22/06: 1KM Demonstrative pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

English class 1KM

Lesson aims

After this lesson, you will: 

• know what demonstrative pronouns are 
• be able to use this, these, that and those correctly 

Today's programme

Demonstrative pronouns - Theory 

Demonstrative pronouns - exercises 

Homework

Evaluation  

Demonstrative Pronouns

(Aanwijzend Voornaamwoorden)

What are demonstrative pronouns?

A demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun used to point to specific people or things. 

There are 4 demonstrative pronouns: 

• this 
• that
• these 
• those 

When do you use which demonstrative pronoun?

To decide which demonstrative pronoun (aanwijzend voornaamwoord) to use, ask yourself the following questions:

1. Is the thing near or far away? 
2. Is the thing singular or plural?

Demonstrative pronouns

	Near	Far away
Singular
Plural

This

That

These

Those

Use: this, these, that, those:

I want .... books over there.

1. this
2. these
3. that
4. those

this, that, these, those

Would you like .... tomatoes over here?

1. This
2. That
3. These
4. Those

.... is your pen over there on the desk.
.... is my pen here

1. This, This
2. That, That
3. This, That
4. That, This

What are all those cars doing over there?

1. correct
2. incorrect

How did you get these jacket?

1. correct
2. incorrect

Where are you going on holiday those year?

1. correct
2. incorrect

Where are you going on holiday this year?

1. correct
2. incorrect

this

that

these

those

singular close

plural close

singular far away

plural 

far away

Homework: Friday June 23 

Exercises:                                                                                  Page: 164-167

• 57 a+b (read the comic and fill in the underlined words in the schedule)
• 58 (choose the correct word)
• 59 (complete the dialogue, using this, that, these or those)
  
• 61  (write down the dialogue matching the pictures)

For mavo: finish I: Demonstrative pronouns online

Lesson aims - Evaluation

After this lesson, you will: 

• know what demonstrative pronouns are 
• be able to use this, these, that and those correctly