1.2.6.

Foods and Meals

LET’S EAT!

GETTING STARTED
Warm up
Talk with a partner. What do you want to eat and drink
Example:
A: I want a salad, but I don’t want any onions. What do you want?
B: I’m not hungry. I’m thirsty. I’d like a soft drink, please.

I’d like / I want

a salad a piece of cake some lettuce a soft drink

a hamburger some tomatoes some cheese some coffee

A: I want a piece of cake and some cheese

I don’t want
B: I’d like a hamburger and a coffee
a hot dog any sugar any bread any milk

a piece of pie any onions any tea

GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET (Fruits , Vegetables and Common
Meals)
MEAL COMIDA DESSERT POSTRE PIE TARTA KIWI KIWI

ORANGE NARANJA PEAR PERA SARDINE SARDINA KETCHUP SALSA

DE
TOMATE

MEAT CARNE PUMPKIN CALABA OAT AVENA MELON MELÓN

ZA

BEER CERVEZA PINEAPPLE PIÑA CHERRY CEREZA ONION CEBOLLA

CANE CAÑA HAM JAMÓN MUSTARD MOSTAZA FLOUR HARINA

GUAVA GUAYAB HOT DOG PANCHO BREAD UN PAN BANANA PLÁTAN

A O

SODA SODA LEMON LIMÓN CREAM CREMA COOK OIL COCINAR

ACEITE

PEANUT MANÍ PASTE PEGAR WATERMELON SANDÍA HOT CAKE PASTEL

CALIENT
E

MILK LECHE EGGS HUEVOS ICE CREAM HELADO MANGO MANGO

HAZEL AVELLAN GARLIC AJO LARGE PEAR PERA SALAD ENSALA

A GRANDE DA

RADISH RÁBANO TUNA FISH ATÚN SANDWICH EMPARED CHICKEN POLLO

ADO

CHEESE QUESO YOGURTH YOGUR CHOCOLATE CHOCOLA SALT SAL

TH TE

APPLE MANZAN NUT NUEZ MAYONNAISE MAYONE JUICE JUGO

A SA

PEPPER PIMIENTA LETTUCE LECHUG FARINACEOUS FARINÁC RICE ARROZ

A EO

GRAPE UVA FISH PESCAD HAMBURGER HAMBUR COOKIES GALLETA

O GUESA S

WINE VINO PEACH MELOC STRAWBERRY FRESA APIUM APIUM

OTÓN

CANDY DULCE SUGAR AZÚCAR COOL WATER AGUA LARD MANTEC

FRÍA A CERDO
 PARSLEY PEREJIL SAUSAGE SALCHI CUCUMBER PEPINO PEA GUISANT
CHA E

SQUASH SQUASH HONEY MIEL GUANABANA GUANAB CORN MAÍZ

ANA

JELLY GELATIN CARROT ZANAH CAULIFLOWER COLIFLOR SAUCE SALSA

A ORIA

COFFEE CAFÉ JAMAICA JAMAIC TOMATOE Tomate PORK CARNE

A MEAT DE
CERDO

PAPAW PAPAYA BUTTER MANTE TAMARIND TAMARIN CAKE PASTEL

QUILLA DO

Express Yourself
Grand Mall Menu
Work in groups on three. A is a waiter,
B and C are customers. Look at the FOOD
menu. Talk about what you want to
eat and drink. Make suggestions. Tell
the waiter what you like. Hamburger Cheeseburger
Example:
Hot Dog Chicken Sandwich
A: What can I get for you?
B: I’d like a chicken sandwich and
a cup of coffee, please.
Salad French Fries
C: I want a cheeseburger. Let’s have
some french fries.
B: Good idea.
A: Would you like any dessert? DRINKS
C: Let’s have some apple pie.
B: Oh, yes!!
ARE YOU HUNGRY Coffee Tea

Orange Juice Milk

A: What can I offer you?
B: I would like a hot dog and a cup
of coffee please.
C: I want a salad and a hamburger DESSERT
B: don't you want a cup of coffee?
A: Is there no dessert left? Chocolate Cake Apple Pie Cheesecake
C: yes, let's have some apple pie.
B: Oh yeah !!
GETTING STARTED Warm Up
Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions about the menu.
a. I want eggs. What can I order? whatever you like What else can I
order? A smoothie
b. I don’t eat meat or fish. What part of the menu is for me? The
vegetarian part
c. I’m a vegetarian. Can I order spaghetti? Yeah sure
d. I like beef, but I don’t like fried food. What can I eat? that I can eat a
beef burger
e. I only have $5.00. Can I buy a cup of soup and a sandwich? it woulnot
be enough for both things
f. I want fried chicken with apple sauce, green beans, and carrots.
g. How much will I pay? 11.5
h. I want chocolate cake and a small glass of milk for dessert. Can I have
that? sure
i. What would you order from the menu? A salad, and a cup of coffe

1.2.7. How many / How much - Countable / Uncountable

How many __countable__ How much ____uncontable_____ How long
_______contable_____
__uncontable______ sand ____contable__________ people contable money
____ contable___ time _ Uncountable_ sugar Uncountable__ students
_ Uncountable _ courage _ Uncountable _ distance ____contable___
children

Fill in the blanks using “how much?” or “how many?”

