UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
English III: Unit I: Describing Food and Cooking Procedures
Week # 4: 6th to 8th April
Content: 1.6.4 It is delicious.
1.6.5 The noun+be+adjective = The soup is salty.
1.6.6 Quantifiers: some, any, no, much, many, a lot of, lots of, (a) few, (a) little.
Achievement indicator: To use descriptive sentences and appropriate quantifiers to talk about food and
quantities in both speaking and writing.
Evaluation Criteria: 1. To Identify and correctly use quantifiers in sentences about countable and uncountable
nouns. 2. To form sentence structure “It is + adjective” to describe food. 3. To construct sentences using Noun
+ be + adjective to describe taste and quality
Quantifiers are words we use before nouns to show how much or how many of something there is. They help
give more precise information without exact numbers.
Countable nouns are individual items that can be counted (e.g., apple/apples, chair/chairs), using numbers
and a/an/the. Uncountable nouns are materials, concepts, or liquids treated as a whole that cannot be counted
(e.g., water, information, sugar, furniture), typically using singular verbs
Countable Nouns
Definition: Things we can count using numbers. They have singular and plural forms.
Articles: Use a/an for singular, or the.
Pluralization: Often add s, es, or ies.
Examples: Dog/dogs, house/houses, apple/apples, friend/friends, city/cities.
Questions: ¿Use “How many?".
Uncountable Nouns
Definition: Things we cannot count, often liquids, powders, gases, or abstract ideas.
Form: They only have one form (no plural) and take singular verbs.
Articles: Do not use a/an.
Examples: Water, rice, milk, love, furniture, advice, information, money, luggage.
Questions: ¿Use “How much?".
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Quantifier Use with Meaning
Some Countable + Uncountable Positive amount
Any Countable + Uncountable Questions/negatives
No Countable + Uncountable Zero
Much Uncountable Large amount
Many Countable Large number
A lot of / Lots of Both Large amount/number
A few Countable Some (positive)
Few Countable Almost none
A little Uncountable Some (positive)
Little Uncountable Almost none
Some
I bought some apples.
She has some free time today.
🔹 Any
Do you have any water?
I don’t have any money.
🔹 No
There is no milk in the fridge.
We have no homework today.
🔹 Much (uncountable)
How much sugar do you want?
I don’t have much energy.
🔹 Many (countable)
How many books do you own?
There are many people at the party.
🔹 A lot of / Lots of
I have a lot of homework.
There are lots of students in the classroom.
She drinks a lot of water.
🔹 A few (countable, positive)
I have a few friends in this city.
We still have a few minutes left.
🔹 Few (countable, negative)
He has few opportunities.
There are few chairs available.
🔹 A little (uncountable, positive)
I have a little money.
Add a little salt to the soup.
🔹 Little (uncountable, negative)
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I have little hope now.
There is little time left.
🧠 Bonus: Mixed examples
She has a lot of friends but little time.
We have some food, but not much water.
There are many cars but few parking spaces.
I. Fill in the blanks with: some, any, no, much, many, a lot of, (a) few, (a) little
1. I don’t have ______________________ money.
2. There are ______________________ students in the classroom.
3. Do you have ______________________ questions?
4. We have __________________ time, so let’s hurry.
5. She bought ____________________ apples at the market.
6. There is _____________________ milk left — we need to buy more.
7. I have _____________________ friends I can trust. (positive meaning)
8. He has ____________________ friends. (almost none)
9. How _____________________ water do you drink every day?
10. There are _____________________ cars on the street today.
II. Complete the sentences with your own ideas:
1. I have a lot of _________________________________.
2. There is a little __________________ in my ______________________.
3. I don’t have any ________________________.
4. I have a few _______________________.
5. There are many _____________________ in my ____________________.
III. Write T (true) or F (false)
“Much” is used with countable nouns. _____
“A few” has a positive meaning. _____
“Little” means almost none. _____
“Many” is used with uncountable nouns. _____
“A lot of” can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. _____
Content: 1.6.7 Practical class
(taste, appearance; quantity)
Achievement indicator: To be able to correctly use adjectives to describe people, places, objects, and
food in practical speaking and writing activities.
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Evaluation Criteria: 1, To Identify adjectives in sentences. 2. To construct sentences using: It is +
adjective and Noun + be + adjective. 3. To participate actively and confidently in group activities.
Starting; Through a dynamic activity called "Rayito de Sol" (sunbeam), the teacher asks questions about
the previous topic to verify the level of knowledge that the students have about the previous topic related
to adjectives. About taste, appearance, quantity.
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