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His pet is big. Our pet is orange
Textbook: p. 17
GoalPossessive words: my, your, his, her, our, their. “His pet is big.”
New words
my · meninghis · uning (o‘g‘il)her · uning (qiz)our · bizning
Explanation
Possessive words show who owns something: my, your, his (a boy’s), her (a girl’s), our, their. They go before the noun: my pet, his dog, her cat, our garden, their rabbits. Sentences: “His pet is big.” “Our pet is orange.” With plurals we use “are”: “Our pets are small.”
Worked examples
Her turtle is slow. His rabbit is white.
Our snail is small. Their guinea pigs are brown.
Class activity
“His or her?”: children put their things (pencil, notebook) on a desk. The teacher holds one up: “Is it his pencil or her pencil?” The class says “It’s her pencil.” or “It’s his notebook.”
Practice
1
Lola is a girl. Complete: “… turtle is green.” (his/her)
Her
2
About you and your friend: “… garden is big.” (our/their)
Our
3
About Ali: “… rabbit is white.” (his/her)
His
4
Say in English: their flowers are beautiful.
Their flowers are beautiful.