Prime Time 8. Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks, Schulbuch

Jokes Homophones provide material for many jokes in English. Match the questions and answers, and then explain the joke. 1. What did one shoe say to the other? A Let’s play draughts. 2. What did the pony tell his friend when he got a bad cold? B My favourite music is sole. 3. What did the south wind say to the north wind? C I’m a little hoarse. Plurals Put these words into the plural form with the correct spelling. The use of apostrophes and the possessive case Mark the mistakes concerning the use of apostrophes and the possessive case. Explain why it is a mistake and then write down the correct forms. 1. The planning team for the new electric car promised to meet again in one weeks’ time. 2. This city park isn’t just yours or mine to use as we please; it’s everyones’. 3. I wish we knew who’s idea it was for the town to sell the park to a manufacturing plant. 4. I want to run for political office so I’m quitting my job and giving two month’s notice. 5. The police need to find the man who threatened to contaminate the citie’s water supply. 6. Our town has set up a tourist’s information office in the hopes of attracting more visitors. 7. Jeannie wants to try to write childrens’ books about the environment and global warming. 8. I realise that many people worry about the quality of air and water; its just no concern of my. 9. Whose going to run for president of the United States? 10. If people stop smoking in the building, then the nosmoking sign has served it’s purpose. Apostrophes Answer these questions. Be careful with the apostrophes. 1. What would you call an organisation which all women can join? – A organisation. 2. Where can you find the teachers? – They’re in the room. 3. What would you call toys which belong to one certain baby? – 4. What would you call toys belonging to a group of babies? – 5. What rights do children have? – rights 6. Where do Joe and Betty live? – In house. 7. What are the novels of Charles Dickens called? – novels 4 5 aircraft carton crisis craft phenomenon Jones box roof peer potato ox shelf deer cello goose 6 7 17 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv