M. ED.PAOLA FORERO SALAMANCA
MY LEISURE ACTIVITIES What is your favorite kind of music? My favorite kind of music is pop. What do you do in your free time? I watch TV, listen to music, and play basketball.
I WATCH TV. TV. PROGRAMS:
News
comedies
Soap operas
I watch a movie on TV. Cartoons Documentaries
Realities
Talk shows
Sports musicals Game shows
Thrillers
I LISTEN TO MUSIC. KIND OF MUSIC:
Rock
Jazz
Country
Pop
Hip-hop
Vallenato
Reggaeton Reggae
Ska
Salsa
Gosspel
Classical
I see a movie at the cinema. KIND OF MOVIES:
Science fiction
Adventure
Love stories Documentary
Thriller
Action
Comedy
Horror film
I PRACTICE SPORTS. Use PLAY with collective sports (Team), or sports in which you need a ball, with musical instruments and board games too.
I play‌
soccer
rugby
football
tennis
baseball
Table tennis
volleyball
badminton
Use DO with individual sports.
I do‌
karate
aerobics
gymnastics
yoga
taekwondo
pilates
Use GO with sports ending by -ING
I go‌ hiking
Scuba diving
bowling swimming sailing dancing
skiing
ďŹ shing
climbing
Horse riding
cycling
OTHER ACTIVITIES I‌
Surf the internet
Play computer games/ play on the computer
Walk the dog Go to the park
Play video games
Spend time with the family
I‌
Spend time with my friends
Talk on the phone
Talk to my friends
Drive cars
Collect stamps
Talk to my family
Fly aeroplanes
Ride a bike
Make model aeroplanes
WRITING ABOUT MY FREE TIME ACTIVITIES I watch cartoons, soap operas, football matches and movies on TV. My favourite TV program is “Two and a half men”. My favourite TV channel is Sony. I listen to pop, rock, jazz, and salsa music. My favourite singer is Adele, my favourite rock group is Maroon 5. My favorite radio station is La W. My favourite radio program is “La hora del regreso”. I play basketball, tennis, and table tennis. I do aerobics and pilates, and I go swimming, dancing, and bowling in my free time. I talk on the phone to my friends and my family. I surf the internet, I spend time with my family and my friends on weekends. I can swim, but I can’t climb a mountain. I can dance salsa, but I can’t dance hip-hop. EXERCISE: Now, write about your free time activities following the example above.
TALKING ABOUT MY ABILITIES Use CAN or CAN’T when talking about abilities or possibilities.
I can swim, but I can’t drive a car.
I can play basketball, but I can’t play the guitar.
Can you climb mountains? No, I can’t.
Can you play tennis? Yes, I can.
I can speak English, but I can’t speak German.
SUBJECT PERSONAL PRONOUN
... I have got a big house.
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
POSSESSIVE CASE (‘S)
My house is big.
The big house is mine.
The big house is Paola’s.
You have got a blue bag.
Your bag is blue.
The blue bag is yours.
The blue bag is Sara’s..
He has got black glasses.
His glasses are black.
The black glasses are his. The black glasses are Jesus’
She has got a pink umbrella.
Her umbrella is pink.
The pink umbrella is hers.
It has got a red collar.
Its collar is red.
We have got a great apartment.
Our apartment great.
The great apartment is ours.
The great apartment is John and Paola’s
You have got a small car.
Your car is small.
The small car is yours.
The small car is Peter’s
They have got a beautiful house.
Their house is beautiful.
The beautiful house is theirs.
The beautiful house is my parents’
The pink umbrella is Erika’s
The red collar is Snoopy’s
Whose bag is this? This bag is his
John’s
Whose umbrella is that? That umbrella is hers
Susan’s
Whose shoes are these? These shoes are hers. Whose sneakers are those? Those sneakers are theirs. Jean and Peter’s
Carol’s
EXERCISES:
You can pracJce the use of possessive adjecJves and possessive pronouns in these websites. http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei101/esl-test.php http://esl.about.com/cs/beginner/f/f_pronouns.htm http://esl.about.com/od/beginningenglish/ig/Basic-English/Pronouns.htm http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-pronouns-lb.html http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/possessive_pronouns/ possessivepronouns.html http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/possessive_adjectives/ possessiveadjectives.html
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