transport Final_(unit 7).indd - New Indian Model School, Dubai

Extend an arm every me to point out an object placed far away, depicng the use of
‘that’ for an object placed at a distance and use of ‘this’ for poinng at an object placed
close by.
Game : Passing the Tunnel
Divide the class into groups of four or five students each. Each group stands in a straight
line with their feet apart to form a tunnel. The leader in each group is given a toy or a
model of a vehicle. The task of the leader of each group is to pass the vehicle through
the tunnel to the second student in the line. The second student passes it to the third
and so on unl it reaches the last student who then runs to the start of the line with the
toy vehicle hence taking the first posion in the line. The game of passing the vehicle
connues unl all students have passed the toy from the start of the line. The group that
accomplishes the task in the shortest me span is declared the winner.
Student Activity
Aer the nature walk session introduce and explain the use of the pronouns this-that.
Reinforce the concept by poinng out to the things kept close by using the pronoun
“this”.
Example : This is my pen.
This is my bag.
Now, point out to the things kept at a distance using that.
Example : That is a door.
That is a noce board.
Ask the students to take out any one thing from their bags, keep it near them and say a
few lines about it using ‘this’ and also point out things of their friends that are far away
from them by using that.
Example : This is my snack box.
That is my friend’s pencil box.
(Emphasize that the pronoun this and that are words used only to point out singular
objects).
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