Prime Time 2, Coursebook

materials 15 . They have a special place in their bedrooms to keep them 16 . Sometimes they put these materials in a special machine with a lot of water 17 . This report shows that those earthlings aren’t as smart as we are. Their techno­ logy is not as good as ours. They believe they are the only life form in the universe! b) Now check your answers. Ask a partner or the teacher: “What do they mean by …?” Example: A: What do they mean by “a small blue planet”? B: (I think), they mean “Earth”. Listening: An interview with aliens The two aliens have landed on Earth. Two human children, Lena and Chris, are brave enough to talk to them. Listen to Lena and Chris talking to SaxoPH1 and XyloPH1 and tick T (= true) or F (= false). T F 1. The aliens didn’t plan to visit Earth.  2. They don’t have to learn languages. 3. Our technology is as good as theirs. 4. They can’t move as fast as a car. 5. Our planet is more beautiful than theirs. 6. Our music doesn’t frighten them. Getting it right: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs Look at the grammar box on the right and fill the gaps with the right pronoun: 1. The aliens think their technology is better than ours . 2. I think our planet is more beautiful than . 3. Hi, Saxo! Hi Xylo! I don’t think our planet is as clean as . 4. Lena’s got lots of clothes. All these jeans and shirts here are . 5. Lena, I like the colour of your blouse better than . 6. This is my brother Chris. These musical instruments are all . 4 1.26 44963z 5 Grammar See 1 G 11 Possessive pronouns replacing a noun Instead of saying: This is my book . That’s your chair . That’s his car . Those are her socks . These are our posters . This is their garden . You can say: It’s mine. That’s yours . That’s his . Those are hers . They are ours . It’s theirs . G 49 6 forty-nine Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv