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A tourist takes photograph of Mù Cang Chải, Việt Nam.
Look at the photo and answer the questions.
1. Do you like traveling alone? Why?
2. When you travel, what do you normally do?
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UNIT 3 GOALS
A. Talk about Your Possessions
B. Ask for and Give Travel Information
C. Ask for and Give Advice
D. Plan a Vacation
E. Describe a Place
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A GOAL Talk about Your Possessions
Vocabulary
A Read the to-do list for a vacation. Where is the vacation?
My Vacation
To do
1. Pack:
- Luggage: clothes, sunblock, sunglasses, camera
- Carry-on bag: passport, phone, charger
2. Exchange money: 5,000,000 đồng into Thai baht
3. Take taxi to airport
Flight details
Vietnam Airlines VN706 from Hà Nội to Bangkok Check-in time: 12:05
Flight leaves: 2:05
B Fill in the blanks with the words from the to-do list in A.
1. _____ your luggage. 2. Don't check in your _____ bag. 3. Put on _____. 4. Go to the _____ desk.
5. Don't forget your _____! 6. Take a _____ for your phone. 7. _____ your money. 8. Let's _____ a taxi.
C MY WORLD When you travel, what possessions do you take? Tell a partner.
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Grammar (See Grammar Reference pp. 148-149)
| Possession |
| Possessive 's and s' | Possessive Adjectives | Possessive Pronouns | Belong to | |
| X | my | mine | It belongs to They belong to | me. |
| X | your | yours | It belongs to They belong to | you. |
| Tim's passport | his | his | It belongs to They belong to | him. |
| My sister's bag | her | hers | It belongs to They belong to | her. |
| X | our | ours | It belongs to They belong to | us. |
| The children's toys My parents' bag | their | theirs | It belongs to They belong to | them. |
D Complete the conversations. Use a word or phrase for possession.
1. A: Excuse me, is this __________ bag? B: No, it's not.
2. A: Is this Anna's bag? B: No, __________ is green.
3. A: __________ticket is this? B: I think it __________ Shawn.
E Answer the questions using belong to and a possessive pronoun.
1. Whose passport is this? (Ali) _____It belongs to Ali. It's his._______________
2. Whose keys are these? (my) ______________________________________________
3. Whose camera is this? (my sister). ________________________________________
4. Whose bags are these? (John and Lucy). _________________________________
5. Whose tickets are these? (Logan and you) _______________________________
REAL LANGUAGE
To ask about possession, we can ask, Whose... is this?
Conversation
F 🎧13 Listen to the conversation. Who do the items in the box belong to?
| camera passport sunblock sunglasses ticket |
Anna: OK, do we have everything? I have my passport. Whose ticket is this?
Bill: It's mine! And those are my sunglasses. Can you pass them to me?
Jim: Sure, here you go. And is this sunblock yours?
Bill: No, it's not mine.
Anna: It's mine. Whose camera is this?
Jim: It's mine. Well, it belongs to my brother, but I need it for our trip.
G Practice the conversation in groups. Switch roles and practice it again. Then change the underlined words and make a new conversation.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Talk about Your Possessions
Give a personal item (like your pencil case or watch) to your teacher. Your teacher will then give you someone else's personal item. Try to find the owner.
Is this your watch?
Does this watch belong to you?
