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THATS ENGLISH! Mdulo 6 Unit 3. GOSSIP

Unit 3: GOSSIP Topic Vocabulary

The FAMILY La FAMILIA Relative pariente The In-laws la familia poltica Great- bisStep - -astro Ex- exParents (mother + father) padres (madre + padre) Grandparents (grandmother + grandfather) abuelos (abuela + abuelo) Children (son + daughter) hijos (hijo + hija) Siblings (brother + sister) hermanos (hermano + hermana) Cousin primo/a Grandchildren (grandson + granddaughter) nietos (nieto + nieta) Nephew + Niece sobrino + sobrina Uncle + Aunt to + ta Couple (Husband + Wife) Matrimonio/Pareja (marido/esposo + mujer/esposa)

GRAMMAR EXPRESSING POSSESSION

A. Semantic Verb: have / have got / possess / own / belong to I have got a nice car B. Possessive Adjectives: I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY My Your His Her Its Our their
Her daughter is 3 years old

C. Possessive Pronouns: I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY Mine Yours His Hers Its Ours Theirs
That car is mine

I.E.S. Virgen de Valme

Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre

THATS ENGLISH! Mdulo 6 Unit 3. GOSSIP

D. Possessive s
Possessor s + whats possessed

The possessor can be: A person: Johns car A country, a city or an institution: The citys museum Expressions of time, space, weigh, measurements,: yesterdays newspaper The boys books

When the possessor is a plural s form, we only add : Sometimes whats possessed can be omitted: -

When referring to someones house: at my uncles (house) When referring to shops: the bakers (shop) When referring to well-known churches and hospitals: St Pauls (cathedral) To avoid repetition: This is my car and that is my brothers (car)

PREPOSITIONS: LOCATION
The following prepositions can be used to identify relationships in space and position
Above Across Against Along Among Around At Away from Before Behind Below Beside Between Beyond By By (the edge / side of) Down From In In back of Inside Inside of Near Next to Off On Opposite Out Outside Over Past Throughout To Toward(s) Under Underneath Up Far (away) from As (far) as In the middle of

The woman is on the chair. The coffee is in the cup. The bag is below the table. The laptop is next to the muffin. The newspaper is under the calculator. The glasses are on her nose. The bag is leaning towards the chair. The planner is by the laptop. The bun is on top of her head. The shoes are on her feet.

I.E.S. Virgen de Valme

Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre

THATS ENGLISH! Mdulo 6 Unit 3. GOSSIP

PRONUNCIATION CONSONANTS:
// (voiceless palato-alveolar fricative consonant)
Similar to Andalusian <ch> <sh> short Wash Cash Ship Wish

/t/ (voiceless post-alveolar affricate consonant)

Similar to Spanish <ch> <ch> church Watch Catch Chip Witch

WRITING An informal letter

I.E.S. Virgen de Valme

Prof. D. Ral Escalera Maestre