Unit 2: lesson 4 Grammar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!

Grab your books and get into the lesson up!

One thing you did during the autumn break.

Today

- You will understand when to use quantifiers.

- You will know which quantifiers there are.

- You will know which one you need to use in different situations.

what do you know about quantifiers?

Quantifiers

- Als je aan wil geven hoeveel er van iets is.

- staan voor het zelfstandig naamwoord

- much/many, a lot of, lots of, a few, a little

- countable/ uncountable nouns

Wat zijn countable en uncountable nouns?

Countable nouns

- telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden

bijv: Coin, House, Book, People

Uncountable nouns

- Niet telbare zelfstandige naamwoorden.

Bijv: Money, Hair, Food, Water

a few

- countable nouns

- een paar

- meer dan 3

bijv: I practice my dancing for a few hours a day.

Few

- Weinig

- 1 a 2 producten

bijv. there are few people who can cook as well as Bo.

a little

- uncountable nouns

- Een beetje

bijv. I need a little time to prepare.

little

- Weinig

Bijv: I spend very little money on workshops.

meaning changes!

a few or few

a little or little

Bijv: We had little time to prepare before we had to go.

We had a little time to prepare before we had to go.

Choose the correct quantifier: I need a few/ a little eggs for this cake.

1. a few
2. a little

Choose the correct quantifier: Few/Little people know who st. David really was.

1. Few
2. Little

Choose the correct quantifier: Can I have little/ a little milk for my tea?

1. little
2. a little

Choose the correct quantifier: I can lend you a little/ little money if you want to buy a daffodil.

1. a little
2. little

A lot of/lots of

countable en uncountable nouns

- bevestigende zinnen

- er is veel van iets

Bijv. I've baked a lot of cakes in my life.

- Lots of is zeer informeel

Bijv. My mum spends lots of money on kitchen stuff.

Much

- uncountable nouns

- vragende en ontkennende zinnen.

Bijv. I don't have much time for cooking.

Many

- Countable nouns

- vragende en ontkennende zinnen.

Bijv. Do you know many people who wear Welsh costume.

Much and many

- kan je vervangen door a lot of

- in bevestigende zinnen na so, as, too, how

- He has got so many talents.

- I know how much time it takes.

Choose the correct quantifier: A lot of/ Much people in Wales celebrate St. David's day.

1. A lot of
2. Much

Choose the correct quantifier: I don't have a lot of/ much milk left.

1. a lot of
2. much

Choose the correct quantifier: How a lot of/ many days does the holiday last?

1. a lot of
2. many

Choose the correct quantifier: I don't know a lot of/ many Welsh poems, how about you?

1. a lot of
2. many

Any questions?

Do assignment 7, 8 and 9

Page 71

Till the end of class

Finished? Study irregular verbs 1 - 70 (page 288)

Homework

Assignments 7, 8, 9 ( page 71)

Study irregular verbs 1 - 70