UNIT III

FOOD AND SPORTS

WEEK 10: Talking about diets

 HEALTHY AND JUNK FOOD

 https://youtu.be/brGfEVOgmJc
 He’s Pepito.
Look at my friend Pepito. What kind of diet does
he need?

High fiber diet High protein diet

High- fiber dietright, let's look at
You are High- protein diet
the diets
 HOW MUCH? - HOW MANY?

HOW MANY….? - COUNTABLE PLURAL NOUNS

HOW MUCH ….? - UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

 COMPLETE WITH HOW MUCH / HOW MANY

HOW MANY
__________________eggs did you buy ?
HOW MUCH
______________________ coffee did you drink last night ?
HOW MANY
____________ girls are there in your group ?
HOW MANY
________________ cans of beer do you want ?
HOW MUCH
_____________ time have you got to play ?
HOW MANY
______________ stars can you see in the sky ?
HOW MUCH
____________ sugar would you like in your tea ?
HOW MUCH
_____________ money did you pay for your bike ?
HOW MANY
____________ hours do you sleep every night ?
HOW MANY
______________ Spanish words do you know ?
 Quantifiers

COUNT /
ANSWERS
How many oranges do you
++++

I need lots of oranges.

+

I need a few oranges.

COUNTABLE need?

NON-COUNT / How much milk do we We have lots of milk. We have a little milk.
UNCOUNTABLE have?

MUCH / MANY/ LOTS OF / A LITTLE / A FEW

lots of/ a lot of

 EXERCISES:
I. Complete using a little or a few.
A FEW
1. There is only ……………...tuna salad in the fridge.
2. A FEW apples.
We only need …………...
3. A FEW bananas.
Please bring ……………….
A LITTLE
4. I only take ……………. sugar in my coffee.
5. A FEWpeppers left.
There are just …………..

II. Fill in How much, How many, lots of, a few, a little.
HOW MANY
6. A: ………………... potatoes would you like? B: Just, ……… A thanks
FEW
HOW MUCH
7. A: ……………... steak do we need?
LOTS OF
B:There are eight of us, so we need ………… steak.
8. HOW
A: MUCH broccoli would you like ? B: I´m not very hungry. Just ……….. A LITTLE
………….
9. HOW
A: MANY
……………… apples do we need? B: About 20. We eat …………… A FEW
apples.
MORE EXERCISES

A. Match the questions and the answers.

1. How many lemons do you want? a. We need a lot. We don't have any meatat home
c

2. How much chicken should I buy? b.- l'm not very thirsty. Just a little, please.
a

3. How many heads of lettuce do we need? c.- We have a lot of lemons. We only need a few
d

4. How much sugar do you want? d. Just one. We have a lot of salad.
e

5. How much water do you want? e. Just a little. I don't like sweet coffee.
b
Fill in the blanks with How much, How many; lots of, a few, a little.
HOW MANY
Q: …………….. potatoes would you like?

A FEW thanks.
A: Just ……….,

HOW MUCH
Q: ……………... steak do we need?

LOTS OF
A: There are eight of us so we need ……………… steak.
HOW MUCH
Q: ………….…. broccoli would you like?

A LITTLE
A: I'm not very hungry. Just ……...

HOW MANY
Q: …………….. apples do we need?

A FEW
A: We only need ……….. We already have some at home.
Listen and repeat:
 COUNTABLE AND

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

REVIEW
There are 2 kinds of nouns in English

COUNTABLE
 Things you can count (singular or
plural)
Example: One apple,
two apples,
three apples… UNCOUNTABLE

 Things you can´t count (they can’t be

plural)
Example: butter, meat…
 Some nouns can be countable or
uncountable but the meaning is different.
Example: chocolate
PUT THESE WORDS IN THE CORRECT GROUPS

potato rice
coffee
aubergine
salmon juice
omelette
prawn fruit milk

pizza chicken sugar

salad lettuce

tomato spaghetti
curry
vegetable
food
A / AN / SOME / ANY
 A / AN / SOME / ANY

 Use a / an with singular countable nouns.

 Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable (+ sentences)

 Use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in – or ? sentences.

 We can also use some in ? to ask for and offerings:

*Can I have some coffee?
* Do you want some biscuits?
 How much / How many…?
 Use How much…? with uncountable nouns.
Example: How much water do you drink?
Possible answers:
I drink a lot of water.
I drink quite a lot.
I don’t drink much water. (not much)
I don’t drink any water

 Use How many…? with plural countable nouns.

Example: How many students do you have?

Possible answers:
None.
Not many (students).
some

any

some

any

any
cup tea bottle water

piece bread bowl soup

I HAD SOME COFFEE LAST NIGHT

MY BROTHER DRINKS TWO GLASSES OF MILK EVERY DAY

YOU NEED A PIECE OF PAPER AND SOME PENCILS FOR THE TEST

THERE AREN´T ANY PIECE OF BREAD IN THE BAKERY

IS THERE ANY TEA IN THE POT?

 Choose a / an / some

SOME SOME

SOME SOME

A SOME

A / SOME SOME

SOME AN / SOME

SOME AN

SOME A / SOME

A A / SOME
Let’s create a conversation:

A: Hello! How ___ salad do you eat? B: Hi! I eat ___ of salad

A: ____? (apples) B: I eat ____ apples.

A: ____? (breakfast cereal) B: I ____ .

A: ____? (whole wheat bagels) B: I ____ .

A: ____? (pop corn) B: I ____ .