DETERMINERS

A,AN We use it: A)When we say what smth is: “This is a mobile phone” B)To say somebody’s job “My dad is a plumber” C)To say any example of something “We need to find a bank” D)To mean “PER” or for “EACH” “My car was travelling at 70 kilometres an hour” E)When we mention it for the 1st time. “I’ve got a cat and a dog”

THE We use it: A)When we have already mentioned it “I’ve got a cat and a dog. The dog is called Buster” B)Because there is only one What time will the Sun rise tomorrow morning?” C)It’s clear from the situation “Let’s go to the beach” (The beach that is near here)

THE D)With most nationalities “The French have a reputation for being good cooks” E)With the name of rivers, mountain ranges, deserts and seas “The Amazon” “The Alps” “The Gobi desert” “The Mediterranean Sea”

THE F)With a few countries and most groups of Islands The United Kingdom The Czech Republic The United States The Channel Islands

THE G)In various set phrases “Go to the theatre/cinema” “Listen to the radio” “Play the violin” H)With and adjective to refer to everybody who has that characteristic “The poor/the rich”

WE DON’T USE ARTICLE A)Making generalisations “Cats can’t ride bicycles” B)With most countries, continents, towns, lakes and mountains. “Chicago is built on the shore of Lake Michigan” C)With some nouns “Watch television” “Be in bed” D)With meals “Have breakfast/lunch/dinner”

QUANTIFIERS SOME In affirmative sentences and offers “Would you like some coffee and biscuits” ANY In affirmative sentences with a negative meaning “I came out without any money” NO(meaning “not any”)when we want to be emphatic “There is no cheese in the fridge”

FEW(-):with plural nouns LITTLE(-):with uncountable nouns A FEW(+) A LITTLE(+) “He’s got little money and few friends” “He’s got a little money and a few friends” THE WHOLE:Singular countable nouns “We redecorated the whole house” ALL:Uncountable and plural nouns “We redecorated all the rooms in the house”

ABOUT TWO THINGS BOTH, EITHER AND NEITHER “Both shops are cheap” “Neither shop is expensive” “You can buy milk at either shop”

OF Most quantifiers can be followed by of: Most of the…, a few of my…, all of us… However: “No” becomes “None of…” “Every” becomes “Every one of…” Everyone of us should help None of the shops is open

If it needs an “of” raise your hand If it needs an “of” raise your hand. If not, just look at me with a blank stare. (mirada en blanco) None ___ his family is well-off Some ___ people use Twitter Many ___ students dislike homework All ___ Taylor Swift’s songs are about love. Most ___ my friends like singing in the shower Every ___ party has a pooper Raise your hand if every one ___ the students here love English class. Raise your hand if most ___ the class thought that was not a funny joke.

Exercises 1,2page 125. Seccion I C page 6.