A3C grammar + video practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

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Plan for today

Today we will do three things:

- Short grammar recap of the new modal verbs.

- New grammar (Quantifiers: Much & Many)

- Watch a video and answer questions about it.

Before we start: Make sure you have your notebook ready, you will need to make some (short) notes. I'll let you know when!

Grammar recap: Modal verbs
Which modal verb do you need to use?
You __________ want to check with your boss first.

1. Have to
2. Might
3. Ought to
4. Could

Which modal verb do you need to use?
__________ I use the bathroom?

1. May
2. Might
3. Can
4. Could

Which modal verb do you need to use?
You ___________ not park here.

1. May
2. Might
3. Can
4. Could

Which modal verb do you need to use?
Ideally, I really ____________ walk my dog more, he's so fat!

1. May
2. Should
3. Ought to
4. Could

Which modal verb do you need to use?
I __________ go to the store later, I haven't decided!

1. May
2. Might
3. Ought to
4. Could

Quantifiers: Much and Many

There are many quantifiers (rangtelwoorden):

Much and Many both mean 'veel' 

When do we use which one?

Look at the following sentences, what are the differences?

I don't have much water.                It doesn't make much sense.

I don't have many dollars.              It has many uses.

Grammar rule! (Aantekening)

We use many for things we can count! 

Many cats (1 cat, 2 cats.)

Many problems (1 problem, 2 problems)

We use much for things we can't count!

Much money (1 money, 2 moneys)

Much water (1 water, 2 waters)

Uitzondering: A lot of (Aantekening)

'A lot of' is the informal form of much/many. It's usually used in positive sentences: 

There isn't much water -> There isn't a lot of water

I don't have many dollars -> I don't have a lot of dollars

But for questions it changes the meaning:

Is there not much food left?   -> Hier neem je aan dat er weinig eten over is.

Is there not a lot of food left? -> Hier neem je aan dat er veel eten over is.

Let op: A lot of betekend al 'heel veel', je kan er dus geen very voorzetten. Je kan er ook geen WH-vragen mee maken: 'How a lot of things do you need to do?'

Much/Many?
I don't have ________ time.

1. Much
2. Many

Much/Many?
I don't have ________ friends.

1. Much
2. Many

Much/Many?
We have ________ things we like about our teacher.

1. Much
2. Many

Much/Many?
Petra doesn't have ________ patience.

1. Much
2. Many

Many/A lot of?
There isn't __________ time left.

1. Many
2. A lot of

Much/A lot of?
There are ________ places in the world that are poor.

1. Much
2. A lot of

Many/A lot of?
There are very _________ people here.

1. Many
2. A lot of

We will practice some more with this in the future!

For now though... We are going to watch a video!

As you all know, I'm a big fan of music! But I'm also a big fan of physics. And some explorers found a way to combine the two!

While watching, questions will pop up for you to answer, please pay attention so that you can answer the questions!

01:00

How did the hunters first discover the cave?

01:26

Language practice:
Explain in your own words what stalagmites and stalactites are.

02:15

What was 'the cathedral' (the big room in the cave) used for in the past?

03:10

Who can tell me what the pentagon is?

03:52

How was the instrument tuned?
Tuned = Gestemd

04:37

What is the difference between a stalactite and a stalagmite?

07:51

Why was it necessary for the cave to be amplified (versterkt)?

09:30

Why can they hear a voice in the sound signal?

10:12

True or false:
The organ is very likely to go out of tune soon.

1. True
2. False