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25 English lessons using 'this'

The most basic way to use the word "this" is to talk about things that are close to you, which you are holding or pointing to:

What is this?

Another common use is to talk about the current time period:

I haven't seen you much this week.

You can also talk about a situation that is ongoing and happening now, or that you're currently discussing:

I can't stand this heat!

Come on, guys. I don't think this is a good idea.

"This" can also be used as an article (like "the" or "a") for telling stories about a specific thing:

This weird guy started asking us a bunch of questions.

English Lesson: It made this weird screeching noise and then it died.
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1. “It made this weird screeching noise and then it died.”

English Lesson: This one's quite a bit cheaper... but it has a six-hour layover in Atlanta.
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2. “This one's quite a bit cheaper... but it has a six-hour layover in Atlanta.”

English Lesson: Can you believe this shit?
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3. “Can you believe this shit?”

English Lesson: Everybody take a look at the picture on page 46. This is a model of what a strand of DNA looks like.
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4. “Everybody take a look at the picture on page 46. This is a model of what a strand of DNA looks like.”

English Lesson: Dear Lord, we thank you for this food that we're about to receive.
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5. “Dear Lord, we thank you for this food that we're about to receive.”

English Lesson: I've got this neighbor who plays this god-awful techno music until one in the morning.
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6. “I've got this neighbor who plays this god-awful techno music until one in the morning.”

English Lesson: Before we can install the new counter, we'll have to rip up all this old linoleum, and possibly replace some of the underlying floor.
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7. “Before we can install the new counter, we'll have to rip up all this old linoleum, and possibly replace some of the underlying floor. ”

English Lesson: This one really speaks to me.
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8. “This one really speaks to me.”

English Lesson: What's this world coming to?
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9. “What's this world coming to?”

English Lesson: After everything I've done for you, you turn around and stab me in the back like this?
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10. “After everything I've done for you, you turn around and stab me in the back like this?”