Recap theme 2: Much, many, (a) little, (a) few

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

Welcome class :)

Today's class

• Saint Nicholas
• Recap theme 2
• Get to work!
• The end
• Homework

Tell me something about how you celebrated St Nicholas Day.

Much vs. Many

Much / Many / A lot of

Much

- gebruik je bij - / ? zinnen

- gebruik je bij niet telbare woorden

Voorbeeld:

I don't have much food left.

Many

- gebruik je bij - / ? zinnen

- gebruik je bij telbare woorden

Voorbeeld:

Do you have many friends?

A lot of 

- gebruik je bij + zinnen.

Voorbeeld:

I have a lot of apples.

I have a lot of homework.

(Je mag ook 'lots of' gebruiken)

tables

coffee

children

rain

bicycles

much

much

many

many

many

much – many – (a) little – (a) few
I haven't got .....(veel) money left. I spent it all on sweets.

(a) little / (a) few

"Mom, I'm going to bake a .............. cupcakes this afternoon. All my friends want to taste them. How .............. eggs do we still have? And how ............. butter is in the fridge?" 

Mom: "Ow, let me check. It looks like there is only a ............ eggs left. And there is also just a ............ butter. I don't think you will have enough. I'm doing groceries later today. I'll bring you some." 

much

many

little

few

lot of

What are intensifiers?

WHY SHOULD I USE INTENSIFIERS?

• You can express yourself more clearly with intensifiers
• Your speech will also sound more natural.
• To show emotion. 
• Sound more fluent, even if you don’t feel like you are fluent at all! 
• Watch how your fluency totally blossoms!

Intensifiers - Example sentences.

1. That game is dead easy.
   
2. I so wanted to buy the dress.
3. She writes poems too often.
   
4. It's extremely hot in Africa.
5. You play soccer very well.
6. Last week's test was really easy.
   

Can you spot the intensifiers?

Within a sentence, where should intensifiers be placed?

1. At the beginning
2. At the end
3. After the subject
4. Next to the words they are modifying

Wanneer gebruik je een intensifier in een zin?

1. om de zin langer te maken
2. om de betekenis van een ander woord af te zwakken
3. om de betekenis van een ander woord te versterken
4. om intenties te beschrijven

Kies de juiste intensifier:

This story is quite / too / such scary for me. I can’t continue reading.

1. quite
2. too
3. such

Kies de juiste intensifier:

Thank you perfectly / very / seriously much!

1. perfectly
2. seriously
3. very

Welke van deze woorden zijn intensifiers: absolutely, deeply, extremely, quite, really, so, too, very

1. allemaal
2. geen van allen
3. alleen absolutely
4. alleen really

Copy the sentences in your notebook / Google docs and place the intensifier in the correct spot.

1. Your email was funny. (so)
2. I hope tomorrow's test won't be difficult. (too)
3. I have to get up early in the morning. (very/really)
4. I have been studying for a long time. (such)

Let's get to work!

Finish exercises 20, 21, 22, 24 on pages 39 to 42

Done? 

Work on the Test Yourself on pages 45 to 47.

Exercise 24 - Write down. Beschrijf een computer, mobiele telefoon of een ander elektronisch apparaat dat je bezit. Vergelijk het apparaat met andere apparaten die erop lijken. Vertel of jouw device goedkoper, beter of cooler is. Gebruik Stone 6 (p. 28) en schrijf minimaal 5 zinnen op.

Choose: a little -a few- few- little?

There is ...... time left, hurry up!

1. Little
2. A little
3. Few
4. A few

A few

A few

Little

A little

Few

Drag (a) little / (a) few to the right sentences

She invited ... boys to her party.

I'd like ... more rice.

It leaves ... to the imagination.

I need ... eggs.

There are ... dog breeds I don't like.

Hurry up! We haven't got ___ time left.

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

much – many – (a) little – (a) few
___ (Weinig) people recognised the famous actor at school.

Choose from: MUCH - MANY - (A) LITTLE - (A) FEW.
"My bankaccount only has ... cents on it."

True

False

You use much/little when you cannot count how many (objects) there can be.

You use many/few when you can count how many (objects) there can be. 

You usually use much/many for affirmative sentences (+)

Homework

Week 50 in Stepping Stones

- Vocabulary A – I

 (pages 31, 32, 33)

- Stones 4, 5 and 6

(pages 24 and 28)

- Grammar 4, 5 and 6

Bijvoegelijke naamwoorden en bijwoorden en Much/Many/Little/Few/Lots of/ A lot of en Intensifiers (pages 25 and 29)

- Irregular verbs: 15-30 (page 163)

Are you ready for the English test next week?

Yes I will be fine!

Yes but I need to do some work

Yes but I need to do a lot of work

No, I need help

Goodbye and farewell

Ciao, goodbye, we're done

Much or many?
_____ questions

1. Much
2. Many

Much or many?
_____ sugar

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
______ children

1. much
2. many

Much or many?

___________ people

1. much
2. many

Choose: a few or a little?

I'm cutting ... (een paar) onions.

1. A little
2. Few
3. A few
4. Little

Choose: a little - a few- few- little?

There are .... (een paar) cookies left.

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

(Kies uit: much, many, a lot of, lots of, (a) little, (a) few)
*How ... rice would you like?

Choose: a little -a few- few- little?
There's too ... salt in this soup.

1. Few
2. Little
3. A few
4. A little

Complete the sentences. Choose from: much – many – little – few.
There are not ............ people in this room. I see only five.

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

I love pets. I have ... (veel) at home.

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

The museum was very crowded. There were too ... people.

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

Can you tell me how ...... (veel) people were invited?

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

Ann is very busy these days. She has ____________free time

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

Which one?
"He isn't very popular. He has ... friends."

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

We don't stock these. We don't get ______ demand for them.

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

They've put too ___ sugar in this. It's very sweet.

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

How ___ times have you tried calling your sister?

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

(Kies uit: much, many, a lot of, lots of, (a) little, (a) few)
*Penelope loves jewellery. She always wears ... bracelets.