V2A week 50: quantifiers & intro future tense

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

2VWO

Chapter 4

Grammar E

Lesson goals:

- Understanding the grammar of Chapter 4, Stepping Stones Book B

- Using quantifiers 

Do you know what
a 'quantifier' is?
Type it here

Quantifiers

Comes from the word 'quantity': hoeveelheid

-> Go to pages 26-27 in your book

page 26, question 29 b:
1. The words in bold (= dikgedrukt) are called 'quantifiers'. They are all in front of a ....

1. noun
2. verb
3. pronoun

page 26, question 29 b:
2. The words in bold (= dikgedrukt) all say something about:

1. the state of the items behind them
2. how many items there are (the amount)
3. which tense the sentence is in

page 26, question 29 c:
Now write down the rule about quantifiers in your own words:

countable:

- a few shirts (maybe 3)

- few dresses (2?)

- a lot of / lots of students

- many kids

- I have some questions.

- Do you have any books?

uncountable: 

- little you can do

- a little bit of milk

- a lot of /lots of perfume

- much money

- He took some water.

- Do you have any tea?

some / any

much / many

a lot of / lots of

a little

little

few

weinig

veel

een beetje

weinig, niet veel

a few

een paar

Exercise 29 e, p. 26
1. I went into town and bought ......... new shirts

1. few
2. a few

Exercise 29 e, p. 26
2. I tried on .............. shoes, but they weren't my style.

1. much
2. many

Exercise 29 e, p. 26
3. Did you buy ................ other things?

1. some
2. any

Exercise 29 e, p. 26
4 I bought ................ trainers for gym class.

1. some
2. any

Exercise 29 e, p. 26
5. They might have .................. cool shoes.

1. some
2. any

Exercise 29 e, p. 26
6. Yes, I looked online at ............... trainers i my favourite brands.

1. a few
2. few

Exercise 29 e, p. 27
7. You have .................... time to get there.

1. little
2. a little

Exercise 29 e, p. 27
8. That will give me .................. minutes to see what they have in stock.

1. a few
2. few

To do: 

- Make: exercise 30, 31, 32, p 27-28

- Study: Grammar page 43 (future tense)

Welcome 

class V2A

Do you remember the rule for
quantifiers?

To do: 

- Make: exercise 30, p 27: 

5 min. 

Lees eerst de hele opdracht!

- Study: Grammar page 43 (future tense)

Exercise 30, page 27
1. The building had __________ levels.

1. much
2. many

Exercise 30, page 27
2. Too __________, since the builder only had a permit for four levels.

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

Exercise 30, page 27
3. __________levels were demolished and some caught fire.

1. a lot of
2. lots of
3. little
4. few

Exercise 30, page 27
4. ....which left the mall without ___________ shelter from natural forces

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

Exercise 30, page 27
5.. and it endured ________ rain

1. lots of
2. a lot of
3. much
4. little

Exercise 30, page 27
6. They didn't have __________ enemies

1. some
2. any

Exercise 30, page 27
7. .. and soon there were _________ them.

1. lots of
2. a lot of
3. much
4. few

Now write your own sentence with a quantifier in it:

The future!
Which forms of the future
do you already know?

Future: 5 manieren

1 - will (no proof, offer, promise, prediction)

2 - shall (I, we, questions, offers)

3 - to be going to (plan, proof)

4 - present simple as future: schedules, arrangements

5 - present continuous as future: fixed plans/arrangements: time and place

Future: 5 manieren

1 - will: I will do that for you.

2 - shall: Shall I buy eggs?

3 - to be going to: I'm going to see my aunt on Saturday.

4 - present simple as future: The plane leaves at six.

5 - present continuous as future: My mother is having a party at home tomorrow. 

To do: 

- Study the grammar on p. 43 Book B

- Make exercises 53, 54, 55 (homework for Tuesday)