Expressing simple quantities — identify and understand

Expressing simple quantities: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: prepositions-villes-pays-produirePass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will identify and explain “Expressing simple quantities” in new examples.

2. Discover

Compare: beaucoup de temps; un peu de sucre; deux kilos de pommes; un verre d’eau. Which clue helps you recognise quantité + de?

3. Understand

Work from the full sentence in “Expressing simple quantities — identify and understand”. Identify the grammatical link first, then choose the form that preserves the intended meaning.

J’ai acheté deux kilos de pommes.Il reste un peu de café.Nous avons beaucoup de temps devant nous.Elle boit trois verres d’eau par jour.Il faut assez de chaises pour tout le monde.Je prends une tranche de pain.

Watch out

First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create new sentences in your own context; keep the target structure but change the situation.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For “Expressing simple quantities — identify and understand”, check the function of the form in the full sentence before answering.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Expressing simple quantities” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.