Grammatica - Much/Many/Lots of/Little/Few

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo
• Leerjaar 3

Much, many, a lot of, lots of, few, little.

Today's goal

I can use (a) little, (a) few, much, many, lots of, a lot of  in a sentence.

A. I want to work on my own.

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• do ex. on page 60 - 63

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How do you want to learn the grammar?

2 things you need to know before you begin

The kind of sentence 

* bevestigende zin
   (alle zinnen die niet 
    ontkennende of vragend zijn)

* ontkennende zin

   (er staat dan 'not'  in de zin)

* vraagzin

   

Countable              &          uncountable 

(telbaar)                                  (ontelbaar)

Je kan een                             Je kan GEEN

meevoud van                       meervoud van

het woord maken                het woord maken

apples                                     money

children                                  homework

watches                                  water

   

ONTELBAAR

TELBAAR

money

sand

girls

pens

cars

coffee

rain

water

doors

hair

tables

phones

much, many, a lot of / lots of

• all these words mean  VEEL
• er is GEEN VERSCHIL tussen a lot of / lots of
• a lot of / lots of gebruik je in BEVESTIGENDE zinnen

ONTKENNENDE ZIN                      much  (bij ontelbare woorden)

           &                                                 many  (bij telbare woorden)

    VRAAGZIN

TE veel

too much

too many

NOT too lots of

NOT too a lot of

I drank ______ water.

1. many
2. lots of
3. a lot of

I'm sorry, I don't have.........time.

1. many
2. much

That store hasn't got ... notebooks.

1. much
2. many

They need too ......... soldiers to win this fight!

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of
4. lots of

Did you see ............ animals in the zoo? (veel)

1. much
2. many
3. lots of
4. a lot of

Our teacher always gives
us too ....... homework

1. much
2. many
3. lots of
4. a lot of

(a) little or (a) few?

little & few = weinig                      a little = een beetje

                                                               a few = een paar

(a) little = voor dingen die je NIET kunt tellen.  (ontelbaar)

(a) few = voor dingen die je WEL kunt tellen.  (telbaar)

A little or a few?

Can I have a little water = Mag ik een beetje water? 

There is little water left in the river. = Er is nog weinig water in de rivier.

There are a few cookies left. = Er zijn een paar koekjes over.

There are few cookies left. = Er zijn  weinig koekjes over. 

..... homework

1. few
2. little

Fill in the correct answer:
... dollars

1. a few
2. a little

Fill in the correct answer:
..... monkeys

1. a few
2. a little

Fill in the correct answer:
.... time

1. few
2. little

Fill in the correct answer:
.... sugar

1. A little
2. A few

Complete:
'I have ... good friends. I'm not lonely'

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

Our parents went to Paris for ...... days.

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

I only want ... tomato sauce.

1. much
2. many
3. few
4. a little

I have ...... money so I can't afford it.

1. lots of
2. little
3. few
4. much

I only have ____ money left.

1. a little
2. a few
3. many
4. much

We had ....... presents for Christmas last year. My parents wanted to save money for the summer holidays.

1. many
2. little
3. lots of
4. few

Wat voor soort zin is het?	Enkelvoud Ontelbaar	Meervoud Telbaar
Bevestigende zin (+)	lots of / a lot of I have a lot of / lots of work.	lots of / a lot of The club has a lot of / lots of fans
Ontkennende zin (-)	much I don't have much time	many The club doesn't have many fans
Vragende zin (?)	much Are you having much fun?	many Does the club have many fans?

Telbaar (meervoud)	Ontelbaar (enkelvoud)
a few (een paar)	a little (een beetje)
few (weinig)	little (weinig)

What to do.

You understand the grammar.

do ex. 53, 54, 55, (p.60 - 62)

You want to try with help.

Come to help table and work on above exercises.

You want to have extra explanation.

Watch the video on the next slide.

Then do exercises.