The Possessive Case of the Noun

Ex. 8. Paraphrase the following using the Possessive Case:

the pen that belongs to Jack, the camera that belongs to my friend, the books that belong to the students, the coat that belongs to his brother, the shirt that belongs to James, the watch that belongs to my Dad, the hat that belongs to the woman, clothes that belong to the children, a college for women, an absence for three days, a rest for two days, a distance of five miles, a school for girls, a magazine for women.

Ex. 9. Replace the “of phrase” by the Possessive Case:

the pen of our teacher, the bicycle of Tom, the name of the boy, the head of the fish, the computer of George, the wedding of Jack and Mary, the office of Smith and Brown, the room of Mum and Dad, novels of Dickens, poems of Burns, the car of Jones, the house of my father-in-law, population of Canada, the voice of a man, the policy of the government, the cage of a bird, the toys of the children, parks of the city, the rays of the sun, the surface of the moon, the answer of Mary, the wealth of the nation.

Ex. 10. Replace the “of phrase” by the Possessive Case:

1. The lecture of the teacher is very interesting.

2. The text-books of the students are on the desk.

3. The house of their parents is very nice.

4. We don’t know the names of the children.

5. The camera of my friend is new.

6. The success of the company is great.

7. The son of Petrenko studies very well.

8. The shirt of Max is green.

9. The birthday of my son is on Sunday.

10. The library of our institute is large.

11. Where is the office of the manager?

Unit 2. MY FAMILY

I. Learn the topical vocabulary:

name – ім`я

family name / surname – прізвище

patronymic – по батькові

full name – повне ім`я

parents – батьки

grandfather – дідусь

grandmother – бабуся

grandchild – онук(а)

husband – чоловік

wife – дружина

aunt – тітка

uncle – дядько

cousin – двоюрідний брат, двоюрідна сестра

niece – племінниця

nephew - племінник

father-in-law – батько чоловіка (дружини)

mother-in-law – мати чоловіка (дружини)

brother-in-law – шурин

sister-in-law – золовка

son-in-law – зять

daughter-in-law – невістка

relatives – родичі

in-laws – родичі чоловіка (дружини)

stepmother – мачуха

stepfather – вітчим

widow – удова

widower – удівець

godfather/godmother/godchild – хрещений, хрещена, хрещеник

grown-up / adult – дорослий

to fall in love with smb – закохатись у когось

to get married to – одружитись з

wedding – весілля, заручини

honeymoon – медовий місяць

to divorce – розлучaтись

divorced – розлучений

single – неодружений

to call smb after – назвати на честь когось

to take after smb/ to resemble – бути схожим на

to bring up – виховувати

housewife – домогосподарка

II. Answer the following questions:

1. When and where were you born? 2. Is your family big or small? 3. How many people are there in your family? 4. Who are they? 5. How old are your father and your mother? 6. How old are your sisters and brothers? 7. What does your mother do? 8. What does your father do? 9. Do you have many relatives? 10. Do you have pets?