Titolo Della Lezione: Possessive Pronouns; There Was / There Were;

Titolo della lezione: Possessive pronouns; there was / there were; Prepositions of place-1

Possessive pronouns; there was / there were; Prepositions of place-1

Possessive Pronouns – Singular Personal pronouns Person

Personal Pronoun

Possessive Pronoun

First

I work in an office.

This office is mine.

Second

You work in your studio.

This studio is yours.

Third

He works in his clinic. She is a nurse. Pip is the dog.

This clinic is his. This bag is hers. This bowl is its. (ciotola)

Possessive Pronouns – Plural Personal pronouns Person

Personal Pronoun

Possessive pronoun

First

We are computer operators. We are accountants.

These computers are ours. These registers are ours.

Second

You are drivers. You are customers.

These cars are yours. These invoices are yours.

Third

They are policemen. They are my parents.

These uniforms are theirs. This apartment / flat is theirs.

Possessive adjectives Vs Possessive pronouns

My colleague’s office is very different from my office. Her office has three large windows but my office is very large. My colleague’s office is very different from mine. Hers has three large windows but mine is very large. Her and my are possessive adjectives. Hers and mine are possessive pronouns. We use the possessive adjective with a noun, e.g. my book, your computer, her office, their problem. We use possessive pronouns without a noun, e.g. A. Which hat is yours? B. Mine is the green one.

There is / there are present and past tenses-1 Is there a man at the information counter?

singular

Yes, there’s a man at the counter. Is there any paper on my desk? Yes, there’s some paper on your desk. Is there any money in the cash register? No, there’s no money in it. Are there any customers at the information counter? No, there aren’t any customers there. Are there any pens in my drawer? Yes, there are some pens there. Are there any new computers in your office? No, there aren’t any new computers in my office.

plural

There is / there are present and past tenses-2 Was there a woman at the information counter this morning?

singular

Yes, there was a woman at the information counter. Was there any paper on my desk? Yes, there was some paper on your desk. Was there any money in the cash register last night? No, there was no money in it. Were there any customers at the information counter? No, there weren’t any customers there. Were there any pens in my drawer? Yes, there were some pens there. Were there any new computers in your office? No, there weren’t any new computers in my office.

plural

Prepositions of place - 1

1 in - corrisponde all’italiano ‘in’ 2 on - corrisponde all’italiano ‘su’ 3 at - corrisponde all’italiano ‘a’ ‰ ‰ ‰

in the / an administration office in a small town in the north of Italy in his office

Prepositions of place – 1b 1 Where does he / she / work? Where do they work? 2 Where’s his / her / their office? 3 Where’s he / she now? Where are they now? ‰ Corrisponde all’italiano ‘in’ ‰

He / She works in the administration office. They work in the administration office.

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It’s in a small town in the north of Italy.

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He’s in his office. She’s in her office. They’re in their office.

Prepositions of place – 1c 2 on - corrisponde all’italiano ‘su’ ‰

Where’s the invoice? It’s on the desk.

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What flight is he on? He’s on the 9:30 flight from Geneva.

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Where’s the stamp? It’s on the envelope, of course.

Prepositions of place – 1d 3 at - corrisponde all’italiano ‘a’ ‰

Where’s Mr Jones waiting? He’s waiting at the airport.

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Is Peter at work today? No, he’s sick. He’s at home.

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Anne isn’t at her desk, where is she? It’s 1 o’clock. She’s at lunch.