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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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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 • Future tenses: will & to be going to (plans & predictions) Outline
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
Additionally, as Concretenounssignify material thingsthat can beobserved and measured(cat, desk). Abstractnounssignifynon-materialthings, suchasideas, feelings, conditions (death, hope). Then … Countable/uncountable nouns
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 …
CountableUncountable meeting, ticket money timetime trip, flight, journeytransport, travel location accommodation questionnaireresearch network information Some examples
Some/any/no are used in conjunction with the noun and their function is to limit the reference of the noun. They are called indefinite pronouns and can quantify the noun Some is used in affirmative sentences, in requests and offers: There are some baloons for the party; Can I give you some help? Would you like some drinks? Determiners: Some, any, no, a/an:
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
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??
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
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
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
The verb to be in the present + going + to+ infinitive of the lexical verb To be going to
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 certain that it’s going to rain) Exercises p. 135 Reading comprehension pp. 82-83 To be going to
Food vocabulary Complete the Instructions on p. 85 and write instructions to make your favourite sandwich/dish homework