Theme 5 Lesson 5

• English

goal: you will finish up your planner 

Kader:

grammar,planner, slim stampen , crossword 

Gt:

grammar together with me 

What do much, many, and a lot mean?

1. weinig
2. veel
3. een beetje
4. alles

What do little and few mean?

1. weinig
2. veel
3. een beetje
4. alles

Much, many, lots of, a lot of (a) little, (a) few (2)

• (A) little en (a) few gebruik je om te zeggen dat er WEINIG van iets is. 

• (a) little -> zelfstandige naamwoorden die je NIET kunt tellen. 
• little room, a little more information

• (a) few -> bij woorden die je WEL kunt tellen. 
• few boys, a few options

Much, many, lots of, a lot of (a) little, (a) few

• Deze woorden gebruik je om te zeggen dat er VEEL van iets is. 

• Much -> zelfstandige naamwoorden die je NIET kan tellen.
• much time, much water

• Many -> zelfstandige naamwoorden die je WEL kan tellen. 
• many cards, many glasses

• Lots of + a lot of -> bij woorden die je zowel wel als niet kan tellen. 
• lots of time, a lot of my friends

There aren't _________ car parks in the centre of Oxford.

1. much
2. many

Liverpool has _________ of great nightclubs.

1. a lot
2. many

Hurry up! We only have ________ time before the coach leaves.

1. a few
2. a little

It's very quiet. There aren't ___________ people here today.

1. much
2. many

He isn't very popular. He has _________ friends

1. few
2. little
3. many
4. much

Ann is very busy these days. She has ____________free time.

1. few
2. little
3. many
4. much

Did you take ___________ photographs when you were on holidays?

1. few
2. little
3. many
4. much

I'm not very busy today. I haven't got ___________ to do.

1. few
2. little
3. many
4. much

The museum was very crowded. There were too __________ people.

1. few
2. little
3. many
4. much

Most of the town is modern. There are _________ old buildings.

1. few
2. little
3. much
4. many

The weather has been very dry recently. We've had ____________ rain.

1. few
2. little
3. much
4. many

AS or like 

like      >>>>>     - hoe iemand eruit ziet
                             - hoe iemand iets doet

                              - + zn of persoonlijke voornaamwoord 

as       >>>>>       - waarvoor iets gebruikt wordt
                             - om een beroep aan te geven

                             -+ een bijzin

Grammar

• Pay attention when you see the word GRAMMAR!!!
•  Today we cover indefinite articles ( onbepaald lidwoord)
• definite article (bepaald lidword)

Articles, a-an-the

• Articles come before a noun
  
• Before most nouns in English, you need to use an article.
• We use them when we speak and when we write, there is no way to avoid them!

an - use before a vowel 

a

e

i

o

u

an eye

an orange

SINGULAR NOUN

(or vowel sound)

h

an hour

an honest boy

SINGULAR NOUN

a - use for a singular noun

Saying "a" can be the same as saying "any"

Use "a" for general use (consonants)

Please give me a muffin

The indefinite article a or an is used with:

Singular, count nouns to refer to a thing or an idea for the first time.

We have a cat and a dog.

There is a supermarket in Adam Street.

The indefinate article is used: 

1. with professions: I am a teacher / She is an architect
2. with some expressions of quantity: a pair of / a little / a few / a couple
3. with some expressions of  frequency:  once a week / three times a day
4. in explanations with what + a count noun: What a lovely day! What a pity!

The - definite article

• Use "the" when you are being specific
• The 2nd time that you talk about the same noun
• Example: I bought some fruit, the fruit was bad
• The speaker and the listener both know which noun you are talking about.  I left my book at the library
• 1% of countries in the world - The United States of America
• The United Kingdom - The United Arab Emirates - The Netherlands - The Maldives - The Canary Islands

The - definite article is used: 

1. before seas, rivers, hotels, pubs, theatres, museums and newspapers: the Atlantic, the British Museum, The Times, the Ritz
2. if there is only one of something: the sun, the Queen, the government
3. With superlative adjectives: He's the richest man in the world. Jane's the oldest in the class

No Article

There is no article:

1. before plural and uncount nouns when talking about things in general: I like potatoes. / Milk is good for you.
2. before countries,towns,streets,languages, magazines meals, airports, stations and mountains: Victoria Station 
3. before some places and with some forms of transport: She goes to work by bus
4. In exclamations with What and an uncount noun: What beautiful weather! What loud music!

Note: 

In the phrase go home, there is no article and no preposition.

I went home early. NOT I went to home

Choose between "a", "an", or "the".
There is _____ mouse under the house.

1. a
2. an
3. the

I ride a bike. ___bike is green.

1. a
2. the
3. -

I like listening to ____radio.

1. a
2. the

She's reading Italian at ____University

1. the
2. -

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