Who's Got the Ice? (some, any, much, many)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Who's Got the Ice?

How much? How many?

A2 · 60 minutes

Picnic problems

Task Put the picnic problems in order: the worst first. Then compare with a partner. Do you agree?

1

It starts to rain.

2

Ants walk all over your food.

A dog runs off with your sandwiches.

3

The people next to you play very loud music.

4

Before you read

Eight friends are going to have a picnic by a lake on Saturday.

left = still here, not used. I had six eggs and I used four. Two eggs are left.

freezer = the very cold part of a fridge, for ice and frozen food.

Task In pairs. Answer the questions.

1

What food and drink do eight people need? Make a list together.

2

What do people often forget to bring to a picnic?

The picnic chat

Task Read the group chat. Which things on your list are in it?

L

Lucía Picnic by the lake on Saturday! There are eight of us. How many sausages do we need?

Tomasz I can bring a little butter for the bread. And a few tomatoes.

T

Tomasz About twenty. I've got a lot of sausages in the freezer, and some bread.

T

L

Lucía Great. Is there any ice? There isn't any ice in my freezer.

Kemal I can bring a lot of water. Six bottles! But I haven't got much juice left. Only one bottle.

K

Tomasz Not in my freezer. It's full of sausages!

T

Femi The shop by the lake sells bags of ice. How much ice do we need?

F

Femi Don't worry, I've got some juice. And I can bring a few plates and a little ketchup.

F

Kemal A lot of ice! It's going to be hot. Three bags?

K

L

Lucía Thanks! Have we got any cups? I haven't got many cups.

Femi OK. But there isn't much ice in the shop on Saturday afternoons. I can go in the morning.

F

Kemal I've got a lot of paper cups. And some apples from my garden.

K

L

Lucía Perfect. See you at twelve!

Talk about it

Task In pairs. Answer the questions, then tell the class.

What haven't the four friends got at home? What's Femi's plan?

1

Who brings the cups, the bread and the apples?

2

You're going to the picnic too. What can you bring?

3

Look again

Task Look again at the chat. Which is correct? Choose. Then check in the chat.

1

Lucía __________ sausages do we need?

How much

How many

2

Kemal I haven't got __________ juice left.

much

many

3

Femi I can bring __________ plates.

a few

a little

4

Lucía There isn't __________ ice in my freezer.

some

any

Complete the table

Task Find the words in the chat. Complete the table. You can use a word more than once.

a little

many

some

a lot of

any

a few

much

plural nouns: plates

no plural: juice

+

______ / ______ / ______ plates

______ / ______ / ______ juice

–

not ______ / not ______ plates

not ______ / not ______ juice

?

______ plates?

How ______ plates?

______ juice?

How ______ juice?

The rules

Task Look at the table. Choose A, B or C for 1–3. Then choose the words.

A

plural nouns (plates, cups)

B

nouns with no plural (juice, ice)

C

both

1

much, a little, How much go with __________.

2

some, any, a lot of go with __________.

3

many, a few, How many go with __________.

In positive sentences, we usually say __________.

much juice

a lot of juice

In not-sentences and questions, we usually say __________.

any

some

Two kinds of noun

Task Can you say a ___ and two ___s? Put the nouns from the chat in the right box.

bread

tomato

cup

ice

ketchup

sausage

apple

water

plate

butter

a tomato, two tomatoes? Yes: plural nouns

a bread, two breads? No: no plural

Grammar reference

Plural nouns: plates, cups

No plural: juice, ice

Which sentence?

+ some / a lot of / a few plates

– not any / not many plates

? any plates? How many plates?

+ some / a lot of / a little juice

– not any / not much juice

? any juice? How much juice?

Positive: some, a lot of. I've got some bread. I can bring a lot of water. Not-sentences and questions: any, much, many. There isn't any ice. How much ice do we need?

How much / How many

Count it

a lot of is right in not-sentences and questions too: We haven't got a lot of juice.

+ the noun, then question order: How many cups have we got? How much bread is there?

two bottles of water, three bags of ice

No a and no -s with bread, juice, ice: some bread (not a bread, breads); There is some juice (not are). Only a lot has of: a few eggs, a little milk (not a few of eggs, a little of milk). Asking for or offering something: some. Can you bring some cups? Would you like some juice?

CAREFUL

At the shop

Task Saturday morning. Femi is at the shop by the lake. Choose the right word.

1

Femi I'm at the shop. They've got __________ ice today!

much

a lot of

2

Lucía Great! How __________ bags can you carry?

many

much

3

Femi Three. And they've got __________ nice tomatoes. Do you want them?

a little

a few

4

Lucía Yes, please. And bread: Tomasz hasn't got __________ bread for eight people.

much

many

5

Femi OK. But they haven't got __________ napkins.

any

some

6

Lucía That's fine. Can you get __________ juice too?

a few

a little

What's left?

