Lesson 2 - rerun NOUNS

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Year 2 

NOUNS rerun

Today's lesson

Reading

rerun year 1:

- uncountable / countable

- much / many 

- some / any

- a / an / the

Lesson Aims 

At the end of this lesson you will know when to use "some" and when to use "any" in a sentence. 

At the end of this lesson you can correctly use the words: much, many, a lot of, (a) little and (a) few in a sentence. 

At the end of this lesson you can correctly use a / an and the. 

Reading

Take out your book. 

We will read for 15 minutes. 

After reading, you will get a question about one person in your book. 

Would you like to be friends with the main character of your book, explain why (not)?

countable / uncountable 

much / many

much / many = veel 

There isn't much milk left. You should buy some. 

There aren't many apples left. You should buy some. 

few / little

few / little = weinig

There is little milk left. You should buy some. 

There are few apples left. You should buy some. 

much / little

much / little gebruiken we voor zelfstandig naamwoorden die we niet kunnen tellen. 

Bijv. water, lucht, geld, melk, sneeuw. 

één water, twee water --- kan niet!

many / few

many / few gebruiken we voor zelfstandig naamwoorden die we wel kunnen tellen. 

Bijv. bananen, boeken, telefoons, etc.

één banaan, twee bananen --- kan wel!

Deze woorden kun je dus in het meervoud zetten.

a few / a little

a few = een paar 

I have a few apples left, do you want one?

a little = een beetje

There's a little soup left, do you want some?

more / less

more = meer

If I were you, I would eat more fruit. 

less = minder

You should eat less sugar. 

Let's practise 

much / many

much / many

much / many / a lot of

much / many / a lot of

too

too

much / many

much / many

(a) little / (a) few

(a) little / (a) few

more / less / fewer

more / less / fewer

Which word correctly completes this sentence?
Do you have _____ questions?

1. some
2. any

Which word correctly completes this sentence?
I would like _______ advice.

1. some
2. any

some // any

meaning: "een paar", "wat" or "enkele".

SOME                                                                                 ANY

Affirmative sentence (bevestigende zin)        Negations (not)

Polite question (met een modal verb)               Questions (?)

Lees meer over some en any op pagina 14 van de reader. 

Negations zijn zinnen waar een ontkenning in staat, dus met het woordje not. 

Questions zijn vraagzinnen, hier staat dus een ? achter. 

Modal verbs

Can / could - May / might / must

Shall / should - Will / would

Express ability or ask for permission or advice. 

Dus, als deze in de zin staat --> "some"  -- Can I give you some advice?

Finish the sentence correctly.
I don't have _____ friends in Brisbane.

1. some
2. any

Finish the sentence correctly.
Do we have ______ tea left in the thermos?

1. some
2. any

Finish the sentence correctly.
Have you got _____ brothers or sisters?

1. some
2. any

Finish the sentence correctly.
Would you like _____ cheese?

1. some
2. any

Finish the sentence correctly.
I'm afraid there isn't ____ tea left in the thermos.

1. some
2. any

Finish the sentence correctly.
Could I have ____ water, please?

1. some
2. any

Finish the sentence correctly.
Did they have _____ news for you?

1. some
2. any

Finish the sentence correctly.
Would you like ____ milk with your breakfast?

1. some
2. any

Finish the sentence correctly.
I'm sure they have ____ time to help you today.

1. some
2. any

articles = lidwoorden

Indefinite articles (onbepaald lidwoord)

In English, we have 2 indefinite articles: a and an.

• We use a when the noun starts with the sound of a consonant

(als het zelfstandignaamwoord met een medeklinker klank begint).

• We use an when the noun starts with the sound of a vowel

(als het zelfstandig naamwoord met een klinker klank begint).

... university

1. a
2. an

articles = lidwoorden

Definite articles (bepaald lidwoord)

In English, we have 1 definite article: the.

You can use the in front of countable and uncountable nouns.

Recap 

mixed