Mg. Elsa Magdalena Diez Pachas

CICLO 2013-II Módulo:Unidad:2 Semana:2

ENGLISH III

QUANTIFIERS. THERE IS / ARE. GERUNDS AFTER PREPOSITIONS.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.

ORIENTACIONES

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• Quantifiers. There is / are.

• Gerunds after prepositions.

• Present progressive.

INDEX

COUNTABLE NOUNS

• SINGULAR

AND • PLURAL

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogative

singular

A

an

- There’s a banana on the table.

- There’s an apple in the fridge

- I don’t have a banana.

- I don’t have an apple

- Is there a banana onthe table ?

- Is there an apple inthe fridge ?

Quantifiers Countable nouns

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Plural

-Some

- Any

(We don't know how many)

- There are some vegetables on the table.

×

We use any

- There aren’t any vegetables on the table

×

We use any

- Are there any vegetables in the frige ?

Quantifiers Countable nouns

Affirmative

Negative Interrogative

Plural

Many

(a large

number)

- Many Chinese plates are good.

-N.B. (only at the beginning of the sentence .If not, we use a lot of /lots of /plenty of).

- There aren’t many carrots in the fridge

- Do we need many carrots ?

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Plural

a few

(not many, a small number)

There are a few oranges on the table.

x x

Quantifiers Countable nouns

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Plural

a lot of / lots of

There are a lot of / lots of tomatoes in the fridge.

There aren’t a lot of / lots of tomatoes in the fridge.

Are there a lot of/ lots of tomatoes in the fridge ?

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Quantifiers Uncountable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogative

SINGULAR

SOME

ANY

I drink some coffee for breakfast

×

I don’t drink any coffee for breakfast

×

Do you drink any coffee for breakfast ?

Quantifiers Uncountable nouns

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

SINGULAR

Much

(a big quantity)

Much of the Moroccan food is good.

N.B. (only at the beginning of the sentence .If not, we usea lot of/lots of/plenty of).

- We don’t have much cheese at home

-Do you have much cheese at home ?

Quantifiers Uncountable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogati

ve SINGULAR

a little

(a small quantity)

I need a little butter to prepare the cake.

X

WE USE MUCH

X

WE USE MUCH

Quantifiers Uncountable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogati

ve SINGULAR

a lot of/lots of

I eat a lot of / lots of chocolate.

I don’t eat a lot of / lots of sugar

X

Countable Uncountable

Positive We eat a lot of / many candies.

We eat a lot of fruit.

Negative

We don’t have many eggs.

We don’t have much salt.

Questions

Do you eat many bananas?How many eggs do we need? A lot / a few / none.

Do you drink much beer?How much salt do we put in? A lot / a little / none.

To talk about large quantities we use “much” uncountable nouns, “many” countable nouns and “a lot of” countable and uncountable nouns.

A lot of is also possible in questions and negatives ,but it’s less formal.

To talk about small quantities we use “a few” for countable nouns and “a little” for uncountable nouns.

I went to the tourist office to get _____ information. a) some b) any

•Let us exercise

The woman said they didn't have _____ more applications.

a) some b) any

I need _____ time to think about this. a) some b) any

•Let us exercise

_____ day we'll be together. a) Some b) Any

Is there _____ evidence that he's guilty?

a) some b) anyOur order is due to arrive _____ day now. a) some b) any

PRACTICERead the differences of these English cities

Canterbury Billingham

% unemployment 9% 29%

% families with two cars 17 % 2%

% empty shops 7 % 31%

Number of tourists 1.2 millon 5000

Use the words in the box to complete the questions and answers

A lot a lot of a few much many very few not much

1. How .......... unemployment is there in Billingham ? There’s ..............

2. Is there ...................... in Canterbury ? No, .............

3. How ............ families with two cars are there in Canterbury? There are quite .....

4. Are there .............. in Billingham? Np, there are ................

5. Are there ............ Empty shops in Billingham ? Yes, ...........

6. Are there .................. In Canterbury? No there are only ....................

7. How ..................... tourists visit Canterbury each year? ..........................

8. How ................... visit Billingham? ............................

Decide if the following sentences are correct or incorrect. Correct the wrong ones. Good luck!

