1(H)V - Possessive/Genitive (bezit): 's / ' / of & Much/ Many

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

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Outline of this lesson

• Ex.. 30 - Finding out the rule
• Grammar: Possessive 's / ' / of
• Ex. 30-31
• Grammar: Much & Many
• Ex. 32-34

After this lesson we've reached these goals

• I know when possessive is used
  
• I can use the possessive  in sentences
  
  
• I know when much or many is used
• I can use much and many

Possessive

How to say that something is yours, or from someone else

Let's find out 

what you already know!

Is this possessive?
(M.a.w.: Laat deze zin 'bezit' zien?)
She's a doctor.

1. Yes
2. No

Does this sentence contain the possessive?:
John's wife is French.

1. yes
2. no

Is the 's a possessive or short for 'is'?
My cat's whiskers are long.

1. Possessive
2. Is

Is the 's possessive or short for 'is'?
He's my best friend.

1. Possessive
2. Is

Exercise 31

Go to page 76 and do ex. 31 in pairs (mind your volume)

3 min.

Possessive 

                           She's a docter    vs.    John's wife is French

Both 's look the same at first glance, but they are not!

In the first sentence, 's is short for is. 

But in the second sentence, 's is a form of the possessive 

Possessive 

                 He's my best friend    vs.    My cat's whiskers are long

Again, in the first sentence, 's is short for is

But in the second sentence, 's is possessive

Possessive (bezit) GR 14

In het Engels geef je bezit op 3 verschillende manieren aan:

's / ' / of

Maar wanneer gebruik je welke?

p.75 

The possessive  's (I)

We use the possessive S after names of people, animals, time and place (to show possession). 

Mickey's ears are funny                               (enkelv., 1 Mickey)

Alexis's room is beautiful                            (enkelv., eindigt op -s / Alexis'= OK too)

This cat's fur is so soft!                                 (enkelv., 1 cat)

An hour's walk from here                             (enkelv., 1 hour)

I went to my friend's (house)                      (plaats, 1 vriend, niet altijd wordt het                                                     gebouw genoemd; the hairdresser's, the butcher's,...

Possessive 's (II)

... ook bij meervouden die niet op -s eindigen.

The men's toilets are on the left  

Possessive '

--> bij meervouden die op -s eindigen

My neighbours' garden is nice
My sisters' rooms are messy
(meerdere zussen & kamers)

My sister's room vs. My sisters' room

Possesive of

zaken, hoeveelheden, aardrijkskundige namen 

(things that are not people, animals or organisations)

The roof of the house.

The capital of England.

A cup of coffee

A pound of apples

Exercises 32 and 33 (p.77)

Do these exercises by yourself (work alone) 

Finished? Have a look at the box in ex. 34 (p 78)

Step 1 :      Look at the word that follows much/many 

Step 2 :     Can you count this word?

Step 3 :     Yes -->  many          No --> much

I don't have much / many time for sports this week. 

Does this shop has much / many products? 

John doesn’t always have much / many books in his bag.

How much / many homework have you got?

MUCH

MUCH

MANY

MANY

Much & Many (II)

Much --> things that you cannot count,
such as patience (geduld), sand, time, water, money, snow

I don't have much time /  They are having much fun!

Wil je weten of een woord telbaar is? Zet er een getal voor, bijvoorbeeld 2.

I have ______ homework --> I have two homework --> I have much homework 

Much & Many (I)

Much and many both mean 'veel'

Many --> things that you can count,
examples: cars, houses, friends, tables

I have five friends --> I have many friends

There are thirty tables in this room --> There are many tables in this room

In class

Do ex. 34 and 35 on p. 78 and 79

Finished? Do ex. 51

Our goals today

• I know when possessive  is used
  
• I can use possessive  in sentences
• I know when I use many and much
• I can use much and many

Possessive - overview

's 

'

of

Much & Many - Overview

Much --> things you cannot count

Many --> things you can count

Extra

Choose the correct form of possessive:
My _________ was not expensive.
(parents/car)

1. parents' car
2. car's of parents
3. car of parents
4. parents's car

Choose the correct form of possessive:
Berlin is ….. (capital/Germany)

1. capital's of Germany
2. Germany's capital
3. Germanys' capital
4. capital of Germany

Possessive  's: Drag the sentence to is if 's = is

Drag the sentence to possessive if 's = possessive

is

Possessive

My name's Jenny.

My father's name is Bob

He's a doctor

 My mother's name is Karen

 She's Italian.

 My sister's a student. 

My brother's name is Jack.

 My dog's favourite food is steak.

Tea

Love

Days

Students

Patience

Chairs

Much

Much

Much

Much

Much

Much

Many

Many

Many

Many

Many

Many

much / many / a lot of 

telbaar

niet telbaar

popcorn

sand

pencil

table

friend

laptop

time

money

milk

love

days

students

money

chairs

much

many

many

much

much

many

EXIT TICKET:
Ik begrijp de possessive en much/any

Ja, ik snap ze allebei heel goed

Ik begrijp ze allebei, maar moet nog wel wat meer oefenen

Ik begrijp de possessive goed, maar much/many vind ik lastig

Ik begrijp much/ many goed, maar de possessive vind ik lastig

Nee, ik snap beide onderdelen niet.

Help, ik zit in de paniekzone :(

Huiswerk

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