A semi-detached house
| In Britain most people like to live in small houses, not in blocks of flats or tower blocks.There are three types of houses: detached, semi-detached and terraced houses. These houses normally have a front and a back garden. The usual building material is red brick. |
| 14 A | Whose photo is it? (J = Jane, R = Russell) |
| J | Careful! Watch out! Wet paint! |
| R | Good heavens! What’s going on here? |
| J | The painter’s here. |
| R | Oh dear! The painter. |
| J | Come on, help me. |
| R | All right. What’s this? |
| J | It’s a hat. |
| R | Whose hat is this? |
| J | It’s your hat. It’s yours. |
| R | Mine? |
| J | Very modern, isn’t it? |
| J | Look, those shoes are all yours. |
| R | All mine?They’re very old-fashioned. |
| J | Yes, they look funny. |
| R | But these aren’t mine.They’re my Dad’s. |
| J | Oh yes, they must be his - not yours.Put them over there, in the corner. |
| R | Hey, who does this belong to?It’s a new pullover. Is it yours? |
| J | Oh, it’s mine - It’s a surprise -It’s your Dad’s really.It’s his really, it’s for his birthday! |
| R | Look, here are two pairs of jeans.Aren’t they your sister’s? |
| J | Yes, they’re hers.Give them to me. |
| R | Watch out! Everything’s falling down! |
| J | Oh dear! What a mess! Take these boots away!They’re very dirty! |
| R | Yes, they’re mine. |
| J | Who does this suit belong to?Is it yours? |
| R | Yes, it is. But look, there’s a hole in the sleeve of the jacket. |
| J | A hole? Perhaps I can mend it. |
| R | No, you can’t mend it. My mother can mend it.Put it over there with Mum’s hats and Dad’s shoes.Everything over there is theirs. |
| J | And whose is this shirt? - Is it yours? |
| R | Yes, it’s mine. |
| J | A nice old shirt. |
| R | But there are three buttons missing. |
| J | I can see that. |
| R | Well, whose job is it? Yours.Now, whose are these handkerchiefs? |
| J | These are mine and those are yours. |
| R | What on earth is this?Whose is it? It looks like a skirt. |
| J | It’s not mine.It must belong to your little sister.Yes, it’s hers. |
| R | Jane, I think it’s yours - a miniskirt of yours! |
| J | Good heavens! Yes, it’s mine.But it’s too short. Perhaps your little sister can wear it. |
| R | Look, here’s an old blanket.Is it ours? Or does it belong to my parents? |
| J | No, it’s not theirs, it’s ours.Put it over there. |
| R | There’s a box here. I can’t open it. |
| J | I can open it. |
| R | No, you can’t - could you get my penknife? |
| J | Where’s your penknife? |
| R | In the pocket of my jacket. |
| J | Is that yours? behind the door? |
| R | Yes, behind the door, in the righthand pocket. |
| J | I can’t find the penknife - but what’s this?A photograph of a girl!Interesting. Very interesting!Russell, darling. |
| R | Yes, love, what is it? |
| J | Look - what’s this? |
| R | A photograph? |
| J | Right.Whose is it? |
| R | I don’t know. |
| J | You don’t know, but I know.It’s yours.In the pocket of your jacket. |
| R | But that’s impossible. |
| J | Who is she?A friend of yours? |
| R | No, she’s not a friend of mine. |
| J | Look, this handwriting. |
| J | Whose is it? |
| R | I don’t know.Hers?It’s hers, probably.It’s the girl’s handwriting. |
| J | “Love, Margaret” |
| R | But I don’t know her. She’s not a friend of mine. |
| J | This jacket is yours, isn’t it? |
| R | Hey, wait a minute!That jacket’s not mine.There’s paint on the sleeve. |
| J | Not yours! Whose jacket is it? |
| R | Look, this is my jacket - that’s the painter’s. |
| J | Oh, it’s his - not yours! |
| R | No, not mine. And the photograph is his too. |
| J | And the girl-friend is his as well! |
| 14 B | Questions on the storyWhat’s going on in Jane’s and Russell’s house?Who’s the new pullover for?What’s missing on Russell’s old shirt?Who do the jeans belong to?Russell can’t open the box. What is Jane looking for?What does Jane find in the pocket of the jacket?Whose girl-friend is she?Whose handwriting is on the photo? |
| 14 C | And you?Can you do a painter’s job?Can you paper the walls in your room?What else can you do yourself?Do you live in a house or in a flat?Have you got a garden? |
| 14 D | Possessive pronouns | Possessivpronomen (substantivisch) |
| That’s | my | coat. | It’s | mine. | meiner |
| That’s | your | car. | It’s | yours. | deiner, Ihrer, eurer |
| That’s | his | suit. | It’s | his. | seiner |
| That’s | her | dress. | It’s | hers. | ihres |
| That’s | our | house. | It’s | ours. | unseres |
| Those are | their | shoes. | They’re | theirs. | ihre |
| Das adjektivische Possessivpronomen steht immer in Verbindung mit einem Substantiv: my coat, your shoes etc.Das substantivische Possessivpronomen wird alleinstehend verwendet. Es bezieht sich auf vorher Genanntes, z.B. Whose hat is this? - It’s mine. | |
| 14 E | Whose is it? Beantworten Sie die Fragen. Verwenden Sie in Ihrer Antwort die entsprechenden alleinstehenden Possessivpronomen: |
| Example | Whose car is it? (I) It’s mine. | Beispiel |
| | Whose boots are these? (he) Whose coat is it? (she) Whose house is it? (we) Whose handkerchiefs are these? (they) Whose pullover is it? (he) Whose jeans are these? (I) Whose hat is this? (she) Whose room is it? (they) Whose record-player is it? (you) Whose books are these? (we) | |
| Das Verb “to belong to” ist eine weitere Möglichkeit, den Besitz auszudrücken. |
| 14 G | Bilden Sie Sätze nach dem folgenden Muster: |
| Example | Does this pullover belong to Russell? (no, his father) No, it doesn’t. It belongs to his father. | Beispiel |
| | Do these shoes belong to Humphrey? (no, Russell) Does this handbag belong to you? (no, Jane) Does the jacket belong to Russell? (no, the painter) Do the jeans belong to Jane? (no, her sister) Does the coat belong to you? (no, Jane) Do the shirts belong to Jane’s brother? (no, her father) | |
| 14 H | Possessive case | Besitzfall |
| a) “s”-genitiv | Genitiv mit’s |
It’s Russell’s coat.
