Unit 1: FAMILY LIFE (Three weeks)

 

 

 Grammar Part 1: Using “of” in expressions of quantity

 

When using expressions of quantity, of comes directly before the noun that it modifies and is always followed by a specific plural count noun.

 

 

Using a specific number: three/four/five of. . .

Examples:

Three of my brothers are older than me.

Two of Anne’s brothers are attending university.

 

Including everyone/everything: all of . . . each of . . . consists of…

Examples:

My family consists of seven people.

All of my brothers are living in Tana.

Each of us are planning on attending university.

All of my grandparents are still alive.

 

Including some but not all: some of. . . several of. . .

Examples:

Some of my friends are married and have children.

Only one of my grandparents is still alive.

The majority of families in Madagascar are large!

Several of our families live close by.

Some of the people in class have very large families

 

CAUTION:  You can also use these words with just a noun (but do not use of)

Numbers     all    each    some   several

Three brothers are older than me.

(Three of my brothers are older than me)

All my brothers are living in Tana.

(All of my brothers are living in Tana.)

Each are planning on attending university.

(Each of them are planning on attending university)

Several families live close by.

(Several of my friends’ families live close by.)

Some people in Canada also have very large families.

(Some of the people in Canada also have very large families.)

 

Compare all… and all of…

All children are beautiful. (All children in general)

All of my children are beautiful. (A particular group of children)

 

Practice 1: Answer the following questions:

What do all of you do at night?

What do some of you do in the morning?

What do several of you have in common? (age, gender, hometown)

 

 

Practice 2: Work in a group to answer the following questions:

How many of you have brothers? How many of you have sisters?

Do some or all of you have step brothers or sisters?

How many have extended family members living with them?

How many siblings are married or single? How many are an only child?

What do the majority of you have in common?

Is there one of you that has something that no one else has? What do several of you have in common?

What do some of you have in common? Explain.

 

 

 

Writing Activity:

1. How would you describe your parents?

Strict/permissive                  narrow-minded/open-minded            liberal/conservative old-fashioned/modern

 

 

2. How would you describe your behavior as a child?

Obedient/disobedient           respectful/disrespectful

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These documents are revised and adapted for students use by Genevieve BALDERSTON

Taken from TERMINALES CURRICULUM TEACHER'S GUIDE.