Spoken English · lesson 22 of 33 · free

What’s this? What are these? — Spoken English for kids

Children point at things all day and ask what they are. This lesson teaches this, that, these and those, the questions “What’s this?” and “What are these?”, and the answers “It’s a …” and “They’re …”, with things from the school bag.

1 · Learn the words

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2 · Useful sentences

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3 · Talk time

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4 · Say it!

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Speaking tips

Grammar point — “this/these = near; that/those = far; It’s a … for one, They’re … for more”

  1. Near you: this (one) and these (more than one). Far away: that (one) and those (more than one).
  2. Ask “What’s this?” and answer “It’s a pencil.”
  3. Ask “What are these?” and answer “They’re crayons.”

Use it for: Showing your school bag to a friend, asking about new things, and playing “I spy” at home.

Worked example: 🖍️ Which sentence matches the picture? What are these? They're crayons.

  1. Look at the picture: 🖍️ — many crayons, so we use these and they're.
  2. Find the sentence that tells what the picture shows.

Check: Hold up one thing and then two things and say aloud: “This is a pen. These are books.” ✓

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