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Conversation - Plans - Quantifiers

Quantifiers Worksheet Posted on  May 12, 2015  by  Robbio Dobbio Follow me on twitter  @ RobbioDobbio This is a worksheet for intermediate students to practice quantifiers. It’s written with Catalan students from Barcelona in mind so you might want to edit some of the discussion questions. Download the handout here: Quantifiers Worksheet All of Most of Some of A few of         + A determiner + noun None of        (my/your/his/the/etc.) Neither of Both of All Most Some A few       + a noun Neither Both All (of) my siblings  are married.* Both (of) my siblings  are married.* Most of his family  have left the country. A few of the people  I went to school with are coming to visit. None of her friends  live in the village now. Neither of her parents  can drive. *With all and both the “of” is optional. All vegetables  are good for you. Most people  prefer summer to winter. Some people  don’t like cheese. A few places  sti

English idioms with APPLE

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Let’s take a look at some apple idioms. Louis Armstrong was as American as apple pie. A cheeseburger is as American as apple pie. Jack’s son is the apple of his eye. Jane said her baby is the apple of her eye. Hank was polishing the apple when he complimented the boss’s new suit. Jim is such an apple polisher. He always brings the boss coffee in the morning! Jeff upset the apple cart when he told Ted that he saw Ted’s girlfriend in a bar with another guy. If you quit the company now, you will upset the apple cart. This is our busy season! Joey’s friend Ted is a bad apple. He is often in trouble with the police. Lazy Jim is the only bad apple in the office. All of the other sales people are hard workers. http://www.myhappyenglish.com/2015/09/16/375-six-apple-idioms/ Game:

Must, mustn´t, don´t need - British English

1. The use of  must ,  must not (mustn't)  and  need not (needn't) The modals  must ,  must   not  and  need   not  have the same form regardless the subject. There is no ending with he/she/it. ► If you want to say the sth. is unnecessary, use  need not , not must not. (The  negation of must means  not allowed to .) I  must  play football. = I  have to  play football. I  need   not  play football. = I  do   not   need to  play football. = I  do   not   have to  play football. I  must   not  play football. = I  am   not   allowed to  play football. You can use  must  only with Simple Present. If you want to use it with other tenses, you need the form  have to . This form is not the same regardless the subject. Look at the following table. Modal Substitutes I  must   play  football I  have to   play  football. I  need   not   play  football. I  do   not   need to   play  football. I  do   not   have to   play  football. I  must   not   play  football. I  am