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This is my … / These are my …
Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 1
GoalSay This is my … for one person and These are my … for more than one.
New words
This is my … · we say it for one personThese are my … · we say it for two or morebrother · a boy in your familysister · a girl in your familyfriends · more than one friend
Explanation
We use This is when there is one person. This is my brother. We use These are when there are two or more. These are my parents. These are my cousins. Look at the picture and choose.
| One | Two or more |
|---|---|
| This is my sister. | These are my sisters. |
| This is my friend. | These are my friends. |
Worked examples
Hossam
This is my brother.
Hossam
These are my cousins.
Teacher
What a nice family!
Look. Say: This is my mum. These are my friends.
Now you. Look at a family photo. Say: This is my … These are my …
Class activity
Photo parade. The child holds up family photos one by one. For one person the child says: This is my … For two or more the child says: These are my … The grown-up claps if it is right.
Practice
1
Look. One girl. Choose: This is my sister. or These are my sister.?
This is my sister.
2
Look. Two boys. Choose: This is my friends. or These are my friends.?
These are my friends.
3
Fill in: ___ is my grandma. (This or These)
This.
4
Fill in: ___ are my parents. (This or These)
These.
5
Writing: copy ‘These are my friends.’
These are my friends.