English Online Course for Intermediate Learners - Unit 3
The third unit continues with a review of the present continuous and a number of exercises focusing on words that are singular and plural and the correct expressions to use - 'some' or 'any' words, much, many, etc. The listening/pronunciation segment of this lesson works on improving your understanding of the small differences in pronunciation in English vowel sounds.
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Unit 3 - Plurals, Quantifiers, Countable or Uncountable, 'Some' and 'Any', Present Continuous, Minimal Pairs 1
Grammar: The Present Continuous
- Present Continuous Grammar
What are you doing right now? You are reading this page. Learn how to use the present continuous. - Are there any apples?
Use of "some" and "any" - and "some" and "any" words such as something, anywhere, somebody, etc. - Countable or Uncountable?
Check your understanding of whether a noun is countable or uncountable with this quiz. - Quantifiers - much, many, some, few, etc.
Various quantifiers are used based on whether the noun is countable or uncountable, sentence position and negative, positive, or question form. Check your understanding of quantifiers with this quiz.
Listening/Pronunciation: Minimal Pairs
The following pages provide listening and pronunciation help based on the use of Minimal Pairs. Each page includes a list of words that differ only in the "minimal" vowel sound. The pairs of words are first read to establish the difference between the sounds. The second section of each page includes a listening quiz using only one of the words from any given pair which then needs to be recognized.
