1、A few days ago,I was floating comfortably in a cloud.They added a few chemicals to me.When we talk about amounts,we sometimes haveto use different words for plural countable nouns(like eggs)and uncountable nouns(like water).We also sometimes have to use different words for positive and negative stat
2、ements.With countable nounsWith uncountable nounsPositive statementsThere are a few men.There is a little water.Negative statementsThere arent many men.There isnt much water.But sometimes we can use the same words with both countable and uncountable nouns.Positive statementsNegative statementsThere
3、areThere isa lot ofwomen.ice.There areThere isnochildren.tea.Study the table:There isa lot of/a little/water in the pool.Theresnot much/no There are a lot of/many/swimmers in the pool.Thererea few/not many/nol A little and not much have similar meanings.So do a few and not many.l We usually use much
4、 in negative sentences,e.g.,There is not much water in the bottle.A Choose sentences from the tables and matchthem with the pictures.Write a sentence for each picture._There is no water in the pool.There is a lot of water in the pool.There are many/a lot of swim-mers in the pool.There are a few/not
5、many swim-mers in the pool.*B Have a game.1Choose a student and send him/her out of the classroom.While he/she is outside,select an object and hide it somewhere in the room.2When the student returns,he/she must find the hidden thing using hints supplied by the other students.When the student is far
6、from the hidden object,the class says No water,but as he/she gets closer,they say A little water.When he/she is very close,the class says A lot of water.3Alternate countable nouns and uncountable nouns for the clue phrase,so that the next student is cued with,for example,No drops,A few drops and A l
7、ot of drops.To ask about quantity,we use how many for countable nouns and how much for uncountable nouns.For short answers,we can use the amount words practised just now,but notice that:l a lot of becomes a lot,l no becomes none.Daniel:(1)_ bread do we need?Sandy:(2)_ kilograms of ham do we need?Mil
8、lie:(3)_ tomatoes do we need?Simon:(4)_ oranges do we need?Amy:(5)_ sugar do we need?Millie:(6)_ eggs do we need?A Complete the questions with How many orHow much.How muchHow manyHow manyHow manyHow muchHow many1_ cousins do you have?2_ money do you spend in a month?3_ hours do you spend watching te
9、levision every day?4_ storybooks do you read in a month?5_ knowledge do you have of the Internet?6_ time do you spend on the Internet every day?B Complete the questions with How many orHow much.How manyHow muchHow manyHow manyHow muchHow muchC Complete the questions with How many orHow much and then
10、 match them with the answers.1 _ rooms does this flat have?2 _ days of holiday do most people have?3 _ rain is there in December?4 _ time do you have?5 _ relatives do you have in England?6 _ friends does Lisa have?_a)I have only one uncle there.b)About ten minutes.Im in a hurry.c)She is new here.She
11、 doesnt have any friends.d)It is a small flat.It only has two bedrooms.e)It seldom rains in winter.f)Most people have seven days of holiday in a year.How manyHow manyHow muchHow muchHow manyHow manydfebacD Work in pairs.Jane is going to the supermarket to do some shopping.She wants to know what to b
12、uy and asks Albert questions with how much or how many.Albert looks in the cupboard on the right and answers Janes questions with a lot,a little,a few or none.Example:JaneHow much rice is there?AlbertTheres a lot.Jane_ bananas _ there?AlbertThere _.Jane_ apples _ there?AlbertThere _.Jane_ milk _ the
13、re?AlbertThere _.Jane_ tea _ there?AlbertThere _.Jane_ onions _ there?AlbertThere _.How manyHow manyHow muchHow muchHow manyareareisisareare a feware a lotis noneis a littleare noneE Later Janes mother asks her a question.Complete Janes reply with a lot of,a few,a little or no.Mum What have we got i
14、n the cupboard?Jane Weve got(1)_ tea and(2)_ bananas.Weve got(3)_ rice and apples but weve got(4)_ milk or onions.a littlea fewa lot ofnoWe use too much,too little and enough with uncountable nouns.We use too many,too few and enough with countable nouns in plural forms.To say there is the right amou
15、nt more than the right amount less than the right amountwe use enoughtoo manytoo muchtoo fewtoo littlenot enoughExamplesI have got enough rice.I have got too many apple.I have got too much rice.I have got too few apples.I have got too little rice.I havent got enough apples.I havent got enough rice.A
16、1 Albert is going to fry some prawns for dinner.First,look at his recipe in the left picture below and then the amounts of the ingredients he has got in the right picture below.A2 Write sentences about them.The first onehas been done for you.1_ prawns.2_ small onions.He hasnt got enoughHes got enoug
17、h3_ red peppers.4_ mushrooms.5_ salt.Hes got too few/He hasnt got enoughHes got too manyHes got too much6_ sugar.7_ tomato sauce.8_ cooking oil.Hes got too muchHes got enoughHes got too little/He hasnt got enoughB Jane and Albert are talking about theingredients for fried prawns.Work in pairs to mak
18、e similar conversations.Examples:JaneHow many prawns have you got?Albert 16.JaneThats not enough.You need 20 prawns.JaneHow much salt have you got?Albert 100 grams.JaneThats too much.You only need 10 grams.JaneHow many small onions have you got?Albert2.JaneThats enough.JaneHow many red peppers have
19、you got?Albert1.JaneThats too few./Thats not enough.You need 3 red peppers.JaneHow many mushrooms have you got?Albert8.JaneThats too many.You only need 5 mushrooms.JaneHow much sugar have you got?Albert30 grams.JaneThats too much.You only need 5 grams.JaneHow much tomato sauce have you got?Albert100
20、 millilitres.JaneThats enough.JaneHow much cooking oil have you got?Albert30 millilitres.JaneThats too little./Thats not enough.You need 50 millilitres.(a)few and(a)littlea few and a little have positive meaningsfew and little have negative meaningsA few customers have come into the shop.It has been
21、 fairly busy.Vicky has made a little progress and so is feeling quite pleased.Few customers have come into the shop.It has been quiet.Vicky has made little progress and so is not feeling very pleased.few customers=almost no customerslittle progress=almost no progressA Complete the sentences with(a)f
22、ew or(a)little.1 I dont think I can lift this box on my own.I need _ help.2 _ tourists visited that place in the 1980s because of the war there.3 The postman doesnt often come here.We receive _ letters.4 The snow was quite deep.There seemed _ hope of completing our journey.5 Trevor isnt finding it e
23、asy to fix the shelves.Hes having _ trouble.6 Sarah is exhausted.Shes having _ days holiday next week.7 David quite likes golf,but unluckily he has _ ability.8 I can speak _ words of French,but I cannotspeak very fluently.a littleFewfewlittlea littlea fewlittlea fewB Complete the sentences with many
24、,much,(a)little or(a)few.1-How _ friends have you got in the UK?-Ive got _ but not _.2-How _ time have we got?-We have very _ time.Lets run!3-How _ people in the USA speak Japanese?-Very _ people there speak Japanese.4-Do _ people believe in ghosts and vampires?-Some people do but not _.5-How _ snow is there in the mountains?-There isnt _,Im afraid.6-How _ money do you need?-Can you give me just _?manya fewmanymuchlittlemanyfewmanymanymuchmuchmucha little1Workbook 8B,pages 10,11,12 and 13.
