lesson 2

UNIVERSIDAD JOSE CARLOS MARIATEGUI R.M.C.

LESSON 2GRAMMAR

I HAVE A LOT OF MONEY.

a lot of / lots of / some

a few

desks, pencils, students, teachers,

tables, chairs, books, stores, clothes,

dollars, apples, etc.

a little

salt, sugar, soup, shampoo,

toothpaste, butter, soap, orange

juice, milk, water, rice, money,

fruit, meat, etc.

Read the words in the box, then repeat the sentences.

1. I have some pencils. 2. There's some shampoo.

I have a few pencils. There's a little shampoo.

3. There are a lot of pencils. 4. There's a lot of shampoo.

There are lots of pencils. There's lots of shampoo.

- 18 – Ms. Carcasi


DO YOU WANT A LITTLE OR A LOT OF WATER?

Ask and answer questions using "a little or a lot of" or "a few or a lot of'. Look at the

examples.

Examples: want / rice

S1: Do you want a little or a lot of rice?

S2: I want a little rice.

have / books

S1: Do you have a few or a lot of books`

S2: I have a few books.

1.drink / milk _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

2.see /desks _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

3.eat / soup _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

4.have / money _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

5.want / sugar _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________



SOMETING ANYTHING NOTHING

Something and nothing are used in affirmative statements.

Examples: Let’s order something for dessert.

There’s nothing in this suitcase.

Something and anything are used in questions.

Examples: would you like something to drink?

Did the teacher say anything about the quiz?

Anything is used in negative statements.

Example: I didn’t eat anything for breakfast.

DO YOU WANT ANYTHING?

Read these sentences.

1. Does your friend want something?

No, he doesn’t want anything.

2. I want something for desert.

Would you like some ice cream?

3. Would you like to buy something?

Yes, I need a pen.

4. I heard something. Did you hear anything?

No, I didn’t.

5. Did you buy anything?

Yes, I bought something.

6. I saw something?

I didn’t see anything.

7. Can you think of something?

Yes, I’ll think of something.



8. Did you buy anything?

No, nothing. I didn’t buy anything.

VOCABULARY

DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

Ask and answer question like the examples. Use anything, something, or nothing.

Examples: buy

Did you buy anything? Yes, I bought something.

Learn

Did you learn something? No, I didn’t learn anything.

No, I learned nothing.

1. Want__________________________________________ ?Yes, _______________________________________

2. get___________________________________________No, ________________________________________

3. hear___________________________________________Yes, _______________________________________

4. do___________________________________________No, ________________________________________

5. see___________________________________________Yes, _______________________________________

6. order___________________________________________No, _______________________________________

7. say___________________________________________Yes, _______________________________________



VOCABULARY

SOMETHING ELSE, ANYTHING ELSE, NOTHING ELSERead the sentences.

1. Jim studied all weekend. He didn’t do anything else.

2. I don’t like coffee. Is there anything else to drink?

3. John’s blue suit was dirty. He had to wear something else.

4. I saw that movie last week. Can we see something else?

5. There’s only one desk in the room. There’s nothing else.

SPEAKING SKILL

ANYTHING ELSE?Repeat the dialog. Then recite one of them.

Waiter: Do you want anything else, sir?

Mr. Bean: No, nothing else. Thank you.

Waite: Do you want something else, ma’am?

Mrs. Bean: Yes, please bring me a glass of water.

Waiter: And you? Do you need anything else?

Miss Bean: No, thank you, I don’t want anything else.

MANY / MUCH

Many is used with nouns you can count.

It means “a lot of”.

He has many books.

Do they have many children?

We didn't see many pilots there.

Much is used with nouns you cannot count.

It also means "a lot of'. It is used in negative sentences and questions.

Ted has a lot of money.

He didn't drink much coffee.

Did he have much work last week?



THEY HAVE MANY CHILDREN. THEY DON´T HAVE MUCH

MONEY.1.She has many shoes.

2.He doesn't have many clothes.

3.Do they have many children?

4.They can't play many sports.

5. Ted doesn't have much time.

6.The bottle doesn't have much milk in it.

7.Will you have much homework this weekend?

8.Did Jane have much money in her pocket?

9.Liz drinks a lot of water every day.

WE DON´T HAVE MUCH HOMEWORK

Answer the questions with "No" and negative complete answers. Use "much" in your

answer.

Examples: Do you have a lot of work right now?

No, I don't have much work right now.

Did you have much work last year?

No, I didn't have much work last year.

Is there a lot of sugar in the tea?

