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Unit 5 Water is life
Grammar: Talking about quantities
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Today’s Goals
After this lesson, I will be able to:
Summarize how to describe quantities and use them in conversations.
Read the dialogues, understand their meanings accurately, and help the speakers solve their problems.
Use the target grammar to talk about the amount of food stored at home, so as to take a more active part in family life.
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Lead in: Scene One
During the summer vacation, Du Yun went on a trip with her parents. On the way to their vacation destination, Du Yun repeat to her parents the journey of a drop of water.
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Scene Two
Du Yun’s family were caught by a sudden storm when they were on holiday.They are checking the quantities of water and drinks in their beach house.
What can you see in the fridge?
orange
watermelon
onion
apple
tomato
egg
milk
orange juice
beef
cooking oil
sugar
yogurt
water
beer
pizza
coffee
salad
Countable nouns
Uncountable nouns
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指不能以数目来计算,不可以分成个体、状态、品质、感情或表示物质材料的东西;它没有复数形式。
可数名词
不可数名词
an apple
apples
milk
rice
指可以分为个体,且可直接用数目进行计数的名词,一般有单数与复数两种形式,可以用a/an或具体数词来修饰。
More nouns
可数名词复数的规则变化
1. book—books student— pen— desk—
2. bus—buses box— glass— watch—
3. baby—babies story— city—
4. thief—thieves life— leaf—
5. hero—heroes tomato— potato—
6. photo—photos piano— kilo—
Look and review
desks
pens
students
boxes
glasses
watches
stories
cities
lives
leaves
tomatoes
potatoes
pianos
kilos
Look and review
1.单数变复数
【规则变化】
一般:+s;
kite—kites
二般:以s/x/sh/ch结尾+es;
box—boxes brush—brushes
三般:以辅音+y结尾,y变ies; baby—babies
1.单数变复数
【规则变化】
四般: 以f/fe结尾,f/fe 变 ves;
五般:以o结尾,有生命 + es,无生命 + s
半片叶子自己黄;
half-halves; leaf-leaves; self-selves
妻子拿刀去杀狼;
wife-wives; knife-knives; wolf-wolves
小偷逃命架后藏。
thief-thieves; life-lives;shelf-shelves
英雄(hero)爱吃西红柿(tomato),土豆(potato)和芒果(mango)
表示某国人或民族的单复数变化
口诀:“中日不变英法变,其他-s加后面”
“中日不变” Chinese→Chinese, Japanese→Japanese
“英法变a为e” Englishman→Englishmen, Frenchman→Frenchmen
“其他-s加后面” German→Germans, American→Americans, Australian→Australians, Canadian→Canadians, Indian→Indians
单数变复数
【不规则变化】
(1) 男人女人a变e。例如:man→men, woman→women
fireman→firemen, policeman→policemen
(3) 单复永不变:三种动物,两种人。
例如:sheep, deer, fish, Chinese, Japanese等。
(4) 改变词尾。例如:mouse→mice, child→children
(6) 注意有些名词既可数,又不可数,意义不同。
例如:fish, chicken, glass, space, room, orange等。
(2) oo变ee。例如:goose→geese, foot→feet, tooth→teeth
(5) 合成名词-:①把中心词变复数 flower shop→flower shops
② man/woman+职业,a woman doctor→two women doctors
Look and review
1.不可数名词的
特殊用法
不可数名词表数量,需加量词短语
结构:数词/限定词+量词+of+不可数名词
a piece of meat
a box of milk
a bowl of rice
three boxes of milk
three pieces of meat
three bowls of rice
Scene Two
Observe and sum up the rules.
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Work out the rules
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Exercises
提问与回答 (much, many, a little, a few)
1. A: How __________ sugar do you take in your coffee?
B: I take __________ sugar in my coffee.
2. A: How __________ friends do you have?
B: I have __________ friends.
3. A: How __________ homework do you have today?
B: I have __________ homework today.
4. A: How __________ water do you drink every day?
B: I drink __________ water every day.
5. A: How __________ pencils are there in your bag?
B: There are __________ pencils in my bag.
much
a little
many
a few
much
a little
much
much
many
a few
1.a few +可数名词的复数,表示肯定;表示否定时用 few.
2. a little +不可数名词,表示肯定;表示否定时用 little.
Rule2 we use a lot of in positive sentences.
many
(1) We have to stay in the city for_______ days.
(2) There are _______ books on the desk.
(3) There is not ______ fresh water on earth .
(4) He always puts _______ sugar in his coffee .
(5) There’s ______food left in the fridge.
(6)I have _______ money on me.
(7) There are not_______new words in the article.
