Inglés 3 - Lesson 10 - 2023

LESSON 10 - Quantifiers
• Quantifiers (a little/ a few/ a lot, etc)

• How much / How many
• Containers
VOCABULARY
CONTAINERS & QUANTITIES
1) Look at the pictures. Practice the pronunciation with your teacher.
2) Make phrases with the words below and the containers or quantities. Sometimes, more than
one phrase is possible.
___________ biscuits ___________ jam ___________ tuna ___________ coffee ___________ salad
___________ cereal ___________ milk ___________ apples ___________ bread ___________ rice
___________ Coke ___________ salt ___________ grapes ___________ water ___________ toothpaste
___________ crisps ___________ sugar ___________ bananas ___________ cake ___________ deodorant
GRAMMAR: quantifiers
1) Look at the photos of food and
drink. Number the photos 0, 1, 2, or
3 (0 = no sugar/ salt - 3 = a lot of
sugar/ salt).
2) Ask and answer questions about the things in ex. a).
How much sugar is there
in dark chocolate?
I’m not sure. Quite a lot?
3) Read the text and check your ideas about salt and sugar:
HOW MUCH SUGAR?

According to the American Heart Association, a woman should have no
more than 24g (grams) of sugar a day (=6 teaspoons) and a man no more
than 36g (=9 teaspoons).
• A can of Coke has approximately 35g of sugar
• An apple has approximately 23g of sugar
• A small (40g) bar of dark chocolate has approximately 10g of sugar
• An egg doesn’t have any sugar
HOW MUCH SALT?

According to the UK Government studies, an adult should eat no more
than 6g of salt a day.
According to UK Government studies, an adult should eat no more than
6g of salt a day.
• A large pack of crisps has approximately 3g of salt
• A slice of white bread has approximately 0.5g of salt
• A bottle of mineral water has approximately 0.0023g of salt
• A bottle of olive doesn’t have any salt
4) Complete the sentences with a food or a drink from 1).
There isn’t any salt in __________.
There’s a little sugar in __________.
There’s quite a lot of sugar in __________.
There’s a lot of sugar in __________.
SPEAKING
In pairs, ask each other how much you usually have of the foods and drinks in the box:
fish - meat - cheese

milk - vegetables How much fish do you usually eat?
wine - eggs
butter - chocolate
olive oil - garlic Not much, really. What about you?
pasta
Uncountable (singular) Short answers Full answers
A lot. I eat a lot of sugar.

Quite a lot. I eat quite a lot of sugar.
How much sugar do you eat? A little. I eat a little sugar.
Not much. I don’t eat much sugar
None. I don’t eat any sugar.
Countable (plural)
A lot. I eat a lot of sweets.

Quite a lot. I eat quite a lot of sweets.
How many sweets do you eat? A few. I eat a few sweets.
Not many. I don’t eat many sweets.
None. I don’t eat any sweets.
You can also use more specific amounts. For example:

A: How much milk is there? A: How much Coke is there?
B: There are three litres. B: There are two bottles.
weight capacity
1 ounce (oz) 28 grams (gr) 1 fluid ounce (fl oz) 28 mililitres (ml)
1 pound (Lb) 450 grams 1 pint 568 ml
MUCH MANY
It’s more commonly used for negative and It’s more commonly used for negative and
questions: questions:
• They don’t need much money. • Does she have many cats?
• Hurry up! We don’t have much time. • There aren’t many students in my group.
• Is there much food in the fridge? • Are there many pictures on the wall?
READING
1) Read the magazine article. With a partner, complete the facts with sugar or salt.
FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT… SUGAR AND SALT

At different times in history, both sugar and salt were called ‘white gold’, because they were so
expensive and difficult to get. But there are many more interesting facts about sugar and salt…
• 1
__________ is used to make glass, washing powder, and paper.
• 2
__________ really helps the medicine go down! It’s an important ingredient in many modern
medicines.
• Christopher Columbus introduced 3__________ to the New World in 1493 on his second voyage.
• If you put 4__________ into a vase of flowers, the flowers last longer.
• If you want to check if an egg is fresh, put it in a cup with water and 5__________ If the egg floats,
it isn’t very fresh.
• In the UK, there’s a club for people who collect the little packets of 6__________ you get when
you order tea or coffee in a café or a restaurant.
• If your dog or cat has fleas, and they are now living in your carpets, put some 7__________ on the
carpets and leave it for 12 hours. This kills all the fleas.
• Only 6% of the 8__________ used in the USA is used in food; another 17% is used for de-icing
roads in the winter months.
• Sure and 9__________ are the only two words in the English language that begin with ‘su’ and are
pronounced ‘sh’.
• Scientists use 10__________ to make different kinds of plastic, e.g. for food packaging.
• 11
__________ removes red wine stains (though probably not from your new white carpet).
• If you eat too much 12__________ (about one gram per kilogram of weight), you can die. This was
a method of ritual suicide in ancient China.
2) (9.12) Listen and check.
3) Find these verbs in the article. What do they mean? How do you pronounce them?
float collect
order de-ice remove
4) How many of the facts did you know?

