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A Few/ A little

A Few/ A little. A Few with count nouns. A Little with uncount nouns. e.g. There are a few oranges left, but not many. Can you give me a little help?. A lot / Lots. We use a lot of/lots of with bothcount and uncount nouns:

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A Few/ A little

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  1. A Few/ A little • A Few with count nouns. • A Little with uncount nouns. • e.g. There are a few oranges left, but not many. • Can you give me a little help?

  2. A lot / Lots • We use a lot of/lots of with bothcount and uncount nouns: • e.g. There’s a lot ofbutter. • I’ve got lots offriends. • A lot of /lots of can be used in questions and negatives. • e.g. Are there lots of tourists in your country? • There isn’t a lot of butter, but there’s enough.

  3. Practice (SB., p. 31) • Complete the sentences with a little, a few, or a lot of. • 1. I have ____ close friends. Two or three. • 2. He has _____ money. He’s a millionaire. • 3. ‘Do you take sugar in coffee? ‘Just ___. Half a spoonful.’ • 4. ‘Have you got_____ CDs? Hundreds.’ • 5. I’ll be ready in _____ minutes. • 6. She speaks good Spanish, but only ____ Russian.

  4. Practice (SB., p. 31) • Complete the sentences with a little, a few, or a lot of. • 1. I have a few close friends. Two or three. • 2. He has a lot of money. He’s a millionaire. • 3. ‘Do you take sugar in coffee? ‘Just a little. Half a spoonful.’ • 4. ‘Have you got a lot of CDs? Hundreds.’ • 5. I’ll be ready in a few minutes. • 6. She speaks good Spanish, but only a little Russian.

  5. WB. (Ex. 5, p. 23) • Complete the sentences with much, many, or a lot of. • 1. there are a lot of apples. • 2. The shop hasn’t got much washing powder. • 3. There’s____ of oil. • 4. The shop has ______bottles of water. • 5. There isn’t______ frozen food. • 6. there aren’t _____ sweets. • 7. The shopkeeper has got _______cheese. • 8. I can see _______ newspapers. • 9. But I can’t see __________ bread. • 10. There isn’t ________ youghurt. • 11. The shop hasn’t got _________ birthday cards. • 12. But there are_________ grapes! • 13. Why aren’t there ________ magazines? • 14. But there is ________ rice!

  6. WB (Ex. 6, p. 24) • 1. Does your tooth hurt? • A little • 2. Were there many people at the party? • A few. • 3.Is there any food left over? • A little • 4. Have you got any milk? • A little • 5. Do you have any books on French literature? • A little • 6. Would you like some cream? • A little • 7. Are there many Spanish people in your class? • A few • 8. Do you watch much T.V? • A little • 9. Do you get many letter? • A few. • Do your children get a lot of homework? • A little

  7. Articles- a and the 1. a, an = indefinite article • with singular count nouns • (it refers to a thing or idea used for the first time!) • e.g. We have a cat and a dog. • There’s a supermarket in Adam Street. • ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • 2. the = definite article • with singular and plural • countable and uncountable nouns • (It is used when both the speaker and the listener know the thing or idea already) • e.g. We have a cat and a dog. The cat is old, but the dog is just a • puppy. • I’m going to the supermarket. Do you want anything? (We both know which supermarket.

  8. Definite and indefinite articles: The or a/an • Indefinite article: • 1. with professions. • e.g. I am a teacher. / She’s an architect. • 2. with some expressions of quantity: • e.g. a pair of , a little of, a couple of , a few • 3. in exclamations with what+ a count noun. • What a lovely day! / What a pity?

  9. Definite and indefinite articles: The or a/an • Definite article: • 1. Before seas, rivers, hotels, pubs, theatres, museums, and newspapers. • e.g. The Atlantic, The British Museum, The Times, The Jerusalem Post. • 2. If there is only one of something: • e.g. the sun, the Queen, the Government • 3. With superlative adjectives. • e.g. He’s the richest man in the world. • Jane the oldest in the class.

  10. No article • 1. Before plural and uncountable nouns when talking about things in general: • e.g. I like potatoes. • Milk is good for you. • 2. Before countries, towns, streets, languages, magazines, meals, airports, stations, and mountains. • e.g. I had lunch with John. • I bought Cosmopolitan at Paddington • station. • 3. before some places and with some forms of transport. • ( at home, in/to bed, at/to work, at/ to school/university • by bus, by plane, by car, by train, on foot) • e.g. She goes to work by bus. • I was at home yesterday evening.

  11. 4.In exclamations with what + an uncount noun. • What beautiful weather! • What loud music! • N.B In the phrase go home, there is no article and no preposition. • e.g. I went home early. • I went to home.

