What is

your city like?

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Let’s get started
with a warm-up
Say what you can see in the photos using the words in the box.

crowd cycle lane (BrE)/bike lane (AmE) green area noise

pavement (BrE)/sidewalk (AmE) parking pedestrian
pollution rubbish traffic

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 Discuss the questions.

➔ Where do you live? What is your city, town or village like?

➔ What do you like about it?
➔ What problems does your city, town or village have? Is it:

● crowded? ● expensive?
● polluted? ● touristy?
● dirty?

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Look at the words in the box and put them in the correct columns.

crowd cycle lane (BrE)/bike lane (AmE) green area noise

pavement (BrE)/sidewalk (AmE) parking pedestrian
pollution rubbish traffic

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

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Let’s check your answers.

crowd cycle lane (BrE)/bike lane (AmE) green area noise

pavement (BrE)/sidewalk (AmE) parking pedestrian
pollution rubbish traffic

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

crowd pedestrian noise

cycle/bike lane parking

green area pollution

noise rubbish
pavement/sidewalk traffic
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Match the pictures to the city problems below.

a) The streets are too dirty.

b) There is too much pollution in the city.

c) There are too many cars on the streets.

d) There are enough pavements for pedestrians, but there isn’t enough parking available in the
town.

e) There aren’t enough cycle lanes.

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Let’s check your answers.

a) The streets are too dirty. Keep our city clean

b) There is too much pollution in the city. Clean air for everyone!

c) There are too many cars on the streets. Say yes to public transport

d) There are enough pavements for pedestrians, but there isn’t enough parking available in the
town. Let car owners live here!!!

e) There aren’t enough cycle lanes. Safe cycling

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It’s grammar time!
Read the sentences from the previous slides again and choose the correct
words in the rules below.

TOO MUCH, TOO MANY, (NOT) ENOUGH RULES

a. We use too with adverbs and adjectives/verbs.

b. We use too much with countable/uncountable nouns and too many with
countable/uncountable nouns.

c. Too much and too many mean that we want/don’t want more of something.

d. We use enough with nouns and it means that we need/don’t need more of something.
The amount or number is fine.

e. We use not enough with nouns and it means that we need/don’t need more of
something.

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Let’s check your answers.

TOO MUCH, TOO MANY, (NOT) ENOUGH RULES

a. We use too with adverbs and adjectives/verbs.

adjectives

b. We use too much with countable/uncountable

uncountable nouns and too many with
countable/uncountable
countable nouns.

c. Too much and too many mean that we want/don’tdon’t

want more of something.
want

d. We use enough with nouns and it means that we need/don’t need more of something.
The amount or number is fine. don’t need

e. We use not enough with nouns and it means that we need/don’t need more of
something. need

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Now, we’ll put it into practice!
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

are enough is many much not too

a. The music is ………………………………… loud! Turn it down!

b. There ………………………………… too many mistakes in your essay.

c. Do you have ………………………………… money to buy a new car?

d. We spend too ………………………………… time on social media.

e. There ………………………………… too much salt in the soup.

f. We can’t make scrambled eggs. There are ………………………………… enough eggs in the fridge.

g. People use too ………………………………… plastic bags.

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Let’s check your answers.

are enough is many much not too

a. too
The music is ………………………………… loud! Turn it down!
are
b. There ………………………………… too many mistakes in your essay.

c. enough
Do you have ………………………………… money to buy a new car?
much
d. We spend too ………………………………… time on social media.

e. is
There ………………………………… too much salt in the soup.

f. not
We can’t make scrambled eggs. There are ………………………………… enough eggs in the fridge.
many
g. People use too ………………………………… plastic bags.

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Find and correct mistakes in the sentences.

a. There were too much people for such a small room.

b. There isn’t time enough to finish all the tasks.

c. The house costs too many money.

d. I bought enough much food and now I have to throw some away.

e. There isn’t enough chairs for everyone.

f. Every day I feel stressed because I get much information.

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Let’s check your answers.

a. There were too much people for such a small room.

There were too many people for such a small room.
b. There isn’t time enough to finish all the tasks.
There isn’t enough time to finish all the tasks.
c. The house costs too many money.
The house costs too much money.
d. I bought enough much food and now I have to throw some away.
I bought too much food and now I have to throw some away.
e. There isn’t enough chairs for everyone.
There aren’t enough chairs for everyone.
f. Every day I feel stressed because I get much information.
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Time to talk!
Look at the list of cities below and say what problems they have. Use too,
too many, too much, (not) enough.

EXAMPLE: I think Paris is too crowded and there are too many tourists.
Also, there isn’t enough accommodation available for local people.

● Paris, France ● Dubai, United Arab Emirates

● Beijing, China ● New Delhi, India
● Venice, Italy ● San Francisco, USA

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 Discuss the questions about where you live and say what local
people or government can do to improve people’s lives there.
[part 1/2]

➔ Is there too much pollution?

➔ Is there too much traffic?
➔ Are there enough green areas? Where can you find them?
➔ Do a lot of people ride bikes? Are there enough cycle lanes?

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 Discuss the questions about where you live and say what local
people or government can do to improve people’s lives there.
[part 2/2]

➔ Are there enough pavements? Do pedestrians feel safe?

➔ Is there rubbish on the streets?
➔ Is it touristy? Is there enough accommodation available for local
people?

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Thanks!