Which ones?
SPEAKING
1) Read the questionnaire and complete the questions with How much or How many.
2) In pairs, interview your partner. Do you think he/she needs to eat less sugar and salt?
HOW MUCH SUGAR AND SALT DO YOU HAVE A DAY?

Sugar
1. ____________ spoons of sugar do you have in your tea or coffee?
a. three or more b. two c. one d. none
2. ____________ bottles or cans of Coke (or other fizzy drinks) do you drink a day?
a. three or more b. two c. one d. none
3. ____________ fruit or fruit juice do you have a day?
a. a lot b. quite a lot c. not much d. none
4. ____________ sweets and biscuits do you eat a week?
a. a lot b. not many c. very few d. none
Salt
1. How often do you add salt to your food at the table?
a. always b. often c. sometimes d. never
2. ____________ takeaway food do you eat?
a. a lot b. quite a lot c. not much d. none
3. ____________ bread do you eat a day?
a. a lot b. quite a lot c. a little d. none
4. ____________ packets of crisps do you eat a week?
a. a lot b. quite a lot c. a few d. none
Complementary activities
1) Countable or Uncountable? Correct the mistakes.
1. How much potatoes do you want? ___________________________________________
2. I don’t like an ice cream. _____________________________________________
3. Can I have a bread, please? ______________________________________________
4. There isn’t many milk left. _______________________________________________
5. How many coffee do you want? ___________________________________________
6. We have lot of tomatoes in the fridge. _________________________________________
2) Much or Many?
A. Complete questions using much or many B. Choose an answer for each question in
1. How __________ people are there in the room? exercise 1.
2. How __________ petrol is there in the car? a. A kilo, please
3. How __________ money do you have in your b. There are two bottles.
pocket? c. There are only two left in the box.
d. Just five euros.
4. How __________ eggs are there in the cupboard?
e. Twenty. Nine men and eleven women.
5. How __________ milk is there in the fridge?
f. It’s full
6. How __________ apples do you want?
3) Choose a few / few / a little / little

1. 1) I have ________ good friends. I'm not lonely.
2. There was _______ food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.
3. Julie gave us _______ apples from her garden. Would you like some?
4. There's _________ milk left in the fridge. We need to buy some at the supermarket.
5. There are __________ programmes on TV that are good, so I prefer watching series on Netflix.
6. Are you thirsty? There's ___________ juice left in this bottle, if you want.
7. 7) A: Do you get many emails? B: __________, but most of them are spam.
8. There was _________ traffic, so we arrived before we expected.
9. 9) A: Would you like some ice-cream? B: Yes, _________, please.
10. The bus service isn’t very good at night – there are _______ buses after 10 o’clock.
4) Multiple choice
1. I have __________ cereal every morning, it is good for my health.
a. any b. some c. many
2. I want to save _________ money to buy a present for my mother.
a. a little b. a few c. any
3. People don't write __________ letters nowadays, they use e-mails instead.
a. much b. some c. many
4. A: Do you have ________ brothers or sisters? B: No, I don't, but I have __________ cousins!
a. any – a lot of b. any – much c. many - much
5. I have to learn _________ words in German, because I’m going there on holidays.
a. a little b. a lot c. a few
6. I don't have ________ time, I can't wait for you.
a. much b. many c. a lot
ANSWER KEY
1) 1. How much potatoes do you want? How many…; 2. I don’t like an ice cream.; 3. Can I have a bread, please? …some bread...;
4. There isn’t many milk left. …much milk… ; 5. How many coffee do you want? How much…; 6. We have lot of tomatoes in the
fridge. …a lot of / lots of
2) A. 1. How many people…?; 2. How much petrol…?; 3. How much money…?; 4. How many eggs…?; 5. How much milk…?; 6. How
many apples…?
B. 1.e; 2. f; 3. d; 4. c; 5. b; 6. a
3) 1. a few; 2. little; 3. a few; 4. little; 5. few; 6. a little; 7. a few; 8. little; 9. a little; 10. few
4) 1.b; 2. a; 3. c; 4. a; 5. c; 6. a

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LESSON 10 - Quantifiers

• Quantifiers (a little/ a few/ a lot, etc)

I’m not sure. Quite a lot?

HOW MUCH SUGAR?

HOW MUCH SALT?

4) Complete the sentences with a food or a drink from 1).

There isn’t any salt in __________.

There’s a little sugar in __________.

There’s quite a lot of sugar in __________.

There’s a lot of sugar in __________.

fish - meat - cheese

A lot. I eat a lot of sugar.

A lot. I eat a lot of sweets.

You can also use more specific amounts. For example:

1 pound (Lb) 450 grams 1 pint 568 ml

FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT… SUGAR AND SALT

2) (9.12) Listen and check.

4) How many of the facts did you know?

HOW MUCH SUGAR AND SALT DO YOU HAVE A DAY?

3) Choose a few / few / a little / little

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