Week 7

Level 1 - Easy level

Pair and Share: (For each question - first
volunteer shares, then student)
Topic: My Friend
Who is one of your friends?
What does he/she look like?
How and when did you meet?
What do you do together with your friend?

This activity should also provide practice in using pronouns in the

vocabulary. Volunteers can highlight the pronouns when they share
their story and ask the students to identify the pronouns in their part.

Objective - The aim of this Level 1 pair share is to

encourage comprehension and sentence building. The
content of the students’ answers are not the priority. 
Volunteers are encouraged to ask each question,
answer first, and assist the student in understanding
the question. 

Game time
Volunteers may explain to students that pronouns are substitutes for
nouns . Let's concentrate today on Personal Pronouns.

Personal pronouns are used as an object or a subject. Below is a list of

pronouns that will be used in the game and examples to help the
student understand how to use it.
 Used as a Used as Example
Subject an Object
1 I Me I wanted an apple . Mom, can you
please give me an apple.
2 You You If you have any questions, you can
ask either Divya or me.
3 He Him He played with his toys in the
playground.
4 She her She bent down to tie her shoe lace.
5 It It It is my favorite book . Divya
wants to borrow it.
6 We Us We were delighted when the
teacher called and told us that
tomorrow is a Holiday
7 They Them Both of them were surprised to see
their dad at home when they
returned.

Choose the nouns and replace with the right Pronoun

1. Anna, Divya and David went to the market. ( They went to the
market)


2. Anand said Anand would clean Anand ’s room. ( Anand said he

would clean his room) 


3. Pranav and I ate the ice cream.( He and I ate the ice cream)

 4. You and Hari are invited to the game.( You and him are invited
to the game)


Select the right pronoun from I , me, we , us

1. John uis several inches taller than _____ (me)


2. _____ cannot go to the park today.(I/We)


3. Please  show  _____ your new pen?(me)


4. Jack has a better pen than_____  (me)


5. David and John can’t sing as well as _____  (us).


Word of the Week

Flexible (adjective)
Meaning: (1) capable of bending easily without breaking
Usage: Giraffes have very flexible necks.

(2 - When referring to a person) ready and able to change so as to

adapt to different circumstances.
Usage: (of a person) Tara’s schedule was flexible

Level 2 - Intermediate level

Pair and Share: (For each question - first
volunteer shares, then student)
Topic: My Friend
Who is one of your friends?
What does he/she look like?
How and when did you meet?
What do you do together with your friend?
Level 2: Why is a friend important in life?

This activity should also provide practice in using pronouns in the

vocabulary. Volunteers can highlight the pronouns when they share
their story and ask the students to identify the pronouns in their part.

Objective - The aim of this Level 1 pair share is to

encourage comprehension and sentence building. The
content of the students’ answers are not the priority.
Volunteers are encouraged to ask each question,
answer first, and assist the student in understanding
the question. 

Game time
Volunteers may explain to students that pronouns are substitutes for
nouns . Let's concentrate today on Personal and Reflexive Pronouns.

Personal pronouns are used as an object or a subject. Below is a list of

pronouns that will be used in the game and examples to help the
student understand how to use it.

Used Used as Example

as a an
Subje Object
ct
1 I Me I wanted an apple . Mom, can you please
give me an apple.
2 You You If you have any questions, you can ask
either Divya or me.
3 He Him He played with his toys in the playground.
 4 She her She bent down to tie her shoe lace.
5 It It It is my favorite book . Divya wants to
borrow it.
6 We Us We were delighted when the teacher called
and told us that tomorrow is a Holiday
7 They Them Both of them were surprised to see their
dad at home when they returned.

Reflexive pronouns are used to specify that the subject is doing

something by or to itself. Instead of acting upon another object, the
subject is acting upon itself, either literally or figuratively.

Example:

• I taught myself to play the guitar.


• You know yourself better than anyone else.


• We have been preparing ourselves for the monsoon. 


• They amused themselves.


Used Used as When subject and object are the same.

as a an Object
Subject
1 I Me Myself
2 You You Yourself.
 3 He Him Himself
4 She her Herself
5 It It itself
6 We Us ourself
7 They Them Themself

Correct the errors in the following sentences.

1.  Most of we boys attend the meetings.(us)


2. I and Jane were nominated for office.( We)


3. The team members they are quite thrilled about their

success.


4. Them are my kind of people. ( they)


5. The dog is always scratching it .(itself)


6. Mark and Mike,please read quietly to you.

(yourselves)


7. Our neighbors were nice enough to deliver the papers

for we. (us)


8. Us girls are planning to defeat the boys in our school

sports this year.(We)

 9. The kitten it wouldn’t harm anyone.


10.Are them too large? (they)


11. Them are the shoes to buy if you are looking for
comfortable shoes.(These)


12. I see me in the mirror. (myself)


Word of the Week

Anxious (adjective)
Meaning: (1) experiencing worry, or nervousness, typically about an
imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
Usage: She was anxious about her exam results

(2) wanting something very much, typically with a feeling of unease.

Usage: He anxiously waited for India to win the cricket match