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Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche

CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 7. Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche. a.a. 2013/2014. Review of Unit 6: pp. 71, 72 (directions), 73, 74-75 Unit 7: Some, any, no, a/an and food vocabulary Countable/uncountable nouns How much/how many – quantifiers

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Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche

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  1. CdL Economia e Gestione Aziendale UNIT 7 Facoltà di Scienze Economiche, Giuridiche e Politiche a.a. 2013/2014

  2. Review of Unit 6: pp. 71, 72 (directions), 73, 74-75 Unit 7: • Some, any, no, a/an and food vocabulary • Countable/uncountable nouns • How much/how many – quantifiers • Future tenses: will & to be going to (plans & predictions) Outline

  3. Countable nouns can be counted: I have one dog v I have three dogs Therefore I have both a singular and a plural: e.g., student/students, key/keys, bottle/bottles, cup/cups Uncountable or mass nouns cannot be counted: they only have a singular form: e.g., water, tea, cheese, chocolate, wine Countable/uncountable nouns

  4. Additionally, as Concretenounssignify material thingsthat can beobserved and measured(cat, desk). Abstractnounssignifynon-materialthings, suchasideas, feelings, conditions (death, hope). Then … Countable/uncountable nouns

  5. Countnounsrefertoindividual, countableentities. Theycannot stand alone in the singular, and theyallow a plural: interest–interests; share–shares. Non-count (uncount/mass) n.’s refertoanundifferentiated mass or notion. They can stand alone in the singular, do notallow a plural, and occur in the singularwith some: money; language; music …

  6. CountableUncountable meeting, ticketmoney timetime trip, flight, journeytransport, travel locationaccommodation questionnaireresearch network information Some examples

  7. Some/any/no are used in conjunctionwith the noun and theirfunctionistolimit the referenceof the noun. They are calledindefinite pronounsand can quantify the noun Someisused in affirmativesentences, in requests and offers: There are some baloonsfor the party; Can Igiveyou some help? Wouldyoulike some drinks? Determiners: Some, any, no, a/an:

  8. Anyisused in negative and interrogative sentences: I don’t haveanybutterleft, Haveyougotany extra shoes at home? Noisused in affirmativesentences: No banks are open on Sundays a/an are indefinite articlesalwaysusedwithsingularnouns: Can I have a bottleof water? I have no roomleft Exercises pp. 76-77, 135 determiners

  9. HOW MUCH… / HOW MANY… How much money does it cost? UNCOUNT. How many books do you have? COUNT. Traduce ilnostroquanto/a-quanti/e? Exercises pp. 135 How much/how many??

  10. A big quantity: a lot of & lots of (C & U.), much (U.), many (C.), quite a lot (C. & U.). Much & many are usually used in negative and interrogative sentences: I don’t have much money. A small quantity: not … much & not … many Zero quantity: not … any – I don’t have any eggs left. Exercises pp. 135 quantifiers

  11. Will + infinitive – instant decisions, offers, promises, predictions To be going to – plans, predictions Present continuous with the value of future, similar to be going to Simple Present – with timetable A2 level – only the first two types Future forms: introduction

  12. Will + infinitive – e.g., will + cook

  13. Instant decisions: I’ll give you a ride to the party Offers: I’ll help you with that homework Promises: I’ll do it tomorrow Predictions: I think sales will increase will

  14. The verb to be in the present + going + to+ infinitive of the lexical verb To be going to

  15. Future plans – I’m going to go to the US next month, I’m going to talk to him tomorrow Predictions – I think it’s going to rain (because it’s cloudy and it’s very possible/probable that it’s going to rain) Exercises p. 135 Reading comprehension pp. 82-83 To be going to

  16. Food vocabulary Complete the Instructions on p. 85 and write instructions to make your favourite sandwich/dish homework

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