No, there isn't much sugar in the tea.

1. Is there a lot of shampoo in the bottle?

2. Did she put much pepper in the soup?

3. Do you have lots of money in your pocket?

4. Is there much salt in the soup?

5. Is there a lot of fruit on the table?

6. Did she put much buffer on the bread?

7. Did she drink a lot of juice this morning?

8. Will she eat much food tomorrow?

9. Did the barber put lots of soap on his face?

BAIT BETRead the words.

1. bet bet 2. late let 3. rake wreck 4. pain pen



5. fade fed 6. age edge 7. gate get 8. Abe ebb

GRAMMAR:

HOW MANY ... ? HOW MUCH ...?

How many is used with nouns you can count.QUESTIONS ANSWER

How many

How many

children

books

do you have?

did he buy?

Five. I have five children.

Two. He bought two books.

How much is used with nouns you cannot countQUESTIONS ANSWER

How much

How much

tea

sugar

do you drink

every day?

Did she buy?

Three cups. I drink three cups

of tea a day.

Five pounds. She bought five

pounds of sugar.

HOW MUCH DID YOU FAT?

Write questions with "how much" or "how many" and the underlined words. Then read

questions and answers.

Examples: A: How much coffee did you drink?

B: Three cups. I drank three cups of coffee.

A: How many children does, he have?

B:Two. He has two children.

1. A: ________________________________________?

B: Four. We had four pieces of pie.

2. A: ________________________________________?

B: Not much. She doesn't have much money.

3. A: ________________________________________?

B: Five pounds. I got five pounds of meat.

4. A: ________________________________________?

B: Ten. There are ten students in the classroom.

5. A: ________________________________________?

B: Three dozen. I made three dozer cookies.

6. A: ________________________________________?



B: One brother and two sisters. He has one brother and two sisters.

7. A: ________________________________________?

B: A dozen. There's a dozen oranges in the box.

8. A:

B: Two bowls. He cooked two bowls of rice.

Now write questions beginning "how much" or "how many — for these answers.

1. one fifth. __________________________________________

2. 11%. __________________________________________

3. 2,000 million. __________________________________________

4. 35,000. __________________________________________

5. about 40 liters. __________________________________________

6. about 10,000 __________________________________________

Choose the correct word.

1. How much / many people are there in your family?

2. How much / many children are there in your school?

3. How much / many Cheese do you want on your spaghetti?

4. How much / many potato chips are there in the bag?

5. How much / many water does your dog, drink’

6. How much / many milk is there in the fridge?

7. How much / many apples do you have in your refrigerator?

8. How much / many fruit do you eat?.

9. How much / many time do you have?

10. How much / many times a day do you brush your teeth?

GRAMMAR:

PREPOSITIONS

ESTUDIO DE LAS PREPOSICIONES A-B

a) ABOUT sobre, alrededor de, acerca de, por

Puede tener distintos significados dependiendo de su función en la frase (lugar, tiempo o

circunstancia)

This is a book about the universe / Es un libro sobre el universo

There are some papers spread about the room / Hay papeles esparcidos por la



habitación

b) ABOVE por encima de, sobre

Se usa en general para expresar superioridad.

He flew aboye the mountains / Volaba por encima de las montañas

La Paz is 3600 meters aboye the sea level / La Paz está a 3600 metros sobre el nivel del

mar.

c) ACROSS a través de, al otro lado de

Se usa para indicar la ubicación relativa en un lugar.

She lives across the street / Ella vive al otro lado de la calle

d) AFTER detrás de, después de

Puede indicar tiempo o lugar.

She left after lunch. / Se marchó después de comer.

e) AGAINST contra

Indica lugar o circunstancia

Put the table against the wall. Pon la mesa contra la pared.

I have nothing against him. No tengo nada en contra de él.

f) ALONG a lo largo de

The ship sails along the coastline / El barco navega a lo largo de la costa

g) AMONG entre (Varios)

Indica lugar o circunstancia

A house among the trees / Una casa entre los árboles

I was among the last to leave / Estaba entre los últimos en marcharse.

h) AROUND alrededor (le

Puede indicar tiempo, lugar o circunstancia.

We were sitting around the table / Estábamos sentados alrededor de la mesa

Around seven o’clock / Alrededor de las siete



i) AT en

a) Ubicación en lugares:

He is a London now / Está en Londres ahora

b) El momento exacto en que ocurre una determinada acción:

She was there at five o'clock / Ella estaba allí a las cinco

c) El precio:

At what price is this car sold? / ¿A que precio se vende este coche?

d) El estado de una persona o de un animal

She is quite at ease / Se encuentra a gusto.

