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English IV 4 How much time do Quantifiers with OF WORK
(weeks 7 you practice your countable and
and 8) English skills? uncountable nouns. 8 hours

Teacher: Gladys Saavedra Sosa

1. OBJETIVES:

 To recognize the quantifiers used with countable and uncountable nouns.

 To implement the use of quantifiers to give more information about how much or how
many of an item you are talking about.
 To identify the use of quantifiers in different contexts.

2. PRESENTATION:

Dear student, in this guide you will find the content about quantifiers with countable and
uncountable nouns, their uses and grammar aspects. After developing this guide, you will be able
to describe and give more information about how much or how many of an item you are talking
about.

In order to use appropriately this guide, first of all, you should check the PDF file attached; in this
document you will find a clear explanation of the topic and see the grammar contents that you will
work on along this guide. After that, you will be able to develop the exercises and the final tasks.

This guide covers two weeks of work, it is further divided into four hours of independent work per
week. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask your teacher.

2.1 Initial reflection:

What is the correct answer to these questions?

1. How ________ restaurants 2. You usually drink 3. I haven’t had ______ coffee
are there in your city? ________ tea. yet.

a. many a. a few a. many

b. often b. many b. any
c. much c. much c. a few
 d. long d. any d. several
3. APPROPRIATION
Please check the PDF file attached to the message sent by your teacher, in order to see the
vocabulary and grammar that you will work on in this guide.

If you are able to check the following links, you will find more information and examples about
quantifiers.

Quantifiers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BWPTvuZAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBPHmLuYSqU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yUhYvKldOI&t=85s

Countable and uncountable nouns : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMb56-uVYhk

4. EXERCISES:
After reading in detail the PDF document and if possible, checking the links, you will develop the
following exercises:

1. In the next word search puzzle, you will have to find the comparative quantifiers:
T R H Z A C X Y V S P O E I L
LEAST
M L K M W H C F M A N Y D R I MOST
FEW
O G A F E W E R O N B I H J T
MANY
S X Q L M T H L Z L K F E W T MORE
FEWEST
T P E V S C D H Y E X O B U L LESS
MUCH
J C L E U J M T G S W I Q A E FEWER
LITTLE
S H W M S P D O M S N K F W C

U E K F Q M S X R Z V P O T Y
F Z N V R J C Y L E A S T G I

2. Sort the nouns into countable and uncountable nouns.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

3. Complete the answers to the questions with “a little” or “a few”. Remember, “a little”
is used with uncountable nouns and “a few” is used with countable nouns.

1. I have ___________girls in my class.

2. I have__________ homework to do.
3. There are_________ eggs in the fridge.
4. I have___________ bags in the cupboard.
5. There is__________ bread left in the kitchen.
6. We have________ bottles left.
7. We need _________ more chairs.
8. I want________ cheese.
9. There is_________ coffee left in the jar.
10. I have__________ money in my wallet.

4. Complete the crossword puzzle. Choose from much, many, some, few, a few, little, a
little.

1. _____ people like to watch horror movies, but most don’t.

2. She doesn’t have _____ time left to finish the exam.
3. How _____ water have you drunk today?
4. How ______ cardio exercise have you done today?
5. We have ______ coffee for breakfast, we have to buy more today
6. I couldn’t pay attention to you because I had too _____ in my mind at that moment.
7. We need to have ____ patient, this take time.
8. ____ students pass the exam. It is worrying.

5. Complete the next sentences with some or any

1. We want to buy ____some___ oranges, please.

2. You don’t have _any__ milk left.
3. There aren’t_any__ places to sit.
4. My father doesn’t have ____any___ money to buy me a hamburger.
5. He sent me __some__ flowers yesterday.
6. Can you give me __some___ water?
7. Don’t you have ___any____ notes from the last class?
8. We have _______ advice for your first day at the university.

6. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

1. In my opinion, ___ meat, red and white, is bad for you.

a. all
b. enough
2. I'm sorry, but there's ___ milk. Is black coffee OK?
a. any
b. no
3. If you want to lose weight, maybe you should eat ___ chocolate.
a. less
b. more
4. We don't have ___ potatoes. Can you do another five or six?
a. all
b. enough
 5. When we were children, we used to drink ___ milk.
a. lots of
b. most
6. I can eat ___ things, but cheese makes me sick.
a. more
b. most

Taken from:
British Council: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/quantifiers

7. Let’s watch the video sent by your teacher and answer the questions about the
conversation:

1) The town has many _____ . 

 a) young people

 b) nice people

2) There are many _____ . 

 a) parks
 b) flowers

3) The weather is _____ . 

 a) sunny
 b) rainy

4) Is the town safe? 

 a) Yes
 b) No

5) How is the shopping? 

 a) Good
 b) Not good

8. Write some sentences with some:

Ex: Would you like some coffee?
Could I have some bread?
 1. (ask for coffee) ___________________________________________
2. (Offer rice) ______________________________________________
3. (Ask for tomatoes) _________________________________________
4. (Ask for milk) ____________________________________________

9. Choose the correct item:

1. Have you got _______ friends?

A) many B) much C) a lot
2. There are _______ people in the room.
A) much B) a little C) a lot of
3. Can I have _______ sugar, please?
A) a few B) a little C) little
4. How _______ oranges are on the table?
A) many B) a few C) much
5 How _______ money has Fred got?
A) many B) little C) much
6. There are _______ monkeys at the zoo.
A) much B) a few C) a little.

Taken from:
ISLCollective: https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/quantifiers-some-
many-much-any-few-little/quantifiers/49246

5. TASKS:

1. Look at the video “10 Incredible Things You Didn't Know About Canada!” (you can find it
in youtube or in the attachments sent by your teacher).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWd-Qq_-pi0
Then answer the following questions:
1. What is the most impressive thing you heard about Canada?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________.
 2. Which products are produced in Canada for exportation?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
3. According to the video what is the Canadian’s favorite word? why?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________.
4. How much of the Earth's freshwater supply is in Canada?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
5. How many kilometres does Wood Buffalo National park have and where is it located?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
6. Why Canada received international recognition in December of 2016?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
7. Which is another way to call Canada used in the video?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
8. How many people gained Canada between 1995-2015?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.
9. How many hours donate the post employees each year to respond the letters to Santa
Claus?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________.

6. EVALUATING MY PROCESS
Task 1:
Quality indicator Yes No
I recognize quantifiers in the video.

I understand the questions proposed by the teacher.

I am able to classify important information about the

 video.

REFERENCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWd-Qq_-pi0
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/how-much-do-you-know-about-quantifiers/3206680.html
https://englishgrammarhere.com/grammar/using-a-little-little-a-few-few-and-example-sentences/
https://ucc-grammar5.webnode.es/quantifiers/
https://7esl.com/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/