Pronouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome to English class!

HT3D

Today

Today we are going to...

- do some online reading.

- repeat the English pronouns.

- practise with reference words.

Online reading

www.sterkengels.nl

Reading Assistant

PRONOUNS

PRONOUN

= voornaamwoord 

Een woord dat verwijst naar een zelfstandig onderwerp zonder het bij naam te noemen.

Choose the correct pronoun:
____ are playing in the garden. (the dogs)

1. Them
2. They
3. Their
4. Theirs

_________ is from New York. (Sarah)

1. she
2. hers
3. herself
4. her

Choose the correct pronoun.
Sarah made this dress ___________.

1. her
2. she
3. hers
4. herself

Choose the correct pronoun:
Do you want to help ________?

1. I
2. me
3. myself
4. mine

You are _______ best friend.

1. mine
2. my
3. me
4. myself

_________ are twins.

1. We
2. us
3. ourselves
4. our

Can you help ______?

1. ourselves
2. us
3. ours
4. we

That is ______ bike. (Sarah)

1. my
2. his
3. her
4. their

Let's practise with pronouns!

Page 236-240

Make exercise 10, 12, 13, 14 & 15

Reference words

Reference words

= referentiewoorden

They refer back to words or phrases that have already been mentioned. Or they refer to words or phrases that will be introduced.

We use reference words to avoid repeating the same word.

The man paid the bill when the man received the man's check. 

The man paid the bill when he received his check. 

When we arrived at the park, I took Snowy near the pond. He was very excited. In the afternoon, I fed him some snacks.

What does 'him' refer to?

In the evening, I also fed him some snacks. He loved them and wanted some more.

What does the word 'them' refer to?

Examples of reference words

Youth crime

-  Page 223

- Let's read the text together.

- Answer the questions about the text in exercise 8.

How should juvenile crime be dealt with?

Last Monday you have heard factors that contribute to youth crime.

I want you to think of a way we can help young people who are in this situation.

Write this down as a statement. 

''I think/I believe ....''

Try to think of a convincing idea. You also need to explain why. You need this in the class discussion next week.