Some/Any quantifiers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Lesson plan

• Rules
• Lesson aims
• Grammar explanation & exercises
• Recap lesson aims
• Homework

Rules

• Respect each other
• Silence when I speak
• Raise your hand for questions and answers
• Phones in bags

Lesson aims

After this lesson you can:

• Explain the different uses of some/any;
• Explain what quantifiers are used for;
• Correctly use some/any.

Quantifiers (Some/Any)

• Some and any both mean enige/enkele/een paar
• When do you use "some" and when do you use "any"?
• Some is used for affirmative (bevestigende) sentences;
• Any is used for negative sentences;
• Any is used for questions, except when the expected answer is "yes"

Quantifiers (Some/Any)

• Example affirmative sentence:
• Yes, we do have some water left!
• Example negative sentence:
• We do not have any food left.
• Example question sentence:
• Do you have something to drink for me?
• Is there any money left?

Quantifiers

Someone is used when you are not talking about a specific person;

Somebody is used when talking about a specific person from a group.

Quantifiers (Little/Few)

• When do you use a little and when do you use a few?
• You use a little when talking about a singular non-countable noun;
• You use a few when talking about plural countable nouns.
• For example:
  
• Very little money is left. (non-countable)
• Very few people showed up. (Countable) 

Quantifiers (much/many)

• When do you use much and when do you use many?
• You use much for singular non-countable nouns;
• You use many for plural countable nouns.
• For example:
  
• There is not much many left.
• There are many animals that we haven't yet discovered.

I have ... money left.
Use the correct quantifier

1. Little
2. Few

Only ... people showed up.
Use the correct quantifier

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

When do you use "some"?

When do you use many?

May I have ... water please?

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

They had ... mosquito bites.

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

Recap lesson aims

After this lesson you can:

• Explain the different uses of some/any;
  
• Explain what quantifiers are used for;
  
• Correctly use some/any.

Homework

Finish 2.2 completely (Planning is in Learnbeat)