Diferencia entre “at”, “in”, y “on”

'At' refiere la posición en un punto determinado, mientras que 'in' implica la posición

dentro de algo y ‘on’ sobre algo.

At the bus-stop In the filing Cabinet On te armchair

Cuando hace referencia al tiempo, 'at' se emplea para horas o momentos determinados,

mientras que 'in' refiere meses, años o estaciones y 'on' días de la semana y fechas.

At seven o'clock / A las siete en punto

At Christmas / En navidades

In July / En julio

In 2001 / En el año 2001

In summer / En verano

On Saturday / El sábado

On August, 24th / El 24 de agosto

j) BEFORE delante de, ante

Puede indicar tiempo, lugar o circunstancia

He arrived before me / Llegó antes que yo

Turn lefT just before the theatre / Gire a la izquierda justo antes del teatro.

k) BEHIND detrás de




I put it behind the painting / Lo puse detrás del cuadro

He's the man behind the scheme / Él es el hombre que está tras el proyecto

l) BELOW por debajo de

Below sea level / Bajo el nivel del mar

Diferencia entre 'belosw' y 'under' (ambos significan 'por debajo de')

‘Below’ implica un nivel inferior al que se hace referencia, con el que no existe

contiguidad, mientras que 'under` implica una cierta inmediatez, una proximidad

mayor.

Below sea level Under the covers

Debajo del nivel del mar Debajo de las mantas

m) BESIDE junto a

Puede indicar lugar o circunstancia

Sit beside your classmate / Siéntate junto a tu compañero de clase

n) BETWEEN entre (entre dos)


To drive between Madrid and Barcelona / Conducir entre Madrid y Barcelona

Between seven o'clock and eight o'clock / Entre las siete y las ocho

ñ) BEYOND más allá de


Beyond the horizon / Más allá del horizonte

He lives beyond his means / Vive por encima de sus posibilidades

o) BY junto a, al lado de

Se usa para expresar:

• Vecindad:

Come and sit by me / Ven a sentarte junto a mí

• Medio o instrumento:

I went to Mexico by air / Fui a Mexico en avión



• Medida

The room measures 10 metres by 6 / La, habitación mide 10 metros por 6

• Movimiento

We went to Poland by land / Fuimos a Polonia por tierra

• El complemento de agente en la voz pasiva:

The bridge was designed by Calatrava / El puente fue diseñado por Calatrava.

• La expresión española "a cierta hora"

I was back by six / estuve de regreso por las seis

• Juramentos

I sesear by almighty God to tell the truth / Juro por Dios decir la verdad

EXERCISES

Elige la preposición adecuada para cada frase.

1. He arrived below / among / before me.

2. The house is between / among /about two pines

3. The temperature crept up to just by /above / between 35 degrees.

4. I stood by the tree, looking above / about /around.

5. The feast was served by / across / behind his mother

6. behind / after / beyond breakfast, John ordered the local taxi to the airport

7. They walked about / at / among the trees in Central Park.

8. I’m going to take the train in / on / at half past three.

9. The sun had already sunk below / at / across the horizon.

10. She lives in the house below / at / across the road

PREPOSICIONES C-O

a) DESPITE (in spite of) a pesar de - Indica circunstancia

Despite what she says / A pesar de lo que ella dice

b) DOWN abajo

Esta preposición se usa para expresar movimiento de arriba hacia abajo

Come down from that threel / ¡Baja de ese árbol!



c) DURING (durante) Indica tiempo.

During the summer / Durante el verano

Diferencia entre 'during' y 'for'

Se usa 'during' para referirse al tiempo o al momento en que se desarrolla una acción y

contesta a la pregunta When ... ?

I began to feel ill during the concert / Me empecé a encontrar mal durante el

concierto.

'For' se utiliza cuando se especifica la duración de la acción y contesta a la pregunta

How long...?

Yesterday it rained for two hours / Ayer llovió durante dos horas.

d) FOR para, hacia (lugar), durante (tiempo), por (circunstancia)

Esta preposición puede adoptar distintos sentidos o significados dependiendo de su

contexto específico (lugar, tiempo o circunstancia) Se usa para expresar:

• Movimiento hacia un lugar

Shee will soon start for France /Pronto saldrá hacia Francia.

• Causa

For the following reasons... / Por las siguientes razones...

