Read the conversations and talk to your partner in the same way.

a) – Hello, I’m Nick.

- Hi, I’m Stan. I’m looking for my group.

- Are you from the faculty of Biology?

- No, I’m not. I study at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Sciences.

- Are you a first-year student?

- No, I’m a fourth-year student.

- Have you got a job?

- Yes, I work at a telephone company.Oh, I see the students from my group. Bye.

- Bye.

b) Lecturer: Good morning, students.

Students: Good morning.

L.: Today is our first English lesson. Before we start I want to know your names. The young man at the first desk near the window, please tell me your name.

S.: My name is Alex.

L.: And what is your surname?

S.: Chernov.

L: Can you spell it?

S.: C-h-e-r-n-o-v.

L.: How old are you?

S.: I’m 18.

L.: Where do you live?

S.: I live here in the hostel, as my parents live in the country.

L.: Thank you.

c) – Hello. Remember me? I’m Bob from the faculty of Physics.

- Oh, yes. We met at Stan’s birthday party last month.

- Yes, it was on the 30^th of July.

- It was great. How is Bob?

- I don’t know. I’ve lost his phone number.

- I can help you. His phone number is 44-55-78.

- Don’t you remember his address?

- Sure. His address is 254, 31, Maligin Street.

- Thank you

Grammar

Personal pronouns as subjects	Personal pronouns as objects	Possessive adjectives	Possessive pronouns
I You He/She/It We They	me you him/her/it us them	my your his/her/ its our their	mine yours his/hers/- ours theirs

Put the pronouns instead of the nouns.

1. Peter helped the pupils to translate the text. 2. Mother asked Mary to wash the plates. 3. My friend writes a letter to his sister. 4. Janetook 3 books from the library. 5. His cousins live in Moscow. 6. Our grandmother and grandfather will come tomorrow. 7. Mary works in a shop.

Complete the sentences using the correct pronoun or adjective.

Examples:

Could you lend me some money? (you / I)

Why didn’t she ask us to help her? (she / we / she)

Do you ever talk to yourself when you’re on your own? (you / you / you / you)

1. ... house is much bigger than ... . (they / we)

2. Is this book ... or ... ? (you / I)

3. How long have ... been waiting for ... ? (they / we)

4. Don’t blame ... ; ... wasn’t ... mistake. (you / it / you)

5. ... was very angry with ... when ... broke ... camera. (he / I / I / he)

6. ...’s a coincidence that ... birthday is on the same day as ... . (it / he / her)

Write the dates as words.

Example: 12/05 – the twelfth of May

a) 21/6 b) 19/3 c) 2/8 d) 31/10 e) 15/2 f) 1/5 g) 20/1 h) 16/11

The Verb to be

Affirmative Long form Short form	Negative Long form Short form	Interrogative
I am I’m You are You’re He is He’s She is She’s It is It’s We are We’re They are They’re	I am not I’m not You are not You aren’t He is not He isn’t She is not She isn’t It is not It isn’t We are not We aren’t They are not They aren’t	Am I? Are you? Is he? Is she? Is it? Are we? Are they?

4. Put am, is, are in each space.

a) I …a first-year student.

b) My friend … an engineer.

c) Jack … a farmer. He … from a small Scottish town.

d) They … our new friends. They … from Wales.

e) Ann and Nick … at home now.

f) My native town … in the center of England.

g) Monkeys … very funny animals.

h) Mr. Davidson … a University professor. He … a very intelligent man. His hobby … rugby. His students … very happy to have such a good teacher.

Change the statements into negative and interrogative sentences.

a) It’s hot today.

b) I’m at home.