Complete:

Circle the food that we count.

coffee / bread / pizza / cheese / tomato / rice / orange / potato /

cake / sandwich / tea / chocolate

Grammar

How many?	Countable nouns are nouns (things) we can count.e.g. flowers, tomatoes, etc.We usea/an before a noun we can count.e.g. a potato, an orange. (It means one potato, one orange.)
How much?	Uncountable nouns are nouns (things) we cannot count.e.g. sugar, rice, etc.We usesome before a noun we cannot count.e.g. some sugar, some cheese.

Tip! 

We use MANY with the plural form of the verb “To Be” (“are”)!

We use MUCH with the singular form of the verb “To Be” (“is”)!

Practice:

1. Look at the answer. Finish the question.

E.g. How much sugar do you need?-Half a kilo.

1. How ………. oranges are there? (There are twenty oranges.)
2. How ……….………. do we need? (We don’t need any sugar.)
3. How ………. potatoes did you buy? (Two kilograms.)
4. How ………. rice is there? (Not much.)
5. How ………. apples are there in your basket? (Seven.)
6. How ………. bread do you eat? (Oh, I eat a lot of bread.)

2. Underline the correct word.

E. g. I don’t have many/ much apples.

1. We don’t have that many/ much potatoes.
2. Yesterday I bought so many/ much sugar.
3. How many/ much tomatoes are there in the basket?
4. How many/ much rice did you buy?
5. There is too many/ much coffee in the cup.
6. How many/ much water do you drink every day?
7. Are there many/ much bananas?
8. There isn’t many/ much tea.

3. Put the conversation in order.

Johan: Yes, two kilos of bananas. Johan: Hello, I’d like some sugar, please! Johan: One kilo, please. Johan: And some coffee. Johan: Oh, OK. Johan: I want some oranges, please.

Shopkeeper: OK, anything else? Shopkeeper: Sure, here you are. Shopkeeper: How much sugar? Shopkeeper: Sorry, we don’t have any coffee. Shopkeeper: How may I help you? Shopkeeper: OK, here you are.

4. Look at the answers. Write questions.

E.g. I’d like some sugar, please. (What would you like?)

1. I want one kilo of oranges.
2. No, we don’t have any coffee.
3. I eat 2 apples every day.
4. She wants to buy one kilo of rice.
5. I have three apples.
6. He wants one banana.

Production:

1. Role play.

At the grocery store. Student A is the client. He or she wants to buy apples, oranges and rice. Student B is the shopkeeper. He or she is out of apples.

2. Writing.

You are going shopping. Make a list of the things you need to buy and how much/ many of each thing you need. Report to the class.

E.g. I want to buy two apples, and some tea.

More activities about some, any, a lot of, etc.

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_03_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=en


http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_some_any_much_many.htm

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-many-lot.php

Next week, the afternoon group should complete the following activities from the Workbook:

Pages 56 and 57. Activities:

• 1. GRAMMAR, 
• 2. VOCABULARY (about food) and 
• 4. READING.

Have a nice weekend!! 

See you next week.

REVISION: TELLING THE TIME.