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Practicing People and Possessives

An A2-B1 English reading worksheet focused on relationship vocabulary and possessive adjectives through a short narrative about friends, neighbors, and colleagues.

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An A2-B1 English reading worksheet focused on relationship vocabulary and possessive adjectives through a short narrative about friends, neighbors, and colleagues.

Reading Text

Meet my social circle! First, there is Sarah. She is my classmate at university, and we always study together for our exams. In contrast, Leo is the complete opposite of Sarah; she is quiet, but his personality is very loud and energetic. Despite this, he is my close friend because we share the same hobbies. At work, I see Mr. Davis. He is a friendly colleague who always shares his morning coffee with me. Then there is Mrs. Higgins, our good neighbor. Her garden is beautiful, and she often brings us fresh vegetables from it. Finally, I talk to Ken every evening. He is an online friend from Japan. Their time zone is very different from mine, but we still chat daily. All these people make my life interesting, and I appreciate their unique roles in my daily routine.

Activities

Vocabulary

Items:

Label: classmate
Answer: DEF_1
Label: opposite
Answer: DEF_2
Label: close friend
Answer: DEF_3
Label: friendly colleague
Answer: DEF_4
Label: good neighbor
Answer: DEF_5
Label: online friend
Answer: DEF_6

Definitions:

Text: A person who is in the same class as you at a school or university.
Text: A person or thing that is totally different from someone or something else.
Text: A person who you know very well, trust, and like a lot.
Text: A kind, pleasant person that you work with.
Text: A helpful and kind person living near or next door to you.
Text: A person you know and communicate with primarily over the internet.

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: I need to ask a
After: for the homework assignment because I missed yesterday's class.
Answer: classmate
Before: She lives next door and is a
After: who always helps water my plants when I am on vacation.
Answer: good neighbor
Before: We have never met in person, but my
After: sends me interesting messages from Japan every day.
Answer: online friend
Before: John is a
After: because he always helps me fix computer issues at the office.
Answer: friendly colleague
Before: I tell all my secrets to Sarah because she is a trusted and
After: of mine.
Answer: close friend

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Sarah and the writer study together for their university exams.
Answer: true
Text: Leo and Sarah have the exact same quiet personality.
Answer: false
Text: Mr. Davis shares his morning coffee with the writer at work.
Answer: true
Text: Mrs. Higgins brings fresh flowers from her garden to the writer.
Answer: false
Text: Ken and the writer chat daily despite being in different time zones.
Answer: true

Scrambled:

Text: friend / close / is / Leo / my / This
Answer: This is my close friend Leo.
Text: together / exams / our / study / We / for
Answer: We study for our exams together.
Text: very / beautiful / garden / Her / is
Answer: Her garden is very beautiful.
Text: with / coffee / his / shares / me / He
Answer: He shares his coffee with me.
Text: unique / roles / appreciate / their / I
Answer: I appreciate their unique roles.

Written Expression

Questions:

Text:
Write about a classmate or a friendly colleague. Make sure to use at least 3 possessive adjectives like 'his', 'her', or 'our'.

Examples:

Example 1: My classmate is named Alex. His favorite subject is math, and we always complete our group projects together.

Critical Thinking

Title: Reflecting on Social Connections

Instructions:

Discuss with a partner why it is valuable to have a diverse social circle containing different types of relationships (e.g., neighbors vs. online friends). What unique support does each type offer?
Think about someone in your life who is the complete opposite of you. How do your differences affect your communication, and what can you learn from their perspective?