about future
How can we talk about our future plans in English?
Give examples
We use 'be going to' :)
!!!!!! WE DON'T USE 'WILL' !!!!
Why do we need comparatives?
We need them to compare (usually two) things/people and so on :)
Why do we need superlatives?
We need them to compare one things to a lot of things, to say that somethings is the best/worst
What are quantifiers and why do we use them?
Quantifiers are words that show the quantity of something. For example, how many or how much we have
What are countable nouns? Give 3 examples
Countable nouns are nouns (things) we can count
Example: 1 apple - 2 apples, 1 car - 2 cars, cats, children, flowers etc
Your friend Lola is telling you about her plans for the weekend. What does she say?
'My friends and I ... (have) a picnic in the park'
'My friends and I are going to have a picnic in the park'
How do we change adjectives that have 1 syllable? (ex.: green, short, long)
We add -er as an ending
greener, shorter, longer
How do we change adjectives that have 1 syllable? (ex.: green, short, long)
We add -est as an ending and add 'the' before the word
the greenest, the shortest, the longest
Why do we have two forms: 'how much' and 'how many'? What is the difference between them?
Give examples
We use 'how many' to ask about countable nouns and 'how much' to ask about uncountable nouns
Example: How many friends do you have?
How much free time do you have?
What are uncountable nouns? Give 3 examples
Uncountable nouns are nouns (things) we can't count. They are usually concepts and abstract things
Example: rice, water, love, friendship, time, money
What is a prediction? How can we talk about predictions in English?
A prediction is a guess about the future, something you think will happen because you have some facts to prove it.
For example, you see dark clouds and grey sky, you say: it's going to rain
How do we change adjectives that have 2 or more syllables? (or 1 syllable ending in -ed)
example: tired, beautiful, stressful
we add more or less before the word
example: more tired, more beautiful, less stressful
How do we change adjectives that have 2 or more syllables? (or 1 syllable ending in -ed)
example: tired, beautiful, stressful
we add 'the most' or 'the least' before the word
example: the most tired, the most beautiful, the least stressful
When can we use 'a lot of' and when can we use 'a lot'?
We use 'a lot (of) with countable and uncountable nouns, we can use 'a lot' as a short answer, but when we use 'a lot of' we need to say the thing too
Example: How much money do you have?
Answer: A lot / OR / I have a lot of money
What words do we use with:
1a) singular countable nouns? 1b) plural countable nouns when we have them? 2) uncountable nouns when we have them? 3) countable and uncountable nouns when we don't have them?
Give examples!
1a) a/an 1b) some 2) some 3) any
1a - We have a table at home./ 1b - We have some apples at home./ 2. - We have some tea at home./ 3 - we don't have any sugar/apples
You are going to work and you want to come there on time, but there are a lot of cars on the road, make a prediction about your future
For example: I'm going to be late
How do we change adjectives that have 2 syllables and end on -y ?
example: lazy, funny
we change y --> i and add -er ending
examples: lazier, funnier
How do we change adjectives that have 2 syllables and end on -y ?
example: lazy, funny
we change y --> i and 'the' before the word and add -est ending
examples: the laziest, the funniest
What do we use to talk about zero quantity? (when we don't have something)
not... any
Example:
I don't have any vegetables
She doesn't have any money
Countable or not:
1) people
2) meat
3) pasta
1) Countable! 1 person, 2 people, 3 people and so on 'He is a good person'
2) Uncountable! I want some meat, but we can say 'one slice/piece of meat'
3) Uncountable! 'I need some pasta right now'
Make sentences using 'be going to and say' if it's a plan or a prediction
1) I ... (tell) you something important
2) She works a lot! She ... (have) stress soon
3) They ... (lose) their job if they don't start working better
1) I'm going to tell you something important - plan
2) She works a lot! She's going to have stress soon - prediction
3) They are going to lose their job if they don't start working better - prediction
What are irregular adjectives? Give examples and also change these following into comparatives: good, bad, little, far,
Irregular adjectives are adjectives that don't follow the rules, we need to remember how to change them
good - better
bad - worse
much - more
little - less
far - further
What are irregular adjectives? Give examples and also change these following into superlatives: good, bad, little, far
Irregular adjectives are adjectives that don't follow the rules, we need to remember how to change them
good - better - the best
bad - worse - the worst
much - more - the most
little - less - the least
far - further - the furthest
What is the difference between 'a little' and 'a few'? What do these words mean? Give examples
These words mean small quantity of something
We use 'a little' with uncountable nouns
Example: I eat a little sugar
We use 'a few' with countable nouns
Example: I have a few close friends
Countable or not: ice-cream
it's tricky! :)
if we talk about ice-cream in general - not countable
if we talk about one waffle cone we can say an ice-cream