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Joy English · Level A2 · Familyjoy-english.com

A parenting experiment

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Recognise reflexive pronouns such as “itself” and “ourselves”.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

experience
Something that has happened to you.
research
Careful study to find facts.
shortly
Soon.

Answer key

  1. They can share their experiences themselves.“Themselves” is the reflexive pronoun for “they”.
  2. I am sure we will find out shortly.“Find out” means learn the result. “Shortly” means soon.
  3. A baby cannot take care of itself.“Itself” refers back to “a baby”.
  4. We need to throw ourselves into the research!“Throw ourselves into” means start working very hard on something.
  5. I hope Pete is not doing well.Anna jokes: she wants to win the experiment.

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