Step 2 · الخطوة 2
This / That / These / Those and There is / There are
أسماء الإشارة و There is / There are
Learning objective · هدف الدرس
I can point to things near and far and say what exists in a place.
أستطيع الإشارة إلى الأشياء القريبة والبعيدة، والتعبير عن وجود الأشياء في مكان.
WHAT? · What is the grammar point?
ما هي القاعدة؟Use this/these for things near you and that/those for things far away. This/that are singular; these/those are plural. Use 'There is' for one thing and 'There are' for more than one to say that something exists.
RULE
القاعدة- near: this + singular · these + plural
- far: that + singular · those + plural
- There is + a/an + singular
- There are + plural
EXAMPLES · How do we use it?
أمثلةCommon mistake
خطأ شائع✗ This shoes are new.
✓ These shoes are new.
shoes جمع، إذن these.
✗ There is three shops.
✓ There are three shops.
مع الجمع نستخدم There are.
PRACTICE · Guided practice
تدريب موجّهFill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
1. (far) ___ camels over there are beautiful.
Fill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
2. ___ a big fort in Nizwa.
Fill in the blank · أكمل الفراغ
3. ___ many palm trees in the village.
Independent practice
تدريب مستقلShort answer · إجابة قصيرة
1. Make it plural: 'This is my pen.'
CHECK · Self-check test
اختبر نفسك1. Which is correct?
True / False · صح أم خطأ
2. True or False: 'There are a cat in the garden.' is correct.
Practice freely — nothing is saved.تدرّب بحرية، لا يتم حفظ أي إجابة أو نتيجة.
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