Juan Camilo Marin Osorio
Imagine this is the person sitting next to you on the flight to London.
Emmanuel Chávez Mera
really funny.
Miguel Ángel Chávez Mera
Jajajjaajja, Mr.Bean.
Aprender a usar quantifiers en inglés se vuelve mucho más sencillo cuando los aplicas a situaciones reales, como pedir cosas en la recepción de un hotel. Aquí verás cómo identificar sustantivos contables e incontables y qué cuantificador acompaña a cada uno, con ejemplos directos de una estancia en Londres.
¿Qué son los quantifiers y por qué importan en inglés?
Los quantifiers son palabras que indican cantidad y cambian según el sustantivo al que acompañan. Si el sustantivo se puede contar, usas unos; si no, usas otros.
¿Qué es un quantifier en inglés? Es una palabra que expresa cantidad, como some, much, many o a few. Su uso depende de si el sustantivo es contable o incontable.
En la clase, la instructora llega a su habitación de hotel y nota que faltan o fallan varias cosas [00:11]. Esa situación cotidiana se convierte en el escenario perfecto para practicar.
¿Cómo se usan los quantifiers con sustantivos contables?
Los countable nouns son aquellos que puedes numerar: towels, remotes, drinks. Con ellos funcionan cuantificadores como some, a few, most o none.
Estos son los ejemplos que aparecen en la habitación [00:30]:
Fíjate en el patrón: cada sustantivo se puede contar de forma individual, por eso admite most of, none of o some.
¿Cuándo usar quantifiers con sustantivos incontables?
Los uncountable nouns no se cuentan en unidades, sino en cantidades o porciones: battery, air, trash, time. Aquí entran cuantificadores como much, a bit of, not enough o some.
Estos son los casos que aparecen en la segunda parte de la clase [01:08]:
¿Cuándo uso much y cuándo many? Usa much con incontables (much battery) y many con contables (many towels). En oraciones afirmativas suele ser más natural a lot of para ambos.
¿Cómo clasificar sustantivos de hotel como contables o incontables?
Una forma rápida de decidir es preguntarte si puedes poner un número delante del sustantivo. Si puedes decir two towels, es contable. Si dices two airs, suena raro, así que es incontable.
Aplicado al vocabulario de hotel:
¿Soap es contable o incontable? Es incontable, porque se mide en cantidad, no en unidades. Por eso decimos some soap, no a soap.
La instructora propone una práctica concreta [01:48]: descargar el worksheet de la sección de recursos, leer el anuncio de hotel y armar una lista clasificando cada sustantivo. Es un ejercicio simple pero efectivo para fijar la diferencia.
¿Qué vocabulario de hotel conviene memorizar?
Tener a la mano frases listas para usar en la recepción (front desk) acelera tu speaking. Estas son las solicitudes que aparecen en la habitación de Londres:
Cada petición combina un cuantificador con el sustantivo correcto, justo como practicaste arriba. Cuéntame en los comentarios qué otras situaciones de viaje te gustaría practicar con quantifiers.
Juan Camilo Marin Osorio
Imagine this is the person sitting next to you on the flight to London.
Emmanuel Chávez Mera
really funny.
Miguel Ángel Chávez Mera
Jajajjaajja, Mr.Bean.
Guevara Falla Saira Liseth
Countable nouns: comfortable room, good price, many accommodations, lots of different travelers, many large rooms, lots of amenities, delicious breakfast, many healthy options, pool, several world-class restaurants, spa, wellness center
Uncountable nouns: free parking, free Wifi, all of the information
Chris Edenfield
ProfesorThat's it! Nice job with the lists of countable an uncountable nouns.
Daniel Castillo
Class practice
Countable nouns: room, price, accommodations, travelers, rooms, amenities, guests, breakfast, options, pool, restaurants, spa, wellness center
Uncountable nouns: peace, quiet, parking, Wifi, staff, information
Chris Edenfield
ProfesorNice job identifying the countable and uncountable nouns - keep up the good work!
