Are these sentences OK? Change them where necessary.

1 I stayed at the house of my sister. thy. sistar’s. housa
2 W hat is the name of this village? OK
3 Do you like the colour of this coat?
4 Do you have the phone number of Simon?
5 The job of my brother is very interesting.
6 Write your name at the top of the page.
7 For me, the morning is the best part of the day.
8 The favourite colour of Paula is blue.
9 When is the birthday of your mother?
10 The house of my parents isn't very big.
11 The walls of this house are very thin.
12 The car stopped at the end of the street.
13 Are you Roing to the party of Silvia next week?
14 The manager of the hotel is not here at the moment