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Whose Is This? 's and mine, yours, hers
Students practise possessive 's and pronouns like mine and yours to talk about belongings, then write an email to a lost property office.
Possessive s · Possessive pronouns · Possessions · Travel
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Aims
- Use possessive 's / s' accurately
- Use possessive pronouns accurately
- Learn and use 16 words and phrases in 2 sets: Things people lose, Whose is it?
- Read for detail: The lost property office
- Writing task: A lost property email
Stages · 45 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about possessions and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 15 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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's and s'
- One person: my sister's bag, Tom's phone.
- Plural nouns ending in -s: add ' only — my parents' car, the teachers' room.
- Irregular plurals: add 's — the children's toys, the women's coats.
- Not: the bag of my sister → my sister's bag.
Whose…? mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs
- Ask about the owner with whose: Whose phone is this? / Whose is this?
- Answer without a noun: It's mine. It's yours. It's his. It's hers. It's ours. It's theirs.
- Not: It's my. / Is this pen your? / Who's coat is this?
its or it's?
- its = belonging to it: The dog is looking for its ball.
- it's = it is: It's a nice bag.
Study tips
- Point at things around you and ask: Whose is this? Answer: It's mine / It's my brother's.
- Remember: possessive pronouns never have an apostrophe — yours, hers, ours, theirs.
Glossary
- Things people lose9 items
- Whose is it?7 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Things we own
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
Does this bag ___ you? — Yes, it's mine. Thank you!
- b
My aunt and uncle ___ a small hotel by the sea.
- c
I've got two ___ and a small bag.
- d
How much ___ have you got? — Just one bag.
- e
My uncle is rich and very kind. He's always happy to ___ people in the family.
- f
I haven't got much money, so I sometimes ___ my parents.
2
's or s'?
Choose the correct word.
- a
This is my ___ umbrella. (I have one sister.)
- b
These are my ___ suitcases. (my mum and dad)
- c
Where are the ___ coats?
- d
Is this ___ mobile phone?
- e
There are six teachers at our school. The ___ room is on the first floor.
- f
Whose passport is this? — It's ___.
3
Whose is it?
Choose the correct word.
- a
Is this your umbrella? — Yes, it's ___. Thank you!
- b
That isn't my suitcase. ___ is black.
- c
These aren't Anna's gloves. ___ are blue.
- d
We can't find our luggage. Is that bag ___?
- e
___ phone is this? — It's Tom's.
- f
The dog is looking for ___ ball.
- g
___ a nice bag. Is it new?
- h
My parents found a wallet. They thought it was ___, but it wasn't.
- i
Excuse me, is this bag ___? — No, it isn't mine.
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.
- k
Choose the correct sentence.
- l
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: The lost property office
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Mrs Patel works in the lost property office at Central Station. Every day people leave things on the trains: umbrellas, mobile phones, keys, even suitcases. This morning a young woman came to the office. "I can't find my bag," she said. "I think I left it on the 8.15 train. It's black, and my passport is in it." Mrs Patel found two black bags. "Is this one yours?" she asked. "No, that isn't mine. Mine is smaller." The second bag was hers. Her passport was inside, with her brother's keys. "He lent them to me last week!" she said. In the afternoon a family came in. The children's teddy bear was on a train. "Whose is this?" asked Mrs Patel, and she showed them a brown bear. "It's ours!" said the children.
- a
What is Mrs Patel's job?
- b
What was in the young woman's bag?
- c
Why wasn't the first black bag hers?
- d
Whose keys were in the bag?
- e
What did the family lose?
6
Write: A lost property email
Write an email.
You left something on a train or a bus. Write an email to the lost property office. (6–8 sentences) What did you lose? What does it look like? What is inside it? Is anything in it someone else's? Use 's / s' and mine, yours, his, hers. Word box: belong to · own · I can't find · suitcase · luggage · borrow from · lend to · mobile phone Example: Dear Sir or Madam, I can't find my suitcase. I left it on the train to Leeds yesterday. It's blue and my name is on it. My sister's laptop is inside — I borrowed it last week.
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Glossary
The 16 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Things people lose
- suitcase
- a large bag with a handle for your clothes when you travel
- luggage
- the bags and cases you take when you travel
- mobile phone
- a small phone you can carry with you
- wallet
- a small thing for your money and cards
- keys
- you open and lock doors with them
- bag
- you carry your things in it
- umbrella
- you hold it over your head when it rains
- laptop
- a small computer you can carry
- passport
- a small book with your photo; you need it to travel to other countries
Whose is it?
- belong to
- to be someone's: This bag belongs to Sam.
- own
- to have something that is yours
- mine
- it is my thing: This pen is mine.
- yours
- it is your thing: Is this coat yours?
- borrow from
- to take something from someone and give it back later
- lend to
- to give something to someone and get it back later
- I can't find
- you say this when you don't know where something is
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