LET'S READ! 📖

Direction: Read the short passages then answer the questions being asked.

TOP OF THE HILL

Cape Town is famous for its many different cultures; a few local cultures and a lot of foreign national cultures. Immigrants from several African and European countries have decided to settle in the southern part of Africa for business reasons and for leisure. Other people simply stay there for the city’s beauty, diversity, and peaceful lifestyle it has to offer. In fact, it’s packed with many visitors every year.

Visiting Cape Town is guaranteed to include much fun as there are many fascinating restaurants that serve a variety of interesting cuisines. On top of that, the city has plenty of pubs and nightclubs for these people who enjoy these places. The city also has a wide range of outdoor activities such as mountain hikes, picnics in botanical gardens, or on the many beaches for those who want a bit of peace. For the strong-hearted and brave ones, a couple of extreme activities like diving with sharks, skydiving, and bungee jumping are also offered.

Anyone who spends even just a little time in Cape Town wants to return. It is a vibrant and colorful city and well worth visiting.

QUESTIONS:

1. Why is it a guarantee that visitors of Cape Town will have fun?

2. What activities do they have for the brave souls?

LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚

Quantifiers

Used when we want to give someone information about the number of something.

When to use Quantifiers?

Quantifier	Use
all, both, every, and each	- used to describe everything in a set
both = A + B	- used either before or after nouns, but only after pronouns
every	- used every when talking about all of a big set
each	- used when talking about people or things separately. - this is only possible when there are two people or things.
some	- used to describe small quantities - usually used in statements - can be used in questions when the expected answer is 'yes', especially for offers, requests, and suggestions
any	- used in questions and negatives with plural nouns or pronouns, or uncountable nouns. - can be used in statements to mean 'it doesn't matter which one'
both ... and, either ... or, neither ... nor	- used to join nouns, other kinds of words, phrases, and even sentences
no	- has a similar meaning to 'not any', but is often more emphatic.
none of	- refers to a set
both, each, some, any, either, neither, and none	- can be used as pronouns. They can be followed by of
everyone, everybody, everything, anyone, anybody, anything, someone, somebody, something, no one, and nobody	- can also be used as pronouns and can be followed by adjectives
something, somewhere, somebody, and someone	- usually used in statements
anything, anywhere, anybody, anyone	- usually used negative sentences and questions
pronoun beginning with -any	- can be used in statements to mean 'all' when it doesn't matter who, what, or where.
anywhere, nowhere, and everywhere	- used as adverbs

Example:

Power invariably means both responsibility and danger.
His landlady gave him an ultimatum: either he pays the rent by Friday or he finds somewhere else to live.

🔺 Other Quantifiers and their uses

1. much, many, a lot of, lots of, plenty of

Quantifiers-01

Example:

He spent much time researching in the British Museum and the British Library.
Many heads are better than one.

Quantifiers-02

Example:

She has a lot of correspondence to deal with.
Rabbits proliferate when they have plenty of food.

2. (a) little, (a) few, a bit of, several, a couple of

🔺 These quantifiers describe smaller quantities.

a little, little and a bit of	a few, few, several, a couple of
- used with singular uncountable nouns	- used with plural countable nouns

a little, a few	little, few
- used to mean 'not very many/much, but enough'	- used to mean 'not enough'

Example:

I've only read a little of the book so far.
Little of their wealth now remains.

Grammar Notes 📝

📌 Use enough before a noun, but after an adjective or adverb.

📌 Quantifiers such as many of, much of, (a) little of, (a) few of, most of, and several in front of words like the, these, my, us, them.

LET'S PRACTICE! 📝

Direction: Talk about your favorite tourist spot in Japan using quantifiers. You may talk about the attractions, food and activities people can enjoy there.

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