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| Fun Easy English Classroom April 13 |
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Classroom
Today
Learn about
English
reflexive pronouns |
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Today in the Fun Easy English classroom you are going to learn about
reflexive pronouns an important part of English
grammar. |
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 Grammar:
Reflexive
Pronouns
Definition of a
reflexive pronoun. |
- A reflexive pronoun is a word that:
- refers back to the
subject of the
clause or
sentence
- is used when the
subject and the word following the
verb are the same person
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- She gave herself a lot of credit.
- They rewarded themselves with a few days
off.
- The following words are reflexive pronouns
- myself, yourself, himself, herself, ourselves, yourselves,
themselves, itself
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 From
YOUR Teacher: Reflexive
Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are words which refer back to the
subject of the
clause or
sentence.
Jane gave Jane a lot of
credit, becomes, Jane gave herself a
lot of credit.
Herself replaces
Jane. |
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Additional Lessons |
 About These
Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice. |
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Conversation Lesson -
Beginner Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
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 Conversation Lesson
21 - Weather
(Beginner -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
Weather
Karen: Brrrr! I’m cold. I thought it
was supposed to get warmer
today.
Ed: Yeah, I thought so, too.
That’s what the weatherman said.
Karen: It
must be the wind that makes it so cold. I’m freezing!
Ed: Me, too. Let’s go
inside.
Karen: O.K. It’s no fun standing out here, even if the sun is shining. |
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Conversation Notes |
- Brrrr
- A sound made to indicate that the speaker feels very cold. It is
sometimes pronounced with a trilled r or a bilabial trill.
- was supposed to
- was
expected to. The meaning of supposed to here is slightly different than in
Lesson 5,
since here it carries no sense of obligation. Note that was supposed to is
past tense after thought.
- to get warmer
- Meaning is to become warmer (but become would
rarely be used in this context in casual conversation).
- Yeah
- A very informal form of yes.
- That’s what the weatherman said
- A useful pattern. Some other examples: That’s what the
teacher told us. That’s what Mr. Johnson said. That’s what my father always
says. That’s what the students say.
- weatherman
- Note that this word has a primary stress on the first
syllable and a tertiary stress on the third syllable: /wɛɚerm<n˙/. Some other words ending in
man that have a tertiary stress on the final syllable are máilmàn, mílkmàn,
súpermàn snówman. Some words with the suffix man, however, have an unstressed
final syllable (with a consequent obscuring of the vowel sound). Among these are
fíreman, géntleman, póstman, sálesman, Énglishman. Note that póstman and maílman
are identical in meaning but differ in stress pattern.
- It must be the wind
- This is the must of probability or supposition. Other
examples of this usage: It must be going to rain—it’s so dark outside. They
must not be home yet—they didn’t answer the telephone. That tree must be
thirty feet tall—it’s higher than the roof of the house.
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional Conversation |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 36 situational conversations
which focus on spoken American English in a relatively
natural way....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations. Each conversation is
accompanied by language notes....these
lessons are for advanced students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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