Possessive ‘s

1) How interested are Argentinean people in the private lives of celebrities?

Options:
1→ Not interested 2→ Sometimes interested 3→ Very interested

2) Look at the family tree. Who are they? Why are they famous? Are you interested in them?
3) Look at the family tree again. Number the people in relation to Thiago Messi

a) Aunt
b) Brother
c) Grandfather
d) Brother
e) Father
f) Grandmother
g) Uncle
h) Mother

4) Now do the same from Lionel Messi’s perspective. There is one extra word!

a) Wife
b) Son (x3)
c) Daughter
d) Sister
e) Brother
4) Complete the sentences with: Grandparents, children, parents.

My father and my mother =

my

My grandfather and my grandmother =

my

My son and my daughter =

my

5) Read these sentences

María is Lionel’s sister

Jorge is Lionel’s father

Antonela is Thiago’s mother

Ciro is Thiago’s brother

Matías is Ciro’s uncle

Cecilia is Ciro’s grandmother

We use ‘s to talk about family and possessions.

Lionel Messi’s wife. NOT the wife of Lionel Messi

Be careful! ‘s can mean two things:

• Possesion
• Verb to be (Maria is Argentinean → Maria’s Argentinean)

6)
7) Do you know…?

•
Matías is Thiago’s uncle.

María is Thiago’s aunt.

...and Thiago is Matías and María’s

• Matías is Antonela’s
• María is Antonela’s

...and what about Cecilia and Jorge?