Introduction
Can you introduce yourself in another language?
Can you fix things by yourself? Have you ever cut yourself? Do you ever talk to yourself?
Use the word yourself and ask each other similar questions.
Grammar 1 (10 mins)
Pronouns which end in -self or -selves are called reflexive pronouns.
(myself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves)
When do we use reflexive pronouns?
Reflexive pronouns indicate that the subject of the sentence...
...both gives and receives the action of the verb.
Here is an example:
He gave him a present.
He gave himself a present.
Here are some other examples:
I often talk to myself when I feel lonely.
He cut himself when he was shaving.
They introduced themselves to my parents.
Controlled Practice 1
Fill in the blanks with reflexive pronouns.
My grandfather talks to _____ when he is alone.
I can introduce _____ in French.
Mary fell down the stairs and hurt _____.
The coffee is hot! Be careful not to burn _____!
We dried _____ off after getting out of the pool.
The VCR will turn _____ on at 8:00 P.M.
We enjoyed _______________ very much during our last vacation.
He likes to travel by _______________.
We helped _______________ to some food.
She was cooking and burned _______________.
Paul has been living by _______________ for many years.
Whenever I have extra money, I like to treat _______________ to something nice.
Make sentences using the following words.
students / introduce / teacher
Tom / cut / shave
Susan / blame / mistake
They / mirror
I / weigh / scale
Cat / clean / eat
Language in Use 1
Complete the following sentences using your own ideas.
The last time I really enjoyed myself was...
When I'm by myself, I like to...
I usually treat myself by...
I usually express myself by...
Grammar 2
In some situations, we can use:
(" each other "/" one another ")* to show a reflexive action. We call these reciprocal pronouns.
Note: These words have the same meaning.
Let's compare two sentences:
(Laura and Andy cook for themselves. Laura and Andy cook for each other. )
What is the difference between the two sentences?
In the first sentence: Laura cooks for herself, and Andy cooks for himself.
In the second sentence: Laura cooks for Andy, and Andy cooks for Laura.
Controlled Practice 2
Use each other / one another to talk about the following situations.Â
For example:
Pierre kisses Natalie and Natalie kisses him when they meet.
>>> They always kiss each other when they meet.
My daughter helped her little brother get dressed, then he helped her.
(The children helped each other get dressed.)
Gary told Meg a joke, then she told him one.
(They __________ jokes. / They __________ laugh.)
All the world leaders met at the conference for the first time.
(The world leaders __________ for the first time at the conference.)
Matt copied Jason's answers and Jason copied Matt's.
(They __________ answers.)
She couldn't remember my name and I couldn't remember hers.
(We couldn't __________ names.)
Jay has never liked Emily, and she has never liked him.
(They have always __________.)
Dennis enjoys being with Judy and she enjoys being with him.
(They enjoy __________.)
Jane helped Chris study and then he helped her study.
(They __________r study.)
Language in Use 2
Choose a reflexive pronoun or each other to complete the statements.
Independent people can take care of _______________.
The students helped _______________ pass the test.
They have been working with _______________ for over 25 years.
He tried to protect _______________ by hiding.
Jack and I have known _______________ since high school.
Close friends tell _______________ their secrets.
She only has _______________ to blame.
The computer started up all by _______________.
They relied on _______________ to overcome their difficulties.