Unit

63 myself/yourself/themselves etc.

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^Help yourself! w m jg

He's looking at himself They're enjoying themselves.

I —> me —> myself o I looked at myself in the mirror.

he -* him —> himself o He cut himself with a knife.
she -> her -> herself o She fell off her bike, but she didn't hurt herself.

you _7^ you _^

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> yourself o Please help yourself, (one person)
[ yourselves o Please help yourselves, (two or more people)
we -> us ourselves o We had a good holiday. We enjoyed ourselves.
they —> them themselves o They had a nice time. They enjoyed themselves.

Compare:

me/him/them etc myself/himself/themselves etc.

She is looking at him He is looking at himself r --« s s jg g

n vs I_____________________ I I_______________________ I
different people the same person

O You never talk to me. ) Sometimes I talk to myself

I didn't pay for them. i They paid for themselves.
I'm sorry. Did I hurt you? Be careful. Don't hurt yourself.

by myself / by yourself e tc = alone:

I went on holiday by myself. (= I went alone)
) 'Was she with friends?' 'No, she was by herself'

each other
Kate and Helen are good friends. They know each other well. (= Kate knows Helen / Helen
knows Kate)
Paul and I live near each other. (= he lives near me / 1live near him)

Compare each other and -selves:

JAMES SUE

JAMES

O James and Sue looked at each other. James and Sue looked at themselves.
(= he looked at her, she looked at him) (= he looked at himself, she looked at
herself)

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Exercises
t f s w i Complete the sentences with myself/yourself etc.
1 He looked a t M y s e lf jn the mirror.
2 I'm not angry with you. I'm angry w ith .................................................
3 Karen had a good time in Australia. She enjoyed.................................................
4 My friends had a good time in Australia. They enjoyed.................................................
5 I picked up a very hot plate and b u rn t.................................................
6 He never thinks about other people. He only thinks ab o u t.................................................
7 I want to know more about you. Tell me ab o u t................................................. (one person)
8 Goodbye! Have a good trip and take care o f ................................................ ! (two people)

^ 2 5 1 Write sentences with by myself / by yourself etc.

1 I went on holiday alone. I wenton hoJU^
2 When I saw him, he was alone. W hen I saw him, h e ........................
3 Don't go out alone. D o n't.......................................................
4 I went to the cinema alone. I ........................................................
5 My sister lives alone. M y sister...........
6 Many people live alone. Many people.

Write sentences with each other.

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Complete the sentences. Use:

each other or ourselves/yourselves/themselves or us/you/them
1 Paul and I live near each o t h e r ......
2 W ho are those people? Do you k n o w them ?
3 You can help Tom, and Tom can help you. So you and Tom can he lp .....................................
4 There's food in the kitchen. If you and Chris are hungry, you can help .....................................
5 We didn't go to Emily's party. She didn't invite .................................................
6 When we go on holiday, we always e njo y.................................................
7 Helen and Jane were at school together, but they never se e ................................................ now.
8 Karen and I are very good friends. We've k n o w n for a long time.
9 'Did you see Sam and Laura at the party?' 'Yes, but I didn't speak t o .....................................
10 Many people talk t o ................................................ when they're alone.
Unit
64 -’s (Kate’s camera / my brother's car etc.)

KATE

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Kate's camera
(her camera)

We normally use -'s for people:

MY BROTHER

my brother's car
(his car)

I stayed at my sister's house. (not the house of my sister)

Have you met Mr Black's wife? (not the wife of M r Black)
the manager's office
(his or her o ff ce)
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O Are you going to James's party?
O Paul is a man's name. Paula is a woman's name.

You can use -'s w ithout a noun after it:

O Sophie's hair is longer than Kate's. (= Kates hair)
O 'Whose umbrella is this?' 'It's my mother's.' (= my mother's umbrella)
O 'Where were you last night?' 'I was at Paul's.' (= Paul's house)

friend's and friends'

my friend's house = one friend my friends' house = two or more friends

(= his house or her house) (= their house)

We w rite 's after We w rite ' after

friend/student/mother etc. (singular): friends/students/parents etc. (plural):
my mother's car (one mother) my parents' car (two parents)
my father's car (one father)

We use o f ... for things, places e tc .:

O Look at the roof of that building. (not that building's roof)
O We didn't see the beginning of the film. (not the film's beginning)
O What's the name of this village?
O Do you know the cause of the problem?
O You can sit in the back of the car.
O Madrid is the capital of Spain.
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Exercises
Look at the family tree. Complete the sentences about the people in the family.
1 Brian is ....Hajan’s ................husband.

HELEN * • * = « BRIAN 2 Sarah is Daniels m othar

Ok I 3 Helen is .................... .............. wife.
4 James is Sarahs

01 5 James is ...................................uncle.
6 Sarah is ..................... ............. wife.
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7 Helen is Daniels
JAMES SARAH PAUL
8 Sarah is James's
9 Paul is ........................ husband.
DANIEL 10 Paul is Daniel's
Helen and Brian are married. 11 Daniel is ................... ...............nephew.
They have a son, James, and a daughter, Sarah.
Sarah is married to Paul.
Sarah and Paul have a son, Daniel.

Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use one word only.

JANE ANDY ALICE RACHEL DAVE

W hose is this? And this? 5 * 0 And this?

Alices...........
Whose is this?
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And these? 6 66 nd
A these?

Are these sentences OK? Change them where necessary.

1 I stayed at the house of my sister. thy. sistar’s. housa
2 W hat is the name of this village? OK
3 Do you like the colour of this coat?
4 Do you have the phone number of Simon?
5 The job of my brother is very interesting.
6 Write your name at the top of the page.
7 For me, the morning is the best part of the day.
8 The favourite colour of Paula is blue.
9 When is the birthday of your mother?
10 The house of my parents isn't very big.
11 The walls of this house are very thin.
12 The car stopped at the end of the street.
13 Are you Roing to the party of Silvia next week?
14 The manager of the hotel is not here at the moment