ALL CLASSES-BLOG. BY: Miguel Angel Herrera Arrieta

 UNIDAD 5

FIRST CLASS

 

 

In this unit 5 we have worked on Personal Care and Appearance.

Salon services:

Haircuts - Manicures - Pedicures - Facials - Shaves - Massages 

• Describe the service 
• How long does it take?
• How much does it coast?

-Haircuts: Between 1 and 2 hours. More or less $12.000 thousand pesos

-Manicures: 35 or 40 minutes. Between $7,000 and $20,000 thousand pesos

-Pedicures: Between 45 minutes or 1 hour. Approximately $15,000 thousand pesos.

-Facials: 1 hour and 30 minutes. Between $70,000 and $90,000 thousand pesos

-Shaves: 30 minutes. Between $10,000 and $12,000 thousand pesos

-Massages: 10 and 90 minutes. Between $30,000 and $50,000 thousand pesos

Personal care products

Count nouns:

a comb - a brush -a toothbrush - a razor - a nail clipper - a nail file 

Non-count nouns:

soap - deodorant - shaving cream - aftershave - toothpaste - shampoo - hairspray - sunscreen - dental floss - hand and body lotion - makeup: lipstick - mascara - eye shadow - face powder - nail polish

   SECOND CLASS

 

In this second class we start working with quantifiers for indefinite quantities and amounts.

some - any - many - much - a lot of/a lots of 

SOME AND ANY:

Use some and any with both plural count nouns and non-count nouns.

some: affirmative statements                                                    any: negative statements

-We bought some combs. Now we have some.          -I don’t have any razors. I don’t want any.

-They need some soap. We have some.                      -We don’t want any makeup. We don’t need any. 

some or any: questions 

Do you want any aftershave? OR Do you want some aftershave?

Does she have any nail files? OR Does she have some nail files?

Activity 1

Complete the sentences. Use some or any the words in the box. 

air                                 cheese                        help                            milk                         questions

batteries                        friends                       languages                   pictures                    shampoo

1. Example: I want to wash my hair. Is there any shampoo?

2. The police want to talk to you. They want to ask you some questions 

3. I had my camera, but i didn't take any pictures 

4. Do you speak any foreign languages?

5. Yesterday evening i went to a restaurant with some friends of mine

6. Can i have some milk in my coffe, please?

7. The radio isn't working. There aren't any batteries in it.

8. It´s hot in this office. i'm going out for some fresh air

9. A: Would you like some cheese?    B: No, thank you. I've had enough to eat

10. I can do this job alone. I don´t need any help.

A lot of (a lots of), Much and many

Use a lot of or lots of with both plural count nouns and non-count nouns in statements and questions. They have the same meaning.

That store has a lot of (or lots of) razors. They don’t have a lot of (or lots of) sunscreen.

Do they have a lot of (or lots of) makeup?

Use many and much in negative statements.

many: with plural count nouns                                            much: with non-count nouns

They don’t have many brands of makeup.                          The store doesn’t have much toothpaste.

Activity 2

Write much or many

1. Did you buy much food?

2. There aren't many hotels in this town 

3. We don't have much petrol. We need to stop and get some.

4. Were there many people on the train?

5. Did many students fail the exam?

6. Paula doesn't have much money 

7. I wasn't hungry, so i didn't eat much

8. I don't know where Gary lives theses days. I haven't seen him for many years.

Activity 3

Complete the conversation between a husband and wife packing for a trip.

Dana: Do we have (1 any / many) shampoo?

Neil: Yes. We have (2 many / lots of) shampoo.

Dana: And Maggie uses (3 much / a lot of) sunscreen. Is there (4 many / any)?

Neil: No, there isn’t (5 some / any). And we don’t have (6 much / many) toothpaste, either. I can pick (7 some / any) up on my way back from work.

Dana: Hey, Adam’s shaving now. Does he need (8 any / many) shaving cream?

Neil: He doesn’t shave every day. He can use mine!

Someone and anyone

Someone, no one, and anyone are indefinite pronouns. Each refers to an unnamed person. Use indefinite pronouns when the identity of the person is unknown or unimportant.

Affirmative statements                                                          

Someone / No one is available.

Someone / No one is waiting for the manicurist.              I saw someoneat the front desk

Questions:

 Can anyone / someone wash my hair?

 Is there anyone / someone at the front desk?               Did you see anyone / someone waiting for a shave?                                                                                                          

Negative statements:

There isn’t anyonewaiting.              

I didn’t see anyoneat the salon.

Activity 4

Complete each statement with someone or anyone and the salon service(s)

1. They can´t find anyone to give her a manicure this afternoon 

2. Someone can give him a shampoo and a haircut at 4:00.

3. There is someone who can give her a manicure and a pedicure at 6:30.

4. There isn't anyone who can give him a shave today

Thank you!