Make Your Way 7, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD

Sexism? Complete the sentences with a pronoun (he, she, her, his, him, herself, himself). 11 Language booster: Reflexive pronouns 12 1 picked up the last shirt and put it on the ironing board. “Last one,” thought and then could join friends at the pub. 2 took boots off and threw them on the floor. lay down on the sofa, opened the beer and turned on the TV. The game was just about to start. 3 looked at in the mirror and brushed long blond hair. “I must lose some weight,” thought to . 4 The judge looked directly at the prisoner as gave ten years in prison for part in bank robbery. 5 “Would you like to dance?” asked with a wicked smile in eyes. 6 slammed down the phone and burst into tears. “That’s the last time I ever phone ,” promised . Compare your sentences with a partner. What do your sentences tell you about sexual stereotypes? When a person is both the subject and the object of a verb, we usually use a reflexive pronoun. We also use the reflexive to emphasise that we did the action ourselves. Remember, this is true for other pronouns, too. However, when this action is usually one we do ourselves, shaving, washing, dressing etc., the reflexive pronoun is commonly left out. Note: When we want to talk about the third person without specifying the sex, we use the plural form of the reflexive. “That’s the last time I ever phone her,” he promised himself . She looked at herself in the mirror. Have you ever asked yourself if you really are happy? He cut himself opening a can of tomatoes. I shave (myself) about three times a week. Look, someone’s cut themselves using this knife. There’s blood on it. If anyone calls, tell them I’m in the bath. She cut her hair herself . We made the cake ourselves . 12 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv