The document provides vocabulary and grammar lessons about quantity expressions with specific nouns, giving advice using modal verbs like could, should, ought, and had better, and using will and going to for plans and decisions. It includes vocabulary related to predicting the future such as prediction, predict, weather forecaster, weather forecast, economist, and horoscope. Examples are given for quantity words like all, most, half, some with countable and uncountable nouns. Advice expressions with modal verbs and the difference between can and could for requests are also detailed.
3. Quantity expresion With specific nouns
QUANTITY
WORD
Of DETERMIN
ER
PLURAL COUNT NOUN
ALL O
F
MY/THEM FRIENDS, PRONUNS, LIVE AT
HOME
A LOT
MOST
HALF
SOME
4. Not any
Countable:There are not any biscuits left.
Non-countable:There is not any water in the sink.
No
Countable:There are no animals in the park.
Non-countable:There is no money in my purse.
Some
Countable: Some children play here on the weekend.
Non-countable:There is some smoke coming from that house.
A lot of
Countable: She has a lot of dogs.
Non-countable:There’s a lot of traffic today.
Lots of
Countable: Lots of women work here.
Non-countable: She made us lots of coffee.
Plenty of
Countable:There are plenty of bottles in the fridge.
Non-countable:There is plenty of information in report.
Most
Countable: She keeps most of her books in the shelf.
Non-countable: We spent the most time on the project.
All
Countable: Who ate all the apples?
Non-countable: Jennifer is the one with all the experience.
7. Modal Verbs
Instructions and requests:
We use could you and as a polite way of telling or asking someone to do something:
Could you take a message please?
Could I have my bill please?
can is less polite:
Can you take a message please?
9. going to and will
Vocabulary
Tough: difficult/hard/not easy
Prediction: A statement that we make about the future
To predict:To make a statement about the future
Weather forecaster: A man/woman who uses weather instruments to predict weather conditions
Weather forecast: A prediction of weather conditions that gives us information about winds, temperatures etc.
Economist: A man/woman who is an expert in the subject of economics
Horoscope: a short prediction for people born under a particular sign, especially found in newspapers and magazines