Colegio Particular Mixto San Miguel

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Teléfono: 77270508
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Pedagogical guide
Area: English
Teacher: Cesil Dorali Ordoñez Bran
e-mail: cesilbran@sanmiguel.edu.gt
Unit: Fourth Bimonthly
Career: 4th. Computing
Time: August 24th to 27th.
Date to send: August 27th.
Indications: just read the guide and learn. You have to work only the activities on the notebook.

Purpose: Respond to greetings and answer general questions.

Competence: Engages in conversations to exchange general information, opinions, and ideas.

Personal and possessive pronouns

Do you know how to use the personal and the possessive
pronouns?
A pronoun is used in place of a noun.
A pronoun refers to a noun that comes before it. The noun it refers to what is called the
antecedent.
A personal pronoun can be used as subject, object, possessive and reflexive.

Subject Object Possessive Possessive Noun Reflexive

pronoun pronouns adjectives pronoun possessive pronoun

I Me My Mine Myself
You You Your Yours Yourself
He Him His His George’s Himself
She Her Her Hers Susan’s Herself
It It Its Its The dog’s Itself
We Us Our Ours Ourselves
They Them Their Their The people’s Themselves
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Object pronoun:
1. Object pronoun are placed after the verb.

The accountant called John yesterday.

• The accountant called him yesterday.

2. When there are two pronouns in a sentence, the pronoun for things comes before
the pronoun for people.

Ana writes a letter to the supervisor.

Ana writes it to her
She comes with me

What does she write? A letter (it - thing)

To whom does she write a letter? To the supervisor (her/him - people)
More example:
I gave the report to Sheyla I gave it to her

Mary saw the firm with the managers. Mary saw it with them

Rita and Mary make cookies with Julie Rita and Mary make them with her.

Note: them is used to people and for thing

3. Object pronouns are placed after a preposition.

The secretary sat between them

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The possessive pronouns:

The possessives are used to indicate that something (someone) belongs to someone
(something).
Personal Possessive Adjetivos Possessive Pronombres Noun
pronoun adjectives posesivos pronouns posesivos possessive
I My Mi, mis Mine Mio, mía,
míos, mías
You Your Tus, tus, su, Yours Tuyo, tuya, George’s
sus (de usted tuyos, tuyas,
o ustedes) suyo, suyas
(de usted o
ustedes)
He His Su, sus (de His Suyo, suya, John’s
él) suyos, suyas
(de ellas)
She Her Su, sus (de Hers Suyo, suya, Susan’s
ella) suyos, suyas
(de él)
It Its – Su, sus (de Its Suyo, suya, The dog’s
cosa en suyos, suyas
singular) (de cosas en
singular)
We Our Nuestro, Ours Nuestros,
nuestra, nuestras
nuestros,
nuestras
They Their Su, sus (de Theirs Suyo, suya, The
ellos/ellas, su suyos, suyas children’s
de cosas en (de ellos y People’s
plural) de cosas en The
plural) student’s

Example:
• I like my school.
• You have your books up to date.
• John comes with his (de él) friend.
• The secretary has her (de ella) computer in good condition.
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Possessive pronouns:
To belong = pertenecer.
Example:
• This office is mine This office belongs to me.
• This is our English class this class belongs to us.
• This calendar is mine
• That computer is yours
• These documents are his

Noun possessives:
I. Possessive using an apostrophe.

1. The name of the secretary is Mary ---- The secretary’s name is Mary.
2. The friend of my brother ---- My brother’s friend.
3. The tail of the dog ---- The dog’s tail
4. The reports of the accountant ---- The accountant’s reports.
5. The books of the teacher ---- The teacher’s books

II. Do not use “the” in front of proper names.

1. The boss of Mary ---- Mary’s boss: El jefe de María

2. The problem of Bill ---- Bill’s problem
3. The children of Mrs. Stone ---- Mrs Stone’s children
4. The buildings of New York ---- New York’s buildings
5. The blessing of God ---- God’s blessing.

III. With nouns ending in “S” just add the apostrophe.

1. The desks of the clerks ---- The clerks’ desk

2. The exercise of the students ---- The students’ exercise
3. The car of James ---- James’ car
4. The office of Mr. Jones ---- Mr. Jones’ office
5. The opinion of the ladies ---- The ladies’ opinion
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IV. Possessives forms with time words. The time word is the possessor.

1. One hour of work ---- One hour’s work

2. The salary of one month ---- One month’s salary
3. The newspaper of yesterday ---- Yesterday’s newspaper
4. The lesson of tomorrow ---- Tomorrow’s lesson
5. Vacation of a week ---- Week’s vacation

V. Use the possessive form only with the second noun.

1. The jobs of Mary and Joseph ---- Mary and Joseph’s jobs
2. the obligations of the boy and the girl ---- The boy and the girl’s obligations.
3. The locker of Joyce and John ---- Joyce and John’s locker
4. The examinations of the boys and the girls ---- the boys and the girls’ examination
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Workshop:
A. Indications: substitute the emphasized words by object pronouns.

1. They waited for the students.

2. He always tells the truth to his father.
3. We buy the merchandise for Mr. and Mrs. Jordan
4. The secretary types the letter for Mr. Smith
5. He explained the program to Charles
6. Take the book to Carla
7. I will call the receptionist for information
8. The teacher speaks English with the students
9. Please send the credit application to the clients
10. I credited $25 to my account

B. Indications: translate each sentence into Spanish.

1. This calendar is mine
2. Theses agendas are mine
3. This computer is yours4these schedules are yours
4. This book is his
5. These documents are his
6. This dress is hers these shoes are hers
7. This car is ours
8. These envelopes are ours
9. That building is theirs
10. Those houses are theirs
11. I like my classes, but Cindy doesn’t like hers
12. You need your vacation and I need mine
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13. Joyce has her work and Robert has his

14. The boys type their papers, and the girls type theirs
15. I fix my things and you fix yours.

C. Indications: give the possession form.

1. The notebook of the student – the student’s notebook

2. The reports of the children
3. The names of the clients
4. The address of James
5. The school of Mary and Peter
6. The answer of the supplier
7. The ideas of the secretaries and the accountants
8. The toys of the girl and the boy
9. One hour of practice
10. The walls of the building