Lesson 44
Today’s lesson is 218 words.
Vocabulary words are bolded.
Greetings
Today’s date is Tuesday, April 20, 2021. What are your plans today? Today I’m going to go to the grocery store, see a movie with friends, and try to finish my book.
News
The Federal Drug Administration of the United States (FDA) halted the Johnson & Johnson vaccine because it was causing blood clots in patients. The data shows that clotting has occurred in 1 out of every 250,000 patients, which scientists consider “extremely rare”.
Home
Even though my country is in lockdown again, I still try to keep up with friends. Over Zoom, we watch movies together and chat for hours.
Verb spotlight: to chat
See if you can follow this tongue-twister!
| To chat | Present | Simple | Participle |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | I chat | I chatted | I'm chatting with my neighbor. |
| You | You chat | You chatted | You're chatting with your friends. |
| He/She/It | He chats | He chatted | He's chatting with his girlfriend. |
| They | They chat | They chatted | They're chatting together. |
| We | We chat | We chatted | We chatted as a group. |
Grammar Tips
Understanding “many” versus “much”
The words “much” and “many” are used to describe a large quantity of a noun.
“Many” is used for countable nouns.
I have many houses. << (These are countable nouns, because the person can have 1, 2, 3… houses)
She has many friends.
They have many paintings.
“Much” is used for non-countable nouns.
I don’t have much time.
She does not know much math.
There is not much sunlight.
You use “much” because time, math, and sunlight are nouns you cannot count.
Quiz
Writing Prompt
Prompt: What things do you have a lot of in life? What things could you use more of? What things could you use less of?
Class Discussion
What did you think of today’s lesson? Did you learn any new vocabulary? Do you have grammar questions? Let us know below!