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How do you feel about smoking?
Have you ever smoked?
How do you feel when someone smokes near you?
What would you say if someone politely asked you if he/she could smoke close by?
Listen to someone politely asking a person if she could light up her cigarette. What does she say?
Listen to someone softening an objection. What does she say?
• You can use a possessive before a gerund when you want to indicate the performer of the action.
The man’s smoking really bothered me.The kids’ singing was too loud.Your constant arguing is getting on my nerves.I didn’t like their talking in the movies.
Student book page 52
Possessive & Gerund
We use a possessive before a gerund to indicate the performer of the action.
_________`s OR Possessive Adjective
My brother litters. I´m really annoyed by that.
What´s the action?To litter
Who does it?My brother
I´m annoyed at my brother´s litteringhis
John smokes a lot. The doctor objects to it.
What´s the action?To smoke
Who does it?John
The doctor objects to John´s smoking .his
She talks on the cell phone all the time. We don´t mind it.
What´s the action?To talk on the cell phone
Who does it?She
We don´t mind her talking on the cell phone all the time .
The students were doing homework. The professor was amazed!
What´s the action?To do homework.
Who does it?The students
The professor was amazed at her students´doing homework .
their
What´s the action?To be more popular than he is. Who does it?
You
He resents your being more popular thanhe is .
You are more popular than he is. He resents it.
What´s the action?To lose her parents.
Who does it?Jane
We´re all very sorry about Jane´s losingher parents in a tragic accident .
We´re all very sorry because Jane lost her parents in a tragic accident
her
Combine each pair of sentences, using a possessive with a
gerund:page 40, workbook
1.He sleeps in class. What do you think about
it?
What do you think about his sleeping in class?
2. Julie’s husband checks his PDA (Personal Digital
Assistant) constantly. She can’t stand it.
Julie can’t stand her husband’s checking his
PDA constantly.
3.Patricia’s co-workers call her Patty. She resents it.
Patricia resents her co-workers’ calling
her Patty.
4. They complain all the time. I’m tired of it.
I’m so tired of their complaining all the
time.
5.We take calls during dinner. Our father objects to it.
Our father objects to our taking calls during
dinner.
6. I hum while I work. Do you mind?
Do you mind my humming while I
work?
You are late so often. Mr. Yu objects to it.
Mr. Yu objects to your being late so often.
WOW! GREAT JOB!
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