►OBJECTIVES:

• TO DESCRIBE QUANTITIES BY USING QUANTIFIERS.

• TO GET SPECIFIC INFORMATION FROM A PIECE OF LISTENING.
• TO DESCRIBE FREQUENCY BY USING ADVERBS
ANALYZE THESE EXAMPLES, PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE PARTS IN BOLD.

- I went to a Peruvian restaurant with some of my colleagues

- There’s little doubt that technology has been improved lately

- Applications has many advantages, but it implies a few disadvantages, too.

WHICH OF THESE WORDS ARE USED WITH COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS?
SOME - LITTLE - MANY - A FEW

SOME , A FEW , MANY

+ countable nouns

SOME , LITTLE
+ uncountable
USED WITH COUNTABLE USED WITH
NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
many much
few little
a few a little
Some+ ? some + ?
Any - ? Any - ?
a lot of a lot of
one, two, three...
Several
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do you have? Quantity
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questions and I don’t have
noncount nouns
negatives much time.

How much
money do you
want?
much and
many How many
customers were
there?

There weren’t
questions and
count nouns many
negatives
customers.

I don’t have
many CDs.
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She has some Quantity
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ideas.
affirmative Examples
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They have
some fun

Is there any
time left?
some and questions and
any negatives
I don’t have any
time.

Can I have
some soda?
questions that
are requests or
offers Could I get
some
doughnuts?
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1. Are there any / some ghosts in there? Practice
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2. They don’t have much / many choices.

3. I’d like any / some apples.
4. Do you have much / many money?
5. We don’t have any / some chewing gum.
6. Do we have much / many milk left?
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I have lots of friends.
count and
noncount
nouns
She has a lot of money.
a lot and lots
of
Are there lots of kids in the park?
questions and
negatives
I don’t have a lot of time.
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There are a few
count backpacks.
nouns
Can I borrow a few
dollars?
a few and a
little
We have a little time.
noncount
nouns
I need a little help.
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1. Do you have a few / a little money to lend me? Practice
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2. I need a few / a little dollars.

3. Could have a few / a little spoonfuls?
4. I ate a few / a little cake.
5. I could use a few / a little more time.
6. I have gone clubbing a few / a little times.
LISTENING
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1 Look at the pictures and discuss. What could you do to
keep the oceans clean?
2 Listen to the beginning of a TV programme and
answer.

a. What happens on International Coastal Cleanup Day?

b. How many people participate each year?

3 Listen to the next part of the interview and answer.

a. What are the most common rubbish items?

b. What’s the best way to keep the oceans clean?

4 Discuss with a classmate.

a.Describe how you feel when you see places full of

rubbish, and why you feel that way.

b. Propose different solutions to keep natural areas clean.

DESCRIBING FREQUENCY!!!
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EXERCISES
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1 Put the words in order to make sentences in your notebook.
a. hardly ever / music / listen to / my parents
b. go swimming / doesn’t / very often / Rosie

2.- Answer the questions.

a. How often do you study? d. How often do you go to face-to-face

lessons?
b. How often do you watch tv? e. How often do you get up early at the
weekends?
c. How often do you read books?

3.- Make a list of the things you:

• ALWAYS DO..
• OFTEN DO…
• SOMETIMES DO..
• HARDLY EVER DO…