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GRAMMATIK
Practise
using reflexive
pronouns
Plus:
Land und Leute
New Zealand
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Redewendungen
Idioms for talking about problems
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Englisch für den Beruf
How to welcome visitors
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Contents | EDITORIAL
Dear plus reader,
In this month’s plus we have plenty for you to discover. On pages 4–6, there are
lots of exercises in which you can practise using reflexive pronouns: myself,
yourself, himself, etc. On pages 8–9, you’re invited to a wedding to learn the
words you might need on such a happy occasion. Whether you find learning English a doddle — that means “easy” — or an uphill struggle, you can learn
expressions to say that situations are either easy or difficult on page 19. We
certainly hope that April’s plus makes learning a lot easier and a lot more fun.
Dagmar Taylor
INHALT
Dagmar Taylor, language editor
Impressum
Herausgeber und Verlagsleiter:
Dr. Wolfgang Stock
Grammatik
Grundwissen Reflexive pronouns
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Intensivierung More reflexive pronouns
6
Wiederholung The order of adjectives7
Englisch für den Alltag
Going to a wedding
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Englisch für den Beruf
Welcoming visitors
10
Wortschatz British landmarks
12
Wortschatz Don’t talk nonsense!
14
Wortschatz Expand your vocabulary
15
Lesen und verstehen
The rise of the right
16
Land und Leute
New Zealand
18
Redewendungen
Problems and difficulties
19
Hörverständnis
A writer’s experience
20
Test Check your progress
21
Lösungen
22
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GRAMMATIK – GRUNDWISSEN | Reflexive pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
The reflexive pronouns are:
SingularPlural
myselfourselves
yourselfyourselves
himself
herselfthemselves
itself
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Reflexive pronouns are used when
the subject and object are the
same:
Diana: Why does David have toilet paper on his
chin? Did he cut himself?
Doris: David? Did you cut yourself shaving?
David: Yes, I cut myself, but not badly. I didn’t
have my glasses on.
(In the sentences above, David is the
subject and the object.)
1.
Which one?
Complete the following sentences with the correct reflexive pronouns.
a) We had a fantastic time in Florida. We really enjoyed __________________________________.
b) Why is that cat limping? It looks as if it has hurt _______________________________________.
c) It’s so cute when my little brother feeds _____________________________. He makes such a mess!
d) Are you sure Sarah will be able to look after ____________________________? She seems too young to be
travelling on her own.
e) I can’t believe you taught _____________________________ how to speak Japanese. That’s amazing!
f) Guess what! The twins washed and dressed ______________________________ alone this morning.
2.
The right verb
Complete each sentence with a verb from the list and the correct pronoun or reflexive pronoun.
blame • burn • dry • enjoy • help • hurt • introduce
a) Here are your towels. Now hurry up and __________________ — and please don’t leave your swimming
costumes in the showers like last time.
b) Come quickly! Grandma’s fallen. I think she’s really __________________.
c) Don’t __________________! I didn’t even know there was a box of chocolates under the sofa.
d) Let me __________________. My name’s Gregory, and I’ll be your guide today.
e) The water was so hot that we both __________________.
f) Daryl called. He’s trying to set up his new computer. He asked me to __________________.
g) What a brilliant play! I really __________________. Did you like it?
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info
This month, REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS are dealt with on The Grammar Page
(page 57). Here, you can test what you have learned and practise this area of
grammar further.
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Emphasis
Reflexive pronouns can also be used with nouns to mean “that person and not anybody else”:
• Did they really design the house themselves?
• Look, Mummy! I tied my laces all by myself!
Who did it?
Match the sentences on the left (a–f) to those on the right to form pairs.
a) Margaret, this cake is absolutely
delicious!
b) The painter doesn’t have time
until July.
c) I really don’t have much money.
d) My husband’s so good with his
hands.
e) I offered to drive them to the
airport.
f) What happened to your hair?
4.
a
b
c
d
e
f
1. Do you know he made all our
curtains himself?
2. Did you cut it yourself?
3. But they wanted to drive there
themselves.
4. I’m going to make my wedding
dress myself.
5. Did you make it yourself?
6. Why don’t we paint the house
ourselves?
Is that necessary?
The reflexive pronoun is often left out when talking about an action that people normally and often
do themselves. Read the sentences below and cross out the reflexive pronoun in those cases where
it is not necessary.
a) Can you answer the door? I’m in the middle of shaving myself.
b) I think she’s an amazing little girl. She’s just taught herself to knit.
c) He always has a shower in the morning. He says he doesn’t really feel fully wake until he has washed
himself.
d) Can you please dress yourselves before coming down for breakfast?
e) Try not to scratch yourself. You’ll just make it worse.
f) Don’t worry about us. We’re old enough to look after ourselves.
g) My home is your home. Help yourself to anything you need.
h) I got up, made myself breakfast, ate it, and read the newspaper before I noticed that the door had
been open all night.
i) I don’t think Paul will be travelling to the mountains this weekend. The last time he went skiing, he hurt
himself badly.
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