1 You and Me

1 Hello, Bill Computers.

STARTER GRAMMAR EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1. Introduce yourself and say one word which is meaningful to you.

2. Next person: repeat and do the same.
3. Next person: repeat and do the same.
4. Continue until everybody is finished.
5. Follow up: ask people about the words they used.

I’m Bill.
Example:
Computers.
Bill computers. I’m
Bill computers. Charles. Sister.
Your turn… Charles sister.
I’m Tara. Cake.
Bill computers. Charles
sister. Tara cake. I’m…
1 Verb to be
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Verb to be

Examples Practice

Possessive Adjectives
1. I am from Chile.  I’m from Chile.
Practice 1 Practice 2

2. He is Mexican.  He’s Mexican. Possessive ‘s

Examples Practice
3. She is Miki.  She’s Miki.
4. It is a bag.  It’s a bag.
5. We are married.  We’re married.
6. They are software designers.  They’re software designers.
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STARTER GRAMMAR EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Verb to be

Examples Practice
Use the words to make sentences using to be. Possible answers are given.
Possessive Adjectives

Examples Practice

Possessive ‘s
1. it, camera
• It’s a camera. Examples Practice

2. you, Japan
• You’re from Japan.
3. we, students
• We’re students.
4. she, journalist
• She’s a journalist.
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Verb to be

Examples Practice

Possessive Adjectives
1. What’s my name?
Examples Practice

2. This is your chicken. Possessive ‘s

Examples Practice
3. Where’s her magazine?
4. This is my boyfriend.
5. What’s his friend doing?
6. This is their daughter.
7. Where’s their house?
1 Possessive Adjectives
STARTER GRAMMAR EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Verb to be

Examples Practice
Replace the nouns with the correct possessive adjective.
Possessive Adjectives

1. This is my wife’s car. Examples Practice

• This is her car. Possessive ‘s

Examples Practice
2. What’s Emma’s number?
• What’s her number?
3. This is my son’s book.
• This is his book.
4. What’s Pablo’s last name?
• What’s his last name?
2 Possessive ’s
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Verb to be

Examples Practice

Negatives and short

1. My son’s girlfriend is a lawyer. answers
Examples Practice

2. My wife’s brother is friendly. Possessive ‘s

Examples Practice
3. Sue’s sandwich looks good.
4. Roberta’s coffee is cold.
5. Lisa’s job is great.
6. Howard’s book is over there.
2 Possessive ’s
STARTER GRAMMAR EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Verb to be

Examples Practice
Use the sentence to make a possessive ’s statement. Possible answers
Negatives and short
are given. answers
Examples Practice

Possessive ‘s
1. This dog belongs to my grandfather.
Examples Practice
• This is my grandfather’s dog.
2. That sandwich belongs to the teacher.
• That’s the teacher’s sandwich.
3. Seoul is the biggest city in Korea.
• Korea’s biggest city is Seoul.
4. I bought my daughter some chocolate.
• That’s my daughter’s chocolate.
1 Do you know somebody who…?
STARTER GRAMMAR EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1. Interview your classmates about people they know.

2. Begin your questions with: “Do you know somebody who…?”
3. Ask follow-up questions.

Example:
dessert Do you know somebody who
really likes dessert?
single

boyfriend My cousin Joseph.

good student
What does He likes
Boston he like? crepes.

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