| 5 Food and entertaining

much , many 0 Complete the sentences with much or many.

1 There aren’t rice dishes on the menu.
2 How ............ tables do we need to reserve for the staff party?
3 That’s not a very exciting menu. There isn’t ............ choice, is there?
4 Let’s go to another restaurant. There are too ............ people here.
5 How ............ food do we need for the buffet lunch?
6 There isn’t ............. todo for the reception1. Philip organises everything.
Language work

7 There’s too ............ salt in this soup. I can’t eat it.

8 Their food is always excellent, but they don’t have ............. desserts.
1reception: a big formal party to celebrate a special event or to welcome an important
visitor.

0 Study these sentences.

I drink a lot of milk.
We need a lot of vegetables.

What’s the rule?

• In positive sentences, a lot o f is more usual than much /m any, especially in
spoken English.
• Much /m any are more usual in negative sentences and in questions.

Match the first and second parts of the sentences.

1 They don’t eat much meat,
2 They have a lot of fish dishes,
3 We make a lot of fresh fruit juice,
4 I don’t go to Indian restaurants
much,
5 He has a lot of money,
6 I need a lot of eggs,
7 We don’t buy many sweet things,
a) but I go to pizzerias a lot.
b) but we don’t buy many soft drinks.
c) but he never invites many people to
his parties.
d) but they haven’t got many starters.
e) but sometimes we eat a lot of
chocolate.
f) but I don’t need much milk.
g) but they eat a lot of vegetables.

0 Read this review of the White Lake Restaurant.

EditingI ln eac*1 ^'ne 1-7 there iS one wrong word.
For each line, underline the wrong word in the text and write the correct word
in the space provided.

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You can en tertain yoh-^uests in a beautiful setting at the W hite 1 ...you.n.
Lake R estaurant. In the h ea rt of Belleville F oresC just ten m inute > 2 .............

away from the city centre by public tran sp o rt or by car, ji$~has 3 ............
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excellent parking facilities. At a W hite Lake R estaurant, you can enjoy 4 ............
delicious fish dish'from our region, as well as a wide range of 5 ............
vegetarian and me@t dishes. It is a popular place, so you need to 6 ..........
booki&e a table in advance. It is quite expensive, but it is w orth a visit. 7 ............

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