Identifying People and Things

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Identifying People

1. Minnie is a writer.

    Mr. Lewis is a barber.

    Gail is an artist.

    He is a photographer.

    She is a secretary.

    He's a dentist.

    She's a doctor.

2. I am a computer programmer.                                  3. We are writers.

    I'm a businessman.                                                   They are engineers.

    I'm a businesswoman.                                               You are a student.

    I'm not a mechanic.                                                  You are students.

Conversation practice:

1. Point to people (with your open hand, not with your finger) and tell others who they are and something about them.

Example:

This is Maria. She's a news reporter.
This is Mr. Schwarz. He's a movie star.
2. Introduce yourself to a group and tell them what you do (your occupation.)

Example:

I'm Patrick. I'm an astronaut.
3. With a partner, practice pointing to objects and asking questions about them.

Identifying Things
  

5. This is an apple.
    This is a banana.
    That is an orange.
    That is not a tomato.

    It is a telephone.

    It's a horse.

    It's not an airplane.

Worksheets to download and print

1. Read!
:: Dialogues and vocabulary

2. Learn!
:: This, that, these, those

3. Practise!
:: Tasks and exercises

4. Test yourself!
:: Test worksheets with answer keys

5. Play! What is this? What are these?
:: Game items