I/me/my/mine
She told her the whole story.
• Those are nice trousers. I like them very much.
• I don’t need this bag. You can have it.
• Answer the phone, it can’t be for me.
• We’re going to the beach, do you want to come with us?
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Possession
This is my girlfriend. She’s mine!
I’m her boyfriend. I’m hers!
I Me My Mine
You You Your Yours
He Him His His
She Her Her Hers
We Us Our Ours
They Them Their Theirs
• This is my book. It’s mine!
• Our car didn’t start, so I took yours
• No, that’s not our luggage, ours is over there
• Their dog is bigger than his
• Her bag is more expensive than mine
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Unit 24
questions
People who?
Who switched off the television? – I did, the film was boring.
Who did you see at the party? – I saw lots of interesting people.
Who are going with? – I’m going with Johan.
Things what?
What’s that? – It’s my new computer.
What are you doing tonight? – I’m playing tennis.
What did you do last night? – I played tennis.
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Places where?
Where did you go on holiday? – We went to St.jean de Luz.
Where is Iain? – He’s at home in bed.
Time when?
When did you last go on holiday? – In 1999.
When is your birthday? – On the eleventh of June
Reason why?
Why did you do that? – Because it was fun.
Why do you like American films? Because they have a lot of action.
Why is London so expensive? Because everyone wants to live there.
Way, Manner of doing something How?
How do you turn on this computer? – There’s a red button, press it.
How can I get to Manchester from here? – Take a train from Kings Cross
Station
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Age |
old/young |
How old? |
Weight |
heavy/light |
How heavy? |
Quantity |
much/a little |
How much? |
Quantity |
many/a few |
How many? |
Length |
Long/short |
How long? |
Time |
long/short |
How long? |
Distance |
far/near |
How far? |
Height |
high/low |
How high? |
Height |
tall/short |
How tall? |
Width |
wide/narrow |
How wide? |
Depth |
deep/shallow |
How deep? |
Size |
big/small |
How big? |
Unit 25
how much/many
We use how + adjective to ask some questions:
• How old are you? – I’m 18 years old
• How tall are you? – I’m 1 metre 75
• How big is the box? – It’s pretty big!
Note that we usually use the ‘superior’ adjective to ask questions:
Noun Adjectives Question
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Unit 26
on Friday/in June
Time prepositions
On
Monday, Tuesday
The weekend
The first
The second
In
January
The morning
The afternoon
The evening
The week
Spring
At
The weekend
Night
10 O’clock
• I’ve got an appointment on Friday at 3 O’clock
• I always feel sleepy in the afternoon
• In the summer there are too many people on the beach
• I always watch the news in the evening
• I was born on the eighteenth of April
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Unit 27
What would you do?
Conditionals
If you won the lottery, what would you do?
- I’d (=I would) buy a Ferrari!
This situation is not very probable, it is a
hypothetical situation.
We use the verb for the condition (the part with ‘if’) in the past:
If you went to America…
If he didn’t come…
If you could see her …
And the result is ‘would’ + infinitive verb:
… would you find a job?
… would he get into trouble?
… what would you say?
We can suggest things or give advice to someone by saying:
If I were you, I would…
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We can use conditionals in the past to show that it was possible for something
to happen, but didn’t.
Perhaps we regret that it didn’t happen!
- You didn’t win the lottery?
- No.
- What would you have done if you had won the lottery?
- If I had won the lottery, I would have bought a Ferrari!
Condition result_________________
If + had + past participle would have + past participle
If you had seen him would you have spoken to him?
If I had known I wouldn’t have come.
If I had been there I would have told her.
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