Asking and answer about

quantity
Module 7: Unique flavours – Lesson 7b

Teacher: Eduardo L. Paz Monteza.

 Read the examples

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 a lot of – much – many

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 a lot of – much – many

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 Read the examples

many + plural noun: many cars, many shops, many people, many children
much + uncountable noun: much money, much time, much food, much coffee

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 (a) little – (a) few

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 Read the examples

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 “some” and “any”
We use some for positive sentences and any in negative sentences:
some any
 We bought some flowers.  We didn’t buy any flowers.
 He’s busy. He’s got some work to do.  He’s lazy. He never does any work.
Put some or any in each sentence:
1. We didn’t buy ________ flowers.
2. I’m going out tonight with ________ friends of mine.
3. I didn’t have ________ money, so I had to borrow ________.
4. Can I have ________ milk in my coffee, please?
5. We wanted to buy ________ grapes, but they didn’t have ________ in the shop.
6. He did everything himself – without ________ help.
7. You can use this card to withdraw money at ________ cash machine.
8. I’d like ________ information about places of interest in the town.
9. With the especial tourist train ticket, you can travel on ________ train you like.
10.Those apples look nice. Will we buy ________?
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 much, little, many, few, a lot of, lots of
 We use much and little with uncountable nouns:
much time much luck little energy little money

 We use many and few with plural nouns:

many friends many people few cars few countries

 We use a lot of / lots of with both uncountable and plural nouns:

a lot of luck lots of time
a lot of friends lots of people

Put much / many / little / few (one word only):

1. She isn’t very popular. She has ________ friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has ________ free time.
3. Did you take ________ pictures when you were on holiday?
4. I’m not very busy today. I don’t have ________ to do.
5. This is a very modern city. There are ________ old buildings.
6. The weather has been very dry recently. We’ve had ________ rain.
7. ‘Do you know Rome?’ ‘No, I haven’t been there for ________ years’.
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 little, a little, few, a few

Put little / a little / few / a few in each sentence:

1. Gary is very busy with his job. He has ________ time for other things.
2. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ________ advice.
3. Do you mind if I ask you ________ questions?
4. It’s not a very interesting place to visit, so ________ tourists come here.
5. I don’t think Amy would be a good teacher. She has ________ patience.
6. ‘Would you like milk in your coffee?’ ‘Yes, ________’.
7. This is a very boring place to live. There’s ________ to do.
8. ‘Have you ever been to Paris?’ ‘Yes, I’ve been there ________ times’.
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 Thank you for your
attention!

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