There is/are, Articles and quantifiers and How much/many

Grammar

There is/There are

Articles and quantifiers How much/ How many

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index

1. There is/There are

2. Activity 1

3. Articles and quantifiers

4. Activity 2

5. How much/How many

6. Activity 3

There isThere are

We use them to talk about the existence, presence or absence of something.

If we are talking about a singular element (1), we will use there is: "There is a cat" --> Only 1 cat. If we are talking about a plural element (2 or +), we will use there are: "There are two cats" --> More than 1 cat.

Negative

We need to put the VERB TO BE in negative: There isn't a cat. There aren't two cats.

What about questions?

Time to twist! We change the order: Is there a cat? --> Yes, there is/ No, there isn't. Are there two cats? --> Yes, there are/ No, there aren't.

Activity 1

Game 2

Game 1

VÍDEO

Countable

A few

Many

A/An

"Algunos" Plural There are a few apples.

Singular If the word starts with Vowel sound --> AN "An apple" If the word starts with Consonant sound--> A "A question"

"Bastantes" Plural There are many students.

unCountable

MUCH

"Bastante" There isn't much water.

Countable and uncontable

A lot of/Lots of

Any

Some

"Mucho/s" "There is a lot of water" (UC) "There are a lot of apples." (C)

Affirmative "There is some water" (UC) "There are some apples" (C) Questions where you expect a "Yes" answer. "Can I have some water?" (UC) "Can I have some glasses?" (C)

Negative "There isn't any water" (UC) "There aren't any animals" (C) Questions "Is there any water?" "Are there any animals?"

WATCH OUT

THE

Specific elements. The apple --> That apple

Activity 2

Game 1

Activity 2

Game 2 8 differences

versus

How much

How many

vs

UNCONTABLE How much chocolate do you need?

CONTABLE How many friends have you got?

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