Students are familiar with 'this' and 'that', so this is a good time to quickly expand vocabulary by using a structure students already know. You will need to bring in pictures or illustrations of a number of everyday objects.
Teacher: This is a car. (point to a picture or illustration that you have brought into class.)
Teacher: (Signal students should repeat)
Teacher: That is a purse. (Stress 'that', point to a purse somewhere in the room)
Teacher: (Signal students should repeat)
Continue this exercise with the everyday objects you have brought into class. Alternate these objects with objects in the classroom that they have already learned so that you can reinforce the difference between 'this' and 'that'.
Part II: Questions with this and that
Teacher: Is this a car?
Student(s): Yes, that is a car. OR No, that isn't a car. That is a light.
Continue this exercise using the illustrations you have brought into class.
Part III: Students ask questions
Teacher: (Hand each student a different illustration.) Susan, please ask Paolo a question.
Student 1: Is this a car?
Student(s): Yes, that is a car. OR No, that isn't a car. That is a ball.
Continue this exercise with each student around the class.
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