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Lesson Plan September 18, 2026

Topic: All About Pronouns

In this lesson we will learn about various types of pronouns.

Section A: Other used as an adjective

You use other as an adjective before a singular or plural noun

• With the

  • This room is quite small. The other room is much bigger.

  • The other shops are on the second floor.

• With expressions of quantity (some, any, a few, etc)

  • I’ve got some other manga at home. I’ll bring them over tomorrow.

  • Have you got any other ideas where we can eat?

• With possessive adjectives (my, his, your, etc)

  • I lost my other shoes so I’m wearing these old ones.

Section B: Another used as an adjective

You use another

• before a singular countable noun to mean one more

  • Would you like another cup of coffee?

  • They have another hotel in the mountains.

• before numbers

  • We’re going to stay there for another three weeks. (= three more weeks)

Section C: Other and another before one / ones

• My phone is very old. I’m going to get another one. (= another phone /“a new phone”)

• I quite liked his new film but I think his other ones were much better. (= other films)

Section D: Other and another as pronouns

You can use others and another as pronouns. The meaning is the same as another one and other ones

• I really like that ice cream. I’m going to get another.

• A: Have we eaten all the applies?
  B: Nom there are some others in the kitchen..

• A: Where are the others?
  B: They’re in their rooms on their phones.

Section E: Relative Clauses

You use relative clauses to say exactly who or what you are talking about

• I’ve got two sons. One lives in Tokyo and the others lives in Vancouver.

  • The one who lives in Tokyo is an English teacher.

  • The one who lives in Vancouver loves to go snowboarding.

We use who or that for people

• That’s the girl (who / that) works int he post office.

We use which or that for things

• I saw a house (which / that) looked very old.

The relative pronoun can slo be the object of the relative clause. Look at these two sentences.

• I wanted to buy a computer. It was very expensive.

  • The computer that I wanted to buy was very expensive. (We can make one sentence from these two sentences using that)

• I saw a girl. She was dressed head to toe in bright pink.

  • The girl that I saw was dressed head to tow in bright pink.

Section F: Reflexive pronouns

You can use a reflexive pronoun to show that you did something to yourself and not to another person or thing.

• He’s teaching himself Japanese.

• She’s teaching them Japanese.

Subject pronoun / Object pronoun / Reflexive pronoun

• I / me / myself

• you / you / yourself (singular), yourselves (plural)

• he / him / himself

• she / her / herself

• it / it / itself

• we / us / ourselves

• they / them / themselves

Here are some common verbs that you often use with a reflexive pronoun

• Cut

  • She cut herself while she was preparing the vegetables.

• Dry

  • We got out of the swimming pool and dried ourselves.

• Enjoy

  • they really enjoyed themselves at the concert.

• Help

  • Help yourself to more food.

• Hurt

  • Don’t climb up there. You’ll hurt yourself!

• Look after

  • Your teenage son is old enough to look after himself.