Стр.8 Unit Starter ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 8 класс
Read the conversation and choose the correct words. Are they subject pronouns, object pronouns or possessive adjectives?
Nikita: What’s your family like?
Chris: Well, you know I’ve got one sister, Amy. She’s 14 and she’s OK. I sometimes go out with (1) her friends. Amy’s best friend Tanya is always at our house too! My mum and dad both work. (2) They aren’t very strict and we all get on OK.
Nikita: What’s your flat like?
Chris: (3) It isn’t a flat – it’s a typical English house. It’s got four bedrooms, so you can have (4) your own room when you come. (That’s better for (5) you because my room isn’t very tidy!!)
Nikita: Where do you live exactly?
Chris: (6) Our house is in North London, near Finsbury Park tube station. It’s about 15 minutes from the city centre.
Nikita: What’s it like where you live?
Chris: It’s nice. There are lots of shops and cafes near my house, and there’s a sports centre too. There’s a big park where you can go skateboarding and cycling.
Nikita: Do you go out a lot?
Chris: I usually go out with (7) my friends at the weekend. We usually go to parties or to the cinema. But I don’t often meet (8) them during the week when I’ve got school.
- Copy and complete the table with pronouns and possessive adjectives.
Order the words to make questions. Then read the conversation again and answer the questions.
Old / Amy / is / How ?
Look at the questions. How do you say them in your language?
Describing people and places
What’s your family like?
What’s your house like?
What’s it like where you live?
- Work in pairs. Ask and answer Nikita’s questions.
1) her — possessive adjective
2) They — subject pronoun
3) It — subject pronoun
4) your — possessive adjective
5) you — object pronoun
6) Our — possessive adjective
7) my — possessive adjective
8) them — object pronoun
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| Subject pronouns | Object pronouns | Possessive adjectives |
|---|---|---|
| I, you, he, she, it, we, they | me, you, him, her, it, us, them | my, your, his, her, its, our, their |
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1) How old is Amy? — She’s 14.
2) What’s Chris’s family like? — He’s got one sister. His mum and dad both work. They aren’t very strict.
3) What’s Chris’s flat like? — It isn’t a flat. It’s a typical English house with four bedrooms.
4) Where does Chris live exactly? — His house is in North London, near Finsbury Park tube station.
5) What’s it like where Chris lives? — It’s nice. There are lots of shops, cafes and a sports centre, and there’s a big park too.
6) Does Chris go out a lot? — He usually goes out with his friends at the weekend.
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What’s your family like? — Какая у тебя семья?
What’s your house like? — Какой у тебя дом?
What’s it like where you live? — Как у вас там, где ты живёшь?
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Sample answers:
What’s your family like? — I’ve got a big family. I’ve got a mum, a dad and two sisters.
What’s your house like? — It’s a small house with three bedrooms.
What’s it like where you live? — It’s a quiet place with a lot of trees and parks.
