Left on the 8.15 (possessive 's, whose, mine)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Left on the 8.15

Whose bag is it?

A2 · 60 minutes

Lost on the train

Task In pairs. Answer the questions.

What can you see on the shelves? Make a list. You have one minute.

1

Which thing is the worst to lose? Why?

2

When did you last lose something? Did you find it?

3

Before you read

Leila left a bag on a train. Now she's at the lost-property desk.

Task What does the man at the desk ask her? Write two questions.

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2

At the lost-property desk

Task Read the conversation. Did Sven ask your questions? Which thing is still lost at the end?

S

Sven Good morning. Who's next?

S

Sven Can I have your name, please?

S

Sven Are these coats yours?

Leila Me. I left a bag on the 8.15 train.

L

Leila Leila.

L

Mehmet Well, they're my children's. Ours are in the car. And I left my neighbours' umbrella on the train. It's black.

M

Mehmet Excuse me, is this phone hers? It was on the floor.

M

S

Sven Whose bag is it? Yours?

Leila No, it's my son's. It's big and blue.

L

S

Sven Leila's? Leila, is it yours?

S

Sven This black one? Sorry, it's Joyce's.

S

Sven Is this one his?

Leila Yes, it's mine! Thank you!

L

Joyce Yes, it's mine. Theirs isn't here, I'm afraid. Can you fill in this form?

J

Leila No, his is bigger.

L

Mehmet Hello, I'm Mehmet. I phoned this morning about two coats.

M

S

Sven And these keys? They were on the same train. Whose are they?

Mehmet OK.

M

S

Sven Ah, yes. Joyce, where are Mehmet's coats?

Joyce Sven, look! Is this big blue bag her son's?

J

Leila Oh! They're my parents' keys. They're on holiday, and I'm feeding their cat.

L

Joyce Here. Two small red ones.

J

Leila Yes! That's his!

L

Talk about it

Task In pairs. Answer the questions, then tell the class.

What does Leila take home today? And Mehmet?

1

Why can't Mehmet take the black umbrella?

2

You find a phone on a train. What do you do?

3

Look again

Task Which is correct? Choose. Then check in the conversation and complete the rules.

1

Sven

2

Leila

3

Leila

4

Mehmet

__________ bag is it? Yours?

Yes, it's __________! Thank you!

They're my __________ keys.

Well, they're my __________.

Whose

my

parent's

children's

Who's

mine

parents'

childrens'

One person: my son_____

two or more people, with -s: my parents_____

two or more people, no -s: my children_____.

Write 's or '.

After mine, yours, hers… there is…

A. a noun (bag, keys)

B. no noun

Find it

Task Find these two lines in the conversation. There are three 's. Which ones mean is? Then find the words in the conversation and complete the row.

1

Who's next?

2

No, it's my son's.

my

your

his

her

our

their

mine

Say it

Task Listen. Put each one in the right box. Then listen and repeat 1–4.

my coach's

Sven's

my aunt's

the children's

my niece's

my wife's

my mum's

my cat's

/s/ Mehmet's

/z/ Leila's

an extra "iz" Joyce's

1

It's Leila. / It's Leila's.

2

Is it yours? – Yes, it's mine!

3

Is the umbrella his? – No, it's Joyce's.

4

my parent's car / my parents' car

Grammar reference

's or s'?

Whose…?

mine, yours, hers…

One person: + 's: my son's bag · Joyce's umbrella.

Two or more people, with -s: + ' only: my parents' keys.

Two or more, no -s (children, people, men, women): + 's: my children's coats.

No noun when it's clear: It's my son's.

Whose bag is this? · Whose keys are these? · Whose are they?

Answer with a name or a word like hers: It's Leila's. / It's hers.

my – mine

your – yours

his – his

her – hers

our – ours

their – theirs

No noun after them: Is this your coat? – Yes, it's mine. (not mine coat)

Sounds

/s/ Mehmet's /z/ Leila's

an extra "iz" sound: Joyce's

parents' sounds like parents

's = is?

Can you say is? Then it's is: Who's next? = Who is next?

CAREFUL

my son's bag, not the bag of my son. Whose bag? asks about the owner: Whose bag is it? – Leila's. · Who's = Who is. No apostrophe in yours, hers, ours, theirs. 's is never just a plural: two bags, not two bag's.

Packing the car

Task A family is going home after a holiday. Choose the right word.

1

Both my sisters have a bag. These are my __________ bags.

sister's

sisters'

2

Is this __________?

Dad's phone

the phone of Dad

3

Whose jacket is this? Is it Mum's? – Yes, it's __________.

her

hers

4

Are these your shoes? – Yes, they're __________.

mine

my

me

5

__________ driving today, you or Dad?

Who's

Whose

6

Where are the __________ hats?

childrens'

children's

With or without a noun

Task Write the missing half.

