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Quantity expressions

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all (of)
most (of)

Read the information about six families from around the world.
Then write all, most, a lot, some, a couple, or none in the blanks below.

a lot (of)
some (of)
a couple (of)

a couple = two

ORDEM

the SHAW
family

PR

OG

RE

SS

the OLIVEIRA
family

the CHOI
family

the DEMIR
family

the KUMAR
family

hometown

Chicago

Tokyo

Sao Paulo

Seoul

Istanbul

New Delhi

language

English

Japanese

Portuguese

Korean

Turkish

English

housing

house

apartment

apartment

apartment

apartment

apartment

subway

bus

car

car

bus

transportation car
wife works

restaurant

office

hotel

office

office

office

children

no

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

1.
2.
3.
4.

the IKEDA
family

none (of)

0%

All
A couple
None
Most

of the families live in big cities.

of the families speak English.

Some

5.

All

6.

of them speak French.

of the families live in
apartments.

A lot

7.
8.

Most

of them own cars.

of the families have a
working wife.
of the wives work in an office.
of the families have children.

This is the green from the

color chart.

Complete the sentences below with the correct word(s).

1. Most / Most of people want to be happy.
2. Most / Most of my friends speak English, but
none / none of them speak it at home.
3. Some / Some of students live with their families because
its cheaper.

Using of
(students everywhere) Most students work hard.
(specific students) Most of the students
in my class work hard.
Not: Most of students
in my class work hard.

4. Most / Most of our neighbors have children; a couple / a couple of them have pets, too.
5. All / All of parents want their children to do well in school.
6. Some / Some of the teachers at my school are really strict.

Tell your partner about the families you know using all (of),
most (of), a lot (of), some (of), a couple (of), or none (of).
Use the list below.
have children

speak English

have a stay-at-home wife

own more than one car

By 2015, its estimated that over ____ of

the worlds population will live in cities.
a. 30%
b. 50%
c. 70%

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