Introduction
Welcome to Intermediate English
Nouns and Pronouns
Starting a New Job
Indefinite Pronouns: Prefix and Suffix
Workshop: Let's Practice!
Variable Indefinite Pronouns
Countables vs. Uncountables
Tricky Nouns
Using Quantifiers
Quiz: Nouns and Pronouns
Get Ready to Describe!
Descriptive Words
My New Job Is Better Than My Previous One
She's As Tall As Me
How Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?
Listening Practice: Meeting a Coworker
Quiz: Get Ready to Describe!
Knowledge, Needs and Future Plans
We Need the Report with the Metrics
Have to
Talk About Skills and Knowledge
Going to and "Gonna"
Behind the scenes with the Platzi Crew
Quiz: Knowledge, Needs and Future Plans
Experiences with Present Perfect Simple
Have You Heard About the Present Perfect?
Since vs. For
Prepositions of Time
Yet / Still / Already / Just
I've Been Promoted!
Project: Let's Practice the Present Perfect Simple
Quiz: Experiences with Present Perfect Simple
Conclusion
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Aportes 461
Preguntas 65
SUMMARY:
Some nouns can be tricky because:
Examples of the first group are: coffee, fruit, hair, fish, time, paper.
Examples of the second group are: news, advice, knowledge, luggage, trash, money, equipment, information, research, music.
Specific examples:
NOUN PEOPLE:
People is a plural noun. The singular form of PEOPLE is person. So when we conjugate this noun, we’re going to use the plural form: people are ….
NOUN MONEY:
Money is a countable concept but the term is not countable. Only has a singular form. You can count money in coins or in bills.
NOUN NEWS:
News is uncountable. This means that this is the only form that we have to refer to this concept.
NOUN LUGGAGE:
Luggage is also uncountable. The concept can be counted in bags or in suitcases.
Competition!
The correct answer is:
There are two correct answers:
The correct answer is:
My friend made a lot of money because he won the lottery.
You can count bills and coins.
I would buy some coffee.
People can´t count music.
You won´t be able to count luggage.
You cannot count my hair.
How many bags do you see on the floor?
How much time would it take to arrive at the mall?
Have you seen the news?
The class exercises:
Affirmative:
Negative
Questions
Countable : Coins, bills, suitcase, bags
Uncountable: Money, News, Luggage
Trick Nouns
Uncountable: News, Advice, Knowledge, Luggage, trash, money, equipment, information, research, music.
Both: Coffe, fruit, hair, fish, time, paper
TRICKY NOUNS (SUSTANTIVOS DIFICILES )
Refers to nouns that can be complicated or difficult to use correctly in English due to their grammar rules, pronunciation, or special meanings. Some examples of “ tricky” nouns in English include “advice” and “advise”, “effect” and “affect” “weather” and “wether” among others. These words are often confused because they sound or look similar, but they have different meanings and uses. It’s important to understand these subleties (sutilezas) to use them correctly .
FISH: un solo pez
FISH: varios peces de la misma especie
FISHES: varios peces de distintas especies
The plural of fish is FISH. When referring to more than one spieces, you can use FISHES as plural.
SUMMARY (resumen)
Some nouns can be tricky because:
NOUN PEOPLE: people is a plural noun. The singular form of PEOPLE is person, so when we conjugate this noun, we’re going to use the plural form: people are.
NOUN MONEY: Money is a countable concept but the term is not countable. Only has a singular form. You can count (contar) money in coins or in bills (billetes)
NOUN NEWS: news is a uncountable. This means (metodo, manera o recurso se usa para lograr un objetivo en particular // Tambien, significar o tener intención de algo ) that this is the only form that we have to refer to this concept
NOUN LUGGAGE: luggage (equipaje) is also uncountable. The concept can be counted in bags (bolsas) or in suitcases (maletas).
COUNTABLES BOTH UNCOUNTABLES
BILLS TIME MONEY
Coins HAIR MUSIC
Bags Coffee LUGGAGE
People PAPER News
Affirmative:
I need to count bills because I want to know how much money have.
I have two hundred coins for my dinner.
at the airport, the security guard checked my bag.
I hate it when people don’t talk faster.
Negative:
I don’t want to see my hair looking ugly
I don’t want my coffee with sugar.
She doesn’t have more time
Questions:
Alex! are you seeing the news ?
Where is my money?
I don’t know this music, do you know this music?
Class practice
A) Correct sentences
B)
Countable: coins, bills, people, bags
Both: coffee, hair, paper, time
Uncountable: music, news, money, luggage
C)
Affirmative
Negative
Questions
I went to the supermarket, but in my bag there wasn’t enough space to save
I counted the coins i had in order to save money in the bank.
I have to prepare my luggage for the next week to I’ll can travel
I like much to listen to music from Shakira
I don’t like my hair falling out
I don’t have spending my time in listening gossips
A. The correct is: hey, don’t drink that water as there area hairs in the glass
the other two sentences use luggage an research in plural.
How much money do you earn?
Are there many people at the party?
Could you help me with the bags?
.
I lost all of my luggage at the airport
My friend gave a lot of coffee
I run three times a week
.
I don’t listen to pop music
I don’t usually read news
I didn’t order the papers
Three affirmative sentences:
I have to pay 20 bills at the bank.
People like to eat fish.
My 3 bags are very empty.
Three negative sentences:
I don’t like cold coffee.
I do not have time to cook.
If possible, do not change your hair color.
Three questions:
Would you like to earn more money?
Do I have to buy my luggage?
Could you increase the volume of the music?
Three people are sick.
Three papers fell out.
The paper fell off.
Money is important.
Affirmative
Martin really likes to listen classic music
Elizabeth brings a lot of coins to pay the ice cream
This stadium is full of people
Negative
She doesn’t get up at time
I don’t change my hair
I don’t want the cold coffee
Questions
How much money do you earn in this new job?
Do you see the news in the afternoon?
Can you take paper, please?
A. Hey don’t drink that what as there are hairs in the glass.
C. I saw my teacher on the new this morning
B. This area is good for growing citrus fruits
Trivia Game
Correct Sentences
1.A. Hey, don’t drink that water as there are hairs in the glass
2. C. I saw my teacher on the news this morning
D. Fishes area present in even greater variety than birds
3. This area is good for growing citrus fruits
the paper has a lot spots of cofee
his hair is blonde but his hairs were black
she like the cofee but take three cofees are too much
four times are the exact time of food times
how much bills you have to pay for allow you the rent?
fourty people need the work visa for stay in EEUU
the bags are so cute
she has the last three coins for do the trip
how much news appear in the tv show?
the money never is enought
her luggage was less than the other time
a huge amount of music were played for the DJ.
C. i saw my teacher on the news this morning.
D. Fishes are present in even greater variety than birds
A and B are wrong because both of them uses advice and money as a countable concept
Correct: B. This area is good for growing citrus fruits
Affirmative:
Negative:
Questions:
Trivia
Trivia
A is the correct answer because it does not exist Luggages or researches
quick 02
a) it’s correct
quick 03
a), c) it’s correcte
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