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Too and Enough

Too and enough indicate degree. They are used with adjectives.

Too means more than what is needed. Enough means sufficient.

Examples:

He is too short to play basketball with the professional team.Ricky is intelligent enough to do the writing assignment without help.You're not driving fast enough I don't have enough money. 

Use of too and enough

1. Adjectives and adverbs precede ENOUGH:

He isn't old enough to watch this film. 

We're not driving quickly enough.

2.Enough may also precede nouns:

We have enough money . 

I have not got enough money to buy this computer.

3.Too comes before adjectives and adverbs:

It's too hot to wear that jacket. 

I was driving too slowly.

I. Watch the movie segment and use TOO and ENOUGH and the words provided in parenthesis, according to the information provided by the segment. 

1. The music the extra-terrestrial likes is ______________________ (NOISY)
2. The cat got ____________________ (EXCITED) while listening to the ET's favorite song.
3. Her car is _______________ (MODERN) if compared with the cars we have nowadays.
4. Apparently, it is ______________ (EASY) to drive one of those cars without difficulties.
5. The song is _________________ (GOOD) for him to remain quiet.
6. He wasn't  __________________ (CAREFUL) and opened the car door by accident.
7. Does he have __________________ (STRENGTH) to survive the accident?
8. Will she have __________________ (TIME) to save him?



ANSWER KEY:

1. TOO NOISY
2. TOO EXCITED
3. TOO MODERN
4. EASY ENOUGH
5. TOO GOOD
6. CAREFUL ENOUGH
7. ENOUGH STRENGTH
8. ENOUGH TIME

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The Great Wall & Baraka: Both...

 

Talk to partner. Can you explain the difference between a Ritual and a Tradition?

Share your guesses with the class.

Read the paragraphs about tradition and ritual.

• Tradition is a generic term that encompasses a wide variety of things and concepts that are handed down by one generation to another. A tradition is an act, behavior, or a belief system which has a special significance for the members of the society.

• Ritual is an act or a series of acts that are performed or observed in a society. In every society, important functions, events, ceremonies, festivals  are marked by certain acts or a series of acts that are perceived to have a symbolic value. Rituals are observed almost religiously because, in most cases, they have a religious backing and, therefore, considered important for individuals in the society. It is the presence of rituals that make an event formal and traditional.

According to the definitions above, decide which situations are rituals and traditions.

1. a handshake to greet others
2. the practice to honor and respect the seniors
3. exchanging wedding rings on the alter
4. bride's wearing white on the wedding day

Traditions

2, 4

Rituals

1, 3 

Watch the movie segment from the movie The Great Wall and make a list of  acts involved in the rituals of the scene. Can you see any traditions? Have in mind the acts, clothes, feelings, etc.

 

Watch the segment from the fantastic movie,  Baraka, and compare both rituals. Write sentences with BOTH:

 

Remember:

Both 

Both means 'this one and that one', 'these two together', 'at the same time' (it always precedes two elements):

Ex: Both my parents are from Brazil. My mother is from Salvador and so is my father.

Ex: Burger King sells both burgers and fries. Burg sells burgers and also fries.

Both can also be used as a pronoun:

Ex: Both of them work near their homes. Those two people work near their homes.

Ex: I saw two shirts in the store and I bought them both. 

I saw two shirts in the store and I bought the two of them.

1 - ________________

2 - ________________ 

3 - ________________ 

4 - ________________ 

5 - ________________

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The Shining, The Miniseries: Quantifiers and Articles with Count x Non-Count Nouns

I. Work in small groups. Describe your house kitchen. Think of appliances, food, decoration, everything you can remember:

II. Make a guess of all the kitchen utensils and food the Overview Hotel has for the housekeepers. It is a very isolated hotel, which is unreachable during the winter time. Use the quantifiers below. You may also leave  the spaces blank as well. YOU MAY REPEAT YOUR ANSWERS

A - AN - (NOTHING) - THREE - TWO - SIXTEEN - ONE HUNDRED TWENTY - 

1. There are ________________ smaller freezers, _____________________ stoves, _______________ pantry back there and ________________ vegetable bin.

