Basic 1 – Against the Law

Let’s Speak Session

Demonstratives
 Demonstratives
We use demonstratives to indicate specific nouns.

Demonstratives
Explanation

‘This’: singular – near the speaker.

‘These’: plural – near the speaker.

‘That’: singular – far from the speaker.

‘Those’: plural – far from the speaker.

 Demonstratives
There are two types of demonstratives: demonstrative adjectives /
determiners, and demonstrative pronouns.

Demonstrative adjectives / determiners Demonstrative pronouns

Demonstrative + noun Demonstrative pronouns are independent

Explanation

This apple is delicious. This is my apple.

Is that man your friend? Is that a dog?
These books are very interesting. These are books.
Those computers are old. Those are computers.
This house is big. This is my house.
I like that house. I like that.
 Try to complete these examples.

those
Examples

____’s a mountain. that ____ is a book.

this

these

_____ balls are white. _____ are trees.

 Were you right?
Examples

That’s a mountain. This is a book.

These balls are white. Those are trees.

 Look at this examples
Language in Context

This is a gun! Hey! That’s my bike.

 Look at this examples
Language in Context

These are the keys to the house. Those are policemen.

 Look at these examples.
Language in Context

This is an expensive television. This window is open. Yeah!

 Think about these questions and answers.

What’s this? ︻╦╤─ ☂ ☎ 📺 ✏ It’s a/an ____.

What colour is it? It’s ____________.

Interactional Prompts

Where do people use this object? People use this object in ____________.

Why do people use this object? People use this object to ______________.

What else do we need to use this object? It’s necessary to use ________. / Nothing else.

Yes, I use this object. / No, I don’t use this object.

Do you use this object? Is this object important for you?
It’s important for me. / It isn’t important for me.
 Think about these examples.

It’s a gun.

It’s brown.
Example

People use this object in their houses and on the streets.

People use this object to protect themselves from criminals, and

criminals use it to commit crimes!

It’s necessary to use bullets.

No, I don’t use this object. For me, it is horrible!

 Think about your own answers.

What’s this? ︻╦╤─ ☂ ☎ 📺 ✏

What colour is it?

Interactional Prompts

Where do people use this object?

Why do people use this object?

What else do we need to use this object?

Do you use this object? Is this object important for you?

 Think about these questions and answers.

We use ‘this’ to refer to a noun (person, animal, thing…) _______

When do we use ‘this’?
the speaker.

We use ‘that’ to refer to a noun (person, animal, thing…) _______

When do we use ‘that’?
the speaker.
Linguistic Prompts

We use ‘these’ to refer to more than one noun (people, animals,

When do we use ‘these’?
things…) _______ the speaker.

We use ‘those’ to refer to more than one noun (people, animals,

When do we use ‘those’?
things…) _______ the speaker.

What type of demonstratives modify nouns? Demonstrative ___________ modify nouns.

What type of demonstratives are independent (don’t modify Demonstrative ___________ don’t modify nouns.
nouns)? They’re independent.
 Here are more examples to explore.
This/that
• This book is for you.
• That man over there is my brother.
More Examples
• This food is delicious.
• What’s that? It’s a bird.
• Marco, this is Octavio. Octavio, this is
Marco.
• Hello, this is Mary. Can I speak to
Carlos?
• That student at the back of the
classroom is very intelligent.
• Is that a spider? Kill it!!!
These/those
• These books are about mathematics.
• Why are those people happy?
• These pencils are new.
• Those mountains are very big.
• Don’t touch those buttons!
• What are those? They are birds.
• I don’t like these movies.
• Those insects are dangerous. Be careful.
• These are my favourite films.
• Those objects over there are old.
• These earphones are for my iPhone.
 Language and fluency practice.

• In 30 seconds, mention the

Fluency Practice

objects you see in the pictures.

• In 30 seconds, describe the
pictures using this and these.

This is a _________.
These are ________.
 Let’s Speak

• Follow the instructions in each

situation.
• Interact with your teacher orally.
Live Session Prompts

• Use language from your online

course and from the Let’s Speak
materials.
• Use the pictures to help you.
• Answer in complete sentences.
 Activity 1: Answer your teacher’s questions about
‘demonstratives’.
What demonstrative refers to a noun near the speaker?

What demonstrative refers to a noun far from the speaker?

Live Session Prompts

What demonstrative describes more than a noun near the

speaker?

What demonstrative describes more than a noun far from the

speaker?

Complete with a demonstrative: ‘________ is our planet, Earth’.

Complete with a demonstrative: ‘Look there. _________’s Peter’.

 Activity 2: Show your fluency. Your teacher will time you.

• In 30 seconds, mention the

objects you see in the pictures.
Fluency Practice

• In 30 seconds, say complete

sentences about the pictures
using this and these.

This is a _________.
These are ________.
 Activity 3: Describe the pictures using ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’
and ‘those’.

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Live Session Prompts

thief
• police officer
• prison
• judges
• parking tickets
• court