CLASS 17

Discovering grammar
GRAMMAR FOCUS Look at the grammar chart. Circle the
This/that; these/those correct answers.
(esto,eso / estos(as),esos(as)
Singular Plural 1. Use (this / that) to talk about an object or
person that’s near you.
(para cerca) 2. Use (these / those) to talk about two or
more objects or people that are far from
This is a book. These are books.
(Esto es un libro) (Estos son los libros) you.
3. Use (a / an) before a word that begins with
(para lejos)a vowel.
4. Use (a / an) before a word that begins with
That’s an apple. Those are apples. a consonant.
(eso es una manzana) (esos son unas manzanas)
a: se usa cuando Articles: a and an
(articulos: un, una)
comienza en Singular Plural
consonante He’s a student. They’re students. (they are)
an: se usa It’s an eraser. They’re erasers.
cuando She’s an exchange They’re exchange
comienza en student. students.
vocal
Practicing grammar lejos: that,those 1.
2.
cerca:this,these
9 Practice
Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences
with this, that, these, or those.

1. Those red shoes are beautiful!

2. I like blue backpack. 3. 4.

3. jacket is expensive!

4. pink cell phone is so cool.

5. Is your wallet?
(billetera)
6. umbrellas are really nice.
5. 6.

a: con consonante
an: con vocal

10 Practice
PAIRS. Compete with a classmate. Write a or an before each noun as fast as you can.
1. a woman 5. child 9. orange 13. easy test
2. boy 6. computer 10. person 14. American
3. apple 7. old man 11. student 15. skateboard
4. answer 8. cool trick 12. teacher 16. television

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Grammar 13 Look at the picture. Complete the

conversation with this, that, these, or those.
This/that; these/those

Get started
11 Circle the correct answer in each sentence.
1. Look at (that / those) big trees.
2. Is (this / these) your video camera? Tim
3. (That / Those) friends are Australian.
4. What is (this / these) in English?
5. Is (this / that) a new student over there?
6. (This / These) sneakers are old.
Mum

Move up
12 Complete the sentences with this, that,
these, and those.
1. I don’t like this book. I like that book
-over there better.
(por alli)para 2. My pencils have erasers. pencils
lejos over there don’t.
-over here 3. apples over there come from
(por aqui)para this tree.
cerca 4. umbrella over here is the one I
like best.
5. That bicycle is bigger than one.
6. skates over here cost less than these
Mom: Tim! Are your sneakers here
those do. (1)
7. I love shoes on the table over on the chair?
there. Tim: No, Mom, they aren’t. are
(2)
8. I want jacket over there.
my sneakers over there, under the desk.
Mom: Oh. Well, what about
(3)
backpack here?
Tim: Yes, ’s my backpack.
(4)
Mom: And are your magazines?
(5)
Tim: No, Mom. I think are Dad’s
(6)
magazines.

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