With a noun

Without a noun

1

It's my umbrella.

It's _______________.

2

Are these your gloves?

Are these _______________?

3

_______________ (hat)

It's his.

4

They're our tickets.

They're _______________.

5

Is that her coffee?

Is that _______________?

6

_______________ (keys)

They're theirs.

7

It's my son's bag.

It's my _______________.

Put it in order

Task Put the words in order.

1

bag

is

whose

this

?

2

are

whose

these

?

3

my

it's

brother's

.

4

coffee

yours

this

is

?

5

friends'

these

my

are

tickets

.

Whose is it?

Task Whose things are they? Guess.

Choose two everyday things you have, for example a mug, a jacket or a bike. Write a few words about each one: a big green mug with a cat on it. Don't write your name.

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2

Send your two things to your teacher in a private message.

3

Your teacher reads them out. Guess: Whose is it? I think it's yours!

4

Answer: Yes, it's mine! or No, it isn't mine.

Your turn at the desk

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2

Task A works at the lost-property desk. B lost something on a train. Then swap.

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4

B: Choose a picture. Don't say the number. It's a friend's or a family member's thing.

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2

B: Say what you lost: I left a backpack on the train.

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A: Ask: Whose is it? What colour is it? Is it big or small? B: It's my sister's. It's blue…

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4

A: Say a number: Is number 3 your sister's? B: No, hers is bigger.

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8

5

Swap and choose a new picture.

Homework

Task A A note on the office fridge. Seven sentences have a mistake. Find and correct them.

Hi everyone! After the party, some things are still in the kitchen. The red plates are the plates of my mum, so please don't take them. Who's black jacket is on the chair? It isn't mine. There are two cup's in the sink. Is the green umbrella your's? Our manager's glasses are next to the window. The pink scarf is my daughter. My two colleague's bags are under the table. And the big bag by the door is the mine. Thanks!

Task B Moving day. Two flatmates are packing. Complete the conversation. Change the words in brackets, for example (she) – hers.

1

A: __________ lamp is this? (who)

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B: And the TV? Is it __________ or the landlord's? (we)

2

B: It's __________. She lived here last year. (my sister)

7

A: It's __________. He told me on the phone. (he)

3

A: And these books? Are they __________? (you)

B: __________ coming with the van tomorrow? (who + is, short form)

4

B: No, they're __________. Both of them read a lot. (my friends)

8

5

A: OK. The plants are __________. (I)

9

A: My brother. And the van is __________. (my parents)

TEACHER'S REFERENCE · SKIP OR DELETE BEFORE CLASS

Answer key (1)

AT THE LOST-PROPERTY DESK

Still lost the neighbours' umbrella (the black one is Joyce's; theirs isn't there).

Sven's questions Who's next? · Whose bag is it? · Is this one his? · Whose are they? (the keys) · Can I have your name? · Is it yours? (the phone) · Are these coats yours?

TALK ABOUT IT

1 Leila: her son's bag, her parents' keys and her phone. Mehmet: his children's coats.

2 It isn't his neighbours' umbrella: it's Joyce's (she works there).

3 Open.

LOOK AGAIN

Which is correct? 1 Whose; 2 mine; 3 parents'; 4 children's

The rules my son's · my parents' · my children's · B: no noun

FIND IT

1 Who's next? = Who is next (is). It's my son's: the first 's (It's) = is; the second (son's) = it belongs to my son.

2 your – yours · his – his · her – hers · our – ours · their – theirs

SAY IT

/s/ my aunt's, my wife's, my cat's

/z/ Sven's, the children's, my mum's

an extra "iz" my coach's, my niece's

Line 4 my parent's car and my parents' car sound the same.

PACKING THE CAR

1 sisters'

2 Dad's phone

3 hers

4 mine

TEACHER'S REFERENCE · SKIP OR DELETE BEFORE CLASS

Answer key (2)

PACKING THE CAR (CONT.)

5 Who's

6 children's

WITH OR WITHOUT A NOUN

1 mine

2 yours

3 It's his hat. (or: This is his hat.)

4 ours

5 hers

6 They're their keys. (or: These are their keys.)

7 son's

PUT IT IN ORDER

1 Whose bag is this? (or: Whose is this bag?)

2 Whose are these?

3 It's my brother's.

4 Is this coffee yours?

5 These are my friends' tickets. (or: These tickets are my friends'.)

HOMEWORK (A)

Fixes The red plates are my mum's (plates). (the plates of my mum doesn't sound like English) · Whose black jacket · two cups · yours · my daughter's · my two colleagues' bags · is mine

Already right It isn't mine. · Our manager's glasses

HOMEWORK (B)

1 Whose

2 my sister's

3 yours

4 my friends'

5 mine

6 ours

7 his

8 Who's

9 my parents'