UNIVERSIDAD DE

LA SALLE
VICERRECTORIA LEISURE ACTIVITIES
ACADEMICA
ABILITIES AND POSSIBILITIES

CENTRO DE POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

LENGUAS
M. ED.PAOLA FORERO SALAMANCA
MY LEISURE ACTIVITIES
What is your favorite kind of music?
My favorite kind of music is pop.
What do you do in your free time?
I watch TV, listen to music, and play basketball.

I WATCH TV.

TV. PROGRAMS:

News comedies
Soap operas
I watch a movie on TV.

Cartoons
Realities Talk shows
Documentari
es

Sports
musicals Thrillers
Game shows
 I LISTEN TO MUSIC.

KIND OF MUSIC:

Reggaeton
Rock Pop
Reggae

Jazz Hip-hop Ska Gosspel

Country Vallenato
Salsa Classical
I see a movie at the cinema.
KIND OF MOVIES:

Thriller Comedy
Science fiction Adventure

Love stories
Action Horror film
Documentary
 I PRACTICE SPORTS.

Use PLAY with collective sports (Team), or sports

in which you need a ball.

I play…

soccer football baseball volleyball

rugby Table tennis

tennis badminton
Use DO with individual sports.
I do…

gymnastic
karate taekwondo

yoga
aerobics pilates
Use GO with sports ending by -ING

I go…

hiking Scuba diving

bowling

swimming

sailing

climbing
dancing
skiing

Horse riding cycling

fishing
 OTHER ACTIVITIES
I…

Surf the internet Play computer Play video games

games/ play on the
computer

Walk the dog

Spend time with the
Go to the park family
WRITING ABOUT MY FREE TIME
ACTIVITIES
I watch cartoons, soap operas, football matches and movies on
TV. My favourite TV program is “Two and a half men”. My
favourite TV channel is Sony. I listen to pop, rock, jazz, and salsa
music. My favourite singer is Juanes, my favourite rock group is
Maroon 5. My favorite radio station is La W. My favourite radio
program is “La hora del regreso”. I play basketball, tennis, and
table tennis. I do aerobics and pilates, and I go swimming,
dancing, and bowling in my free time.

I talk on the phone to my friends and my family. I surf the

internet, I spend time with my family and my friends on
weekends.
I can swim, but I can’t climb a mountain. I can dance salsa, but I
can’t dance hip-hop.
EXERCISE:

Now, write about your free time activities following the example
above.
 I…

Talk on the phone Talk to my family

Spend time with
my friends

Talk to my friends Fly aeroplanes Make model

aeroplanes

Collect stamps Ride a bike

Drive cars
 TALKING ABOUT MY
ABILITIES
Use CAN or CAN’T when talking about abilities or
possibilities.
I can swim, but I can’t drive a car.

I can play basketball, but I can’t play the

guitar.
Can you climb mountains?
No, I can’t.

Can you play tennis?

Yes, I can.

I can speak English, but I can’t speak

German.
 SUBJECT PERSONAL POSSESSIVE POSSESSIVE PRONOUN POSSESSIVE CASE (‘S)
PRONOUN ADJECTIVE

I have got a big house.

... My house is big. The big house is mine. The big house is Paola’s.

You have got a blue bag.Your bag is blue. The blue bag is yours. The blue bag is Sara’s..

He has got black His glasses are The black glasses are The black glasses are
glasses. black. his. Jesus’

She has got a pink Her umbrella is The pink umbrella is The pink umbrella is
umbrella. pink. hers. Erika’s

It has got a red collar. Its collar is red. The red collar is Snoopy’s

We have got a great Our apartment The great apartment is The great apartment is
apartment. great. ours. John and Paola’s

You have got a small Your car is small.The small car is yours. The small car is Peter’s
car.
They have got a Their house is The beautiful house is The beautiful house is my
beautiful house. beautiful. theirs. parents’
Whose bag is this?
John’s
This bag is his
Whose umbrella is that?

That umbrella is hersSusan

’s
Whose shoes are these?
These shoes are hers.Carol’
Whose sneakers are s
those?
Those sneakers are
theirs.
Jean and
Peter’s
 EXERCISES:
You can practice the use of possessive
adjectives and possessive pronouns in
these websites.
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei101/esl-test.php
http://esl.about.com/cs/beginner/f/f_pronouns.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/beginningenglish/ig/Basic-English/Pronouns.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-pronouns-lb.html
http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/possessive_pronouns/poss
http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/possessive_adjectives/poss
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