THE ALPHABET GAME

1. Write words with the letters that your teacher says

adjective

animal

boy's name

capital

clothes

country

drink

famous woman
(surname)

famous man (surname)

food

fruit

girl's name

household object

occupation

sport

town

vegetable

verb

Conversation Questions: Learning Languages

 Have you ever had a friendship with
What languages have you studied? How
someone who spoke a different language?
well can you read, write and speak each
What language(s) did you use to
of them?
communicate? How did it affect your
relationship?

Which language do you think is the most How do people who come from different
difficult to learn? Why? regions of your country speak differently?

What kinds of judgements do you make

Do you think it's ever possible to speak a
about people based on their accent or
language like a native? Explain your
dialect? What does accent or dialect tell
reasons.
you about someone's education,
background, or income?

Are some languages more beautiful to

What do you find most difficult to learn in
listen to than others? If so which? Are
English?
there any languages that you really don't
like the sound of? Why?

Why do you want to improve your How is your personality different when you
English? For example: work, travel, speak another language? For example,
pleasure. are you more or less outgoing?

In what major ways is English grammar At what did you begin studying a second
different from the grammar of your native language? Do think age affects a person's
language? ability to learn a new language?

What's the best way to learn a language?

Do you think you learn more English inside

or outside the classroom? What do you on
 your own to improve your English?

Do you like to listen to music in other How often to you read in another
languages? Do you make an effort to language? What kinds of things do you
understand the words? read? Why?

Q: Why did God create the man before he created the woman?
A1: The answer that men give: To give him the chance to enjoy Heaven on Earth for a few
moments.
A2: The answer that women give: Everyone makes a draft first!

: Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after the operation?

B: Yes, of course.
A: Great! I never could before!

Why couldn't Cinderella be a good soccer player?

She lost her shoe, she ran away from the ball, and her coach was a pumpkin.

Teacher: Tell me a sentence that starts with an "I".

Student: I is the...
Teacher: Stop! Never put 'is' after an "I". Always put 'am' after an "I".
Student: OK. I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.

Two cows are standing in a field.

One says to the other "Are you worried about Mad Cow Disease?"
The other one says "No, It doesn't worry me, I'm a horse!"

Q: If you drop a white hat into the Red Sea, what does it become?
A: Wet.

Q: What do you call a boomerang that won't come back?

A: A stick.

Q: What is white when it's dirty and black when it's clean?
A: A blackboard.

Personal subject pronouns go before the verb:

I stayed at home.
You need another blanket.

He wants to buy a new car.

She is studying Catalan.

It barks a lot. (It is used to refer to things, animals and the weather: It is raining.)

We never eat garlic.

You read a lot.

They are good friends.

However, we place the auxiliary verb before subject pronouns in questions:

Can you help me?

Has she got the comic?

Does he write very often?

Personal object pronouns come after verbs and prepositions:

She loves me.

We sent you a letter.

We went with him.

He adores her.

I saw it with my own eyes.

They have just invited us to their wedding.

Margaret believes in you.

We don't like them.

A possessive adjective is followed by a noun:

This is my van.

Your lorry is very big.

His house is enormous.

Her face is beautiful.

Its wing is broken.

Our engagement will be announced tomorrow.

Your son is very clever.

Their work was excellent.

A possessive pronoun is not followed by a noun, that is, it stands alone:

This book is mine.

This pencil case is yours.

Mary is a relative of his.

I've found hers.

Ours need watering.

Yours are bigger than mine.

These are your notebooks and those are theirs.

Exercises:

A. Complete the following table:

Subject pronouns: Object pronouns: Possessive adjectives: Possessive pronouns:

I ___ ___ ___
___ you ___ ___
___ ___ his ___
___ her ___ ___
___ ___ ___ (not possible)
___ ___ our ___
you ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ theirs

B. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate personal pronouns and possessives.

1. Mum, have you seen __________ money-box? I'd like to put a couple of coins in.

2. "She met a boy yesterday, and says that she loves __________ deeply."

"__________ can't love __________ deeply! __________ only met yesterday!

3. This is Tom, and this is __________ father.

 4. "Is there anything __________ can do to help you"

"No, there isn't anything you can do to help __________."

5. That dog is almost never in __________ kennel. __________ doesn't like __________.

6. Peter and __________ family do not live in London. __________ say that __________ is too big a
city for __________.

7. Can you lend __________ __________ rubber, please? I've lost mine.

8. __________ house is very small, but comfortable. We love __________.

9. __________ son is a very bad student, but __________ daughter is brilliant. We wish
__________ would study harder.

10. "Please send __________ a postcard when you are on holiday?"

"Don't worry, mum and dad. We'll send __________ one."

11. __________ is raining cats and dogs, so __________ had better stay at home. We can go to the
cinema tomorrow.

12. "Where shall I put this book?"

"Put __________ on the table, please."

13. "I've just bought some big ice-creams for lunch, mum."

"Put __________ in the fridge, sweetheart."

14. "Is this __________ pen, Peter?"

"No, __________ isn't __________. __________ is __________."

"Where is __________, then?"

"__________ is on the floor!"

"OK! Thank you."

15. This is a picture of __________ house. We've been living there since 1999.

16. "How do you know that your neighbours are at home?"

"Because __________ car is over there."

17. "Where is __________ sister, Paul?"

"__________ sister is at home. __________ is studying for an exam. Would you like me to tell
__________ something when I get home?"

18. "John and __________ family do not live here any longer."

"Where do __________ live now?"

19. "This table has a missing leg."

"Here is __________ leg."

20. "Can __________ give __________ a glass of water, please? I'm very thirsty."

"Yes, of course."

Subject pronouns: Object pronouns: Possessive adjectives: Possessive pronouns:

I me my mine
you you your yours
he him his his
she her her hers
it it its (not possible)
we us our ours
you you your yours
they them their theirs

B.
1. my 2. him, She, him, They3. his4. I, me 5. its, It, it 6. his, They, it, them 7. me, your
8. Our, it 9. Our, our, he 10. us, you 11. It, we 12. it 13. them 14. my, it, yours, It, mine, mine,
It (o Yours) 15. our 16. their 17. your, My, She, her 18. his, they 19. its 20. you, me

am / are / is
Complete the sentences with am, are, or is.

1 Where you from?

2 she a teacher?
3 What her name?
4 they married?
5 This my brother.
6I a student.

Which pronouns could be taken instead?

1.Mary
2.John
3.Jack and I
4.Kim and Tom
5.Charles and you

a.they
b.he
c.we
d.she
e.you

Drag OBJECT PRONOUNS on the right to match SUBJECT PRONOUNS on the left.

0.I
1.YOU
2.HE
3.SHE
4.IT
5.WE
6.THEY
a.IT
b.THEM
c.HER
d.ME
e.YOU
f.US
g.HIM
1. It belongs to me, it's ___

2. It belongs to my father, it's ___

3. It belongs to her, it's ___

4. It belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, it's ___

5. It belongs to me and my wife, it's ___

6. It belongs to my mother, it's ___

7. It belongs to him, it's ___

8. It belongs to you, it's ___

9. It belongs to the dog, it's ___

10. It belongs to them, it's ___