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 Grammar

Demonstrative Pronouns - this & that

指示代名詞 - しじだいめいし

 ExampleThis is a cat.  That is a dog.

Definition

 

Fun Fact: "The word 'therein' contains only seven letters, but it contains 10 words that can be formed using consecutive letters: the, there, I, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, herein."


Double D

Double D stands for 'Devastating Demonstratives'.    Students draw pictures based upon a secret demonstrative pronoun sentences  and post them around the class The name of this activity contains the word 'devastating' because if you're like me, you find it difficult just to draw a stick figure. 

 

This fast-paced activity has the students working in pairs figuring out partial pictures of various objects.  It can be adapted to fit 3 different grammar points: demonostrative pronouns, copular verbs and 'what' questions.

 

Is This Gap?

An information gap activity where students ask their partner to work out the pictures on the worksheet.
 
This information gap activity is fairly self-explanatory. Students work in pairs to complete the worksheet. This activity also includes 3rd person pronouns but can easily be removed from the activity.
 

This That Relay

Students race to make sentences using visual clues.


 Worksheets Without Explanations

Battle Spanners

This Is Famous

This Is Mastermind

This Shadow