TUESDAY 20 JUNE 2017

This week we will talk about shopping.

Today many people shop online.

The bbc learning english website has some interesting programmes about this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2011/12/111207_6min_english_online_shopping_page.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2014/01/140102_6min_showrooming.shtml

We listened to a radio programme about different websites, page 32 of PET Result.

Listening gives you the opportunity to learn new words but also to see grammar in a natural context.

In fact in the text, we can find many expressions regarding quantity.

Many of the products...

... a few different types of things...

How much money would you spend...

There are a lot of websites.... 

In English, we classify nouns as countable and uncountable. This classification is important because it determines which expression of quantity to use.

Watch this powerpoint presentation

https://www.slideshare.net/inmadom/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-4008974

The exercise on page 33 uses quantifiers.

Ask me for more exercises.