Exploring Grammar (Starter – Unit 1)
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be/have got, Possessive adjectives
& pronouns
a) Read the dialogue. Circle all forms of the
verbs
to be
and
have got
. How do we form
the negative and interrogative of the verbs?
b) Read the dialogue again and highlight
two
possessive adjectives
. What are their
equivalent
possessive pronouns
? Where do
we put the
possessive adjectives
: before or
after the noun? How do we use
possessive
pronouns
? Give examples.
1
A:
Good morning sports fans! Today I am talking
to football player Josh Jackson, who plays for
Silvertown FC. Josh, welcome!
B:
Hi, I’m excited to be on the show.
A:
So, Josh. Where are you from?
B:
I’m from Seattle, in the United States. But I’ve
got a family in England, and I love the football
here. It’s great that I’m playing in the English
league now.
A:
Which English teams are your favourite?
B:
Well, of course Silvertown FC! But England has
got amazing teams and players. I’m often
amazed at the level here, so I always train hard
for every game.
A:
So, what do you do when you aren’t playing?
B:
Well, I have got a family. So I usually spend
time with my children. My wife takes them to
the stadium, and her parents watch my games
on TV too, back in America.
A:
When’s your next game?
B:
We’re playing Riverview Rovers next week.
A:
Great! Good luck Josh, and thank you for your
time.
B:
Thank you!
Present simple vs Present
continuous
a) Read the dialogue again. Underline all
the verbs in the
present simple
and the
present continuous
. How do we form the
negative and the interrogative of these
tenses?
b) Match the underlined verb forms to their
uses:
• daily routines/habits/repeated actions
• permanent states
• actions happening at/around the time of
speaking
c) What is a
stative verb
? Find an example
in the text. Give three more examples of
stative verbs
.
d) Highlight all the
adverbs of frequency
in
the dialogue. Where do we use them in a
sentence?
e) Find a sentence in the dialogue where
the
present continuous
is used with future
meaning. Can the
present simple
be used
with future meaning? Give an example.
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Subject/Object pronouns
a) Which
subject/object pronouns
can you
find in the dialogue in Ex. 1? Write
S
for
subject and
O
for object pronouns.
b) Look at the dialogue again and
complete the sentences.
a
We use ................. pronouns before verbs.
b
We use ................. pronouns after a verb or
a preposition.
4
Question words/Plurals
a) Find all the
question words
in the
dialogue. What are they used to ask about?
Give examples of question words which are
used to ask about people, age, place and
reason.
b) Find all the
plural
forms in the dialogue.
How do we form the plural of regular
nouns? Give examples.
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Fill in:
am/is/are
or
have/has
.
1
Tim and his brother ............... members of
the college basketball team.
2
Stephen ............... got a new car.
3
I ............... a student at Leeds University.
4
“............... Bob a friend of yours?”
“Yes, I know him very well.”
5
Jeff and his wife ............... got three
children.
6
............ your neighbours at home right now?
7
Caroline ............... got long wavy hair.
8
I ............... got a computer in my room.
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