My, your, his, her

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Reading: the wedding photoReading comprehension
4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
5. 5Find the wordsGrammar exercise
6. 6my, your, his, her, its, our, theirGrammar rule
7. 7Which word?Grammar exercise
8. 8Match the sentencesGrammar exercise
9. 9More photosGrammar exercise
10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
12. 12My family photoSpeaking practice
13. 13About youGrammar exercise
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: a thank-you messageGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: his, her, its or their?Grammar exercise
3. 3Homework: make sentencesGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: a photo of my peopleDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Who is in your favorite family photo?
2. Who is in your family chat?
3. Who is your favorite cousin?

Grammar rule

my, your, his, her, its, our, their

Person	Word	Example
I	my	My car is old.
you	your	Your bag is open!
he	his	Dad is in his room.
she	her	Mom is at her desk.
it	its	The cat is in its bed.
we	our	Our house is small.
they	their	Their car is blue.

his or her? Look at the owner

his = the owner is a man or a boy. her = the owner is a woman or a girl. The thing after it doesn't matter: Dad and his sister, Mom and her brother.

Before a noun

The word goes before a noun, with no the: my car (not the my car). It is the same for one thing or more: their kid, their kids (not theirs kids).

Watch out: same sound, different word

• its = of it: The cat is in its bed. · it's = it is: It's late.
• your = of you: Your bag is open. · you're = you are: You're early!
• their = of them: Their car is blue. · they're = they are: They're at work. (there, for a place, sounds the same too.)