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COURSE GUIDE TOPIC GRAMMAR EXPECTED TIME

English IV 4 How much time do Quantifiers with OF WORK
you practice your countable and
English skills? uncountable nouns. 8 hours

Teacher:

1. OBJETIVES:

• To recognize the quantifiers used with countable and uncountable nouns.

• To implement the use of quantifiers to give more information about how much or how
many of an item you are talking about.
• To identify the use of quantifiers in different contexts

2. PRESENTATION:

Dear student, in this guide you will find the content about quantifiers with countable and uncountable
nouns, their uses and grammar aspects. After developing this guide, you will be able to describe and
give more information about how much or how many of an item you are talking about.

In order to use appropriately this guide, first of all, you should check the PDF file attached; in this
document you will find a clear explanation of the topic and see the grammar contents that you will
work on along this guide. After it, you will be able to develop the exercises and the final tasks.

This guide covers two weeks of work, it is further divided into four hours of independent work per
week. If you have any questions do not hesitate to ask your teacher.

2.1 Initial reflection:

With your previous knowledge in English to solve the following questions.

→ How many restaurants are in your city, which one is your favorite and why?
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 → What is the food that you used to eat the most when you were a kid? Do you still eat it?
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→ Have you travelled to another country? How many countries would you like to travel to?
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3. APPROPRIATION
Please check the PDF file attached to the message sent by your teacher, in order to see the vocabulary
and grammar that you will work on in this guide.

If you are able to check the following links, you will find more information and examples about
quantifiers.

Quantifiers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_BWPTvuZAE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBPHmLuYSqU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yUhYvKldOI&t=85s

Countable and uncountable nouns : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMb56-uVYhk

 4. EXERCISES:
After reading in detail the PDF document and if possible, checking the links, you will develop the
following exercises:

1. In the next word search puzzle, you will have to find the comparative quantifiers:

T R H Z A C X Y V S P O E I L
LEAST
M L K M W H C F M A N Y D R I MOST
FEW
O G A F E W E R O N B I H J T
MANY
S X Q L M T H L Z L K F E W T MORE
FEWEST
T P E V S C D H Y E X O B U L LESS
MUCH
J C L E U J M T G S W I Q A E FEWER
LITTLE
S H W M S P D O M S N K F W C

U E K F Q M S X R Z V P O T Y

F Z N V R J C Y L E A S T G I

2. Sort the nouns into countable and uncountable nouns.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

3. Complete the answers to the questions with “a little” or “a few”. Remember, “a little”
is used with uncountable nouns and “a few” is used with countable nouns.

1. I have ___________girls in my class.

2. I have__________ homework to do.
3. There are_________ eggs in the fridge.
4. I have___________ bags in the cupboard.
5. There is__________ bread left in the kitchen.
6. We have________ bottles left.
7. We need _________ more chairs.
8. I want________ cheese.
9. There is_________ coffee left in the jar.
10. I have__________ money in my wallet.

4. Complete the crossword puzzle. Choose from much, many, some, few, a few, little, a
little.

1. _____ people like to watch horror movies, but most don’t.

2. She doesn’t have _____ time left to finish the exam.
3. How _____ water have you drunk today?
4. How ______ cardio exercise have you done today?
5. We have ______ coffee for breakfast, we have to buy more today
6. I couldn’t pay attention to you because I had too _____ in my mind at that moment.
7. We need to have ____ patient, this take time.
8. ____ students pass the exam. It is worrying.

1……….2

4 5
6

5. Complete the next sentences with some or any

1. We want to buy _______ oranges, please.

2. You don’t have _______ milk left.
3. Are there ______ places to sit?
4. My father doesn’t have _______ money to buy me a hamburger.
5. He sent me _______ flowers yesterday.
 6. Can you give me _____ water?
7. Don’t you have _______ notes from the last class?
8. We have _______ advices for your first day at the university.

6. Choose the correct answer:

1. “Problems?” “Yes, a lot/ a lot of”

2. “Any/Some letters for me?”
3. A lot of/ Lots of things need to change.
4. I know a little/ a few English
5. I’ll be on holiday in a little/ a few days
6. I’m going away for a little/ a few weeks
7. I’m having a little/ a few trouble with the police
8. Grace will be ready in a little/ a few minutes

7. Underline the correct option:

Taken from:
Liveworksheets:
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Quantifiers/Qua
ntifiers_am302440xq
8. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

1. In my opinion, ___ meat, red and white, is bad for you.

a. all
b. enough
2. I'm sorry, but there's ___ milk. Is black coffee OK?
a. any
b. no
3. If you want to lose weight, maybe you should eat ___ chocolate.
a. less
b. more
4. We don't have ___ potatoes. Can you peel another five or six?
a. all
b. enough
5. When we were children, we used to drink ___ milk.
a. Lots of
b. most
6. I can eat ___ things, but cheese makes me sick.
a. more
b. most

Taken from:
British Council: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/quantifiers

9. Let’s watch the video sent by your teacher and answer the questions about the
conversation:

1) The town has many _____ .

a) young people
b) nice people

2) There are many _____ .

a) parks
b) flowers

3) The weather is _____ .

a) sunny
b) rainy

4) Is the town safe?

 a) Yes
b) No

5) How is the shopping?

a) Good
b) Not good

10. Write some sentences with some:

Ex: Would you like some coffee?
Could I have some bread?

1. (ask for coffee) ___________________________________________

2. (Offer rice) ______________________________________________
3. (Ask for tomatoes) _________________________________________
4. (Ask for milk) ____________________________________________

11. Choose the correct item:

1. Have got _______ friends?

A) many B) much C) a lot of
2. There are _______ people in the room.
A) much B) a little C) a lot of
3. Can I have _______ sugar, please?
A) a few B) a little C) little
4. How _______ oranges are on the table?
A) many B) a few C) much
5 How _______ money has Fred got?
A) many B) little C) much
6. There are _______ monkeys at the zoo.
A) much B) a few C) a little.

Taken from:
ISLCollective: https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/quantifiers-some-
many-much-any-few-little/quantifiers/49246
 5. TASKS:

1. Look at the video “10 Incredible Things You Didn't Know About Canada!” (you can find it
in youtube or in the attachments sent by your teacher).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWd-Qq_-pi0
Then answer the following questions:
✓ what is the most impresive thing you heard about Canada?
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✓ which products are produced in Canada for exportation?
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✓ According to the video what is the canadian's favorite word? why?
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✓ How much of the Earth's freshwater supply is in Canada?
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✓ How many kilometres has Wood Buffalo National park and where is it located?
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✓ Why Canada received international recognition in December of 2016?
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✓ Which is another way to call Canada used in the video?
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✓ How many people gained Canada between 1995-2015?
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✓ How many hours donate the post employees each year to respond the letters to Santa Claus?
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2. Make a video where you describe the place where you live. You can choose between your city,
department or country. Use the quantifiers. You must include aspects that you think are
interesting in your region. You can include images.

6. EVALUATING MY PROCESS
Task 1:
Quality indicator Yes No
I recognize quantifiers in the video.

I understand the questions proposed by the teacher.

I am able to classify important information about the video.

Task 2:
Quality indicator Yes No
I use the quantifiers appropriately to describe a place.

I understand the uses and differences between the different types of quantifiers.

I use images to support my election.

I use connectors and punctuation marks.

REFERENCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWd-Qq_-pi0
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/how-much-do-you-know-about-quantifiers/3206680.html
https://englishgrammarhere.com/grammar/using-a-little-little-a-few-few-and-example-sentences/
https://ucc-grammar5.webnode.es/quantifiers/
https://7esl.com/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/