grammar: much/many and some/any

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

Grammar 1:

Much vs. Many - Little vs. Few - Some vs. Any - a Little vs a Few

Some vs. Any = sommige / enkele

"Some" = bevestigende zinnen, questions when you expect the answer to be "yes", and for requests & offers

"Any" = ontkennende zinnen  and all other questions. 

11. Don't worry, I don't need _______ help.

1. Some
2. Any

12. Do you have _____ brothers or sisters?

1. Some
2. Any

13. Would you like _____ sugar with your tea?

1. Some
2. Any

14. I've never heard of ______ of these artists.

1. Some
2. Any

15. Do we have ______ jam or are we all out?

1. Some
2. Any

Much vs. Many = veel

"Much" = ontelbare woorden 
much money, much water, much time

"Many" = telbare woorden
many dollars, many bottles of water, many minutes

1. How _______ children do you have?

1. Many
2. Much

2. Do you still have ________ work to do?

1. Many
2. Much

3. Can you buy some tea as well?
Sure, how _______ ?

1. Many
2. Much

4. How _______ times have you been to London?

1. Many
2. Much

5. Not ______ people know how to spell "awkward" correctly.

1. Many
2. Much

Little vs. Few = een beetje / paar

"A little" = ontelbare woorden
a little money, a little water, a little time

"A few" = telbare woorden
a few dollars, a few bottles of water, a few minutes

Little / Few (zonder "a") = weinig. 

Weinig/ een beetje/ een paar

                                                telbaar          niet-telbaar

weinig/  bijna niets        few                 little

een paar/ een beetje     a few             a little

I have a few tests next week. 

Ik heb een paar toetsen volgende week

I have few tests next week.

Ik heb bijna geen toetsen volgende week

6. Only _________ students studied for the test.

1. A few
2. A little

7. Only ______ films have been made about this subject.

1. A few
2. A little

8. The weather has been dry recently. We've had _______ rain.

1. Few
2. Little

9. _______ is known about this topic.

1. Few
2. Little

10. Most of the town is modern. Only ________ buildings are old.

1. A few
2. A little

Do you need some extra explanation? Answer with yes or no.

HOMEWORK Tuesday 12/9/23 

Huiswerk 

Dinsdag 12 september 3e uur

leren grammatica Unit 1 lesson 1 + 2 some/any/much/many/little/few/ past simple/present perfect

maken opdracht 18 t/m 22 

blz 21 t/m 25 Book A

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Part 2:Practise present perfect

2 slides

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Part 3: Practise with past simple/present perfect

5 slides

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Part 4: Practise with irregular verbs

2 slides

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Part 2

- Practise with the past simple/present perfect exercises (15 min). 

- Explanation speaking exercise using the past simple/present perfect (20 min)

- Discuss your sentences (8 min)

Lesson goal: At the end of this lesson you know when to use a past simple  and present perfect. You also know how to use those tenses in a conversation. 

Homework: Study words A+B + grammar 1 of chapter 1

Some policemen (catch) the criminals two days ago.

Look! He ----------(find) a wallet in the street.

Speaking exercise (15 min)

Take the speaking exercise. Work in pairs.

Use a dice to determine what question you need to answer. 

Answer in full sentences

Use the correct tense

Write down two sentences in which you heard/used the correct tense (past simple/present perfect)

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