• Fin

To pray for peace / Rezar por la paz

• Duración (el término español 'desde hace')

I haven't seen him for five days / No lo veo desde hace cinco días

• Sustitución

She is writing a letter for me / Ella escribe una carta por mí (en mi lugar)

Diferencia entre 'for' y 'since'

Cuando 'for' se traduce por "desde hace" se puede confundir con 'since', "desde".

Ambas preposiciones se usan para expresar el tiempo que ha durado la acción del

verbo, pero 'for' expresa la duración de la acción y 'since' el comienzo de la misma.

I've been living in London for two months / Vivo en Londres desde hace dos meses.



I've been living in London since February / Vivo en Londres desde febrero.

NOTA. Observa el uso en ambos casos del pretérito perfecto y nunca del presente.

e) FROM de, desde

Indica lugar, tiempo o circunstancia. Se usa para expresar:

• Procedencia, origen

I'm from Spain / Soy español

• Separación

Take the scissors from the child / Quítale las tijeras al niño

• Causa

He did it from spite / Lo hizo por despecho

• Relación de tiempo

I study from morning till night / Estudio desde la mañana hasta la noche

From 20 July / Desde el 20 de julio

f) IN en, dentro de Puede indicar tiempo o circunstancia. Se usa para expresar:

• Situación (en ciudades, regiones, naciones, continentes, etc.)

We live in Valencia / Vivimos en Valencia

• Períodos de tiempo, como meses, años, estaciones.

In the year 2001 / En el año 2001

In winter / En invierno

You arrived in Madrid in september / Llegaste a Madrid en Septiembre

• La construcción adverbial española "dentro de", en expresiones de tiempo:.

The see you in a week's time / Te veré dentro de una semana.

g) INSIDE interior, dentro de

The inside of the box / El interior de la caja

h) INTO en


I went into the bedroom / Entré en la habitación

A journey into the unknown / Un viaje hacia lo desconocido



The car ran into a wall / El coche chocó con un muro.

Diferencia entre 'in' e 'into'

'In' significa 'en' (dentro) generalmente en posición estática (no implica movimiento)

'into' (en) implica movimiento.

He was in the room He went finto the room

Él estaba en la habitación Él entró en la habitación

i) LIKE como

Se usa en comparaciones y ejemplos.

You think like my mother / Piensas como mi madre

I want a skirt like that / Quiero una falda como esa

j) NEAR cerca de

Puede indicar lugar, tiempo o circunstancia

Is there a police station near here? / ¿Hay una comisaría por aquí cerca?

Near midday / Cerca del mediodía

k) OF de

Made of steel / Hecho de acero

East of London / Al este de Londres

NOTA.- Es diferente of, el genitivo sajón (posesivo) El Bar de Pedro = Peter's Bar ( y

no The bar of Peter)

He is proud of her daughter / Está orgulloso de su hija

l) OFF de, fuera de, sale de Indica lugar o circunstancia

She fell of the ladder / Se cayó de la escalera

A street off the main place / Una calle que sale de la plaza principal

m) ON, (equivalente a UPON, que es menos usual) sobre, encima de, el (fechas)

Puede indicar lugar, tiempo o circunstancia. Se usa para expresar:

• Contacto directo (un objeto descansa sobre otro).



My hat is on the table / Mi sombrero está sobre la mesa

• Un día (como fecha)

We will see you on Saturday / Te veremos el sábado.

• Causa, fin

I'm here on business / Estoy aquí por negocios

• Argumento, tema

To lecture on Shakespeare / Dar clases sobre Shakespeare

• Posición

Tisis room looks out on Sesame, Street / Esta habitación da a la calle Sesamo

n) OUTSIDE fuera de

Indica lugar

Outside the prison walls / Fuera de los muros de la prisión

ñ) OVER sobre, por encima de


• Contacto indirecto (un objeto a cierta distancia por encima del otro).

We flew over New York / Volamos sobre Nueva York

• Contacto total (un objeto sobre otro cubriéndolo).

Put a cloth over the table / Pon un mantel sobre la mesa

• De un lado a otro

A bridge over the River Kwai / Un puente sobre el Río Kwai

• Durante, mientras

We'll discuss it over dinner / Lo discutiremos durante la cena

• Con números, edades, dinero y tiempo

He's over 30 / Tiene más de 30 años

EXERCISES

Elige la preposición correcta para cada frase.

