AMERICAN HEADWAY 1 STUDENT BOOK

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PATRICKS FAMILY
Possessive s
1 Write these words in the correct place.
brother father daughter wife aunt grandmother
2 A T 2.4 Read about Patrick Binchey and listen. Write the names of the people in the correct place.
10 Unit 2
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Meeting people
Whos Brenda? Shes Patricks wife.
GRAMMAR SPOT
1 Look at s.
Shes a teacher: Shes = She is.
His wifes name: His wifes name = her name
s = possession
2 Find other examples in the text of possessive s and s = is.
Grammar Reference 2.2 p. 135
3 Ask and answer questions about Patricks family.
boyfriend husband son uncle grandfather
girlfriend mother sister
This is a photo of
Patrick, his wife, and
his children. His wifes
name is Brenda. Shes a
teacher. His daughters
name is Laura. Shes
twenty-one and shes a
nurse. His sons name
is Brian. Hes nineteen
and hes a student.
Lauras boyfriends
name is Mike. Hes a
nurse, too.
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