What a view! How nice!

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Check the callListening comprehension
4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
5. 5Find the exclamationsGrammar exercise
6. 6What a view! How nice!Grammar rule
7. 7What, What a or How?Grammar exercise
8. 8Sort themGrammar exercise
9. 9Good news, bad newsGrammar exercise
10. 10Build themGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
12. 12React!Speaking practice
13. 13Your reactionsGrammar exercise
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: the wedding photosGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: what or how?Grammar exercise
3. 3Homework: right or wrong?Grammar exercise
4. 4Homework: my photosDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. What was your best vacation ever? What did you see there?
2. Do you make video calls to friends or family? Who do you call most?
3. What is the most beautiful place in your country?

Grammar rule

What a view! How nice!

Form	Use it with…	Example
What a / an + (adjective) + noun!	one thing: a singular noun	What a pretty town! What an idea!
What + (adjective) + noun!	plural nouns and uncountable nouns: no a	What tall trees! What cold water!
How + adjective!	an adjective alone, with no noun	How nice! How interesting!

• an before a vowel sound: What an easy test! What an honest man!
• No a with plurals and with uncountable nouns (weather, music, advice, news): What loud music! (not What a loud music)
• How has no noun after the adjective: How lucky! (not How lucky man! → What a lucky man!) For what someone did: How generous of you!
• The voice goes down at the end. Exclamations are strong, so we use them in speech and in friendly messages.

Exclamation or question? How cold! = It's very cold! How cold is it? = I want to know the temperature.

Not What beautiful!: with an adjective alone, use How: How beautiful!