2. There is _____________ cellar behind the trap door  full of potatoes,  __________ meal slicer, and _____________ food processor. 

3. You got _____________ sinks over there. There are also _____________ dishwashers.

Food:

___________________ of hamburger

___________________ of red eye chili.

___________________ legs of lamb

___________________ Bacon

___________________ Pork

___________________ Halibut

___________________ Peas

___________________ Corn

III. Watch the segment and check your answers:

IV. Discussion:

1. Would you like to spend five months locked in that wonderful hotel for a good sum  of money? Why (not)?

2. What are the greatest difficulties they will face?

3. In your opinion, who is the right person to do such a job?

Answer key:

There are three smaller freezers

You got three stoves

There is a pantry back there

A vegetable bin

A cellar behind the trap door full of potatoes

A meal slicer

A food processor

You got sinks over there

There are two dishwashers

Edibles:

120 pounds of hamburger

Sixteen gallons of red eye chili

Three legs of lamb

Bacon, pork, halibut, peas, corn

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The Nut Job: A Number of x The Number of

A number of should be used with a plural verb. Think of it this way: 

A number of equates to the word they.

Ex:

A number of fans buy tickets at the game. (They buy tickets.) 

A number of dogs in our neighborhood actually like the mailman. (They like the mailmam.)

On the other hand, when using the number of, use a singular verb. The number of equates to the word it.

Ex:

The number of snowstorms this year was more than expected. (It was more than expected.)

The number of dogs in our neighborhood has grown over the past several years. (It has grown.)

I.              Watch the movie segment and choose the best answer:

1. The number of cars on the streets WAS / WERE small.

2. A number of money bags WAS / WERE  inside the armored van.

3. A / THE number of nuts the vendor put in her the little girl's mouth was enough to keep her quiet.

4. A / THE  number of pictures were drawn to review the plan.

5. The number of nuts in the nut cart IS / ARE enough to feed everyone.

6. A / THE  number of squirrels have planned to assault the nut cart.

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Answer Key:

1. was

2. were

3. the

4. a

5. is

6. a

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Count x Non Count Nouns

This is a fantastic animated movie and its ecological message is subtle, but highly effective. It's also very funny.

A. Watch the movie segment TWICE and check the items that you can see OR that the characters say in the snippet. First, check that you understand all the words.

( ) EGGS
( ) TOAST
( ) ORANGE JUICE
( ) BACON
( ) CHEESEBURGERS
( ) CHICKEN
( ) WAFFLES
( ) FALAFELS
( ) JELLYBEANS
( ) AVOCADO
( ) PIZZA
( ) DOUGHNUTS
( ) BLT
( ) PIE
( ) FISH
( ) CRÈME BRULÉE



B. Now write down the food items under the correct column - COUNTABLE or NON-COUNTABLE.

ATTENTION:

Some nouns can be both countable or non-countable. Choose the column according to the information in the segment.

COUNTABLE X NON-COUNTABLE

EGGS                -          RANGE JUICE

C. Talk to a partner and say what you usually have for breakfast. Then say which foods in exercise A do you like and dislike.

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Answer Key:
Count:

EGGS, TOAST, CHEESEBURGERS, WAFFLES, FALAFELS, JELLYBEANS, DOUGHNUTS, BLT
Non-Count:
ORANGE JUICE, BACON, CHICKEN, AVOCADO, PIZZA, PIE, FISH, CRÈME BRULÉE

Imagine That: Quantifiers - Countable x Non Countable

This is a movie for the whole family. It is about a highly imaginative gilr whose imaginary world halps her dad succeed in his business deals. This charming scene is great for quantifiers practicing, especially expressions that go with count and/or non-count nouns.




A. Write the quantifiers below in the correct column:


a little
a bit
no
none
not any
a lot of
plenty of
a few
a number of
several
a large number of
a great number of
lots of
a great deal of
a large amount of


1. QUANTIFIERS WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS



2. QUANTIFIERS WITH BOTH COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS



3. QUANTIFIERS WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS



B. Now watch the segment and fill in the blanks with one of the quantifiers above, according to the information presented in the movie.