Hogla Marina
Countable nouns:
Chris Edenfield
ProfesorVery impressive list Marina! And nice job indentifying the uncountable ones!
Miguel Ángel Chávez Mera
The announcement: Welcome to the luxurious Comfort Hotel where you can find a comfortable room at a good price. We have many accommodations for lots of different travelers looking for a bit of peace and quiet. In addition to many large rooms, our hotel has lots of amenities. We offer free parking for all of our guests, as well as free Wi-Fi. A delicious breakfast, with many healthy options, is also included.
We also have a pool, several world-class restaurants, and a spa and wellness center. We have more than enough staff that are happy to provide you with all of the information you need in order to make sure your stay with us is as enjoyable as possible.
Tatiana Selma
Countable nouns: Room Price Amenities Options Breakfast Restaurants Pool Spa Wellness center
Uncountable nouns: Accommodations Peace Quiet Staff Information Parking WIFI
My doubts are: Accommodations, Price, Can you explain it to me?
Miguel Ángel Chávez Mera
Good.
Emmanuel Chávez Mera
Countable and uncountable Hotel’s List
Welcome to the luxurious Comfort Hotel where you can find a comfortable room at a good price. We have many accommodations for lots of different travelers looking for a bit of peace and quiet. In addition to many large rooms, our hotel has lots of amenities. We offer free parking for all of our guests, as well as free Wifi. A delicious breakfast, with many healthy options, is also included.
We also have a pool, several world-class restaurants, and a spa and wellness center. We have more than enough staff that are happy to provide you with all of the information you need in order to make sure your stay with us is as enjoyable as possible.
Countables
Uncountable
Miguel Ángel Chávez Mera
I think that “Free Wi-Fi” is Uncountable.
Mariana Contreras
It looks like that hotel is a right mess!
Johan Guerrero
COUNTABLE:
UNCOUNTABLE:
Roger Darwin Angel Hernandez
Countable nouns are:
a comfortable room
many accommodations
many healthy options
several world-class restaurants
Uncountable nouns are:
a bit of peace and quiet
enough staff
all of the information
lots of different travelers
Juan José Muñoz Morales
Sometimes I have noticed a lack of shampoo, and many times the remote control is out of batteries, most of the time, everything is complete, but sometimes a little help is needed. In big cities, there isn’t enough space in the rooms, in small cities, there‘s plenty of space with large rooms
María del Consuelo Irastorza Vázquez
During my last business trip, I noticed that there were a few issues in my hotel room that needed attention. There were no extra towels, and some toiletries like soap and shampoo were missing. Additionally, most of the lights were working properly, but none of the remotes had batteries. I also realized there wasn’t much hot water in the shower and not enough time to wait for maintenance. However, there was a bit of noise coming from the hallway and some trash left near the desk. Overall, I had a few concerns, but with some quick adjustments, the room became comfortable enough for my stay.
yeshua siu
Countable nouns:
hotel
room / rooms
price
accommodations
travelers
bit
rooms
amenities
guests
options
pool
Uncountable nouns
peace
parking
Wifi
breakfast
food implícito en breakfast
information
wellness
Over Amaya
Carlos Jiménez
Countable Nouns: Hotel Room Breakfast Price Pool Staff Incontable Nouns: Peace Accommodation Wellness Quiet
Carlos Xavier Quilizapa Brand
Countable nouns:
Uncountable nouns:
Manuel Jesus Reyes López
***** Countable nouns
Hotel
Advertisment
room
travelers
amenities
guests
pool
restaurants
spa
staff
***** Uncountable
peace
quiet
Wifi
breakfast
information
happy
MIT Ernesto Enriquez Castellón
Countable nouns:
Hotel, rooms, price, travelers, parking, quests, pool, spa, wellness center andrestaurants.
Uncountable:
Peace, quite, amenities, WiFi, breakfast.