1) Are there some products in the market?2) There is a woman in the office.3) There aren’t any trains after 11 o’clock.4) We haven’t got any oranges now.5) There is a lot of animals in the zoo 6) Is there some water in the lake?7) There is some people visiting the animals.

8. Is there a lot of water in the river?9. There isn’t a umbrella next to the door.10. Sue drinks much tea.11. How many students there are in the

classroom?12. Is there any book on the table?13. I don’t know much people in this town14. There is a lot of oil in Kuwait.15. There are any cars on the road today

Gerunds after prepositions

• Usamos un gerundio después de verbo + preposición.

• Entre las combinaciones comunes tenemos:

Plan on I plan on buying a house

Think about He is thinking about going to her party.

Dream about I dream about going to USA

Talk aboutShe is talking about visiting my parents.

• También se escribe un gerundio después de: be + adjetivo + preposición:

Be interested in

I am interesting in studying French.

Be excited about

My mother is excited about renting a

house.

Be used to

Luis is used to live in her house.

Be concerned about

My father is concerned about changing

his job

Be worried about

We are worried about paying the

taxes.

Be afraid of

My friends are afraid of flying again.

Exercises

• Complete these sentences.

1. She is thinking about ______ (put) her piano in the corner.

2. He dreams about _____ (get) new furniture.

3. Rob is excited about ____ (have)a nice kitchen.

4. Laura is worried about _____ (pay) the rent.

Answer these questions

1. What is something that you are worried about

doing?

2. What is something that you are excited about

doing?

3. What is something that you are planning on

doing?

4. What is something that you are interested in

doing?

Simple Present Tense Vs Present Progressive

Present Progressive TensePresent Progressive Tense

We use the Present Progressive Tense to talk about an action that is in progress at the time of speaking.Example: The baby is crying (when? … Now.)

Past Now Future

Subject To be Main verb + ing complement

I am Watch +ing Tv now.

He is Watch + ing Tv right now

They are Watch +ing Tv in this moment.

Verb ending in...How to make the -ING

formExamples

+ consonant +1 vowel + 1 consonant (except verbs that end in w – y

– x)

Double the consonant, then add -ING

swim - swimminghit - hitting

-e Remove E, then add -ING come - comingLive - living

-ie change to -YING Die – dyingLie - lying

[anything else] Add -ING say - sayinggo – going

Write the verbs in Present Progressive form. Follow the model given

1.Eat eating2.Do3.Study4.Work5.Cut6.Come7.Begin8.Sleep9.Buy10.Put

11. Dance12. Give13. Fly14. Go15. Hide16. Read17. Drive18. Fit19. Clean20. live

Change the following sentences to Present Progressive. The first one is done for you.

Lisa has pancakes for breakfast. Lisa is having pancakes for breakfast.

1. I study English at San Martin Language Center.2. The students do their homework.3. The children play in the yard.4. The teacher speaks English in class.5. The maid cleans my apartment.6. Barbara listens to classical music.7. I write an e – mail to my friend.8. The Wilsons walk to work.9. We cook our favorite food.10. The young women run in the park.

Notes Examples

Simple

present

(situación

permanente)

Por hechos He lives in LimaI don´t have a sister.

Para rutinas They work from 8:00 to 4:00 every day.

Present

progressive

(situación

temporal)

Para acciones que están sucediendo ahora.

I am washing the plates. Elsa is working now

Para acciones que están sucediendo en este periodo de tiempo pero no en este momento

She is working at a restaurant this summer. He is taking an internacional exam this year

Exercises

• Put the verb into the correct form: simple present or

presente progressive:

1. Hurry! The bus ____ (come). I ____ (not want) to miss

it.

2. I ____(not /belong)to a political party.

3. He is vegetarian. He ____ (not/ eat) meat.

4. He is in Lima now. He ____(stay) at the Los Delfines

hotel.

GOOD JOB!!!!!!