Grammar and vocabulary Starter unit

PHOTOCOPIABLE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Possessive s

1 Write phrases for 15. Add a possessive s to each person. the teacher / car the teachers car 1 Consuelo / bag ______________________________________ 2 the girl / friend ______________________________________ 3 Jack / bag ______________________________________ 4 my brother / laptop ______________________________________ 5 Emily / desk ______________________________________

Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives

2 Complete the possessive adjectives.

Subject pronoun Possessive adjective

I m ___

you (1) y ___ ___ ___

he (2) h ___ ___

she (3) h ___ ___

it (4) i ___ ___

we (5) o ___ ___

they (6) t ___ ___ ___ ___

be: affirmative, negative and questions

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. We are fourteen years old. 1 I ______ from Madrid. 2 They ______ my friends. 3 Carlo ______ nice. 4 The book ______ good. 5 You ______ in class 1B. 6 She ______ popular.

4 Choose the correct words. Are / Is you happy? Yes, we are / is. 1 Am / Is she your sister? Yes, she am / is. 2 Are / Am they here? No, they not / arent. 3 Are / Is this my pen? No, it isnt / am. 4 Am / Are I in this class? Yes, you are / arent. 5 Are / Is the dictionaries next to the notebooks?

No, they is / arent. 6 Are / Is the teacher near the door?

No, he is / isnt.

A classroom

5 Match 14 with ae and 58 with fi to make classroom objects. note a top 1 diction b er 2 bo c ary 3 lap d book 4 rul e ard 5 win f ter 6 cl g dow 7 pos h air 8 ch i ock

Basic adjectives

6 Complete the opposites with the correct vowels (a, e, i, o, u). bad good 1 popular ___ np ___ p ___ l ___ r

2 easy d ___ ff ___ c ___ lt

3 cheap ___ xp ___ ns ___ v ___

4 nice h ___ rr ___ bl ___

5 big sm ___ ll

6 boring ___ nt ___ r ___ st ___ ng

y

am are (x3) is (x3)