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To Have
Possessive Adjectives

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An English family says 'Hello!'

 
Mr and Mrs Bell are married.
This is Mary Bell.
Mrs Bell:
"Hello I'm Mary Bell, George's wife. George is my husband." 		This is George Bell.
Mr Bell:
"Hello I'm George Bell, Mary's husband. Mary is my wife."
Mr and Mrs Bell:

"Here are our children. We are their parents."

This is Carol.
Carol:
 "Hello! I'm Carol Bell."
This is Robert.
Carol:
 "This is Robert. He's my big brother. I'm his sister."
Robert:
 "Hello! I'm Robert Bell. I'm her brother. She's my little sister."
Carol and Robert :

"Here are our parents. We're their children."

You have already met Mary.
Carol and Robert:
 "This is our mother."
Mrs Bell:
 "I'm Robert and Carol's mother. Carol is my daughter and Robert is my son."
You have already met George.
Carol and Robert:
 "This is our father."
Mr Bell:
 "I'm Robert and Carol's father. Carol is my daughter and Robert is my son."
!Note - We sometimes call our sisters and brothers little or big. A little sister is younger a big sister is older. I have two older sisters, but I don't have any brothers.

Pronunciation

wife parent mother father children daughter son brother sister

Test It

Test what you have learnt - Rearrange the letters - Happy Families # 1

This song illustrates family:-

Lyrics

Sister, Mother

My life is plagued
By mistakes, broken love, slaps in the face.
But I'm trying to care, to dare to embrace your face.

Hug him like a brother.
Kiss her like a sister.
Let it be my mother for now.

I want to find where the maid in the street
Is pouring her wine.
I heard she takes you in and gives you the words
You need said.

If you'll be her brother,
She'll kiss you like a sister.
She'll even be your mother for now.

Hug him like a brother.
Kiss her like a sister.
Let it be my mother.
Let it be my father.
I will be her brother.
Kiss her like a sister.
Come and be my mother forever.

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