1. Grammar file 4 English File 1
1 Adjectives (3) 4 Possessive ’s
Adjective Noun
Singular It’s a car.
fast
Plural They’re cars.
She’s very tall. s Use ’s with people.
They’re quite good-looking.  He’s the boyfriend of my sister.
s Use s’ with plurals.  It’s my parent’s house.
s Adjectives don’t change.  They’re fasts cars. s Use of with things.  the film’s end
s Adjectives go before nouns.  It’s a car fast.
5 some / any
2 Possessive adjectives (2) I’ve got three stamps.
I my I’ve got some stamps. (= we don’t know how many)
you your
he his
she her s
+ some I’ve got some aspirins.
it its Rome is famous for its history. s
– any I haven’t got any stamps.
we our We love our dogs.
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? any Have you got any envelopes?
they their Their sister is beautiful. s some = not an exact number.
s Use some / any + plural nouns.
s Possessive adjectives don’t change.
Their daughters are tall.  Theirs daughters …
s s
Use any in – and ? . s
s your (s.) and your (pl.) are the same. 6 like / love / hate + (verb)-ing
3 have got Infinitive (verb)-ing Spelling
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+ s cook I like cooking.
+ ing
study She hates studying.
I (etc.) ’ve I (etc.) haven’t
got a phone. got a phone. dance We love dancing. e + ing
He (etc.) ’s He (etc.) hasn’t
1 vowel + 1 consonant
s
? s
✗ swim They love swimming.
➝ double consonant
have.
you (etc.) s Use verb + -ing after like, love, and hate.
Have I (etc.) Yes, haven’t.
got a phone?
Has he (etc.) No, has.
he (etc.)
hasn’t.
7 The letter s in English
Contractions ’ve = have ’s = has 1 Verb be
He’s Italian.
haven’t = have not hasn’t = has not (he / she / it form)
2 Verb have got
He’s got two children.
Word order in questions (he / she / it form)
Verb have Subject got 3 Plural noun Their names are Carla and Niki.
Has she got a car? 4 Possessive ’s His wife’s name is Alessandra.
How many sisters have you got? 5 Present simple
He lives in Milan.
(he / she / it form)
s Use have got for things / people.
s Remember five grammatical uses for s in English.
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2. Grammar check 4 English File I
1 Adjectives Write sentences. 4 Possessive ’s Write sentences.
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1 day (beautiful) It’s a beautiful day. 1 house (his friend) It’s his friend’s house.
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2 friends (old) They’re old friends. 2 husband (Julia)? Is he ?
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3 flat (modern) It . 3 girlfriend (my brother)
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4 restaurant (expensive) She’s .
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4 cats (your aunt)?
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5 shoes (dirty)
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Are they ?
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6 town (famous)
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5 children (the president)
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2 Possessive adjectives Complete. They’re .
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1 She lives with her brother and sister.
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5 some / any Complete.
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2 We live with children.
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1 They’ve got some new books to read.
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2 We haven’t got clean cups.
4 Do they live with parents?
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3 I need new shoes.
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5 France is famous for cheese.
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4 They’ve got nice friends.
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3 a have got Write sentences. Use contractions. 5 Has Greg got brothers or sisters?
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6 She knows lovely places in Austria.
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1 he / video camera e He’s got a video camera.
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2 she / video
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6 like / love / hate + (verb)-ing or ✗ ?
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3 they / fax
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4 we / new computer e
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5 I / mountain bike
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I love I like I don’t like I hate
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b Write questions with have got and a, an, or
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any. Write the answer.
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1 / he?
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Has he got any cigarettes? Yes, he has.
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1 Lou likes shopping and driving.
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2 / you? ✘
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✘ He hates shopping.
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2 He loves eating in restaurants.
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3 / she? 3 He doesn’t like going to the cinema.
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4 He doesn’t like swimming.
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4 / you?
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5 He hates writing letters.
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6 He likes cycling.
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5 / he? ✘
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