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“It might be…”, “I think it is…”

1 In 1998, Paolo Maldini was the captain of the Italian football
team and his father was the manager.

NB: mother, brother, wife would all make logical answers,
however father is factually correct.

2 The actor Will Smith, and his son Jaden Smith were both in
the 2006 movie The Pursuit of Happyness.

NB: any family member would fit grammatically here however
son is factually correct.

3 Michael Jackson started singing in the Jackson 5 with his
Answers four brothers when he was just 5 years old.

NB: siblings, sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles would all fit
grammatically however brothers is factually correct.

4 In Britain, King Henry VIII was famous for having six wives .

NB: children would fit grammatically (but would not
necessarily make anyone ‘famous’, but wives is factually
correct).

5 Mrs. Vassilyeva from Russia had 69 children throughout her
life with her husband Mr Feodor Vassilyev.

Task 4

Skill Speaking and Writing
Time 15 mins
Ask for some examples of famous families / people to stimulate
Teaching Tips
ideas.

Monitor discussions and check correct use of possessive pronouns
Assessment in written sentences. Have students read out particularly strong
sentences that were seen throughout monitoring to the class.

Task 5