Tesse Think Unit 4-Y1-Lesson 3

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Unit 4: lesson 3

Today:

- Revision: the possessive 's?

- Learn: the Past Tense of the verb to be

- Quiz: "to be"

- Practice in pairs

Possessive ‘s

Look at these sentences: when do we use 's in English?
 
That is my friend’s book.  Dat is het boek van mijn vriend(in).
These are Vincent’s sisters.  Dit zijn Vincents zussen.
Are you Susan’s sister?  Ben jij de zus van Susan?
The dog’s tail  De staart van de hond.
My class’s teacher is nice.  De leraar van mijn klas is aardig.

The men’s toilet is disgusting.  Het toilet van de heren/het herentoilet is smerig.

These are the children's toys.

Pay attention!

Look at these sentences: with which words do we use ' instead of 's?.
My parents’ car  de auto van mijn ouders.

The girls’ coats  de jassen van de meisjes.

Look at the sentences: which one is correct? What do you use for personal names that end with s: ' or 's?

Charles’s parents are at home.

Charles' parents are at home.

The verb to be: was/were

We are going to watch a video conversation in which two people talk about a holiday using the verb to be.

Write in your notebook at least 3 sentences from the video in which was/were is used.

Grammar: was/were

Look at the scheme: for which pronouns (I, you, he...) do you use was and for which do you use were?

Now let's practise!

Take the quiz on the next slides.

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
1. Last year my best friend _____ 22 years old.


1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. was
4. were

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
2. _____ the weather cold when we_____ in Berlin?


1. wasn't, weren't
2. weren't, wasn't
3. was, were
4. were, was

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
3. Why _____ you so angry yesterday?


1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. was
4. were

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
4. Tim _____ asleep at ten o'clock yesterday. (-)


1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. was
4. were

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
5. We _____ tired because it _____ late at night.


1. wasn't, weren't
2. weren't, wasn't
3. was, were
4. were, was

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
6. Our hotel last year _____ small, but it _____ very clean.


1. was, were
2. were, was
3. was, was
4. were, were

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
7. Claire and I _____ at school last Monday. (-)


1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. was
4. were

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
8. I phoned you at the weekend, but you _____ at home. (-)


1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. was
4. were

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
9. _____ Liam at home when you came back from work?


1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. was
4. were

Fill in was or were into the gaps.

If there is a (-) use the negation (wasn't or weren't).
10. The shops _____ open yesterday, but we didn't go there.


1. wasn't
2. weren't
3. was
4. were

Practice in pairs

Complete the exercises in the following slides.

You can work in pairs.

Write the answers in your notebook.

Let's check the answers

Answers exercise 1:

1 my

2 our
3 my
4 our
5 their
6 their
7 her
8 our
9 his
10 your

Answers exercise 2:

1 Is that car his?
2 Are these jeans yours?
3 Is this sandwich mine?
4 Are these books ours?
5 Is that house hers?

Let's check the answers

Answers exercise 3:

1= They are my friends’ shoes
2= No, it is Mrs Miller’s car.
3= No, they are my sisters’ bikes.
4= No, it is Tom’s phone.
5= They are Sandra’s keys. 

Answers exercise 4:

1A = Whose
1B =Millers’ 
2A = Sam’s 
2B = Barbara 's
3A = teacher’s
3B = Smith’s 
4A =  Who’s
4B = Monkeys' 
5A = Whose
5B = James’s

Let's check the answers

Answers exercise 5:

1= you
2= this/it
3= mine/my jacket
4= me
5= him
6= they
7= their
8= hers
9= he/Liam
10=his

11= him

12= you
13= my
14= yours
15= I
16= you
17= me
18= whose
19= his
20= hers

Well done!

- Remember tomorrow is the deadline for your reading log!

- Next week we start working on the Book Poster