Unit 5

1. Unit 5 tst3

2. Decide whether you have to use much or many. • _________food • _________ evenings • _________ websites • _________ sugar • _________ women • _________ cheese • _________ children • _________ time • _________ mice • ________ information • Much food • Many evenings • Many websites • Much sugar • Many women • Much cheese • Many children • Much time • Many mice • Much information

3. Containers: thecontainers are countablenouns

4. QuantifiersUncountablenoun • A little (a smallamount) • Verylittle (almostnone) • Less (to compare) • Notmuch (a smallamount) Wehave a littlebutter in thefridge There´sverylittlefood. I’mtryingtoeatlessfat There’snotmuchfood.

5. QuantifiersCountablenoun • A few (a smallnumber) • Veryfew (“almostnone”) • Fewer (comparative) • Notmany (a smallnumber) Wehave a fewslices of cheese Weeatveryfewfrozenmeals Skimmilk has fewercaloriesthanwholemilk Therearen’tmany vegetables

6. Much/many/ a lot of • We use much/many especially in negative sentences and questions. A lot (of) is also possible: • • We didn't spend much money, (or We didn't spend a lot of money.) • • Do you know many people? (or Do you know a lot of people?) • • I don't go out much, (or I don't go out a lot.) • In positive sentences a lot (of) is more usual. Much is unusual in positive sentences in spoken English: • • We spent a lot of money, (not 'We spent much money') • • He goes out a lot. (not' He goes out much')

7. Activity A:. Few/little • 1. ___________ is an adjective that describes things that can be counted. • 2. ___________is an adjective used with quantities that cannot be counted. • 3. ___________is used with plural words. • 4. ___________ is used with singular words. • 5. ___________ tellshowmany. • 6. ___________ tellshowmuch.

8. few-fewer- a little-less • 1. Scott has ________________ books than he had last year. • 2. ______________ soda was needed for our party than for yours. • 3. My class will have ____________________ work this winter. • 4. We had ________________________ cake for the party. • 5. Grandpa told me a __________________stories at the picnic. • 6. Mrs. Simon has __________________ students in her class than Mrs. Clark. • 7. There were ________________ children participating in the competition. • 8. Dad says we need ___________________ medicine than Grandpa.

9. AnswersActivity B • 1. Scott has fewer books than he had last year. • 2. Lesssoda was needed for our class partythan for yours • 3. My class will have less work this winter. • 4. We had less cake for the party. • 5. Grandpa told me a few stories at the picnic. • 6. Mrs. Simon has fewer students in her class than Mrs. Clark. • 7. There were fewer children participating in the competition. • 8. Dad says we need lessmedicine than Grandpa.

10. exercise • There are ______ rumors flying around. • There aren't ______ days left before the meeting. I hope you are well-prepared. There's not ______ we can do except wait. I don't like him very ______ . • Thank you so ______ for inviting me. • I hate this. There are too ______ questions and I'm bored!