📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
Learn how to use ‘these’ and ‘those’ to talk about things near and far.
Apprenez à utiliser ‘these’ et ‘those’ pour parler des objets près de vous et loin de vous.
🧠 Grammar Focus
Use ‘these’ for things close to you. Use ‘those’ for things far from you. Both words are for plural nouns. Use this structure: ‘These are …’ or ‘Those are …’ A common mistake is to use ‘these’ for far things or ‘those’ for near things. Look at these books (near). Look at those cars (far). These apples are red. Those dogs are big.
Utilisez ‘these’ pour les choses proches de vous. Utilisez ‘those’ pour les choses éloignées. Ces deux mots sont pour des noms au pluriel. Utilisez la structure : ‘These are …’ ou ‘Those are …’. Une erreur fréquente est d’utiliser ‘these’ pour des objets éloignés ou ‘those’ pour des objets proches. Par exemple dans les phrases données.
📖 Short Reading
Anna is in the park. She sees some dogs near her. She says, ‘These dogs are happy.’ Then she looks far away. She sees some birds on the trees. She says, ‘Those birds are small.’ Anna likes the dogs and birds in the park.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. ____ are my shoes. (These / Those / This)
2. Look! ____ are the stars in the sky. (These / Those / This)
3. Can you see ____ apples on the table? (Those / These / That)
4. ____ cars are far from here. (These / Those / This)
5. I like ____ flowers near the window. (These / Those / That)
6. ____ birds are flying in the sky. (This / Those / These)
7. ____ books are on my desk. (This / These / Those)
8. She sees ____ houses far away. (These / Those / This)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. These
2. Those
3. Near
4. Far
5. Dogs
6. Birds
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. What word do you use for things near you?
2. What word do you use for things far from you?
3. Choose the right sentence.
4. Pick the correct sentence.
5. How do you say this for many things close?
6. Fill in: ____ apples are red. (near the table)
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write about things near you. Use ‘these’.
Écrivez sur des choses près de vous. Utilisez ‘these’.
2. Write about things far from you. Use ‘those’.
Écrivez sur des choses loin de vous. Utilisez ‘those’.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| these |
things near you choses près de vous |
| those |
things far from you choses loin de vous |
| near |
close to you près de vous |
| far |
not close pas proche |
| dogs |
animals with four legs animaux avec quatre pattes |
| birds |
small animals that fly petits animaux qui volent |
| look |
see something voir quelque chose |
| happy |
feeling good se sentir bien |
🔎 Answer Key
- exercise_1_fill_blanks: 1.These 2.Those 3.These 4.Those 5.These 6.Those 7.These 8.Those
- exercise_2_matching: 1.These – things near you 2.Those – things far from you 3.Near – close to you 4.Far – not close 5.Dogs – animals with four legs 6.Birds – small animals that fly
- exercise_3_multiple_choice: 1.These 2.Those 3.These cats are near me. 4.Those stars are far. 5.These 6.These
🤖 Need More Help?
If something is still unclear, you can ask the SFC Learning Assistant for simpler explanations, extra examples, or more practice.
Si quelque chose n’est pas clair, vous pouvez demander à l’Assistant d’apprentissage SFC des explications plus simples, des exemples supplémentaires, ou plus de pratique.