Little by little

Objective: Food vocabulary. Use of quantifiers

 FOOD

salad steak orange burger apple sauce soda

ice cream Orange chips chicken fish banana potato

juice

egg noodles tomatoes milk onion

Countable nouns -Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

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 Much - many

Much : Uncountable nouns

Complete the sentences with much or many

a. My sister has so much luggage.
b. There´s too much traffic.
Many : Countable nouns
a. I have many suitcases in my bedroom.
b. There are many tourists in Cuzco.
.1. I want _____________information about the price of the
places.
2. There are ___________ cars in the parking lot.
3. There is _______________ leisure activities that people
can do.
4. I need _______________cash. I´m going to the bank.
5. There are ______________tours that we can take today.

6 Dany has _________________ coins in his piggy bank..

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 FEW - LITTLE

A FEW: COUNTABLE NOUNS

There are a few people in the line.

There are a few oranges in the bag.

A few people came to the party

LITTLE : UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

I want my tea with little sugar

I want Little milk in my coffee.

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How many - Ask for quantity. –countable nouns

How many people are there?

How many books do you read everyweek ?

How many supermarkets are there in your neighborhood?

How much - Ask for quantity. –Uncountable nouns

How much money do you spend a week?

How much coffee do you drink a day?

How much exercise do you do a week?

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uncountable/how-many-much
 QUANTIFIERS

Every and each: We use the quantifiers every and each with singular nouns to mean all:

Example:

a. There was a party in every street. (= There were parties in all the streets.)
b. Every shop was decorated with flowers. (= All the shops were decorated with flowers.)
c. Each child was given a prize. (= All the children were given a prize.)
d. There was a prize in each competition. (= There were prizes in all the competitions.)
e. We visit our daughter every Christmas.(= We visit our daughter all Christmas

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 Little / A little
LITTLE = It’s used with uncountable nouns to express negative ideas.

Example:

a. I have little sugar to finish the dessert

b. I have little time to complete the test.

A LITTLE = It’s used with uncountable nouns to express positive ideas.

Example:
a. John has a little free time tomorrow.
b. I still have a little milk in the fridge.
c. I am going to sleep a little bit.
 A lot / a lot of

A LOT / A LOT OF : It’s used with any noun and most verbs, to express a large quantity:

Example:

a. You have a lot of patience.

b. We don’t have a lot of apples.
c. My friend talks a lot..
d. I have a lot of homework.
e. They drink a lot of water.
f. I have a lot of time
g. I drink lots of milk.

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a lot of / lots of English exercises
Complete the sentences.

a. There are ___________________pupils.

b. We meet ____________________friends.
c. Sam buys ____________________food.
d. I would like to ask ____________________ questions.
e. Believe me, ____________________people live in London.
f. I have got _____________________ time.
g. There are _____________________CDs.
h. I drink ______________________tea.

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 Quite a lot

Quite a lot : It’s used with countable and uncountable nouns

Example:

a. There is quite a lot of money in my account.

b. There are quite a lot of chairs in that room.
c. I slept quite a lot.
d. I have quite a lot of time.

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