Exercises
Fill in the blanks with a lot of, a little, a few, much, many, no
a few
many
much
no
a lot of
a little
Rule1 we use many in positive sentences and negative sentences.
Rule3 we use much in negative sentences.
Scene Two
They need
They have
Su Mei and Su Wen want to cook orange beef. They are checking whether they have enough ingredients (原料).
Work in pairs, compare the two pictures. Find the quantity relationship between required ingredients and existing ingredients.
For example:
They have enough orange juice, but they don’t have any onions.
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Complete their conversation with enough, how many, how much, a little, much or a lot of.
How many
How much
much
a little
enough / a lot of
Scene Two
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Grammar in use
Role-play a conversation between a parent and a child. Ask each other about what food you have at home and whether it is enough for a week.
Tips
1. Discuss the quantity of food
2. Talk about whether it can last a week's use.
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Grammar in use
S1: Mum, do we have enough food for a week?
S2: No. We need to go to the supermarket to buy something.
S1: Do we have enough ...?
S2: No. We only have ...
S1: What about ...? How much/many... do we have?
S2: We have enough ... for a week..
Role-play a conversation between a parent and a child. Ask each other about what food you have at home and whether it is enough for a week.
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Exercises
Last Saturday, Emily and her mother went shopping for the week. They looked inside the fridge (1)______(one) to see what they needed.
Emily opened the fridge and asked, “How much milk do we have?” Her mother checked and said there was only a little left. They needed to buy two (2)______(bottle) .Then Emily looked at the vegetables. “We have no onions,” she said. “We should buy some.”
Her mother (3)_______(agree) and wrote it down. “How many eggs do we have?” she asked. Emily counted the eggs. “Only three,” she replied. “We need (4)_____(many).” They also checked the fruit. There were apples and bananas, but they had no oranges. Emily said, “Let’s get some oranges too.”
After (5)________(make) the list, they went to the supermarket. It was not far, (6)____ they walked there.Inside the store, Emily picked (7)_____ a basket. Her mother reminded (8)______(she), “Don’t buy too much junk food.”Emily smiled and said, “I will buy only what we need.” They found everything on their list (9) _______(easy) . Emily was happy because she saw her favorite yogurt on sale.
When they got home, Emily put the food away. Her father came into the kitchen and said, “You did (10)_____great job.” Emily said, “Now we have enough food for the whole week.”
easily
so
agreed
first
making
up
her
a
more
bottles
Fill in the blanks.
Summary
重点单词(数量相关) Key Words (Quantity-related)
许多;大量 a lot of / lots of
一些;几个(可数) a few
一些;少量(不可数) a little
足够的 enough
许多(可数) many
许多(不可数) much
没有;无 no
多少(可数) how many
多少(不可数) how much
碗里有一点米饭。 There is a little rice in the bowl.
桌子上有几本书。 There are a few books on the table.
他喝了很多水,因为天气很热。 He drank a lot of water because the weather was very hot.
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Summary
重点短语 Key Phrases
一瓶水 a bottle of water
几本书 a few books
一点牛奶 a little milk
足够的时间 enough time
太多垃圾 too much rubbish
太多苹果 too many apples
重点句子 Key Sentences
冰箱里有多少瓶牛奶?只有两瓶。 How many bottles of milk are there in the fridge? Only two.
我们没有足够的水,只有两升。 We don’t have enough water. We’ve only got two litres.
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Summary
修饰可数名词复数
few
a few
several
many
a great/good many
a number of
a large/great number of
修饰不可数名词
little
a little
much
a good/great deal of
a bit of
既可修饰可数
也可修饰不可数
some
a lot of
lots of
plenty of
all
most
单位词作修饰语:a pair of, a piece of, a box of, a bag of, a cup of, a glass of, a group of, a bar of, a drop of
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评价内容 自评(1-5分)
1. 我能根据思维导图复述水循环过程。 1 2 3 4 5
2. 我能准确使用a lot of, a little, a few, enough, much, many和no来表达可数名词或不可数名词的数量。 1 2 3 4 5
3. 我能用描述数量的相关表达造句。 1 2 3 4 5
4. 我能积极参加小组活动。 1 2 3 4 5
Evaluation
Homework
挑战层:
以周为单位,使用课上所学的知识记录自己在家里以及学校里的水、食物以及主要生活用品的消耗情况。一周后,同学们分享并比较,观察是否有浪费情况,并给予彼此反馈。
基础层:
1.掌握本课表达数量的词汇和语法规则。
2.熟练朗读本课对话。
提高层:
观察教室中的物品,使用本课所学的知识描述物品的数量,形成一篇简要的报告。
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Thank you!
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