That’s the painter’s jacket.
She’s the boss’s wife.
They’re the actors’ ideas.
Der Genitiv (2. Fall) steht zum Ausdruck des Besitzes oder der Zugehörigkeit.
Bei Personen und Tieren wird der Besitzfall im Singular durch Anhängen von’s ausgedrückt. Dies gilt auch bei Substantiven, die in der Einzahl bereits auf -s enden, z.B. boss - boss’s. Dieselbe Regel gilt auch für Substantive, bei denen der Plural ohne -s gebildet wird, z.B. the children’s ball, men’s clothes.
Bei Substantiven, die den Plural regelmäßig mit -s bilden, hängen wir nur noch den Apostroph an das Plural-s.
| b) “of”-genitive | Genitiv mit “of” |
There’s a hole in the sleeve of the jacket.
It’s the photograph of a girl.
He’s a friend of mine.
Bei Sachen und Begriffen drücken wir den Besitz durch die Konstruktion mit “of” aus.
Der “of”-Genitiv steht manchmal auch bei Personen, vor allem dann, wenn dadurch eine Aussage klarer wird.
“A friend of mine” ist eine im Englischen sehr häufig verwendete Ausdrucksform. Sie bedeutet soviel wie “one of my friends”.
| c) local genitive | Genitiv bei Örtlichkeiten |
I’m going to the grocer’s.
She’s staying at her uncle’s.
Örtlichkeiten wie Geschäfte, Wohnungen, Gebäude werden bezeichnet, indem man den Inhaber, Bewohner etc. im Genitiv nennt und das Bezugswort (“shop”, “house” etc.) wegläßt.
| 14 I | Put into the possessive case: |
| Example | house/Mr Wilson Mr Wilson’s house. | Beispiel |
| | ball/my children father/Russell shop/grocer birthday/our daughter castle/Queen names/actors plays/Shakespeare present/my mother | |
| 14 J | Put in the correct preposition: We haven’t got a house .... our own.We live .... a flat. Our flat is .... the fourth floor .... a suburb .... London.My husband works .... the City .... London.Every morning he goes .... his office .... Underground.He usually comes home .... 6.30 .... the evening. |
| 14 K | At the estate agent’s |
Look at this advertisement. What’s your opinion on the price?
| 14 L | Situation - Say it in EnglishFragen Sie, was hier los ist.Sagen Sie „frisch gestrichen“.Ermahnen Sie jemanden zur Vorsicht.Fragen Sie, wem diese Jacke gehört.Sagen Sie, daß die Jacke dem Maler gehört.Sagen Sie, daß die Fotos nicht Ihnen gehören.Fordern Sie jemanden zur Mithilfe auf.Bitten Sie jemanden sehr höflich, Ihnen zu helfen.Sie stellen fest, daß in Ihrem Mantelärmel ein Loch ist.Fragen Sie jemanden sehr höflich, ob er das Loch flicken kann.Sagen Sie, daß die Jeans Ihnen gehören.Weisen Sie darauf hin, daß das Mädchen keine Freundin von Ihnen ist. |
| 14 M | Summary The painter is working in Jane’s and Russell’s house. What a mess! Jane and Russell come in and find a lot of things. First Russell finds an old hat - it’s his hat, of course. There are a lot of funny old-fashioned shoes - some of them are Russell’s, and some belong to his father. Russell finds a new pullover. Jane says it’s hers, but it isn’t hers really - it’s a present for Russell’s father. They start to clear up all the clothes - a pair of jeans, some boots, an old suit, a shirt and a miniskirt. There’s an old blanket too. It’s theirs. They find a box but they can’t open it. Russell wants his penknife. Jane looks for it in his jacket pocket. She doesn’t find the penknife but the photograph of a girl. Jane thinks Russell has got a girl-friend. She asks him questions about the photo in the jacket. But it isn’t Russell’s jacket. It’s the painter’s jacket and the girl is the painter’s girlfriend. |
