Quantifiers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

6 December

St. Nicholas Day, feast day. 

The Dutch took the tradition to New Amsterdam (now New York City), where he was transformed into Santa Claus by the English-speaking majority.

The nurse: much/many 

1. How many patients does she have today?

2. How much medication does he need?

3. How many needles are there in the supply cabinet?

The nurse:  some/any

1. Which patients need additional care this morning?

2. Has the patient shown any improvement since yesterday?

3. Did the patient receive any visitors this afternoon? 

The nurse: few/little  

1. How many ventilators does the hospital have available for new patients?

2. How much improvement has the patient shown since the last treatment?

3. How many errors were there in the medication administration report this week?

What do you know about quantifiers? Can you name any examples?

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 Group 1 : some/any 

Group 2: few/little

Group 3: much/many

Go to FIX Engels, click Bonus materials, click Content overview, click Overview and than Grammar overview. Search Countable and uncountable on page 48 and create a presentation. 

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Your presentation includes:

An explanation of the rules.

At least 2 example sentences.

A mini-activity (e.g., fill-in-the-blank or matching exercise).

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Teaching Peer Groups

Create new groups, each new group has one member from each "expert" group.

Each "expert" takes turns teaching their topic to the others.

Countable or Uncountable

Countable nouns can be counted:
 (two) songs / (four) books / (twenty) people

Uncountable nouns cannot be counted:

money / information / time

Countable nouns

many / a few / few

You can use quantifiers with nouns:

Countable nouns:

much / a few / few

Uncountable nouns: 

many / a little / little

Both:

a lot of / lots of / some / any

some, any

Some = affirmative sentences (positive) + offers

Any = Questions and negations

A lot = Affirmative sentences (positive)

Some and Any

Some = affirmative sentences (positive) + offers

- She has some great songs on her phone.

- Would you like some pizza?

Any = Questions and negations

Are there any pupils who know the answer?

We haven't got any time left.

much, many & a lot

Much = Uncountable nouns (negative and question)

Many = Countable nouns (negative and question)

A lot = Affirmative sentences (positive)

Much and Many 

Much = Uncountable nouns (negative and question)

- How much money do you have left?

- I haven't got much food in my bag.

Many = Countable nouns (negative and question)

- Are there many things you would still like to do?

- We haven't got many animals at home.

much, many & a lot

Much = Uncountable nouns (negative and question)

Many = Countable nouns (negative and question)

A lot = Affirmative sentences (positive)

(a) few and (a) little

(a) few = countable nouns (all types of sentences)

e.g.: I've kept a few tests behind for the pupils who were ill.

few (without a) means 'some' (weinig)

e.g.: There are very few tigers left in the world.

(a) little = uncountable nouns (all types of sentences)

e.g.: Can you stay a little while longer?

little (without a) means: not much / many

e.g.: There are little people who know that Canberra is the capital of Australia.

much, many & a lot

Much = Uncountable nouns (negative and question)

Many = Countable nouns (negative and question)

A lot = Affirmative sentences (positive)

A lot of and lots of

These go with everything: 

- countable and uncountable nouns 

- questions, negations and affirmations

e.g.: There is lots of information here.

e.g.: There aren't a lot of people who can say that.

e.g.: Do you know a lot of English words?

I should get _____ more milk, we're almost out!

1. Some
2. Any

James doesn't like _____thing other than chicken.

1. Some
2. Any

Sheila enjoys _____ films but not too many.

1. Some
2. Any

What is the difference between much and many?

When do we use "a lot"? (what does it mean?)

How _____ money do you have left?

Lisa has _______ figurines at home.

James doesn't like ____ people at his house.

How ______ pairs of shoes do you have?

What is the difference between few and little?

1) She has ____ people that know her well. She only trusts two person.

3) I have very _____ knowledge about this topic.

2) I have _____ pieces of cake left, do you want one?

4) You need _______ more sugar to make it taste even better! 

Few

A few

Little 

A little 

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