SOME ANY and other quantifiers

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SOME /ANY and other quantifiers

• Does it ring any bells?
• A Have you got any plasters?
• B Yes, there are some on the shelf in the
  bathroom.

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• - It is often true that we use some in positive
  sentences and any in negative sentences and
  questions. They can be used with countable and
  uncountable nouns.
• - This is not a rule.
• - It is only a piece of advice.

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FoodA little something for the omnivores.if
you have any doubts about where or what to eat.
Ad No better gift than a kiss
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Some(any)one, some(any)body, some(any)thing

• The words someone, something, somewhere, anyone,
  anything and anywhere work in the same way as
  some and any
• I just need to go and talk to someone about
  something. Ill be back in a minute.
• A Do you want me to put your coat and bag
  somewhere?
• B Oh, thanks. Thats great.

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Any

• When we talk about what we like and dont like we
  can use any in positive sentences to mean it
  doesnt matter which one.
• A Which one do you want?
• B Any of them will be fine. They all look OK.

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Any

• Any is a determiner which generally suggests an
  indefinite amount or number and it is used when
  it is not important to say how much/how many we
  are thinking of. Beacuse of its non specific
  meaning, it is often used in questions and
  negative clauses and in other cases where there
  is an idea of doubt or negation.

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Any

• We also use any in positive sentences after the
  word if
• If there are any phone calls for me, could you
  say Im out?
• If you need any help, just ask me, OK?

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Any

• We use any in positive sentences when the meaning
  is negative
• E.g.
• She went out without any money
• He refused to eat anything
• Hardly anybody passed the examination

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Any

• Any comparative
• E.g.
• Can you go any faster?
• You dont look any older than your daughter

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Some in questions

• We often use some in questions
• that are offers or requests.
• A Could you lend me some money? Just until
  payday.
• B Yes, sure. How much do you need?
• When we talk about a person/thing that we know or
  think exists
• Ad 2 Treat yourself

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(a) Little / (a) few

• I have little interest in politics
• Weve got a little bacon
• Uncountable singular nouns

• Few of us like cabbage soup.
• Only a few children like maths
• Countable plural nouns

Without a they usually have rather negative
meaning (not much)
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• (1)Some/any recipes in the book are quick and
  easy. But its an insult to peoples intelligence
  to suggest they should never do
  (2)something/anything which takes more than (3)a
  little/ a few minutes. (4)Some/any recipes are
  long, slow and economical. (5)Some/any require
  (6)little/a little skill but (7)some/any patience
  like sourdough bread. (8)Most/much have
  ingredients which are easily available. Only (9)a
  few/few have unusual spices such as the Thai
  kaffir lime leaves or the Indonesian shrimp paste
  and (10)some /any cook will know how to adapt
  the recipes. But beware, (11)some/any cooks
  believe that if (12)a few/a little oil does you
  good, then (13)a lot/much must be better. If only
  this was true!

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• (1)Some recipes in the book are quick and easy.
  But its an insult to peoples intelligence to
  suggest they should never do (2)anything which
  takes more than (3)a few minutes. (4)Some recipes
  are long, slow and economical. (5)Some require
  (6)little skill but (7)some patience like
  sourdough bread. (8)Most have ingredients which
  are easily available. Only (9)a few have unusual
  spices such as the Thai kaffir lime leaves or the
  Indonesian shrimp paste and (10)any cook will
  know how to adapt the recipes. But beware,
  (11)some cooks believe that if (12)a little oil
  does you good, then (13)a lot/must be better. If
  only this was true!

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Ad 3
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Activity 1- 2Saying no to food and drink --
Using grammarComplete the conversations with the
expressions in the box

• any more
• anything in mind
• any time after five
• anyone want
• anywhere in mind
• do something

• have some more
• not any more
• something to eat
• something next week
• someone has taken

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key

• 1. A. Do you want to go and get something to eat?
• B. Yeas, great. Have you got anywhere in mind?
• 2. A. Do you want to do something tonight?
• B. Yes, maybe. Have you got anything in mind?
• 3. A. Do you want to meet up for lunch sometime
  next week?
• B. Yes, great. How about Wednesday?
• 4. A. When shall I come round tomorrow?
• B. Oh, any time after five.
• 5. A. Does anyone want to go for a coffee after
  class?
• B. Yes, I wouldnt mind.
• 6. A. Oh no! Someone has taken my bag!
• B. Are you sure? Where did you last see it?
• 7. A. Would you like any more biscuits?
• B. No thanks, but could I have some more tea?
• 8. A. Are you still going to the English classes
  at the Oxford House?
• B. No, not any more. I got fed up with them
  and stopped.

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• Article INDIAN RESTAURANTS
• (from Waitrose Food Illustrated)
• When did Indian restaurants start spreading in
  the UK?
• What happened to Dean Mahomet?
• Why is curry special?

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Questions and negative sentencesmany/much

• countable nouns
• (e.g. person)
• Did she invite many people to the party?
• No, there werent many people at all.

• uncountable nouns (e.g. money)
• Did she borrow much money?
• No, she hasnt taken much money.

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Questions and positive sentencesa lot of/lots
of

• countable and uncountable nouns
• (e.g. friend, money)
• I still keep in touch with lots of friends
• That house costs lots of money. I cant afford
  it!

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ActivityFind and correct the mistakes

• When we were in the forest, we sa many owls. In
  fact Ive never seen so many in one place before.
• I really dont ant some information at all about
  interest rates.
• Can you give Oscar a little biscuits? Just one or
  two.
• I know you love this cheese. Would you like any
  more?
• There arent a few sunny dayas at this time of
  the year, so lets go to the beach today.

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• How much times have I told you not to do that?
• Hurry up! We havent got many time left. It
  starts in five minutes!
• Youve got many books, havent you?
• There isnt some butter, so please buy some.
• Harry found some bone in the garden. It was
  horrible.

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Eurythmics Sweet dreams

• Sweet dreams are made of this
• Who am I to disagree
• I travel the world and the seven seas
• Everybody is looking for something
• Some of them want to use you
• Some of them want to get used by you
• Some of them want to abuse you
• Some of them want to be abused