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My Family: my, his, her and 's
Students practise my, his, her and possessive 's to talk about family members, then write about their own family's names and jobs.
Possessives · Possessive s · Family · Family relationships · Relationships
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use possessive adjectives accurately
- Use possessive 's / s' accurately
- Learn and use 14 words and phrases in 2 sets: Parents and children, More family words
- Read for detail: Meet my family
- Writing task: My family
Stages · 40 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about possessives and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1–2
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 10 minControlled practice: Ex. 3–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
my, your, his, her, our, their
- I → my · you → your · he → his · she → her · we → our · they → their
- his = of a man or boy (Ben and his sister) · her = of a woman or girl (Lucy and her brother).
Person + 's
- Use 's for people: my friend's mother, Tom's car, my sister's husband.
- Not: the mother of my friend ✗ → my friend's mother ✓
- Plural -s → add ' only: my parents' house.
Family words
- mother / father → parents (a mother or father = a parent)
- son / daughter · brother / sister · husband / wife
- one child → two children (not childs)
Study tips
- Draw your family tree and write one 's sentence for each person: Maria is my mother's sister.
- Say it the English way round: owner + 's + thing.
Glossary
- Parents and children6 items
- More family words8 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Family words
Read the clue. Choose the correct word.
- a
Anna and Tom got married in 2015. Tom is Anna's ___.
- b
Anna is Tom's ___.
- c
My aunt has a baby girl. The baby is her ___.
- d
Leo is ten. Maria is his mother, so Leo is Maria's ___.
- e
Paul is my ___. He is two years older than me.
- f
Emma is my ___. She is a nurse.
2
More family words
Choose the correct word.
- a
'Mum' is another word for my ___.
- b
'Dad' is another word for my ___.
- c
A mother or a father is a ___.
- d
My mother's sister is my ___.
- e
They have one ___, a little boy called Sam.
- f
They have three ___: two boys and a girl.
3
my, his, her or 's?
Choose the correct word.
- a
This is Ben. ___ sister is a doctor.
- b
This is Lucy. ___ brother is a student.
- c
We live in London. ___ house is small.
- d
My grandparents live in Spain. ___ house is near the sea.
- e
Is this ___ phone, Sam?
- f
___ car is red. He drives it to work.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
- j
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Meet my family
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Hi, I'm Carla. I live in Lisbon with my parents and my brother, Nuno. My mother's name is Rosa. She is a teacher. My father, Pedro, is a cook. Nuno is sixteen and his favourite sport is football. My sister, Inês, doesn't live with us. She lives in Porto with her husband, Rui. They have two children: a son, Tomás, and a daughter, Sofia. I love my sister's children! On Sundays we all eat at my grandmother's house.
- a
Who is Rosa?
- b
What is Pedro's job?
- c
Who is Rui?
- d
Who is Sofia?
- e
Where does the family eat on Sundays?
6
Write: My family
Write about your family.
Write 6–8 sentences about your family. Who are they? What are their names and jobs? Use my, his, her, our, their and 's. Word box: mother · father · parents · brother · sister · son · daughter · husband · wife · child · children Example: My brother's name is Ali. His wife is a doctor.
Suggested minimum: 50 words
0 words · aim for at least 50
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 14 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Parents and children
- parent
- a mother or father
- mother
- a woman with a child
- father
- a man with a child
- child
- a young boy or girl
- son
- a boy or man. He is the child of his mother and father.
- daughter
- a girl or woman. She is the child of her mother and father.
More family words
- husband
- a married man: Anna's husband is Tom.
- wife
- a married woman: Tom's wife is Anna.
- brother
- a boy or man with the same parents as you
- sister
- a girl or woman with the same parents as you
- aunt
- your mother's or father's sister
- uncle
- your mother's or father's brother
- cousin
- the child of your aunt or uncle
- grandmother
- your mother's or father's mother
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