Expressing

possession

GRAMMAR

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Beginner A1_2043G_EN English
Goals

■ Review wh- questions

■ Learn how to say

something belongs to
someone

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Whose coat is blue? The woman’s coat
is blue. Her hat is also blue but the
colour of her trousers is white.

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Possession

When talking about things that belong to people we simply add an apostrophe + s
to the name of the owner and put the object they own directly afterwards to indicate
possession.

If the owner is plural, or the name ends with an s, simply add an apostrophe at the
end of the name.

The coat of the doctor The doctor’s coat

The hair of Mary Mary’s hair

The shoes of my brother My brother’s shoes

The shop of Tim Tim’s shop

The football of James James’ football

The bread of the bakers The bakers’ bread

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Her shirt

We can also use pronouns or possessive adjectives to say who something

belongs to.

I am wearing a white shirt. My shirt is white.

You are wearing a brown shirt. Your shirt is brown.

He or she is wearing a shirt. His or her shirt is blue.

The colour of the shirt is red. Its colour is red.

We are wearing white shirts. Our shirts are white.

They are wearing pink shirts. Their shirts are pink.

Be careful with the spelling of the word its. It is not the same as the word it’s.
The word it’s is a common contraction of the words it and is, and has nothing
to do with possession.

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Possession

We often use of to describe possession and qualities that objects or abstract nouns
have.

The building is big. The size of the building is big.

Her shirt is blue. The colour of her shirt is blue.

America’s states are united. The United States of America.

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Practise using possessive adjectives

“I have a dog!”

That is _______________ dog.

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Practise using possessive adjectives

“You have a wedding dress!”

That is _______________ wedding dress.

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Practise using possessive adjectives

“He has a suit!”

That is _______________ suit.

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Practise using possessive adjectives

“She is going on holiday alone for the first time!”

It’s _______________ first holiday alone.

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Practise using possessive adjectives

“They are drinking tea!”

That is _______________ tea.

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Practice

Practise indicating possession.

1. The woman is wearing a red dress. The _______________ dress is red.

2. They love that café. It’s _______________ favourite café.

3. The man is wearing a dark suit. _______________ suit is dark.

4. The girl has a nice little dog. The _______________ little dog is nice.

5. My father gives good advice. My ________________ advice is good.

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Use a possessive adjective instead of ’s or of

1. The man’s suit is grey. His suit is grey.

_______________________________________________________________

2. The woman’s arm is sore. _________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

3. The colour of the book is blue. _________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
4. The streets of the city are _________________________________________
clean.

_______________________________________________________________

5. That girl’s hair is red. _________________________________________

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Indicating ownership

Change the sentences so that they have possessive adjectives

instead of proper nouns.

1. Mary’s lamb is little.

2. Jack’s house is in the countryside.

3. Kevin’s son is growing up.

4. Pam and Kath’s toys are in the garden.

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 Practise using possessive adjectives

man’s
The colour of the
_______________ shirt is red.
mans
his
Yes, _______________ shirt is
red.
womans their
The _______________ suit is
orange.
woman’s it’s
Wow, you’re right. It really is
orange! Do you like
_______________ colour? its
it’s
Not really. I think
_______________ a bit ugly.
its hers
But have you seen
_______________ shoes?
are her
Oh yes, her shoes
_______________ beautiful!
is

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Whose?

There is another wh- word: whose. It is used to ask who something belongs to.

who whose

Who is wearing a white shirt? Whose shirt is white?

Who has a little lamb? Whose little lamb is that?

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Whose with be questions and do questions

We can use whose with be questions and with do questions.

be questions do questions

Whose shirt is white? Whose shirt do you like?

Whose music is that? Whose music do you prefer?

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Ask and answer

Talk about the picture

Whose coat is red?

Whose coat is yellow?

Whose trousers are black?

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Read the text

Hi! My name is Louise. I’m 4 years old

and I love my dog. He is a Labrador. I
love to give him hugs. His name is
Goldie. His coat is yellow. Or maybe it’s
golden!
I have a sister who is 6 years old. Her
name is Anna. She has a small cat
named Nala. Nala has four white feet.
She is cute but not as cute as Goldie!

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Answer the questions

1. Who has four white feet?

2. Who has a cat?
3. Whose sister is called Louise?
4. Whose dog is Goldie?
5. Who has golden fur?
6. Whose cat is named Nala?

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Practise what you’ve learned

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences

1. _______________ is coming to the party?

2. ________________ cat is that in the garden?

3. _______________ opinion do you think is more important?

4. He can never make up _______________ mind.

5. _______________ father worries a lot about her.

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Practise what you’ve learned

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences

1. Can I borrow _______________ phone for a minute?

2. Alice________________ dog is really cute.

3. The size _______________ this city is perfect. I can walk everywhere!

4. He loves _______________ mother because she always speaks

_______________ mind.

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A conversation about possessions

e s t ions about
Qu
ns
possessio ■ What is your favourite possession?
■ Do you have many possessions?

My favourite possession is my electric guitar!

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

_______________________________ _______________________________
_______________________________ _______________________________

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

+ _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________

– _______________________________
_______________________________
If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Exercise p. 7 4. Its streets are clean.
That is my dog. 5. Her hair is red.
Exercise p. 8 Exercise p. 14
That is your wedding dress. 1. Her lamb is little.
2. His house is in the countryside.
Exercise p. 9 3. His son is growing up.
That is his suit. 4. Their toys are in the garden.
Exercise p. 15
Exercise p. 10
It’s her first holiday alone. man’s, his, woman’s, its, it’s, her, are
Exercise p. 11
That is their tea.
Exercise p. 12
1. woman’s, 2. their, 3. His, 4. girl’s,
5. father’s
Exercise p. 13
2. Her arm is sore.
3. Its colour is blue.
Answer key (1/2)
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Exercise p. 20
1. Nala has four white feet.
2. Anna has a cat.
3. Anna’s sister is called Louise.
4. Louise’s dog is called Goldie.
5. Goldie has golden fur.
6. Anna’s cat is called Nala.
Exercise p. 21
1. Who is coming to the party?
2. Whose cat is that in the garden?
3. Whose opinion do you think is more important?
4. He can never make up his mind.
5. Her father worries a lot about her.
Exercise p. 22
1. Can I borrow your phone for a minute?
2. Alice’s dog is really cute.
3. The size of the city is perfect. I can walk everywhere!
4. He loves his mother because she always speaks her mind.
Answer key (2/2)
Homework

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Complete the table

I my

you _______________

he _______________

she _______________

it _______________

we _______________

they _______________

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Text at the beginning

Go back to the text on page 3

and find examples of
the grammar topic of this lesson in it.
Write them down.

Copy parts of the text

that are examples of

topic of the lesson.

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Find the wh- words

Find the wh- words in this lesson and write them down.
Which are new? Do you know all of them?
Look these words up.

wh- words

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Using pronouns

Choose five sentences from this lesson.

Copy them and change them to pronouns.

Examples:

The tall woman’s dress is purple.

→ Her dress is purple.

The man’s suit is black.

→ His suit is black.

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Exercise p. 29
I, my, you, your, he, his, she, her, it, its, we, our, they, their
Homework answer key
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