ASIS - Week 6 Q3 / Y1

WEEK 6 T.Gruenbaum / ASIS / Y1 – Q3

Today’s Programme  Grammar: Quantifiers  In Class Tasks 2 & 3  Homework Week 6 Tasks 1-3 & In- class Task 1

1. Some & Any 2. Small Quanitites 3. Large Quanitites 4. The Right Amount 5. Few & Little Comparisions Quantifiers

1. Some & Any Countable & Uncountable singular nouns Some refers to a certain amount but not all. (+) Any refers to unlimited number of thingts ( ? /-)  I’ve got some money.  Have you got any stamps?  I bought some clothes yetserday.  He doesn’t speak any foreign langauges?  Do you know any good shoe shops?

1. Some & Any Any – positive sentence Some in a ? = we expect: yes If clause:  I love any (kind of) chocoloate.  He can mend any car.  Can I have some milk please? Compare: Have you got any milk? (Perhaps)  If you need any help / some help, call me.

2. Small Quantities  Let’s just make a few sandwiches for lunch.  We had a little trouble with the traffic.  Would you like a bit of wine? A few: Countable Nouns A little / a bit of: Uncountable Nouns

2. Small Quantities  I speak little Italian, unfortunatly.  Few people remember their first day at pre-school.  After only one week he’s already met a few people.  I know quite a few good restaurants. Negative: Few or little a Postitive: a few / a little

2. Small Quantities  She speaks several languages. Counatble Nouns: Several

3. Large Quantities  Mainly used in ? / -  Much = uncountable  Many = countables  Hurry up we haven’t got much time.  Did you buy many books?  Mean the same  Countable & Uncountable Nouns  +  He’s got lots of friends. Much / Many A lot of / Lots of

4. The Right Amount Too much / Uncountable & Too many / Countable Enough Plenty (of)  More than we need / than is good  I feel a bit sick. I have eaten too much / too many cakes.  As much as we need  More than we need

Few – Little: Comparisons

Task 2: Some & Any Task 3: Few & Little In Class Task

TASK 2

TASK 3

Anwers 1. some 2. any 3. any 4. anyone 5. anything 6. someone 7. any 8. anyone 9. somewhere 10. Some 1. little 2. less 3. fewer 4. less 5. fewest 6. least 7. little 8. least 9. Few 10. fewer

Answers week 6 Tasks 1-3 In-class Week 6 Task 1 Homework

Anwers 1. have been raised 2. have risen 3. were reduced 4. has been decreasing 5. would have been lowered 6. has slumped 7. will have been cut 8. will have plummeted 9. fell 10.reached 11.has been declining 12.would level off 13.were raised 14.rose 15.would have dropped 16.will have been increased

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