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Amount vs Number - English Grammar - Teaching Tips

 

In this video we explain the difference in using "amount" and "number". The word "amount" is used when we want to refer to uncountable commodities such as water, electricity, money etc. Whereas, "number" is used to refer to individual things that are countable such as book, cat, chair etc. In the example "a greater amount of people are going to the gym" the use of "amount" is incorrect because we can count "people". In this case "number" needs to be used. A good example of the use of "amount" is "a greater amount of rain came down in November compared to October". Here "rain" is uncountable so "amount" should be used.


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In this unit I learned why teachers need to evaluate their students English.There are also different types of testing and evaluation tools that a teacher can use .there also lots of external test for students who wants to have certicates in English proficiency.I also learned how to make a progress test that includes all the four skilss( speaking,reading ,writing and listening).It is important that the course materials used in the lessons are suitable for both the teacher and students. More importantly, when and how to use said material is important too. Many teachers may rely on flash cards for beginner students, however, with this lesson we learned about a number of different exercises that will help to increase the effectiveness of all ESL lessons.



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