2013. április 22., hétfő

a bottle of ___________
a can of _____________
a piece of____________ 
a slice of_____________
a loaf of _____________
a bowl of ____________
a pack of_____________
a jar of ______________
a pack of _____________
a bag of ______________
a cup of ______________
a glass of _____________

soup, coke, wine, bread, tea, beer, bubble gum, candy, marmalade, cake, toast
a few, a little, a lot of, lots of

+ a lot of /lots of

She's very popular. She's got a lot of friends. (C)
I've got a lot of experience in looking after children. (UC)

Be careful! We don't usually use a lot of / lots of in negative sentences and questions! 

I don't have many friends, but I don't mind. I prefer true and deep friendships. 
We don't have much flour. I think we should go to the supermarket if we want to make some muffins. 

a few (C)
- Are there any dogs in your street?
- Yes, there are a few

- What can we put in the salad?
- Well... there are a few tomatoes in the fridge and some mayonnaise. 

a little (UC)
- Does your knee hurt?
- Just a little.

- How much milk is there in the kitchen?
- Just a little. Would you like to put some in your coffee? 

2013. április 18., csütörtök

Summary of today's lesson

some +
In the fridge there are some tomatoes.
In the fridge there is some milk.

some: offering

Would you like some coffee?  

any?
Are there any tomatoes? Yes, there are. / No, there aren't.
Is there any milk? Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.

any -
No, there aren't any tomatoes.
No, there isn't any milk.

many (always with countables, only: -, ?)
Are there many students in your school? No, there aren't.
We don't have many bananas in the fridge, so we have to buy some.

much (always with uncountables, only: -, ?)
Is there much yoghurt in the frige? No, there isn't.
There isn't much oxygen in this classroom. Could you open the window, please?




For practising:

http://www.ang.pl/cwiczenia/gramatyka/757
Countable
Uncountable


some (+, offers)
any (-, ?)


some (+, offers)
any (-, ?)
many (-,?)
much (-,?)


a few (+)
a little (+)

a lot of, lots of (+)



2013. március 25., hétfő


COUNTING CROWS: ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE

So she said what's the __________ (1) baby?
What's the problem I don't know
Well, maybe I'm in __________ (2) 
(Love)
Think about it every time, I think about it
Can't stop ____________ (3) 'bout it
How much _________ (long) will it take to cure this?
Just to cure it cause I can't ___________ (4) it if it's love 
Makes me wanna turn around and face me but I don't know nothing 'bout love

Oh,come on, come on, turn a little _________ (fast)
Come on, come on, the world will follow after
Come on, come on 'cause everybody's after love

So I said I'm a _________ (5) running
Running down into the _________ (6) that's coming all this love
Melting under blue skies belting out 
_________ (7) shimmering love

Well baby I surrender
To the strawberry ice cream
Never ________ (8) end of all this love
Well I didn't mean to do it
But there's _________ (9) escaping your love,oh

These lines of lightning
Mean we're never alone,
Never alone,no,no

Come on, come on, move a little _________ (close)
Come on, Come on, I want to hear you __________ (10)
Come on, Come on
Settle down inside my love

Oh, come on, come on
Jump a little _________ (high)
Come on, come on
If you feel a little ___________ (light)
Come on, come on
We were once upon a time in love

We're accidentally in love


2013. március 18., hétfő

Task for comparatives and superlatives (a bit girlish :)):

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1205
Az oroszlán veszélyesebb, mint a bárány, de a cápa a legveszélyesebb.

A statisztikák szerint repülőn utazni biztonságosabb, mint autóban. 

Linda jobb tanuló, mint Peter, de Josy a legjobb tanuló az osztályban.

Szerintem a pop zene érdekesebb, mint a klasszikus zene.

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