English II · A1.2. National Autonomous University of Honduras, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Department of Foreign Languages, English Section. PhD. Bessy Mendoza, MSc. Leonel Madrid. Students talking on campus, with the flags of Honduras and the United Kingdom, Big Ben and a red London bus.
English II · Lesson 8 · Step 1 of 5

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

Resource · not graded
What you bring
From Lesson 7 (My home, my space): your product, your glossary and «I can name rooms and furniture.»
What this prepares you for
The forum asks you to use Would like + uncountable nouns with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can compare accommodation options and say what I'd like.

Puedo comparar opciones de alojamiento y decir lo que me gustaría.

Open the URA of Lesson 8 · III PAC

The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the III PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.

Would like + uncountable nouns

I'd like (I would like) + noun / to + verb. Uncountable nouns have no plural: Wi-Fi, breakfast, information, space, money.

Example
Want (polite)I'd like a single room.
+ toI'd like to stay three nights.
UncountableBreakfast is included. The Wi-Fi is free.
CompareThe hostel is cheaper than the hotel.
En español

«I'd like» es más cortés que «I want». Sustantivos incontables: no llevan «a» ni plural: «breakfast is included», «much space».

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Comunicativa, about would like, comparatives and uncountable nouns. SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.

Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.

Open SofIA for Lesson 8 · III PAC

Your career, your examples

III PAC · September – DecemberHeritage & festivalSecond Saturday of November · approx.City of London

Cultural Corner · Lord Mayor's Show

This week: You'd like to see the Lord Mayor's Show in the City of London. Where would you like to stay?

The Lord Mayor's Show is a big parade in the City of London. There is a golden coach.

Key words

  • mayor alcalde
  • coach carroza
  • procession procesión

Fact

The new Lord Mayor of the City of London travels to the Royal Courts of Justice in a golden coach.

Your career

  • Health sciences: First aid at parades.
  • Engineering & technology: An old golden coach.
  • Business & economics: The City of London: a financial centre.
  • Education, humanities & communication: History and traditions.
  • Environment, agriculture & tourism: Old streets of London.
Mirror Honduras. How does a new mayor start work in your city in Honduras?

Official source

Mission: Find 1 thing in the procession. Write: <i>There is a…</i>

Cultural competency: I can say what Lord Mayor's Show is (Second Saturday of November), use Would like + uncountable nouns to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my III PAC Cultural Passport

Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural

Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.

English ↔ SpanishNotice the difference

I'd like (quisiera) is more polite than I want (quiero).

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

I'd like…: Je voudrais… (FR) · Eu gostaria… (PT) · Vorrei… (IT) · Ich möchte… (DE).

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

The B&B (bed and breakfast) is a typical British accommodation. What kinds of accommodation do visitors use in Honduras?

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Compare two listings and recommend one to a friend, in Spanish, with 2 reasons.

Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →

Arts Corner · TheatreSt Martin's Theatre, London, U.K. · since 1952

The Mousetrap

Agatha Christie

The longest-running play in the world. It is a mystery: who is the murderer? The audience never tells the end!

You use it in: 2 · Forum · Activity 27

Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in102_lessons.js (lección 8). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json. Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian. Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.