3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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

6. Possessive & Gerund

7. We use a possessive before a gerund to indicate the performer of the action. _________`s OR Possessive Adjective

8. 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 littering his

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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

12. What´s the action? To be more popular than he is. Who does it? You He resents your being more popular than he is. You are more popular than he is. He resents it.

13. What´s the action? To lose her parents. Who does it? Jane We´re all very sorry about Jane´s losing her parents in a tragic accident. We´re all very sorry because Jane lost her parents in a tragic accident her

14. Combine each pair of sentences, using a possessive with a gerund: page 40, workbook

15. 1.He sleeps in class. What do you think about it?

16. What do you think about his sleeping in class?

17. 2. Julie’s husband checks his PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) constantly. She can’t stand it.

18. Julie can’t stand her husband’s checking his PDA constantly.

19. 3.Patricia’s co-workers call her Patty. She resents it.

20. Patricia resents her co- workers’ calling her Patty.

21. 4. They complain all the time. I’m tired of it.

22. I’m so tired of their complaining all the time.

23. 5.We take calls during dinner. Our father objects to it.

24. Our father objects to our taking calls during dinner.

25. 6. I hum while I work. Do you mind?

26. Do you mind my humming while I work?

27. You are late so often. Mr. Yu objects to it.

28. Mr. Yu objects to your being late so often.

29. WOW! GREAT JOB!