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Unit 10: Living Your Life
Vocabulary: Qualities for Success, p. 94
bravery / confidence / creativity / dedication
creativity
bravery / confidence / creativity / dedication
bravery
bravery / confidence / creativity / dedication
confidence
bravery / confidence / creativity / dedication
dedication
The willingness to spend a lot of time, effort and energy toward something important to you.
commitmentperseverancepersistencenot giving up!!!
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c
a
b
d
enthusiasm / flexibility / talent / wisdom
wisdom
enthusiasm / flexibility / talent / wisdom
flexibility
enthusiasm / flexibility / talent / wisdom
talent
enthusiasm
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g
h
e
f
c
a
b
d
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confident
creative
dedicated wise
talented
flexible
enthusiastic
Language in Context, p. 94A Success StoryYong-eun Yang
Reflexive Pronouns
I can see myself in the mirror.
She can see herself in the mirror.
Obama can see himself in the mirror.
The dog can see itself in the mirror.
The children are enjoying themselves.
Reflexive Pronouns
reflexive (adj.) [grammar]: reflecting back on the subject, like a mirror
We use a reflexive pronoun when we want to refer back to the subject of the sentence or clause.
Reflexive pronouns end in "-self" (singular) or "-selves" (plural).
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns
reflexive pronounsingular myself
yourselfhimself, herself, itself
plural ourselvesyourselvesthemselves
There are eight reflexive pronouns:
Reflexive Pronounsnon-reflexivethe underlined words are NOT the same person/thing
REFLEXIVE pronounsthe underlined words are the SAME person/thing
John saw me. I saw myself in the mirror.
Why does he blame you? Why do you blame yourself?
David sent her a copy. Mary sent herself a copy.
My dog hurt the cat. My dog hurt itself.
We blame you. We blame ourselves.
Can you help my children? Can you help yourselves?
They cannot look after the babies. They cannot look after themselves.
When to use reflexive pronouns1. When the subject and the object refer to the same person or thing.
He accidentally cut himself while he was chopping the vegetables.
She bought a present for herself.
We helped ourselves to the free drinks at the launch party.
They injured themselves during the rugby match.
I enjoyed myself at the concert.
The dog is scratching itself – it must have fleas!
When to use reflexive pronouns
2. We use them for emphasis.
The author signed the book for me herself!
I did it myself.
Never mind. We'll do it ourselves.
The President himself promised to stop the war.
You yourselves asked us to do it.
They recommend this book even though they had never read it themselves.
When to use reflexive pronouns
3. In some cases we use it to have a similar meaning to “also” or “too”.
Annabelle was pretty happy last night. I was pretty happy myself.
When to use reflexive pronouns
4. Use “by” with a reflexive pronoun to mean “alone”.
At the age of eleven, Sue took the plane by herself from New York to Seoul to visit her grandparents.
The bank teller was by himself when the robber entered the bank.
Do you like to exercise by yourself or with a friend?
Let’s practice.
1. This accident was my fault. I blame ________ for the accident.
2. Be careful with that sharp knife! You are going to cut _________ if you are not careful.
myself
yourself
3. John talks to ________ when he’s nervous.
4. My wife and I have our own business. We don't have a boss. We work for __________.
5. No one taught Mr. and Mrs. Hall how to run a business. They taught ___________ everything they needed to know about running a small business.
himself
ourselves
themselves
6. David spilled hot water on himself. He burned _______.
7. Rebecca has the flu. She must rest at home and take care of _______.
8. They were by ____________ in the house when the fire started in the kitchen.
himself
herself
themselves
9. If we believe in _________, we can accomplish our goals.
10. When I failed to get the job, I was sad and depressed. I felt sorry for _______.
11. The machine managed to fix _______.
12. I am going to the doctor by ________.
ourselves
myself
itself
myself
n
Answer grammar on p.95 (answers on next slide)
myself
yourself
yourselves
themselves
himself
herself
ourselves
myself
myself
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