UNIT 6 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

PLACES IN CITIES

EXAMPLES:

BOOKSTORE

HOSPITAL

MOVIE THEATER

RESTAURANT

SUPERMARKET

CAFÉ

HOTEL

MUSEUM

SCHOOL

ZOO

COLLEGE

MALL

PARK

STORE

I BOUGHT MY FAVORITE BOOK AT THE BOOKSTORE.

I WAS VACCINATED AT THE HOSPITAL.

WE SAW BARBIE IN THE CINEMA.

THEY SELL SOUPS IN THE RESTAURANT.

IN THE SUPERMARKET I BUY RICE.

IN THE CAFÉ WE TALKED WITH MY MOTHER.

MY SISTER STAYED AT THE HOTEL.

ON MONDAY WE WENT TO THE MUSEUM.

AT SCHOOL I LEARN LANGUAGE.

THERE WERE MANY ANIMALS IN THE ZOO.

I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE.

I BOUGHT MY CLOTHES AT THE SHOPPING CENTER.

ON SUNDAYS WE GO RUNNING IN THE PARK.

THERE IS A VARIETY OF CLOTHES IN THE STORE.

NATURE

EXAMPLES:

SNOW

MOUNTAINS

RIVER

ISLAND

BEACH

OCEAN

FOREST

LAKE

TREE

FLOWER

GRASS

PLANTS

HILL

DESERT

MY BROTHER TOUCHED THE SNOW FOR THE FIRST TIME.

FROM THE MOUNTAINS THE WHOLE CITY IS OBSERVED.

ON SUNDAY WE WENT TO THE PAMBAY RIVER.

THERE ARE NO RESTAURANTS ON THE ISLAND.

ON THE BEACH WE EAT SEAFOOD.

THERE ARE AQUATIC ANIMALS IN THE OCEAN.

IN THE FOREST THERE ARE A LOT OF TREES.

IN THE LAKE OF LATACUNGA IT IS COLD.

THE TREE IN THE CENTER OF QUITO IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.

THE FLOWER YOU GAVE ME IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

MY DOG IS DRYING ON THE GRASS.

THE PLANTS IN MY HOUSE ARE ALREADY DAMAGED.

ON THE HILL LIVES MY BEST FRIEND.

ON TUESDAY I AM GOING TO THE DESERT.

THERE'S, THERE ARE, A LOT OF, SOME, NO

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We use “there is” for singular and uncountable nouns, and we use “there are” for plural countable nouns.

EXAMPLES

We use "a lot of" to express a large number or amount of something.

EXAMPLE

We use “some” if we don’t know the exact quantity.

EXAMPLES

We use "no" in affirmative sentences.

EXAMPLE

There are five people in the office. (plural countable noun) / There’s milk in the fridge. (uncountable noun)

There are a lot of trees in this park.

There are some people in the office / There’s some milk in the fridge.

There are no biscuits left.

COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS

Count nouns can be separated into individual units and counted. They usually have both a singular and a plural form.

Noncount (or uncountable) nouns exist as masses or abstract quantities that cannot be counted.

EXAMPLES:

EXAMPLES:

A mass: work, homework, money,...

A natural substance: air, ice, water,...

Food: milk, rice, coffee,...

An abstract concept: advice, education, time,...

A game: soccer, tennis, basketball,...

A disease: diabetes, polio, influenza,..

A subject of study: economics, astronomy, biology,...

A language: Chinese, Spanish, English,...

An activity (in the "-ing" form): swimming, dancing, reading,...

one phone, two phones

clothes

jeans

shorts

The plural is formed by adding -s (flower / flowers), or -es (bus / buses).

(Exceptions: irregular nouns. For example: child – children, foot – feet, tooth – teeth.