Class
02
In this lesson you will learn:
Countable – Uncountable -
quantifiers.
Objective: Talk about your
diet habits.
Delicious food 1. What´s your favorite food?
2. Look at the pictures and mention the things you see.
1
Strawberries 6
tomatoes
Potatoes
2
Cucumber
apple Olives
Mushrooms
Onions
Carrots
3
Chilis
Bananas Peppers
Cabbage
Radish
4 Eggplant
Green onion
Pineapple
Orange
4. Put the nouns in the correct column,
Delicious food 3. Look at the pictures and mention the food. countable or uncountable.
Strawberry – bread – orange – banana – rice –
milk – pineapple – cheese – potato – garlic –
cabbage – radish – cereal – ice cream - onion –
cucumber – coffee – carrot – soda.
Rice Soda / coke
Countable Uncountable
Singular Plural
Ice cream
One / a strawberry – three Bread
strawberries Rice
Pasta – Orange - ten oranges Milk
spaghetti Banana – five bananas Cheese
Pineapple – two pineapples Garlic
Milk Potato – two kilos of potatoes Cereal
cheese Cabbage – four cabbages Ice cream
Radish – six radishes Coffee
Onion – three onions Soda
Cucumber – two cucumbers Fruit
Bread Carrot – five carrots
Fruit
Coffee Cereal
Some – any
5. Read the sentences, then complete the grammar
rules.
6. Complete the conversation with a, an, some, or any.
1. I eat some apples during my break in the office.
2. There is some cereal in the box. A: What's for lunch? Is there any pasta?
3. We don´t have any potatoes. B: No, there isn’t any pasta. But there’s some rice in the
4. There isn´t any bread for dinner. cupboard.
5. Are there any bananas in the fridge? A: Good. And do we have any meat or fish?
6. Is there any milk for breakfast? B: Yes, we have some chicken and some fish. There is a
green pepper and an onion, too, but there isn’t any salad.
A: No problem. We can buy some salad at the market.
We use SOME with countable plural and
uncountable nouns in affirmative form.
We use ANY with countable and uncountable in
negative and interrogative form
Some – any
any some
any
any
any any
some
some
any some
Quantifiers 8. Answer the following questions.
1. How much juice do you drink?
7. Look at the pictures and say if they are healthy or unhealthy
food. 2. How many bars of chocolate do you eat a week?
3. How much salad do you eat?
4. How many hamburgers do you eat a week?
I drink some juice.
French fries I drink a glass o juice everyday.
Beans
Carrot juice I don´t drink any juice.
I drink a lot of juice.
I eat three bars of chocolate a week.
I don´t eat any chocolate.
I don´t eat any hamburgers.
Salad Chocolate
Hamburger
Quantifiers 9. Read the text about Helen´s diet, say if the expressions in bold
represent large or small quantities.
Large quantity Small quantity
I think a healthy diet is very important for
feeling good every day. I try to eat a lot of A lot of Lots of A few A little
fruits and vegetables. I usually have lots of Many - C Much - U
apples, bananas and carrots. I also drink a lot Countable Uncountable
of water. Water helps me feel energetic all
day.
For snacks, I don’t eat many chips or cookies.
I prefer eating a few grapes or a little yogurt. I
don´t eat much sugar because it can be bad
for your health. Instead, I sometimes like to
eat a few pieces of chocolate.
I also enjoy eating rice and whole wheat
bread. How much meat do you eat? I don’t eat
a lot of meat, just a little, once a week. I eat
lots of beans for protein. A balanced diet with
a lot of different foods makes me feel strong
and healthy!
Quantifiers Exercises
10. Complete the questions with how much or how many. 11. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1. How many cups of coffee do you drink every day? 1. There isn't much / a lot cheese in the fridge.
2. How much sugar do you put in your coffee? 2. I drink a lot / a little of tea every day.
3. How much time do you spend online every day? 3. My friends don't send me much / many messages.
4. How many cellphones do you have? 4. I don't take much / a little sugar in my tea.
5. How many bedrooms are there in your home? 5. It's good to eat a lot / a little fish every week.
6. How much water do you drink every day? 6. I have much / lots of cousins.
7. How many brothers and sisters do you have? 7. Do your children eat a few / a lot of fruit?
8. How many hours do you study a day? 8. I drink a little / a few glasses of milk every day.
Quantifiers Exercises
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Speaking time –
Quantifiers
12. What do you usually have for breakfast, lunch and
dinner?
Breakfast:
Lunch:
Dinner:
That´s all for today!!!!
Thank you!!!