Task Sunday, after the picnic. What's left? Look at the key. Write the word and the noun. Add -s if you need to.

a lot a lot of (+) · much / many (– ?)

small a few / a little

zero any

question How much / How many

Example (small · egg) = a few eggs

1

Kemal I've still got __________ in my bag. (a lot · water)

2

Lucía __________ is left, Tomasz? (question · bread)

3

Femi I've only got __________ now. (small · ketchup)

4

Lucía There aren't __________ in the cool box. (zero · napkin)

5

Tomasz I've got __________. Do you want them, Lucía? (small · tomato)

6

Lucía Yes, please! Kemal, __________ have you got? (question · apple)

7

Femi We haven't got __________ for next time. (a lot · juice)

Plan the picnic

Picnic list (six people): 12 eggs · 6 tomatoes · 6 apples · 6 cups · a lot of bread · a lot of juice · a lot of water · a little butter

Task A picnic for six people tomorrow! You and your partner share a kitchen. Your teacher sends you a card in the chat. Student A: the fridge. Student B: the cupboard. Don't show or read out your card: wait for your partner's questions.

How much sugar have you got? – I've got a little sugar. Half a bag.

1

Ask about everything on the list: Have you got any…? How much / How many… have you got?

2

Answer with a full sentence first: I've got a lot of / a few / a little… · I haven't got any / much / many… Then say the number if you can.

3

Together, write a shopping list. What do you need to buy?

4

Tell the class: one sentence for each thing on your list.

Homework

Task A A message from the market. Six sentences have a mistake. Find and correct them.

Task B Put the words in order to make sentences.

Hi! I'm at the market. They've got a lot of nice grapes today, so I'm buying some. We haven't got much potatoes at home, so I'm getting a bag. I'm also buying two breads for dinner. Is there any milk in the fridge? There's only a little of butter, so I'm buying some. We've got much rice, so I'm not buying any. There aren't some onions in the cupboard, I think. And there are some orange juice in the fridge, so we're fine. See you at six!

1

much / juice / have / how / do / we / ?

2

are / grapes / there / how / many / ?

3

a / I've / apples / got / few / .

4

any / there / milk / isn't / .

5

lot / we've / of / eggs / a / got / .

6

bring / little / you / can / a / sugar / ?

TEACHER'S REFERENCE · SKIP OR DELETE BEFORE CLASS

Answer key (1)

TALK ABOUT IT

1 They haven't got any ice (it isn't in Lucía's or Tomasz's freezer). Femi can buy three bags of ice at the shop by the lake in the morning, because there isn't much ice there in the afternoon.

2 Kemal brings the cups (a lot of paper cups) and the apples (from his garden); Tomasz brings the bread.

COMPLETE THE TABLE (CONT.)

? any plates? How many plates? · any juice? How much juice?

Also right a lot of in the – and ? rows (not a lot of plates, a lot of juice?); many / much in the first ? blank (many plates? much juice?); the + row words in any order

THE RULES

1 B

2 C

3 A

Positive sentences a lot of juice

Not-sentences and questions any

TWO KINDS OF NOUN

Plural nouns tomato, cup, sausage, apple, plate

No plural bread, ice, ketchup, water, butter

AT THE SHOP

1 a lot of

2 many

LOOK AGAIN

1 How many

2 much

3 a few

4 any

COMPLETE THE TABLE

+ some / a lot of / a few plates · some / a lot of / a little juice

– not any / not many plates · not any / not much juice

TEACHER'S REFERENCE · SKIP OR DELETE BEFORE CLASS

Answer key (2)

AT THE SHOP (CONT.)

3 a few

4 much (a lot of is also right)

5 any

6 a little

WHAT'S LEFT?

1 a lot of water (not much water)

2 How much bread

3 a little ketchup (not a little of ketchup)

4 any napkins

5 a few tomatoes

6 How many apples

7 much juice (a lot of juice is also right)

PLAN THE PICNIC

Together they've got 12 eggs, a lot of apples (ten), a lot of water (seven bottles), a little butter: enough

Shopping list tomatoes (they've only got three), cups (they've only got three), bread (only four slices), juice (only a little). Accept a list with more butter or water if students give a reason.

HOMEWORK (A)

Fixes much potatoes then many potatoes (or a lot of potatoes); two breads then some bread (or two bags of bread); a little of butter then a little butter; much rice then a lot of rice; aren't some onions then aren't any onions; there are some orange juice then there is (there's) some orange juice

Already right a lot of nice grapes; buying some; getting a bag; Is there any milk; not buying any

HOMEWORK (B)

1 How much juice do we have?

2 How many grapes are there?

3 I've got a few apples.

4 There isn't any milk.

5 We've got a lot of eggs.

6 Can you bring a little sugar?