Re f le xive pro no uns, e ac h o t he r,

o ne ano t he r

Re f le xive pro no uns Eac h o t he r, o ne ano t he r

• wh e n t h e su b je c t a nd o b je c t a r e t h e • t o sh o w t h a t e a c h o f t wo o r mo r e
sa me pe o ple d o e s so me t h ing t o t h e o t h e r (s)
She h u r t he rse lf wh e n sh e f ell o ve r. M y b r o t h e r a nd I t ake c a r e o f e ac h
• wit h by t o me an e it h e r a lo ne o r wit h o u t o t he r.
h e lp
I c an’t c a r ry a ll t h e se b o o ks by myse lf .
T h e y’r e t o o h e avy.
• f o r e mph a sis
D o yo u like t h is st o r y? I wr o t e it myse lf .

1. C ho o se t he c o rre c t wo rds t o c o mple t e t he se nt e nc e s.

1. T h e wh o le c la ss was sile nt . We a ll lo o ke d a t o u rse lve s / o ne ano t h e r.

2. M y b r o t h e r d o e sn’t live h imse lf / b y h imse lf . H e sh a r e s a f la t wit h f r ie nd s.
3. I’m ve r y a ngr y wit h myse lf / b y myse lf .
4. A nna a nd M ar ia alwa ys h e lpe d e ac h o t h e r / myse lf .
5. T h e st u d e nt s a ll e njo ye d t h e mse lve s / b y t h e mse lve s o n t h e sc h o o l t r ip.
6. M a ke su r e yo u a nd J im b e h a ve yo u rse lf / yo u rse lve s t o d a y.

2. C o mple t e t he se nt e nc e s wit h re f le xive pro no uns.

1. M y lit t le b r o t h e r a nd sist e r ar e t o o yo u ng t o c o o k ___________________.
2. I c o u ld n’t b o r r o w my sist e r ’s mo b ile b e c a u se sh e ne e d e d it
_________________.
3. T o m a nd I d id n’t r e a lly e njo y __________________ a t t h e sc h o o l d isc o .
4. I f e ll o ve r and h u r t __________________ wh e n I wa s playing f o o t b a ll.
5. T h e f o o d is r e ad y, e ve r yo ne ! P le ase h e lp ____________ t o pizza a nd sala d .
6. D a vid ’s ve r y pr o u d o f t h is c a ke – h e ma d e it ______________.
 3. Complete the text with one word which best fits each gap.

Do you ever get fed 1) ______up________ with going to

school? Would you be interested 2) ______in________
studying at home 3) ______by_______ yourself? Shannon
Kilgarill lives in the Australian outback, miles from the
nearest school. She and her brother have 4) ______been____
learning at home for years. Their special school, called
School of the Air, 5) ________has_______ introduced
satellite technology. This enables the students to be taught at
home, hundreds of miles away from 6)
________one_______ another.

Although the technology is complicated, Shannon can easily use it by 7) _____herself___. Now she and
her classmates have a virtual classroom where they can see each 8) _______other_________ on screen.

School of the Air previously used radios to keep the fourteen pupils 9) ______in_______ touch with their
teachers. However, unlike the old radio signal, the new technology isn’t affected by bad weather.

Shannon, who is very keen 10) ________on_______ the new system, reckons the satellite is ‘pretty
good’. 11) ________the________ new technology gives Shannon the opportunity to see her teacher
during a lesson. She believes it has made learning ‘a lot easier’. The computer software would cost around
£5,000, but the families didn’t pay for it 12) ________themselves_________.

Time to talk
1.Which type of education would you prefer – a tutor, an internet link or a boarding school?
Why?
2.What are the advantages /disadvantages of studying by yourself?

Key:
1.

1) one another 2) by himself 3) myself 4) each other 5) themselves

6) yourselves
2.
 1) by themselves 2) herself 3) ourselves 4) myself yourself 6) himself

3.

1) up 2) in 3) by 4) been 5) has 6) one 7) herself 8) other 9) in

10) on 11) this/the 12) themselves