Content 12

 

UNIT 12

Ellen’s problem:

She doesn’t know what to cook.

 

Grammar:

Noun:

People

Animals

Things

 

Singular Nouns

a = 1                             an = 1

a banana                    an apple

a melon                      an orange

a lemon                      an eraser

a watermelon           an umbrella

 

I have to take a test in …an… hour.

I bought …a…. house.

 

 

Plural Nouns

melons

bananas

houses

boxes

dictionary = dictionaries

 

Countable Nouns

We can count the nouns.

houses

people

vegetables

bananas

tangerines

bill (billete)

coins (monedas)

 

Uncountable Nouns

We can’t count the nouns.

Uncountable nouns DON’T HAVE plural form.

milk                 a glass of, a bottle of, a liter of

coffee               a cup of

water

sugar                  a kilogram, a pound (una libra)

rice

salt

meat

bread

money

Quantifiers

	COUNTABLE	UNCOUNTABLE	Example
Many	x		There are many students.
Much (negative sentences)		x	I don’t have much sugar.
How many	x		How many people do you have?
How much		x	How much money do you need?
Few (pocos) A few (pocos)	x		I need few books.
Little (poco) A little		x	I need little salt.
Some	x	x	I have some friends. She needs some milk.
A lot of	x	x	She has a lot of notebooks. They have a lot of water.

 

1.   

I have money but I have few friends.

 

2.   I don’t have money but I have a few friends.

 

 

What would you like to eat? ¿Qué te gustaría comer?

I would like to eat …….

I’d like = I would like

 

What would you like to drink?

I’d like to drink a cup of coffee.

either (ider) = tampoco

thirsty = sediento

Some                   (+)

Any                      (-) and (?)