Musica - Grammatica - Trascrizione
Hello everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. In this podcast, you’ll be learning some interesting survival English on how to use “some” and “any”, “somewhere”, “anything”, “nowhere”, etc.
Before starting, let me first explain that the lesson is divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you’ll be learning when to use “some,” and when to use “any” and some of the uses of their indefinite pronouns, “nobody”, “anything”, “something,” etc.
PART TWO: you’ll be listening to some useful sentences on how to decide what music to buy in a Virgin Record Store.
So let’s start!
Woman: Many years ago, there was a famous advert for an Italian alcoholic beverage, with the slogan…”Anytime, anyplace, anywhere…..” Which meant you could drink it whenever you wanted.
Now let’s listen & learn some things about something etc……?!!!
Woman: The general rule for “some” is to use it in affirmative sentences, (especially when we don’t know the exact quantity.)
Now listen to these examples:
Man: There are some car parks in Messina.
Man: There are some fantastic students on my course.
Woman: One important exception to this rule is when we make offers, and then we can also use “some.”
For example:
Man: Would you like some coffee?
Woman: The general rule for “any” is to use it in negative sentences, and questions, (especially when we don’t know the exact quantity.) If the quantity is zero, then we can also simply use “no” not any.
For example:
Man: Do they have any Jazz music in this shop?
Woman: No, they don’t have any jazz music.
Woman: Listen to another example:
Woman: Are there any “Virgin Mega stores” in Messina?
Man: No, there aren’t any Mega stores in the city.
Man: No, there are no Mega stores on the island.
Woman: The same general rules apply for something, somewhere, somebody, (= someone,) anywhere, anything, anybody, (= anyone, nothing, nowhere, nobody etc.
Now listen to these examples:
Woman: Are you doing anything on Saturday night?
Man: No, nothing.Why?
Woman: Well, I’ve got some tickets for the new disco that’s opening. Would you like to come?
Man: I’d love to.
Man: Is there anything to do in this village at night?
Woman: In the summer there is always something to do, but, in the winter there is absolutely nothing to do.
Woman: Now let’s listen to these words in the dialogue: pay attention to how they are used.
Imagine you are in London, at a “Virgin Mega store” for the first time and you have to choose some music for friends and family back home. (And yourself of course.)
Woman: Wow! Look at the size of this place, it’s huge.
Man: I hope we don’t get lost. Where’s the list of the presents we have to buy for everybody back home?
Woman: Mmm. It’s pretty long. Do you have any money on you?
Man: Well, I have some money, but we might have to use a credit card, as the euro to sterling exchange rate is not very good at the moment. Show me the list.
Woman: Well, we have to buy something for Uncle Jo, and he’s easy to buy for, he likes everything.
Man: Well we could get him something from the 60’s, so he can reminisce. Anybody else? What about the twins? They have everything, so they are always difficult to buy for.
Woman: We could buy some T-shirts, they like those.
Man: Good idea! Let’s get going, and try not to get lost....
Woman: I’ll try my best, but I have my mobile with me. Do you want to do anything after this?
Man: Yes, I’d like to return to my hotel, and get some rest, and do absolutely nothing until tonight, when we hit the town.
Woman: If you wish you can hear this lesson again. In the meantime we hope we have helped you to be more confident with your English. Watch out for the next topic and thank you once again for using the EnglishBlog.
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