English I · A1.1. National Autonomous University of Honduras, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Department of Foreign Languages, English Section. PhD. Bessy Mendoza, MSc. Leonel Madrid. Students greeting each other on campus, with the flags of Honduras and the United States, the Statue of Liberty and New York.
English I · Lesson 7 · Step 1 of 5

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

Resource · not graded
What you bring
From Lesson 6 (Who is this person?): your product, your glossary and «I can describe appearance with «has».»
What this prepares you for
The forum asks you to use Possessives with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can talk about my family or the people important to me.

Puedo hablar de mi familia o de las personas importantes para mí.

The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the I PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.

Possessives

my · your · his · her · our · their + noun. Name + 's: María's brother.

PersonPossessiveExample
Imymy mother
hehishis sister
sheherher son
we / theyour / theirour family · their farm
En español

His = de él; her = de ella; their = de ellos. «María's brother» = el hermano de María. Si prefieres no hablar de tu familia, habla de las personas que te inspiran.

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Gramatical, about possessive adjectives and possessive 's with family words. SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.

Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.

Your career, your examples

I PAC · January – MayAwardSunday, March 14Los Angeles (Hollywood)

Cultural Corner · The Oscars (99th Academy Awards)

This week: Many winners say «Thank you, Mom!». Who do they thank? Write: «She thanks her…».

The Oscars are on March 14. They are the most famous prizes for films.

Key words

  • film película
  • director director
  • red carpet alfombra roja

Fact

The first Academy Awards ceremony was in 1929. 2027 is the 99th ceremony.

Your career

  • Health sciences: Films about health and science.
  • Engineering & technology: Animation and visual effects.
  • Business & economics: Box office and streaming.
  • Education, humanities & communication: Screenwriters and translators.
  • Environment, agriculture & tourism: Documentaries about the planet.
Mirror Honduras. Has a film from Central America been nominated? Which Honduran film do you know?

Official source

Mission: Find the winner of Best Picture last year. Write the name.

Cultural competency: I can say what Oscars is (Sunday, March 14), use Possessives to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural

Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.

English ↔ SpanishNotice the difference

Possessive 's: Ana's brother = el hermano de Ana. The owner goes first in English.

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

Mother: mère (FR) · mãe (PT) · madre (IT) · Mutter (DE). Which one is closest to English mother? Why?

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

Families are different everywhere: extended families, single-parent families, friends who are family. Share only what you want to share.

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Listen to a classmate's description and draw their family tree (or their «important people» tree).

Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →

Arts Corner · FilmU.S. · 2017

Coco

Pixar (Lee Unkrich, director)

An animated film about Miguel and his big family in Mexico. Family, music and memories are very important in the story.

You use it in: 4 · Assignment · Activity 26

Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in101_lessons.js (lección 7). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json. Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian. Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.