- Vocabulary check in groups of 3: vocabulary in Unit 4
- Video Listening: City versus Country
UNIT 5. Are you happy with your work-life balance?
- Considering our work-life balance in pairs and sharing with the class
- Grmmar 5A: Quantifiers
LARGE QUANTITIES:
a lot of / lots of
much / many
plenty of
. a lot of / lots of
- positive sentences
- + countable plural / uncountable nouns
- “lots of” : more informal
- A LOT OF + noun =
Examples:
There are a lot of chairs in the class.
They have a lot of money.
They have lots of money.
- A LOT + Ø =
Example: You don’t need to buy fruit. There is a lot.
. much / many
- negative sentences and questions
much = uncountable nouns
many = countable nouns
Examples:
There aren’t many bananas in the fridge.
There isn’t much milk in the fridge.
Do you watch much TV? No, not much.
• plenty of
- positive sentences
- + countable plural / uncountable nouns
- “as much as we need” (molts = els necessaris)
Examples:
There are plenty of chairs for everyone.
Don’t run. We have plenty of time.
SMALL QUANTITIES
. little + uncountable nouns. few + countable nouns
. a little / a few = some but not a lot
. very little / very few = not much / not many
Examples:
I would like just a little ice-cream. (some, but not a lot)
This town only has a few cinemas. (some, but not a lot)
We have very little time. (not much)
I have very few close friends. (not many)
too
• too = massa
• too + adjective:
Example: This armchair is too big for you.
- too much + uncountable noun: There is too much traffic.
- too many + countable plural noun: There are too many tourists.
enough
• enough = suficient
• enough + noun
Example: There aren’t enough chairs for everyone.
• adjective +enough
Example: This house is big enough for all the family.
NO QUANTITY
• any + negative verb
Example: There isn’t any room in the car.
• no + verb
Example: There is no room in the car.
• none (as pronoun)
Example: How much milk is left in the fridge? None
Homework: activities in Grammar Bank 5A, worksheet on quantifiers, grammar practice (exam-type)
- Oral practice in pairs: Going camping and choosing what you are going to take there (using quantifiers)
- Video Listening: "Meeting the folks"
