Ways of expressing quantity
- 1. QuantifiersQuantifiers WAYS OF TALKING ABOUTWAYS OF TALKING ABOUT QUANTITYQUANTITY
- 2. Do you remember these words? 1. noun 2. countable 3. uncountable 4. quantity 5. number 6. negative 7. positive 8. question a) съществително b) броим c) неброим d) количество e) брой f) отрицателен g) положителен h) въпросителен
- 3. Much and many We use with uncountable nouns- things we cannot count such as time, money, sugar to say that we have a big quantity of something. Hurry up, we don’t have much time! muchmuch
- 4. Much and many We use much, mostly in sentences and Have you got much money? We haven’t got much time. negativenegative questionsquestions
- 5. Much and many We use with countable nouns – things that we can count like people, buildings, animals and other. Many people Many books manymany
- 6. Much and many We also use many mostly in sentences and Have you got many lessons tomorrow? I haven’t got many friends. negative questions
- 7. A lot of and lots of We use and both with countable and uncountable nouns. We prefer a lot of or lots of in sentences She has got lots of pets. He has got a lot of homework. a lot of lots of positive
- 8. Plenty of The other way to express big quantity is and we use it both with countable and uncountable nouns. He has got plenty of good ideas but he can’t realize them. They have plenty of money but they are not happy. plenty of
- 9. Much, many, a lot (of), lots (of) • Fill the right quantifiers in the sentences: • I drink………………..coffee. • He likes reading. He has got…books. • We don’t have………time. • There weren’t……….people at the disco last night. • Do you drink……….milk? • Do they have………..money?
- 10. Little and a little We use and with uncountable nouns like milk, money, time . We have little money we cant buy that computer. We must save some more. We have got a little milk in the fridge. little a little
- 11. Little and a little We say when we speak about a very small quantity. We mean almost not at all. When we use little we express We have little time we will miss the buss. little negative ideas
- 12. Little and a little We use a little with uncountable nouns to express the idea of not much but enough. So it has We have a little milk in the fridge and I’ll make some pancakes for breakfast. positive meaning
- 13. Few and a few We use and with countable nouns - for example people, students, books. It is very cold. There are few people in the street. She has got a few friends and she meets them quite often. His essay was perfect. He had only few mistakes. few a few
- 14. Few and a few When we use we express a - almost no. We have only few eggs. I can’t make an omelet. He is very lonely. He has got only few friends. few without a negative idea
- 15. Few and a few We say when we mean not many but enough. It is a She is happy in her new school. She’s already made a few friends there. I wrote a few letters to my friend but he didn’t answer. a few positive idea
- 16. Little and few To point out that the quantity is very, very small and not enough at all we can also use very with little and few- very little and very few. I have very little time so I have to hurry up. At night there are very few people in the streets. They are almost empty.
- 17. A bit of We use with uncountable nouns to express a small quantity. We also can use a bit (of) alone> There is a bit of cheese in the fridge. Wait a bit! I am coming. a bit (of)
- 18. Little, a little, few and a few • Fill in the gabs with the right quantifier • Very..........people survived after the accident. • There is………coffee left. I’ll make some. • They cant afford a car because they have…….money. • We had very…….time and we missed the bus. • He has …….friends so he isn’t very lonely. • Very……students passed the exam.
- 19. Let’s summarize! with countable nouns we use: a lot (of) / lots (of) to express big quantity – in positive sentences. many to express big quantity in negative sentences and questions. a few to express small but enough quantity few to express small and not enough quantity
- 20. Let’s summarize! with uncountable nouns we use: a lot (of) / lots (of) to express big quantity – in positive sentences much to express big quantity in negative sentences and questions a little to express small but enough quantity little to express small and not enough quantity
- 21. Summary countable uncountable both Big quantity many questions negatives much questions negatives a lot of, lots of, plenty (of) Small quantity but enough a few positive a little a bit positive Small quantity not enough few positive little positive
- 23. Answers 1 • Fill the right quantifiers in the sentences: • I drink a lot of coffee. • He likes reading. He has got a lot of ( lots of) books. • We don’t have much time. • There weren’t many people at the disco last night. • Do you drink much milk? • Do they have much money?
- 24. Answers 2 • Very few people survived after the accident. • There is a little coffee left. I’ll make some. • They cant afford a car because they have little money. • We had very little time and we missed the bus. • He has a few friends so he isn’t very lonely. • Very few students passed the exam.
Editor's Notes
- #8: Ask the students to do some sentences