Unit: 7 – House and home

Date: March 31st, 2020

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Learning Outcomes

• Lesson A: Learn to describe a building.

• Lesson B: Learn to describe a town or city.

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Learning Outcomes
• Lesson C: Learn to make offers and ask for permission.

• Lesson D: Learn to write a note with useful information.

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MODALS OF DEDUCTION

 Tomake inferences based on

evidence.

The baby must be scared because of his face.

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 100% He isn’t in his house.

He must be angry.

He may/ might/ could be a criminal.

DEDUCTION

He may/might not be innocent.

He can’t be at home.

100% He is in the court.

 100% She won a prize.

I am sure she won a prize.

It’s possible that she is happy.

DEDUCTION

It’s possible that she isn’t at home.

I am sure she isn´t sad.

100% She didn’t lose the contest.

 For deductions the opposite of must use can’t.

There must be a mistake in this test score. I studied really hard for this test.

 To make deductions about actions happening now use modal + be + verb –ing.

My sister must be making her son sleep because she doesn’t answer the phone.
QUANTIFIERS

 To express quantity.

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 a/an= one
Countable vs. Uncontable
nouns
Plural
countable Positive
Some sentences
I have got an apple. Uncountable

I have got a pear.

My sister has got some apples. Plural
Negative
countable
Daniel has got some honey. Any and
questions
We haven’t got any cereal. Uncountable

We haven’t got any

mushrooms.
Does your mom have any
sugar/onions?
 Countable
I have got a lot of potatoes for the soup
She’s got plenty of snacks.
I need quite a lot of carrots for the salad.
I need some onions today.
There are a few burgers on the table.
There are very few tables.
We’ve got no cars in this city.
None of the people in this country is free.
There are not many mushrooms here.
There aren’t any packets of biscuits.
Do you have any potatoes?
How many oranges have you got?
Uncountable
There is a lot of soup for today.
We’ve got plenty of food.
I eat quite a lot of fruit.
There is some honey at home.
There is a little coffee for me.
There is very little food.
There is no crime.
I haven’t got much money.
There isn’t any jam in the jar.
Have you got any water?
How much curry do you need?
 Hi Sara. Have you got _____ fruit at home?
No, I don’t. I need to buy ______ apples and cherries in
the supermarket.
I see that you also need _______ rice and _____ bottle of
oil.
Yes. Is there ______ sugar in the pot?
No, there isn’t _____ sugar. You need to buy _________,
too.
I think I am going to make ____ list for all the things I
need.
Oh, here is ___ orange, but it is rotten.
 There is too much food in this plate.
There are too many dishes to wash.
There isn’t enough food for us.
There aren’t enough chairs in the class.
VOCABULARY: Buildings
Attic
Balcony
Move house Basement
Rent Block of flats
Buy Flat
Floor Front door
View(s) Ground floor
Location Landing
Neighbourhood Lock
Balcony Doorbell
Move of First floor
Move into Steps
terrace

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VERBS PLUS PREPOSITIONS
about on

with
to someone/something

on
for someone/something

in in doing something

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 I sometimes argue with my husband.

Many people in our country is coping with the quarantine.

Many people think about their jobs when they are at home.
I care about my parents’ health.
My father in-law always complains about politicians.
Women worry about their children’s behavior at school.

My husband pays for my sons’ tuitions.

We are waiting for the pandemic to stop spreading.
My son apologized for being naughty.

Some people believe in God.

We rely on our best friends to give us good advice.

It depends on how good our friends are.

I succeeded in speaking in public.

That book belongs to me.

He apologized to me for what he had done.