WELCOME TO ENGLISH II

By

MISS: SANTA CRUZ JARA, STEFANNY

 Sesión 7

Family
Family members:
Hello, I´m Greace Gonzalez and this is my
family. From down is my grandmother and my
grandfather; from left to right is my aunt and
my uncle, my father and my mother, me and
my husband, and my brother.

Grease is my sister.
Family members:

wife
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d

son
Analyze the example:

This is Ryan and this is his house.

name ‘s thing (noun)

house
Ryan ‘s house

Ryan’s house Ryan

Possesive nouns indicate possession or
ownership:

That means that they help

indicate when something belongs
to someone.

For example: I am the boy’s bear.

Noun + ‘ + s
 There are some simple rules:

. POSSESSIVE NOUNS are super important when we speak English.

.In Spanish we say: ‘The house of my mother’ to indicate that the house belongs
to my mother.

. But in English it is not used and can sound strange.

Possessive nouns

- We add ‘s for singular nouns

This is Nelly’s dog.

 - We add only the aphostrophe ‘
for plural nouns ending in ‘s’

This is the boys’ room.

-To show possession for two or more
people we add ‘s or ‘ after the last
person’s name.

Grace is Luis and Charo’s daughter.

Grace is Charo and Luis’ daughter.
Possessive nouns: Greace´s family

Teresa is Greace’s aunt.

Nelly is Greace’s grandmother.

Greace is Nicolas’ wife.

Who´s Joel? He´s Greace’s brother.

Who´s Greace? She´s Charito and Luis’ daughter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oj_BIikipE&t=19s
Let´s practice:
Useful expressions:

Asking and answering questions about family

- Questions

*How many people are there in your family?

(There are) five: My grandmother, my mother and dad, my brother, and me.

*Do you have any brothers and sisters?

- Yes, I do. I have an older sister.
- Yes, I do. I have a younger brother.
- No, I don’t. I´m an only child.
Let´s practice:

*How many people are there in your family?

*Do you have any brothers and sisters?