Class 2 - Demonstrative pronouns

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Conversation 
 
Henry: Excuse me, miss. 
Are you Brenda Collins? 
Brenda: Yes. And you’re Mark’s friend, Henry. 
Henry: That’s right. I’m Henry Smith. 
What do you do, Ms. Collins? 
Brenda: I’m a secretary here. 
What is your occupation? 
Henry: I’m a dentist. 
Brenda: How nice. Do you like your job? 
Henry: Very much. How old are you? 
Brenda: I’m 22 years old. 
 
Rachel: Hello. Are you new here? 
Ken: Hi. Yes, I am new here. 
What’s your name? 
Rachel: My name is Rachel. And you? 
Ken: I’m Ken. What is that? 
Rachel: That is a school. 
 
 
 
 
 
Carol: Hi, Jane. 
Jane: Hello, Carol. 
Carol: Who is that girl sitting in the chair? 
Jane: That is Amanda. 
Carol: Oh! And what is this? 
Jane: This is a cup of coffee. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vocabulary 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Demonstrative Pronouns 
 
Used to point to specific things/people/objects. 
 
 
 
We use This is when we have ONE object and it is NEAR (Not distant). 
These are is used when we have TWO or MORE objects and they are NEAR. 
 
We use That is when we have ONE object and it is DISTANT. 
Those are is used when we have TWO or MORE objects and they are 
DISTANT. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Question Words 
 
These words are used to create interrogative questions. 
 
What (Names; Profession; Things/Objects) 
 What is your name? R: My name is Thiago. 
 What is your profession? R: I am a teacher. / What do you do? – I am teacher. 
 What is this? R: This is a pen. 
 
Who (People) 
 Who is he? R: He is Diego, he works with me. 
 
When (Dates) 
 When is your vacation? R: My vacation is next month. 
 When are our classes? R: Our classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays. 
 
Where (Location) 
 Where do you live? R: I live in Macaé. 
 
Why (Motive) 
 Why do you study English? R: Because I want to travel to the USA. / Because 
I want to communicate better. 
 
How (Condition) 
 How are you? R: I’m fine, thanks. 
 How is your mom? R: She is very well. 
 How is your house? R: My house is ok. 
 How is your cellphone? R: I took it to the technician and it’s ok. 
 How is your dog? R: My dog is well. 
 
How old… (Age) 
 How old are you? R: I’m 31 years old. 
 How old is your dog? R: My dog is five months old. 
 How old is your car? R: My car is 3 years old. 
 How old is your child? R: She is 4 years old. 
 
 
 
Prepositions for places 
 
In – Country; State; City; Neighborhood 
On – Streets; Avenues 
At – Number of the house 
 
Example: I live IN Brazil, IN Rio de Janeiro, IN Macaé, IN Parque Aeroporto, ON 
street 60, AT number 68. 
 
Prepositions for dates 
 
In – Years; Months 
On – Day of the week 
At – Hour 
 
Example: I will go to the doctor IN 2016, IN January, ON Monday, AT 9:00am. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercises 
 
1. Match the question word with the correct sentence. Complete where necessary. 
 
Question word Sentence 
 
1. Where ( ) are you an English Student? 
 “Because it’s important for my job.” 
2. How ( ) is your favorite actor? 
 “My favorite actor is__________________.” 
3. Why ( ) is your father? 
 “He is 56 years old” 
4. Who ( ) is John? 
 “He is at school” 
5. How old ( ) is his name? 
 “His name is Clark Kent” 
6. What ( ) are you? 
 “I___________________________.” 
 
 
2. Complete with this, that, these or those. 
 
e.g. What are those? (distant) 
 
a) What are_____________? (near) 
b) ______________ is the sun. 
c) ______________ are the stars. 
d) ______________ is my friend, Jenny. (near) 
e) What’s________? (near) 
 
3. Match the first part of the sentence with the correct ending. 
 
a) Mike lives at ( ) a nice neighbourhood. 
b) My school is in ( ) 56 Washington Avenue, New York. 
c) That Italian restaurant is on ( ) Main Street 
d) Denver is in ( ) 790 North Sherman Street. He likes living there. 
e) The library is at ( ) that street. We play together after school. 
f) My friends live on ( ) the state of Colorado. 
g) John lives on ( ) Tudor City Street. He lives close to Carol. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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