English 2A

QUANTIFIERS (COUNTABLE Los  countable nouns  son aquellos elementos que pueden ser contados de uno en uno utilizando los números. A few (pocas o pocos) Many (muchos , muchas) not enough  UNCOUNTABLE) Los  uncountable nouns  son aquellos elementos que no podemos contar usando números pero sí utilizando cuantificadores o partitivos. A little (poco o poca) Much (mucho mucha) not enough ( se utiliza con sustantivos) ¿Cómo se utilizan los  countable  y  uncountable nouns ? Los nombres   contables   tienen forma de singular y plural. Cuando nos referimos a los   nombres contables en singular,   estos pueden ir precedidos por el   artículo indeterminado  a/an . I need an  umbrella . Necesito un  paraguas . Los nombres  incontables  solo tienen forma de singular, habitualmente no llevan artículos pero a veces puden ir acompañados por  some/any . I need  milk . Necesito  leche . Si queremos expresar una  cantidad concreta de un elemen

VOCABULARY 1. Creamy (cremoso) 2. Crunchy (Crujiente) 3. Greasy (Grasoso) 4.Juicy (Jugoso) 5. Salty (Salado) 6. Sour (Amargo) 7. Spicy ( Picante) 8. Sweet (Dulce)

Need to / Have to Need  is a semi-modal verb because in some ways it is like a modal verb and in other ways like a main verb. We use  need  mostly in the negative form to indicate that there is no obligation or necessity to do something: You  needn’t  take off your shoes.   Need : form Affirmative form Affirmatives with the semi-modal  need  are not common and they are used in formal contexts. There is almost always a negative word (e.g.  no one, nobody, nothing ) or phrase in the clause, even if the verb phrase is affirmative: No one  need  think that we are doing this every week.  (we are not doing this every week) Nobody  need  know the name of the person who made the complaint. Not a thing  need  change on this page. Need  comes first in the verb phrase (after the subject and before another verb): Let’s forget about it. No one  need  know about it. We can’t use another modal verb with  need : No one  need  read this. Not:  N

comparative and superlative adverbs COMPARATIVE ADVERBS What is a comparative adverb? A  comparative adverb  is one which, in English, has  -er  on the end of it or  more  or  less  in front of it, for example,  earlier ,  later ,  more/less often. Adverbs can be used to make comparisons in Spanish, just as they can in English. The comparative of adverbs ( more often ,  more efficiently ,  faster ) is formed using the same phrases as for adjectives: • más ... (que) more ... (than) más   rápido ( que ) faster (than), more quickly (than) Corre más rápido que tú. He runs faster than you do. • menos ... (que) less ... (than) menos   rápido ( que ) less fast (than), less quickly (than) Conduce   menos rápido que   tú. He drives less fast than you do. SUPERLATIVE ADVERBS What is a superlative adverb? A  superlative adverb   is one which, in English, has  -est  on the end of it or  most  or  least  in front of it, for example,  soonest ,  most / least often. The superlat