In deze les zitten 30 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.
Lesduur is: 45 min
Onderdelen in deze les
COMPARATIVES & QUANTIFIERS
STRIKE 4 unit 1: whet your appetite
M. Macours
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Uncountable nouns
--> only one form ~no plural or singular form
--> you can't add 's'
--> substances & concepts (mass nouns!)
--> they are considered as a whole
--> verb: singular
e.g. money, love, food, butter, fruit, bread, fat, knowledge, time, rice, tea, coffee
e.g. the tea tastes good
Slide 2 - Tekstslide
Countable nouns
--> there is a singular and a plural form
--> you can add 's'
--> in singular: the noun has the article 'a', 'an' (= een)
--> verb: singular or plural
e.g. dog (a dog, two dogs), banana, apple, carrot, , friend
!! singular: person --> plural: people !!
Slide 3 - Tekstslide
Uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns can be specified or measured.
You can add a measure word (unit of measurement) --> This specifies the quantity of the noun.
e.g.
coffee = uncountable noun. (koffie)
measure word: cup (kopje)
--> a cup of coffee = een kopje koffie
a : quantity
cup (of) : measure word
coffee : uncountable noun
a cup of coffee is countable ! one cup of coffee, two cups of coffee,....
Slide 4 - Tekstslide
Uncountable nouns
rice = uncountable noun (rijst)
*een rijst
measure word: grain (korrel)
a grain of rice = een rijstkorrel
a = quantity
grain (of) = measure word
rice = uncountable noun
a grain of rice is countable!
one grain of rice (1 rijstkorrel), two grains of rice (twee rijstkorrels)
Slide 5 - Tekstslide
Uncountable nouns
water = uncountable noun
measure word: e.g. bottle, glass
a bottle of water
a = quantity
bottle (of) = measure word
water = uncountable noun
a bottle of water is countable! one bottle of water, two bottles of water, ...
one glass of water
Slide 6 - Tekstslide
QUANTIFIERS
Quantifiers indicate the amount or quantity of something
Quantifiers duiden de hoeveelheid van iets aan
e.g.
There are a lot of apples in the basket = er zijn veel appels in de mand
There are few apples in the basket = er zijn weinig appels in de mand
Slide 7 - Tekstslide
Uncountable nouns
any
some
a lot of
much
little
less
how much?
Countable nouns
any
some
a lot of
many
few
fewer
How many?
Slide 8 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers uncountable nouns
Much = veel
I didn't spend much money
the dish doesn't contain much fat
How much money did you spend?
--> much is unusual in positive sentences
--> much is mostly used in questions & negative sentences
--> BUT! so much, too much, as much as = common in positive sentences
we spent too much money
We had so much fun
Slide 9 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers uncountable nouns
a lot of OR lots of = veel
We spent a lot of money
We had lots of fun
Does he have a lot of money?
--> a lot of can be used with positive, negative sentences and with questions
TIP: a lot of is always correct! (in case of doubt)
Slide 10 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers uncountable nouns
Little = weinig - not much
Gary is very busy with his job. He has little time for other things ( = Gary heeft het druk met zijn werk. Hij heeft weinig tijd voor andere dingen). Little time = not as much time as he would like
The cake contains little sugar and has little taste
Slide 11 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers uncountable nouns
Less = minder
comparative of little
Gary has little time but John has even less time than Gary
The salad has little fat but the soup has less fat than the salad
Less than = minder dan
Slide 12 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers uncountable nouns
Nowadays people eat too much salt. We should all eat way less salt.
Slide 13 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers uncountable nouns
Little = weinig --> rather negative
Nowadays, Gary has little time to see his friends = Momenteel heeft Gary weinig tijd om zijn vrienden te zien
A little = een beetje --> positive!
We have a little time before the train leaves. Let's go get a coffee = We hebben een beetje tijd voor de trein vertrekt. Laten we een koffie halen.
Slide 14 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers uncountable nouns
The man spoke little English so it was difficult to communicate with him.
The man spoke a little English so we were able to communicate with him
Do you speak English? Yes, a little
'a little bit'
Slide 15 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers countable nouns
Many = veel
Slide 16 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers countable nouns
Few = weinig - not many
Dirk's lucky. He has few problems = Dirk heeft weinig problemen
Vicky doesn't like living in London. She has few friends there. = Vicky heeft weinig vrienden in Londen.
A few = een paar - a small number
Things are not going great for Jan. He has a few problems. = Jan heeft een paar problemen
Claire has a few friends and they meet quite often = Claire heeft een paar vrienden waarmee ze regelmatig afspreekt
Both "few" and "a few" can be either negative or positive
Slide 17 - Tekstslide
Quantifiers countable nouns
fewer --> comparative of "few"
few= weinig - fewer = minder
Slide 18 - Tekstslide
DEGREES OF COMPARISON
We use COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE forms of adjectives or adverbs to compare people or things
Jane runs faster than Charlotte = Jane loopt sneller dan Charlotte
but Kate runs the fastest of all students = Kate loopt het snelst van alle studenten
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