1. He cried like / of / despite a child.

2. His house is for / down / of the hill

3. The picture is on /outside/ in the wall.



4. The Everest is the highest mountain on /of /in the world.

5. Hurricanes are common for /durinq/ in the Caribbean summer.

6. He's French. He's of /for /from France.

7. Cuba is over/ into/ near Florida.

8. I can see the sky on/ outside/ over our heads.

9. inside /despite/ into a thorough investigation, no trace of Osama Bin London has been

found.

10 The aim for/ of / in this course is to help students.

ESTUDIO DE LAS PREPOSICIONES DE LA P – Z

a) PAST por delante de, más allá de


She walked past the bank / Pasó por delante del banco

It's ten past five / Son las cinco y diez

b) ROUND alrededor de


We were sitting round (around) the table / Estábamos sentados alrededor de la mesa

Round (about) five o'clock / Alrededor de las cinco

c) SINCE desde

Indica un período de tiempo cuyo comienzo está bien determínalo.

I have not seen him since January / No /o he visto desde enero

d) TILL (UNTIL) hasta

Indica tiempo

I shall be here until tomorrow / Estaré aquí hasta mañana

I shall be here till tomorrow

Diferencia entre 'till' y 'until': 'till' es más informal y no suele aparecer al comienzo

de una frase



e) TO a, hacia, hasta (tiempo)


• Movimiento hacia un lugar.

Let's go to the cinema! / ¡Vámonos al cine!

Se omite normalmente delante de la palabra home (casa, en el sentido de hogar

propio):

She came home at eight / Ella llegó a casa a las ocho

A excepción de cuando va precedida de un adjetivo posesivo o si se usa con un

genitivo sajón, en cuyo caso es obligatoria.

We went to Peter's home / Fuimos a casa de Peter

We went to his home / Fuimos a su casa

• El complemento indirecto

He gave it to John / Se lo dió a John

• Comparación

I prefer walking to driving / Prefiero caminar a conducir

• Proporción, relación

One goal to nil / Un gol a cero

• Tiempo

A quarter to eight / Las ocho menos cuarto

NOTA.- TO se emplea también para formar el infinitivo de los verbos.

f) TOWARDS hacia

Puede indicar lugar, tiempo o circunstancia.

She went towards the door / Fue hacia la puerta

Towards the end of the film / Hacia el final de la película

g) UNDER debajo de, bajo


Under the chair / Debajo de la silla

Children under six / Menores de seis años

h) UP en lo alto de



Indica lugar o movimiento hacia arriba. Tiene el significado contrario a la preposición

'down'

Up the mountain / En lo alto de la montaña

She went up the ladder / Subió por la escalera

i) WITH con

Indica circunstancia. Se usa para expresar.-

• El complemento de compañía.

With you / Contigo

• El complemento de medio o instrumento.

Cut it with a knife / Córtalo con un cuchillo

• A causa de

To tremble with fear / Temblar de miedo

• Con descripciones

A girl with blond hair / Una chica rubia

EXERCISES

Elige la preposición adecuada para cada frase.

1. We went through /to /till a party at the leisure centre.

2. The post office is just round /since /to the corner.

3. They found a labyrinth of tunnels up/under /with the pyramid.

4. It's the first on the right since /till /past the museum.

5. Cut the cheese with/ towards/ through a knife.

6. I have been here since/ until /towards five o'clock.

7. Where would you rather be? past/ until /up a mountain or under /until /up the ocean?.

8. He could see the island through /to/ towards the mist.

9. I won't be there to/ since/ till Monday.

10. We're saving money. We're looking through /towards /past the future.



EXERCISES

Place and position

at in on between

The woman is …… the door.

The child is …… the house.

The bird is …… the roof.

The bicycle is …… the house and the tree.

over above below under inside outside

The picture is …… .. the fireplace.

The picture is …… .. the fireplace.

The fireplace is …… .. the picture.

The fireplace is …… .. the picture.

It is warm …… .. the house.

It is cold …… .. the house.



by near behind ahead of besideagainst in front of

The dog sits …… .. the chair. The bill is …… .. the house.

The boy is …… .. the chair. The girl is in …… .. …… ..

The tree is …… .. the house. the house.

The bicycle leans …… ..the tree The truck is …… ..the bus

Direction and motion

in to out of into toward from

The woman is …… .. the house.

The child goes …… .. the house.

The man goes …… .. the car.

The car points …… .. the corner.

The girl gets …… .. the car.

The boy walks …… .. the car …… .. the house.



across through up beyond over down

The school is …… .. the street.

The next house is …… .. the hill.

We walk …… .. the field.

Birds fly …… .. the house.

Children are running …… .. the hill.

The roan is walking …… .. the hill.
