Grammar - Nouns 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome!

Road map

• BBC One Minute World News - Practice your WLS
• Grammar: nouns, check assignments, new theory.
• Work on assignments
• Break!

BBC One minute world news

• Watch the clip
• What are the two/three topics that are being discussed? 
• What is your idea/opinion about ..... 

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Lesson Goal

At the end of this class you can describe:  

• the difference between countable and uncountable nouns
• the effect they have on other words in a sentence
• how English nouns are dealing with gender

Imporant because:

you can use the techniques in your letters and essays (Part of the 5H PTA). 

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Choose the correct form:
There aren't ..... sheep left in Ireland. (veel)

1. many
2. much

Choose the correct form:

Does anybody have .... love left? (een beetje)

1. a few
2. a little
3. little
4. few

Choose the correct form:

Oliver did not get ... sleep last night (veel).

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

Choose the correct form:

In fact, Oliver got ... sleep because his new born baby cried constantly. He is knackered!

1. a little
2. little
3. much
4. a little

Choose the correct form:

They have .... money so they can buy a swimming pool (veel).

1. a lot of
2. many
3. few
4. a few

MUCH

MANY

People

Water

leaves

Fun

Homework

Hamburgers

Quantifiers 

In vragende of ontkennende zinnen:

Much: uncountable nouns (e.g. money, information, time)

Many: countable nouns 

A lot of/lots of: bij bevestigende zinnen bij alle nouns! 

 

Quantifiers 

Much: bij zelfstandige naamwoord

Few : countable nouns

There were few men willing to fight in the war

Little : uncountable nouns

There is little information available on that topic

Quantifiers 

a few : countable nouns

There were a few cows grazing in the field 

a little : uncountable nouns

Put a little love in your heart!

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Female/Male/Neuter

Some words are similar for both females and males

• baby, dancer, relative 

Some words are different, the female word gets an appendix

• Actor - Actress
• Heir - Heiress
  
• Hero - Heroine 

Female/Male/Neuter

Some words are completely different:

• bull  - cow
• cock - hen
• bachelor - spinster
• king -  queen

Personal pronouns

In general:

Only people and pets are referred to as 'he, his, him, she, her'

All other stuff: it, its

Exception: boats and cars are sometimes referred to as 'she' or 'her' especially when their owner is fond of them!

Countries: in writing often 'she'.

Lesson Goal

At the end of this class you can describe:  

• the difference between countable and uncountable nouns
• the effect they have on other words in a sentence
• how English nouns are dealing with gender

Imporant because:

you can use the techniques in your letters and essays (Part of the 5H PTA). 

Homework

Do: 1.4.B ex. 2 and 3

Study 1.4.A.1 and B.1

Any questions?