This document discusses the use of demonstrative adjectives and pronouns such as this, that, these, and those. It provides examples of using these words to refer to things near the speaker or listener, things that have just been said or done, and for introducing people on the phone or in person. The document concludes with suggesting practicing using these demonstrative words to talk about objects in the room and telling a short story using them.

1. By Margaret Ellis

2. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
and
DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

5. We use this, that, these and
those with a noun ...

6. Those apples
This apple That apple
These apples

7. We use that as a demonstrative
pronoun to refer to something
which has happened ...

8. Hi John!
I’m sorry I didn’t phone
you yesterday. I was
busy.
Hi Jane! That’s
alright.
How are you?

9. That’s the end of this class.
Your homework is to study
all the irregular verbs. There
will be a test on Monday.
That was
boring!!

10. We use that as a demonstrative
pronoun to refer to something
somebody has just said ...

11. You’re Mrs Smith,
aren’t you?
Yes, that’s
right.

12. David and I
are getting
married!
I didn’t know
that.
Congratulations!

13. Good news!
There is
nothing
wrong with
you.
Oh doctor, that’s
fantastic!

14. We use this is and is that on
the telephone ...

15. Good morning. Is that Mr
Jackson?
Yes. This is
John
Jackson.

16. Yes, this is
Angela Nolan
from Head
Office.
Is that Mrs
Nolan?

17. We use this is to introduce people ...

18. Anna, this is Bob Hall, the
Finance Director.
Bob, this is Anna Peters, my
new Personal Assistant.

19. How many can you remember?

21. Now, talk about things near you
or things in the room using
this, that, these and those.

22. Finally, a little story ...

23. These are crocodile eggs.
Those are crocodiles. Help!!
Look! That is a crocodile!
This is a big egg!

24. Well, that wasn’t
difficult, was it?

25. THE END
With thanks to English Grammar in Use Elementary Unit 74 for inspiration and
Google Images for some great clip art.