Tweet + Quantifiers - CAp

Tweet? What is it?

Colégio de Aplicação

​Teacher Marcelo Pinheiro

​Before we begin...

​Do you have a twitter?

​Tweet? Twitter What is it?

1. Tweet é o nome utilizado para designar as publicações feitas na rede social do Twitter. Literalmente, o termo inglês tweet significa “gorjeio” ou “pio de passarinhos”.

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2. A ideia do tweet na rede social é uma comparação com a sequência de pequenas publicações que os usuários do Twitter fazem, já que só é possível apenas a postagem de textos com até 140 caracteres.

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3. O símbolo do Twitter é justamente um passarinho azul, simbolizando os sons que ele emite, ou seja, os tweets dos usuários

​1. What is the user of this twitter?

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​2. ​What is the main topic discussed?

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​3. What is the main purpose of this tweet?

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​4. Why is this profile using #?

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​Read the tweet and answer:

Do you know some internet abbreaviations/expressions?​

Multiple Choice

1. What is the meaning of #TBT?

• throw back thursday

• the best team

Multiple Choice

2. What is the meaning of RT?

• retweet

• respond

Multiple Choice

3. What is the meaning of DM?

• do magic

• direct message

Multiple Choice

4. What is the meaning of LIKE?

• convidar

• curtir

Multiple Choice

5. What is the meaning of FOLLOW?

• seguir

• excluir

Multiple Choice

6. What is the meaning of USERNAME and PASSWORD?

• nome do usuário e senha

• apelido e código

Quantifiers - Part 1

Colégio de Aplicação

​Teacher Marcelo Pinheiro

​Countable and Uncountable nouns

​Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples, three apples, etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc.

​COUNTABLE NOUNS

​UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

​Let's practice a little?

Multiple Choice

1. Bananas are __________.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

2. Bread is __________.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

3. Orange juice is __________.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

4. Carrots are __________.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

5. Penuts are __________.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

6. Tomato is a __________ noun.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

7. Tea is an __________ noun.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

8. Oxygen is an __________ noun.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

9. Sandwich is a __________ noun.

• countable

• uncountable

Multiple Choice

10. Dog is a __________ noun.

• countable

• uncountable

Quantifiers - Part 2

Colégio de Aplicação

​Teacher Marcelo Pinheiro

​A or An? What is the difference?

​A and 'An are both indefinite articles used before nouns or before adjectives that modify nouns. To determine if you should use 'a' or 'an' before a word, you need to listen to the sound the word begins with.

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Use a if the word begins with a consonant sound and use an if the word begins with a vowel sound.

​Examples:

​A book

​A cell phone

​A card

​A university

​Examples:

An apple

​An orange

​An old man

​An hour

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​A or An? Listen first!

​It is important that you listen to the sound, and not only look at the letter. For example, unicorn begins with /j/ (the y sound) so you should use

a before it. The word honor begins with /ɑ/ so you should use an before it.

​Time to practice a little!

Multiple Choice

1. I drive ____________ blue car.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

2. They have _______ old house.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

3. They saw ___________ cat in the alley.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

4. They opened ________ arcade in the mall.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

5. I bought _________ used car.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

6. She needs _______ orange.

• a

• an

Multiple Choice

7. I've just bought _______ iPhone.

• a

• an

​How much is used with uncountable nouns.

HOW MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

​Examples:

• ​How much time do we have to finish the test?

• How much money did you spend?

• How much sugar would you like in your coffee?

• How much paper will I need?

• How much milk is in the fridge?

• How much traffic was there on the way to work?

How much can also be used when we want to know the PRICE of something. In this case, we can use How much with countable nouns (both singular and plural nouns).

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​Examples:

• ​How much is that painting?

• How much are those shoes?

• How much did your jacket cost?

​How many is used when we want to know the QUANTITY of something. It is only used with plural countable nouns.

HOW MANY + PLURAL NOUN

​Examples:

• How many days are there in January?

• How many people work in your company?

• How many cousins do you have?

• How many books did you buy?

• How many countries are there in the world?

​Time to practice a little!

Multiple Choice

1. __________ water shall we drink a day?

• How much

• How many

Multiple Choice

2. ___________sugar do we have left?

• How much

• How many

Multiple Choice

3. ___________ time did she sleep?

• How much

• How many

Multiple Choice

4. ________ dogs do you have?

• How much

• How many

Multiple Choice

5. _______ bottles of milk are there in the fridge?

• How much

• How many