UNIT

4 Grammar

Quantifiers: a lot of (lots of), some, Comparative and superlative

any, not much/many, too much/many, adjectives
(not) enough 3 Complete the text with the comparative
1 Complete each sentence with a quantifier or superlative form of the adjectives
in the box. in brackets.

a lot of any many much some Finland is a country in northern Europe.

It is one of 1 the coldest (cold)
1 I haven’t got much money
countries in the world – 2
left – only three euros. (low) temperature ever was -51.5°C! It is
2 My sister’s got 50 pairs of shoes. That’s a very beautiful country, with over 180,000
shoes! lakes. 3 (large) lake is
3 Dino hasn’t got friends. His called Suur-Saimaa. Most people speak
only real friends are Vasilis and Ioannis. Finnish, and many people think this is
4 We haven’t got pets, but I’d one of 4 (difficult)
like to get a cat one day. languages to learn. Finnish people have
a good quality of life. The education
5 If you’re thirsty, there are
system is 5 (good) the
cans of soda in the fridge.
education system in many other countries,
2 Underline the correct options to complete and it’s completely free. Finland is also
the information. 6 (safe) many other
countries. Unsurprisingly, it has
7 (happy) people in the
Making bread is easier than you might
world, according to lots of surveys!
think. You just need some flour, salt, water
and yeast (this makes the bread rise). Don’t
use 1 too much/enough salt as this can kill
the yeast. However, if there isn’t 2 enough/ (not) as + adjective + as
too much salt, the bread won’t taste nice! 4 Look at the information and write the
Make sure you use 3 much/enough water, correct name in each gap.
too – if you don’t use 4 too much/enough,
the dough will be very hard. But if you use Jon Maria
5 enough/too much, it will be too wet. And age 12 14
finally, if you have 6 enough/too much height 150 cm 142 cm
time, let the dough rest for a few hours. hair short long
That makes it taste better. 7 Too much/ family 7 people 3 people
Too many people try to make bread quickly! can run 3 km 5 km

1   Jon   isn’t as old as Maria .

2 isn’t as tall as .
3 ’s hair isn’t as long as
’s.
4 ’s family isn’t as big as
’s.
5 isn’t as good at running as
.

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