This, that, these, those

Today we’re revising this, that, these, and those through a fun and surprisingly clever scene from Winnie the Pooh. Although it seems simple, the characters use wordplay that plays with sounds like knot, not, and nought.

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Introduction

Choose the correct word singular, plural, far or close.

Vocabulary

Exercise 1

Here’s some vocab you’re gonna need. Connect words to their definitions.

a rope

😮 an expression of surprise and frustration

a swine

🫥 (phrase) everything is pointless

good grief!

🪢 (noun) a tight loop made by tying rope (verb) to tie something into a knot

to tie sth together

🐖 a pig

a knot / to knot

🪢thick, strong string

it’s all for nought

🧶 to connect things using string, rope, etc.

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Pronunciation

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Which words from the list above are pronounced as /nɒt/?

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Exercise 2

Read the following sentences: 1. He felt a knot in his stomach before the big exam. 🪢 (is this a verb or a noun?) 2. She quickly knotted her scarf before stepping outside. 🪢 (is this a verb or a noun?) 3. I'm not sure if he's coming to the party. 🚫 4. I cannot find my keys anywhere. ❌ 5. Her efforts to explain were all for naught, as no one was listening. 😞