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TESOL Materials--
Object Pronouns)
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Notes: This model text was
created using AI, specifically
Gemini Storybook. The prompt was: "
Create a storybook to introduce object pronouns to ESL students. Remember to use simple English, and be sure to include all the object pronouns: me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them" The chat can be viewed
here. In my classes, I read the story with my students once for general understanding, then I handed them the worksheet, and asked them to identify the referent for each underlined word. Then we went through it together in feedback. This worked fairly well in my class, although there is one weak link--in the sentence "
Zara pushes the wagon to Tashi. She pushes the box to them" . It's not entirely clear just from this sentence alone who "them" refers to. ]
This is Pip. Pip has a big red box. It is heavy! Pip needs help to share the box with everyone.
Pip speaks: "The box is too big. Can you pass it to me?"
Pip sees his friend, Sage. Sage is standing right there. "Sage, I will give the box to you."
Pip steps back. "I give the box to him."
Sage sees his friend, Zara. He gives the box to her.
Zara sees a little red wagon on the path. She puts the heavy box in it.
Zara pushes the wagon to Tashi. She pushes the box to them.
Tashi and Lila speak to Pip and Zara. "The path is too long to walk alone. Come with us!"
Pip speaks to all the friends. "Thank you all for helping! We are a good team.”
Everyone helped deliver the box to the school children. "They gave the box to them! We did it!"
Subject pronouns | Object pronouns |
I love you, | and you love ___. |
You love me, | and I love ____. |
He loves me, | and I love ____. |
She loves me, | and I love ____. |
It loves me, | and I love ___. |
We love you, | and you love ____. |
They love me, | and I love _____. |
