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.