Chapter 4 - Quantifiers + Future

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Quantifiers + Future

Objectives

At the end of the lesson you will understand the use of: 

• the quantifiers --> (a) few, (a) little, a lot of, lots of, much, many
• the future forms: will/shall, going to, present simple, and present continuous.

A few vs. Few

A few (een paar)

• positive tone
• counts a small number of items
• countable nouns

Few (weinig)

• Negative tone
• Emphasizes scarcity (the lack of something)
• Countable nouns

A little vs. little

A little (een paar)

• positive tone
• small amount of something
• Uncountable nouns

Little (weinig)

• Negative tone
• insufficient (niet genoeg) of something
• Uncountable nouns

Much/Many/A lot of/lots of

Much (veel)

• Uncountable nouns
• Typically used in negative or question sentences.

Many (veel)

• countable nouns
• Typically used in negative or question sentences.

A lot of/Lots of (veel)

• Used for both countable and uncountable nouns in positive sentences.

Explain in your own words the difference between 'a few and a little'. You can do this in Dutch.

Explain in your own words the difference between 'few and little'. You can do this in Dutch.

What is the difference between much/many and a lot of/lots of? Explain in Dutch.

When do we use much?

1. Countable nouns
2. Uncountable nouns
3. Both A and B

When do we use many?

1. Countable nouns
2. Uncountable nouns
3. Both A and B

When do we use a lot of/lots of?

1. Countable nouns
2. Uncountable nouns
3. Both A and B

How _____ people attended the event?

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

There are _____ apples in the basket.

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

I have _____ time to finish my work.

1. little
2. many
3. lots of
4. few

She has _____ friends in this city.

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

We ate _____ food at the party.

1. little
2. lots of
3. much
4. few

How _____ apples do you want?

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

There aren’t _____ cars in the parking lot.

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

I have _____ homework to do tonight.

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

She doesn’t usually eat _____ .

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

Future

Will/Shall

To be going to

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Will/Shall

Will:

• promises/offers
  Ex. I will help you when I finish work.
• decisions made at the moment of speaking

     Ex. Oops! I forgot to phone mum! I'll do it after dinner.

Shall

• Formal suggestions (very archaic. Hardly used).

       Ex. We shall dine at 7.

• If I/We is the subject in a question sentence

       Ex. Shall I pick you up at 5 o'clock?

To be going to

To be going to

• Predictions

       Ex. Look, it's going to rain. --> you're probably seeing dark clouds.

• for plans that were decided before the moment of speaking.

       Ex. What are you wearing to the party tonight? 

               I'm going to wear my new black dress. --> you already decided this before you were                             asked.

Present Simple + Present Continuous

Present Simple

• Schedules

        The train leaves at 4 p.m. sharp. We have to go!

• Facts in the future.

         Liberation day is on May 5th.

Present Continuous

• For an arrangement plan in the future that is confirmed with another person. --> we know          the time and place.

        Ex. We're travelling to Italy next summer to visit my nan.

When do we use 'will' for decisions?

1. For planned future events
2. When making spontaneous decisions

When is 'to be going to' used?

1. For plans decided before the moment of speaking
2. For plans decided at the moment of speaking
3. promise

Which tense is used for schedules?

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

When do we use the present continuous?

1. For future scheduled events
2. For predictions

When do we use 'shall'?

1. When I/we is the subject
2. The same as will

She _____ to the concert tomorrow.

1. shall go
2. go
3. is going
4. will go

They _____ play soccer every Saturday.

1. are playing
2. will play
3. shall play
4. play

I'm sure he _____ help us later.

1. will
2. helps
3. is going
4. shall

We ___________ a bath when we come home because we're frozen.

1. shall have
2. have
3. are having
4. will have

She _____ go to university next year.

1. is going to
2. go
3. will go
4. shall go

We _____ to the party next week if you come too

1. shall go
2. will go
3. are going
4. go

I _____ my homework after dinner. I promise!

1. is doing
2. will do
3. am going to do
4. do

I _____ a meeting right now.

1. have
2. am calling
3. shall call
4. will call

We _____ visit grandma this weekend.

1. visit
2. are going to
3. will visit
4. shall visit

He _____ his bike to school every day.

1. shall ride
2. will ride
3. is riding
4. rides

Write down 3 things you learned this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.