S1 Demonstrative Pronouns

S1 English
Demonstrative
Pronouns
(This, That, These,
Those)

Warm-up activity

What is this?

What is that?

What are these?

What are those?

1. Identify and understand demonstrative
pronouns (this, that, these, those).

2. Using demonstrative pronouns to write
sentences about objects.

Lesson Objectives

Introduction

What Are Demonstrative Pronouns?

Pointers

They help us
identify specific
objects.

Distance
Matters

They show us
object near or
far from us.

Singular or
Plural

They talk
about one
thing or many
things.

'This' vs 'That' (Single Objects)

This

Used for something

near to you.

That

Used for something
far away from you.

'These' vs 'Those' (Multiple Objects)

These

Used for multiple
things near to you.

Those

Used for multiple

things far away from

you.

Activity 1

Let’s Practice!

Choose the correct demonstrative pronoun (this, that,
these, those) for Questions 1-4 and fill in the blanks for Question 5-6

e.g. ___ is my pencil." (Options: This, That, These,
Those)

Tip: Focus on the objects' location and number.

Multiple Choice

2. _____ train is new.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

1. _____ train over there is big.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Multiple Choice

3. I like ____ pens.

• this

• that

• these

• those

Multiple Choice

4. _____ mountains are beautiful.

• This

• That

• These

• Those

Fill in the Blanks

5.

are my friends.

Fill in the Blanks

6.

is my teacher.

Pair-work

Let’s Practice!

● Get into pairs

● Each pair create a sentences using (this, that,these, those) about objects

● Share sentences with each other

e.g. This is my desk.

Tip: Focus on the objects' location and number.

Sentence making

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This/ That

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singular noun/ uncountable noun

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is

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adj

+

+

+

​

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That

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tree

​

is

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big.

Sentence making

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These/ Those

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plural noun

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are

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adj

+

+

+

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​

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Those

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buildings

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are

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tall.

Fill in the Blanks

What can you see here? Write one sentence below.

Fill in the Blanks

What can you see here? Write one sentence below.

Fill in the Blanks

What can you see here? Write one sentence below.

Wrap-up

What We Learned Today

Key Points:

Demonstrative pronouns point to specific things or people.

"This" and "these" are used for nearby objects.

"That" and "those" are used for faraway objects.

Example Sentences:

"This is my pen."

"Those are my shoes."