Summary - Talking About Self

Summary and Fun Test

Talking About Self

Introducing oneself and others.

•  Hello. I'm Peter. What's your name?

• I'd like to introduce myself. I'm Ralph.

• This is Albert.

Response.

• Hello, Peter. My name is David.

• Hi, Albert. Nice to meet you.

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Subject and Object Pronouns.

Subject pronouns are used to replace the subject [a person or a thing] of a verb.

• We talk to our neighbors.

• He played Hemlet in the play.

• You speak very quickly.

• It is the most beautiful ship ever made.

• I like cats and dogs.

Object pronouns are used instead of nouns, because we already know what the object is.

• She rarely talks to us, her neighbors.

• If you don't like it, don't eat it.

• Listen to me  carefully.

• Don't force her to come if she isn't well

• These cars belong to them.

Possessive adjectives and pronouns.

A possessive adjective is usually used to describe a noun, and it comes before the noun.

• My flowers are dying. Yours are lovely.

• I looked for your key everywhere. I found John's key, but i couldn't find yours.

• John found his clothes, but Mary couldn't find hers.

• Their photos are good. Ours are terrible.

We use possessive pronouns to refer to a specific person/people or thing/things [the ''antecedent''] belonging to a person/people [and sometimes belonging to an animal/animals or thing/things].

• Look at these pictures. Mine is the big one.

• All the essays were good, but his was the best.

• Here is your car. Ours is over there, where we left it.

•  I don't like this family's garden, but i like yours.

• John and Mary don't like your car. Do you like theirs?

WH questions.

We use questions words to ask certain types of questions ['question word' questions]. We often refer to them as WH-words because they use the letters W and H [Why, Who, When, What, Where, and How].

Fun Test

Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns.

Fun Test

Check the correct words.

Multiple Select

Come with _________

• he

• him

Multiple Select

You have to talk to _________

• her

• she

Multiple Select

John and _________ are looking for a job.

• I

• me

Multiple Select

Wait for _________, please.

• I

• me

Multiple Select

Mary showed _________ the new dictionary.

• them

• they

Multiple Select

You and _________ can eat here.

• he

• him

Multiple Select

Bring _________ a cup of coffee, please.

• we

• us

Multiple Select

Go after _________, please.

• they

• them

Multiple Select

They live near _________.

• we

• us

Multiple Select

You and _________ have to stay here.

• I

• me

Fun Test

Read the text carefully and answer the questions.

Hello everyone! I am Lionel Messi. I was born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina to a working class family. My father was a steel worker, and my mother was a maid.

A local club, River Plate, was interested in signing me, but they didn't want to pay for my medical treatment. However, I was given a trial with Barcelona, and Coach Carles Rexach was impressed - offering me a contract which included paying for my treatment in Spain. I moved to Barcelona with my father and became part of the prestigious FC Barcelona Youth Academy.

I made a lot of secrifices by leaving Argentina, leaving my family and start a new life. But everything I did, I did for football, to achieve my dream. That's why I didn't go out partying, or do a lot of other things kids sometimes do.

FC Barcelona is my life. This team has brought me to where I am today. I could never leave, I don't want to leave it forever.

Thank you

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