1I Grammar: much, many, a lot of, lots of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome T4C

Hang your jacket, put away your phone and sit down

Grab your laptop IN SILENCE

Class expectations (verwachtingen)

Everyone tries to speak English - mistakes? No problem

Be active and participate in class

Phones are out of sight and on silence

Listen to the person who's speaking and raise your hand

Bring your workbook and laptop to every lesson

Have respect for yourself and the people/things around you

Today you will...

... work on paragraph 1I Grammar

... learn about (un)countable nouns

... know how to use much, many, a lot of, lots of

1I Grammar

Goal: you can use quantifiers with countable and uncountable nouns.

What do you remember about countable & uncountable nouns?

• Look at the text again - which words are 'quantifiers'?
  

What do you already know about quantifiers?
Year 3 knowledge

How many? / Many / Too many

= with countable nouns

How many friends have you got?

Have you got many books?

I have (got) many friends.

I've got too many books. = te veel

How much? / Much / Too much

= with uncountable nouns

How much money have you got?

Have you got much soup?

I haven't got much money.

I have (got) too much soup.

Translate:
te veel liefde

1. to much love
2. too many love
3. much love
4. too much love

Create your own answer with 'much' or 'many' + noun:
How ... (countable nouns) do you have?

a few / (very) few

= to describe a small quantity of countable nouns

I've got a few apples.

I've got (very) few friends.

a little / (very) little

= to describe a small quantity of uncountable nouns

I've got a little bit of money.

I've got (very) little water left.

• difference between using 'a' and not using 'a'?
  
  
• with 'a' = positive outlook on things :) = you have some / enough
  
• without 'a' = a negative outlook :( = you hardly have any / not enough
  

I have ..... milk you can use.

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

... people went to the concert; they had a ton of tickets left.

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

How much time do you have for relaxing?
Use '(a) few/little' & give a reason: I have ... time for relaxing, because ...

1I Grammar

a lot of & lots of

= with both countable & uncountable

Do you have a lot of money?

I have lots of friends.

I don't have a lot of info about that.

Have you got lots of water?

!!! it's NEVER 'alot' !!!

Explain the use of 'lots of' with both countable and uncountable nouns.

I would love ... tea, thanks!

1. some
2. any
3. a lots of
4. alot of

I haven't got ... ice cream in the freezer

1. some
2. any
3. lots of
4. many

Get to work

Then, do 2 online exercises:

worksheet 1, worksheet 2

quiz 1, quiz 2,

whack-a-mole

Lesson reflection

What could've gone better in today's lesson?

What went well during today's lesson?

What would you like to do in a future English lesson?