1. ___how much__ oranges do you have? 5. _____how many_______ cheese do you
eat?
2. ____how many__ milk do you drink every
day? 6. ______how much________ money do
you make?
3. _how much________ pens do you have?
7. _how many_________ apples are there
4. ____how many________ books do you on the table?
want?

Ask the question:

1. I have several friends in this city.
How ______10_______ friends do you have in this city?
 2. I take two spoonfuls of sugar in my coffee.
How____2 spoonfuls sugar __?
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3. There are over eighteen million people in Mexico City.

How ______yes__________ people?

Fill in the blank spaces with “much” or “many”.

1. The students learn ______much__________ new words every day.
2. We don't have ____many___________ homework in the first course.
3. I drive _____many___________ kilometers every day.
4. They don’t have ___much____________ bread or milk in that store.
5. How ___many_____ people are you expecting?
6. How ____much_______ money do you want for this?
7. I don't see ___many_____ point in continuing. We're all very tired.
8. Thank you so _____much_____ for your help.
9. We don't stock these. We don't get ____many______ demand for them.
10. I feel _____much_______ better today, thank you.
11. I like that dress very _____much______.
12. There are so ____many__________ things I want to ask you.
13. There are too ____many________ paintings to see in one visit.
14. I'm talking too _much____________. I'll be quiet.

Non-specific Quantities
We use certain expressions to talk about non-specific quantities of count and non-count
nouns.

Count Nouns Non-count Nouns

How many onions does Steve need? How much milk does Mrs. Lee have?

He needs a few onions. Mrs. Lee has a little milk.

He also needs some carrots. She needs some bread.

He needs a lot of potatoes, She needs a lot of butter,

Use much, many, a lot of, some or any.
but he doesn’t need many beans. but she doesn’t need much rice.
1. How ____much_____ friends have you 3. Do you have to buy new clothes?
got?He doesn’t need any eggs. She doesn’s need any fruit.
No, I don’t need _much______ new
 l don’t have ___much_______ friends. clothes.

2. How __many_______ money do you 4. Is there _____many_________ coffee in

need? Veracruz?
l don’t need ____many______ money. Yes, there is ____much________ coffee
there.

Complete the conversation. Use a few, a little, much, many, or any.

SUE: How (1.) __________many________ bread do we have?

BOB: We don’t have (2.) ______a little____________ bread. I ate the last piece.
SUE: Well, we need some for dinner. How (3.) ____much_____________ milk is there?
BOB: There’s only (4.) _______a little________ milk. I’ll go to the store. Do we need
anything else?
SUE: Well, there’s enough chicken and rice, but we need (5.) ____much____________
carrots.
BOB: How (6.) _____or arny____________ carrots do you want?
SUE: Get a pound. Oh, and would you buy some fruit, too?
BOB: Sure. I’ll get (7.) _______much___________ apples and pears.

Answer the questions:

1. How much water is there in the glass?
It is full_______________________________________.
2. How many people are there in your family?
_____________5_______________________________________________.
3. How many vacation periods do you take every year?
__________4__________________________________________________
_.
4. How much furniture is there in your house?
_________16__________________________________________________
__.
5. How many people do you usually invite to your parties?
_____________50______________________________________________
_.
Specific Quantities
To talk about a specific quantity of a count or non-count, we can use units of
measure or containers.

Count Non-count Count or Non-count

a bunch of grapes a gallon of gas a pound of tomatoes

a package of nuts a quart of juice a kilo of grapes, cheese

a bag of potato chips a cup of coffee a bowl of cherries, soup

a glass of water a serving of potatoes, fruit

a can of beans, tuna

Complete the conversation. Choose the correct expression from the box
a carton andmilk
of eggs, write
it in the space. More than one answer may be correct.

a bag of / a bunch of / a can of / a package of / a bottle of

a pound of / a carton of / a quart of / a loaf of / a box of

HEIDI: Hi, Grandma. This is Heidi. I’m going to the store. Can I get you
anything?
GRANDMA: Oh, yes, dear. I need several things. I need (1.) _______a can
of_________ tuna
Fish, (2.) ____a quart of_____________ sugar, and (3.) ______a bag
of____________
coffee.
HEIDI: Wait a minute! I’m writing this down... OK.
GRANDMA: (4.) ______a bottle of__________ orange juice, (5.) _____________a
bunch of_______
grapes, (6.) ____a bag of_____________ milk.
HEIDI: What else?
GRANDMA: Now, let me think. Oh, I need (7.) ___a bottle of__________ water
and
 (8.) ______a loaf of___________ whole wheat bread. And (9.)
______a box of_________
butter. That’s all. And get yourself (10.) ________a box
of____________ cookies.
HEIDI: OK, Grandma. See you soon. Bye!