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Subjects & Pronouns in English
Howcast - Learn about English subjects and pronouns in this Howcast video with ESL teacher Megan Brach.
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Berufserfahrung: verbs with indirect objects, dative pronouns
Pupil outcome: I can use dative verbs and indirect object pronouns when communicating with other people in the context of work experience. Key learning points: - The German [ch] can be soft or hard. Soft [ch] should not be confused with...
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Drei starke Frauen: subject pronouns, relative clauses, historic present
Pupil outcome: I can understand relative clauses and the historic present in an extended text. Key learning points: - Relative clauses add information about the noun in a main clause, without starting another sentence. - Some relative...
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Collègues et amis : the imperative
Pupil outcome: I can use the imperative when talking to friends and in more formal situations to give instructions or advice. Key learning points: - The imperative is used to tell somebody to do something, give commands and advice. - The...
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Ask about plans: inversion questions with question words
Pupil outcome: I can ask about future plans using inversion questions with question words. Key learning points: - The French [g] has two sounds: soft before the letters e, i and y and hard before other letters. - We use 'aller' in the...
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What someone does: 'faire' singular persons
Pupil outcome: I can use 'faire' to say what activities I and others do at home. Key learning points: - Use 'je fais' for I do/make, 'tu fais' for you do/make, 'il fait' for he does/makes, 'elle fait' for she does/makes. - Use definite...
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Una nueva vida: 2nd person singular and plural preterite
Pupil outcome: I can understand and use 2nd person preterite -ar verbs in the context of Mexican emigration. Key learning points: - The Spanish 2nd person subject pronouns are 'tú', 'vosotros' and 'vosotras'. - The Spanish 2nd person...
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Una historia de inmigración: subject pronouns
Pupil outcome: I can understand and use Spanish subject pronouns in the context of stories of immigration. Key learning points: - The Spanish subject pronouns are ‘yo’, ‘tú’, ‘él/ella/usted’, ‘nosotros’, ‘vosotros’, and...
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A day in my life: present tense, plurals and adverbs
Pupil outcome: I can use appropriate pronouns, verb endings and adverbs to talk about what I and others do on a typical day. Key learning points: - Final [d] (a [d] at the end of a word) sounds the same as [t]. - Plurals indicate more...
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Découvrir d'autres pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns nous and vous
Pupil outcome: I can discuss the advantages and disadvantages of living abroad, focusing on the use of prepositions and emphatic pronouns. Key learning points: - Nasal vowel sounds occur when one or more vowels precede a nasal consonant...
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Understand what others do: -er verbs 3rd persons singular and plural
Pupil outcome: I can use 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' with a range of -er verbs to say what others do. Key learning points: - The sound symbol correspondence [a] is very common in French and sounds like the 'a' in 'animal'. - To say...
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A family in Namibia: possessives 'mein', 'dein', 'sein', 'ihr' (nominative)
Pupil outcome: I can describe someone else's day using a range of vocabulary, possessive adjectives and verbs in the present tense. Key learning points: - There is a German-speaking community in Namibia. - Verb endings show who is doing...
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What you do with others: -er verbs and favourite things
Pupil outcome: I can ask and answer questions about favourite things and use singular and 'nous' form present -er verbs to say what I do with others. Key learning points: - Spelling words accurately in French is tricky and needs regular...
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Berufserfahrung: 'Sie', 'Ihnen', interrogatives 'wer', 'wen', 'wem'
Pupil outcome: I can use 'Sie' and 'Ihnen' to address other people politely in the context of enquiring about work experience. Key learning points: - 'Sie' is the polite way of saying 'you' and is a subject pronoun. - The direct object...
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Subject and Object Pronouns (I/me, she/her, he/him, they/them, we/us, it, you)
English ESL students and ESL teachers will love this animated video about subject and object pronouns. We show the difference between subject pronouns (I, she, he, it, we, they, you) and object pronouns (me, her, him, it, us, them, you)....
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Pronouns Produce Interesting Paragraphs
Mr. Griot explains that pronouns can make writing a lot more interesting. Then he describes different types of pronouns: singular, plural, object, and subject.
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Review for You: Subject and Object Pronouns
Mr. Griot reviews the definition of a pronoun and then reviews the differences between subject and object pronouns when used in a sentence.
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Pronouns Everywhere! I Know Which Kind to Use!
Mr. Griot discusses subject, object, possessive, and relative pronouns. He then demonstrates the function and use of each in sentences.
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Substitute, Please!
Mr. Griot focuses on subject, object, and relative pronouns and demonstrates how these function in a sentence.
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Subjective Pronouns
Subjective Pronouns demonstrate proper English grammar by identifying and correctly using correct subjective pronoun case.
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Objective Pronouns
Objective Pronouns demonstrate proper English grammar by identifying and correctly using correct objective pronoun case.
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Entendre (to hear) — Past Tense
Alexa conjugates the French verb ENTENDRE (TO HEAR) in the Passé Composé.
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Devoir (to have to) — Present Tense
Alexa conjugates the French verb DEVOIR (TO HAVE TO/MUST) in the Present Tense.
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Courir (to run) — Past, Present & Future
Alexa conjugates the French verb COURIR (TO RUN) in the Present, Past and Future Tense.