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Is it Near or Far? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

How far is it?

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Exchange basic personal information.
Ask your partner:
• What things are near you now?
• What things are far from you now?
• I can express how far and how near objects are
using this and these.
• I can express how far and how near objects are
using that and those.

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 Takeaway Is it Near or Far? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

Let’s Explore!

Who is over there*?

* "Over there" refers to the location that is far from the speaker.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

James: Who are those girls over there?

Anita: Which girls?
James: Those two girls by the window.
Anita: That girl in the blue sweater is my roommate. The girl in the red sweater is
her sister.
Tony: Andrea, are these Tom's books?
Andrea: No they aren't. These are my books. Those books over there on the table
are Tom's.
Tony: Oh.
Janet: This food is wonderful! These people are really nice. This is a great party.
Thanks for inviting me!
Silvia: This is a birthday party for Marie! That's Marie over there with Tom.
Janet: That's Marie? She's in my English class!
Silvia: Is she? That's awesome!

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Takeaway Is it Near or Far? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

Let’s Practice!

Do you remember the words? Let's find out!

Instructions: Complete the statements with the correct word.

Choose from the following words:

are these, This food , Those books, those girls , That girl , These

1. __________ in the blue sweater is my roommate.

2. Andrea,__________ Tom's books?

3. __________ over there on the table are Tom's.

4. __________ is wonderful!

5. Who are __________ over there?

6. __________ books here are mine.

Let’s Practice!

What are people saying? Let's find out!

Instructions: Select the correct answer.

1. James asks ... a) Which girls?

b) Who are those girls?
c) What girls?

2. Silvia says ... a) That's Marie over there.

b) That’s awesome!
c) She's in my English class!

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 Takeaway Is it Near or Far? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

Extension Activity

Say that things are near or far.

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Look around you. Make a list of 6 things. Self-Assessment

Yes No
b) List things that are singular, and things that are
plural. I list 6 things.
c) List things that are near, and things that are far.
d) Write a sentence for each thing on your list. I write 6 sentences.
Use here and over there.
I use this, that,
these and those.

I use here and over

there.

Target Words

• which (noun): a choice from a small
number of things
e.g. Which girls?
• awesome (adjective): extremely
good
e.g. That's awesome!
• people (noun): plural for person
e.g. These people are really nice.
• over there (expression): some distance
away
e.g. Who are those girls over there?
• great (adjective): wonderful
e.g. This is a great party.

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 Takeaway Is it Near or Far? English > Level Pre A1 Pre-starter

Learning Points

Demonstrative Adjectives - This, That, These, Those

Demonstrative adjectives point something out.

When something is close, use this for singular nouns and these for plural nouns.
When something is far, use that for singular nouns and those for plural nouns.

Make the demonstrative negative by adding not after to be.

You can use a short form.