1408: Reflexive Pronouns

This thriller is based on a Stephen King's short story. As you can tell, it is scary, but it is not a violent movie. This is an exciting scene that I used for practicing reflexive pronouns with my students, because the snippet shows objects moving by themselves inside a hotel room, which number is 1408. This activity makes the grammar point more meaninful, I guess.





I. Work in pairs:





1. Do you believe in supernatural activities? Explain it.





2. Have you ever seen or known someone who has experienced supernatural activities?



3. Would you stay in a hotel which is famous for having ghosts? What about a history of murders? Why (not)?



4. Would you like to make contact with people who have passed away? Why (not)?





II. Watch the segment and complete the blanks with a reflexive pronoun:

MYSELF - YOURSELF - HIMSELF - HERSELF - ITSELF - OURSELVES - YOURSELVES - THEMSELVES

1. The main character, Louis, served _________a drink.



2. The radio started playing a song by ________________.



3. The alarm clock reset ________________ to 60:00.



4. Louis recorded _____________ saying what was going on in the room.



5. The window closed by ______________ and hit Louis's fingers.



6. He started washing ____________ when the faucet started doing unexpected things by ______________.



7. The curtains were moving by _________________.



8. What about you? Would you spend the night in this room by ___________.



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Answer key:



1. himself

2. itself

3. itself

4. himself

5. itself

6. himself / itself

7. themselves

8. yourself