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THEM & US
UNIT 3
BEGINNERS
EDMUNDO ORTIZ

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1000 FAMILIES
 Hi, I’m Svetlana. This is me and my family.
This is Alla and Yakov. They are my mother
and father. This is my sister, her name is
Olga. My brother is Yakov jr.
 Hello, I’m Tahid and this is my family. This is
my wife, her name is Hama. This is my
daughter, she’s five. Her name is Venus. This
is my mother.
 Hello, my name is Gina. This is my husband,
his name is Palani. This is my son, Michael.

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IRREGULAR PLURAL
FORMS

 Language note: some plural nouns

are irregular.
 One child, two children
 One person, two people
 One man, two men
 One woman, two women

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GRAMMAR: PERSONAL PRONOUNS AND
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

 He’s from Malaysia. His name is Palani.

 She’s nine. Her name is venus.
 They’re my mother and father. Their names
are Alla and Yakov.

 This is Flore. She’s three. she’s from

France. This is her family. This is her
father, his name is thomas. This is her
mother, her name is Alice. This is her
brother Didier, he’s six.
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FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH

 A: This is my family at my sister’s birthday party in London. This is

me and this is my brother james.
 B: OK – Is he married?
 A: Yes, he is. His wife isn’t in the photo. She’s in Australia.
 B: Oh, right. Is she Australian?
 A: No, she isn’t. she’s English. She’s a student in Sydney.
 B: And who’s this?
 A: Oh, that’s Christopher, my other brother. And that’s Lucy.
 B: Are they married?
 A: No, they aren’t. Christopher is single and Lucy is our cousin.
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GRAMMAR: SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND POSSESSIVE
ADJECTIVES

Subject Possessive
pronoun adjective
He His He’s my cousin. His name is Patrick.
She Her She’s my aunt. Her name is Rita.
It Its It’s my dog. Its name is Rex.
they their They’re my grandparents. Their names are Frank and Doris.

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GRAMMAR: POSSESSIVE’S

 Use ’s to show possession:  Use s’ for the plural.

 It’s my brother’s car.  It’s my brothers’ school.

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GRAMMAR: BE

NEGATIVE QUESTION
He He isn’t He is not Is he Yes, he/she/it is.
She She isn’t She is not Is she In New York? No, he/she/it isn’t.
in London.
It It isn’t It is not Is it Yes, they are.
they They aren’t They are not Are they No, they aren’t.

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