This, that, these, those

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Listen again: true or false?Listening comprehension
4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
5. 5Find this, that, these and thoseGrammar exercise
6. 6this, that, these, thoseGrammar rule
7. 7Near or far? One or more?Grammar exercise
8. 8Choose the right wordsGrammar exercise
9. 9On a video callGrammar exercise
10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
12. 12For sale?Speaking practice
13. 13About youGrammar exercise
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: at airport securityGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: find the mistakeGrammar exercise
3. 3Homework: near or far?Grammar exercise
4. 4Homework: at a garage saleDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. What is in your hands right now?
2. What is on the wall in your room?
3. Old books, old clothes, old toys: where are your old things now?

Grammar rule

this, that, these, those

	Near you (here)	Far from you (over there)
One thing	this clock	that clock
Two or more	these clocks	those clocks

• With a noun: This sofa is new. Those curtains are old.
• Alone: What's this? — It's a ticket. What are those? — They're cats.
• this and that + is · these and those + are: These lemons are cheap.
• In answers, this and that become it, and these and those become they: Is that your seat? — Yes, it is. Are those your boxes? — No, they aren't.
• It depends on the speaker: a pen in my hand is this pen for me and that pen for you.

Watch out

• One thing: this, that. Two or more: these, those. Not this lemons, not that curtains.
• this (a short i, like "kiss") and these (a long ee, like "please") sound different.
• That's = that is. This is has no short form: This is my sister. (not This's)