To make the pancakes, he poured ___________ flour, and ______________ eggs. They left __________ (flour) all over the kitchen table. They melted ____________ butter and fried ______________ pancakes. She poured ____________ chocolate syrup, ________ hot sauce, _____________ ketchup, and _________ mustard on the pancakes. At the end of the scene, she charged him ____________ money for the pancakes.

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Answer Key on the worksheet:



a little /a bit / a great deal of / a large amount of / no / none / not any / some / any / a lot of / plenty of / lots of / a few / a number of / several / a large number of /


B. Answers will vary.

Imagine That: Non-Count Nouns Made Countables

A. Watch the movie segment. Then underline the non-count nouns in the sentences below. Next, use one of the the phrases below to make the non-count nouns you underlined countable.


a piece of

a grain of

a game of

a type (kind) of

a symbol of

an act of

an article of

a bolt (flash) of

a clap of

a drop of

a bowl of

a spoon of


1. They used flour to to make pancakes.

2. They melted butter to fry the pancake.



3. The dad showed that kindness can bring the family together.



4. He showed behavior that most parents don’t usually have with their children.



5. they prayed before the meal, which showed faith.



6. He threw the food away before eating it.

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Possible Answers:

1. a bowl of flour
2. a spoon of butter
3. an act of kindness
4. a kind of behavior
5. a symbol (act) of faith
6. a piece of the food

New in Town: Quantifiers - Enough x Too

This is a delicious romantic comedy that shows a lot of contrasts between a big city like Miami and a cold little town in Minnesota. This scene is funny and excellent for the students to students to practice the position and meaning of enough and too.







Talk to a partner about the following questions:


1. Have you ever seen/been in a car accident? Describe it.
2. Have you ever felt that your life was at risk? Talk about it.
3. What would you do if you were alone and stuck inside your car in the middle of a snow storm?

B. Watch the movie segment and rewrite them using either enough
or too, according to the information presented in the segment. Be
careful where you will place them.

1. The weather was snowy.

Ex: The weather was too snowy.

2. The car tracks weren’t visible.

3. She packed clothes for the trip.

4. There weren’t any flights because of the storm.

5. She was driving fast .

6. She was not concentrating on her driving.

7. She was clever to hang her red pantyhose on the antenna.

8. She drank liquor to keep her warm and resist the cold.

9. She got drunk to walk by herself.
10. She was lucky to be located.

C. Talk to a partner.


1. What’s your opinion about the main character’s decisions?

2. What were the wrong things she did?

3. What were the right things she did?

Teacher’s Key
B.
Ex:
1. The weather was TOO snowy.
2. The car tracks weren’t visible ENOUGH.
3. She packed ENOUGH clothes for the trip.
4. There weren’t ENOUGH flights scheduled because of the storm.
5. She was driving TOO fast .
6. She was not concentrated ENOUGH in her driving.
7. She was clever ENOUGH to hang her red pantyhose to the antenna.
8. She drank ENOUGH liquor to keep her warm.
9. She got TOO drunk to walk by herself.
10. She was lucky ENOUGH to be located.





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How to prepare your own video activity:

- Select a scene with extreme weather, commotion, problems or complications.
- Write sentences about these situations without the target language (TOO/ENOUGH).
- Make sure you write sentences in which TOO and ENOUGH would suit perfectly.
- Ask the students to add the quantifiers to sentences you have selected.

The Holiday: "Determiners" (A/An/Some/Any)

This movie is a must for those who like romantic comedies!!

Check the items that you can see in the movie segment:

( ) Spaghetti ( ) Pop corn ( ) sandwiches
( ) TV ( ) Ties ( ) Hat
( ) Bed ( ) Pillows ( ) Scarf
( ) glasses ( ) Pencil ( ) Notebook
( ) Suitcase ( ) Dog ( ) Cat
( ) Bananas ( ) Kiss ( ) Department store
Now complete the sentence using a, an, some, any, and the vocabulary above:

Ex:

I can see some spaghetti, some pop corn, a TV, …

I can’t see any sandwiches, …

How to prepare your own video activity:

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• Select a scene in which one can see several count/non-count nouns

• Prepare a list with nouns for students to check as they appear in the movie segment

• Ask students to write sentences with the grammar point

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