  12. Practice! SB, p. 33 • In pairs find out the mistake in each sentence. • 1. He’s postman, so he has breakfast at 4 a.m. • 2. The love is more important than money. • 3. I come to the school by bus. • 4. I’m reading one good book at the moment. • 5. ‘Where’s Jack?’ ‘In a kitchen.’ • 6. I live in centre of town, near the hospital. • 7. My parents bought the lovely house in the country. • 8. I don’t eat the bread because I don’t like it.

  13. Practice! SB, p. 33 • Complete the sentences with a/an, the, or nothing: • 1. I have two children,__ boy and __girl. ___ boy is twenty- two and __ girl is nineteen. 2. Mike is ___soldier in __Army, and Chloe is at __ university. 3. My wife goes to __work by __ train. She’s __ accountant. I don’t have __ job. I stay at __home and look after__ children. 4. What __ lovely day! Why don’t we go for __picnic in __ park? 5. ‘What did you have for ___ lunch?’ ‘Just __ sandwich.’

  14. Practice! SB, p. 33 • Complete the sentences with a/an, the, or nothing: • 1. I have two children, a boy and a girl. the boy is twenty- two and the girl is nineteen. 2. Mike is a soldier in the Army, and Chloe is at the university. 3. My wife goes to __work by __train. She’s an accountant. I don’t have a job. I stay at __home and look after the children. 4. What a lovely day! Why don’t we go for a picnic in the park? 5. ‘What did you have for __lunch?’ ‘Just a sandwich.’

  15. WB. (Ex. 7, p. 24) • Complete the sentences with a/an or the. • 1. I bought a hat and a pair of shoes at the shops. Unfortunately __ shoes are __wrong size. I’ll take them back tomorrow. (the, the) • 2. A. Where are __ children? (the) • B. They’re in ___ garden. (the) • 3. My sister’s __ teacher in __ school near Leicester. She has three children, tow girls and __ boy. ___ girls are in her class at school, but __ boy isn’t old enough for school yet. ( a, the, a, the) • 4. Jane and Bill are ___ very nice couple. She has __ clothes __ shop, and he works in ---office in __ centre of town. (a;a;an; the)

  16. WB. (Ex. 7, p. 24) • 5. A where are my shoes? • B. On ___ floor in ___ kitchen. (the;the) • 6. A. How much are the driving lessons? • B. Fifteen pounds__ hour. (an) • 7. When you come to bed, can you put__ cat out and turn off __ lights? (the; the) • 8. I went to _____ restaurant last night. (a) • 9. What’s ___ name of ___ restaurant we went to last night? (the; the)

  17. Vocabulary and Listening(Buying things- SB, (Ex. 1, p. 36) • What can you buy or do in these places? • 1. a clothes shop • 2. a chemist • 3. a café • 4. a bank • 5. a newsagent’s

  18. Listen and answer the questions • Listen to each conversation and answer the questions: • 1 Where are the conversations taking place? Choose from the places in exercise 1. • 2. What does the customer want? • 3. Can the shop assistant/Cashier help? • 4. How much does the customer pay?

  19. Complete the lines from the conversation • 1. A. Hello. Can I help you? • B. I’m just looking, thanks…. • B. I ‘m looking for a jumper • like this, but in blue. Have you got one? • A. I’ll just have a look. • What size are you? • B. Medium • A. Here you are. • B. That’s great. Can I try it on? • A. Of course. The changing rooms are over there. • B. I like it. • A. It fits you very well • B. How much is it? • A. £ 39.99 • B. O.K. I’ll have it. • A. How would you like to pay? • B. Cash.

  20. Complete the lines from the conversation • 2. A. Could you help me? I am looking for this month’s edition of Vogue. Can you tell me Where is it? • B. Over there. Middle shelf. Next to She.

  21. Complete the lines from the conversation • 3. A. Hello. I wonder if you could help me. I’ve got a bad cold and a sore throat. Can you give me something for it? • B. O.K you can take these three times a day. • A. Thank you. Could I have some tissues as well, please? • B. Sure, anything else? • A. No, that’s all, thanks.

  22. Complete the lines from the conversation • 4. A. Good morning. Can I have a black coffee. Please? • B. Espresso? • A. Yes, please. Oh, and a doughnut, please. • B. I’m afraid, there aren’t any left • We’ve got some delicious carrot cake, and chocolate cake. • A. O.K. Carrot cake, then. • B. Certainly. Is that all ? • A. yes, thanks. • B. That’ll be £1.85, please. • A. Thank you.

  23. Everyday English(Prices and Shopping) • In your country, how much is …? • A pair of jeans • A packet of cigarettes • A hamburger • a litre of petrol

  24. Everyday English(Prices and Shopping) – SB, (Ex. 3 p. 37) • 3. Make conversations in these places with a partner. Use the ideas to help you.

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