Talking about quantity

Chapters 4 & 5, Book Chapters 4 & 5, Book 5B5B

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Countable & uncountable Countable & uncountable nounsnouns

an apple

things we can count

plural : more than onemore than one three apples

Countable nouns

singular: only only oneone

We use singular verbs or plural verbs with countable nouns.e.g. There is a chicken leg.

There are three oranges.

Countable nouns

Countable & uncountable Countable & uncountable nounsnouns

Uncountable nouns things we cannot count

Countable & uncountable Countable & uncountable nounsnouns

a meat two waters

We don’t use a, an or 1,2,3… before them.

We only use singular verbs with uncountable nouns.e.g. There is a lot of soup.

There is some water.

There are two waters.

Countable & uncountable Countable & uncountable nounsnounsUncountable nouns

PracticePracticeCountable

pear

ricee.g. ricepear

cheese

bread

milk milkgrap

e

cheese

bread

mango

tomato

tomato

grape

mango

Uncountable

congee

salt

egg

meat

prawn

ham

chicken wings

CountablePracticePractice

Uncountablechicken wings

egg

prawn

congee

meat

salt

ham

Talking about a small Talking about a small amountamount We use a few and a little. We use a few with plural countable nouns.

e.g. There are a few apples.

There are a few fruit tarts. = not many apples

= not many fruit tarts

We use a little with uncountable nouns.Talking about a small Talking about a small amountamount

There is a little bread.

e.g. There is a little water.= not much

water

= not much bread

We use plural verbs with a few and singular verbs with a little.There are a few rulers

.e.g.

a few a littlea little milk.There is

Talking about a small Talking about a small amountamount

breadcongee

fruitsoup

cakeseggs

melonsoranges

Now you try.Now you try.

is a littlea few

a littlea fewis a littleis a littleare a few

e.g. There ____ _________ apples.are a few

1 There ____ _________ soup.2 Mary has _________ fruit tarts.3 Peter ate ________ fish and ________ prawns.4 There ____ _________ cheese.5 There ____ _________ water.6 There ____ _________ vegetables.

We use plenty of and a lot of. We use plenty of with both uncountable and plural countable nouns.

Talking about a large Talking about a large amountamount

e.g. There is plenty of rice.

There are plenty of chicken wings.

We use plenty of with positive sentences. We should eat plenty of vegetables. (positive)

Don’t eat plenty of sweets. (negative)

Talking about a large Talking about a large amountamount

We use a lot of with both uncountable and plural countable nouns.e.g. There is a lot of water.

There are a lot of fruit tarts.

Talking about a large Talking about a large amountamount

We use a lot of with both positive and negative sentences.

We should drink a lot of water. (positive)

Don’t eat a lot of sweets. (negative)

Talking about a large Talking about a large amountamount

SummarySummary

a fewa little

plenty ofa lot of

uncountable

countable

positive

negative

PracticePracticeSally Peter

a lot of a few a little a lot of a few a littlevegetablesfruit tartssoup

Sally Petera lot of a few a little a lot of a few a little

fishchicken wingsprawns

We use many with countable nouns and much with uncountable nouns.Many, much, a lot ofMany, much, a lot of

We usually use many and much in negative sentences.

I don’t have many cakes. (negative)She doesn’t eat much fruit. (negative)

We use a lot of with both uncountable and plural countable nouns.e.g. a lot of orange juice

a lot of chicken wings

Many, much, a lot ofMany, much, a lot of

We use a lot of in both positive and negative sentences.

e.g. There is a lot of food in the kitchen. (positive)

Don’t eat a lot of sweets. (negative)

Many, much, a lot ofMany, much, a lot of

Now you try.Now you try.Finish the sentences with many, much or a lot of.1 Sally is not hungry. She does not eat ______________ food for dinner.2 There are not _________ hamburgers.3 Is there ____________ orange juice left?4 John ate _________ chicken wings yesterday.

much many

mucha lot of

/ a lot of

/ a lot of

/ a lot of

/ many

5 I don’t have _________ oranges.

6 There is not ________ milk left in the bottle.

7 There is _________ rice on the plate.

8 Are there ____________ tomatoes in the basket?

many

much

a lot of

many/a lot of

/ a lot of

/ a lot of

Enough, not Enough, not enoughenough

There are enough pears.

There are not enough pears.

There are four people and four pears. Everyone can have a pear.

There are four people but only three pears. One of them cannot have a pear.

Too much, too Too much, too manymany Both of these mean more than enough. We use too much with uncountable nouns and too many with plural countable nouns.

e.g. too much water

too many chicken wings

We use singular verbs with too much and plural verbs with too many.e.g. There is too much salt in the soup.

uncountable

There are too many sweets in Harry’s bag.

countable

Too much, too Too much, too manymany

Now you try.Now you try.Finish the sentences with too much, too many, enough or not enough.1 Jenny is unhealthy. She eats __________ meat and __________ sweets.2 There are ten people and eighty mangoes. There are __________ mangoes.3 There are five dogs but only two bones. There are __________ bones.4 Tim is too thin because he does not eat __________.5 We should not drink __________ cola. It’s not good for our health.

too muchtoo

manytoo

manynot

enoughenoug

h too much

6 I have to go now. I don’t have __________ time to wait for him. 7 Mum bought twenty cakes for only two of us. There are __________ cakes. 8 The baby is still hungry because there is __________ milk in the bottle. 9 John ate three chicken legs, ten cakes and five sandwiches. He ate __________.10 My sister is unhealthy because she does not do __________ exercise.

enough

too many

not enough

too much

enough

PracticPracticee

A HEALTHY DIET

a lot ofWe should eat:

_________

__________________

We should drink:

_________

We should eat a lot of / plenty of vegetables.

/ plenty of

a lot of / plenty of

a lot of

a lot of

/ plenty of

/ plenty of

We should eat a lot of / plenty of fruit.We should drink a lot of / plenty of water.We should drink a lot of / plenty of juice.

A HEALTHY DIETWe shouldn’t eat:

We shouldn’t drink:

_________

_________

_________

_________

too much / a lot of

too much / a lot of

too much / a lot of

too many / a lot of

We shouldn’t eat too much / a lot of meat.We shouldn’t eat too much / a lot of fried food.We shouldn’t drink too many / a lot of soft drinks.We shouldn’t drink too much / a lot of coffee.

too much / a lot of / plenty of rice

too much / plenty of soup

enough / a lot of / plenty of vegetables

enough / plenty of water

too many apples

__________ vegetables

__________ soup___________ rice

__________ water__________ apples

Describe the amount of the food.

Set A (for 1 person

)

Dinner

There is too much / plenty of soup.There is too much / a lot of / plenty of rice.

There are enough / a lot of / plenty of vegetables.There is enough / plenty of water.

There are too many apples.

__________ rice_________ vegetables________ meat

________ soft drinks________ oranges

enough rice

enough / a lot of / plenty of vegetablesnot enough / a little / not much meattoo many / a lot of / plenty of soft drinksnot enough / not many oranges

DinnerSet B (for

2 persons )

There is enough rice.There are enough / a lot of / plenty of vegetables.There is not enough / a little / not much meat.There are too many / a lot of / plenty of soft drinks.There are not enough / not many oranges.