Talking about Quantities

Talking about

quantities

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Warm up game!

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Multiple Choice

_____ money do you have?

• a) How much

• b) How many

Multiple Choice

Could you get me ______ water, please? Yes sure.

• a) any

• b) some

• c) much

Multiple Choice

Only _______ restaurants are open late at night.

• a) a lot of

• b) a little

• c) a few

We can use a number
of words and phrases

to talk about

quantities.

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How many

How much

Asking about amounts

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Countable
plural nouns

Uncountable
nouns

How much

How many

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For example …

How manystrawberries are there?

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a countable plural noun

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Countable
plural nouns

Uncountable
nouns

How much

How many

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For example …

How muchsugar do we need to
make a cupcake?

an uncountable noun

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some

any

Talking about amounts,
especially when we do not
know the exact amount.

Countable and uncountable
nouns

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Positive
statements,
countable and
uncountable nouns

Questions and
negative
statements,
countable and
uncountable nouns

any

some

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For example …

He had some rice and some
vegetables for lunch.

an uncountable noun

a countable noun

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For example …

Would you like some coffee?

We can use some when we

are offering things!

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Positive
statements,
countable and
uncountable nouns

Questions and
negative
statements,
countable and
uncountable nouns

any

some

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For example …

Do you have any crackers in your
bag?

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a countable noun

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For example …

There aren’t any bananas.

a countable noun

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a lot of

Talking about large
amounts

Countable and uncountable
nouns

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For example …

Dan ate a lot of berries.

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a countable noun

We can use lots of
instead of a lot of in

informal speech.

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For example …

Ivy used a lot of flour for her
cupcakes.

an uncountable noun

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a little

a few

Talking about small
amounts

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Uncountable
nouns

Countable nouns

a few

a little

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For example …

Mum likes her tea with a little sugar.

an uncountable noun

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Uncountable
nouns

Countable nouns

a few

a little

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For example …

I ate a few cheeseburgers for lunch.

a countable noun

Let's review what you have learnt!

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Asking about amounts…

Countable plural
nouns

Uncountable nouns

How much

How many

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Talking about amounts…

Positive statements

some

They can be used with both
countable and uncountable nouns!

Questions and
negative statements

​any

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Talking about large amounts…

Countable and
uncountable nouns

Talking about small amounts…

Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns

a few

a little

​a lot of

Multiple Choice

1). Do you have ____ crackers in your bag?

• some

• any

• a lot of

• a little

Multiple Choice

2). There aren’t ____ bananas.

• some

• any

• a lot of

• a little

Multiple Choice

3). Mum likes her tea with _______ (a little / a few) sugar.

• a few

• a little

Quantity words

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Warm up game!

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(1) Excuse me! May I have _____ cake

and _____ juice please?

a) a slice of … a bag of
b) a piece of … a pack of
c) a piece of … a bottle of

What do you already know?

Multiple Choice

1) Excuse me! May I have _____ cake and _____ juice please?

• a) a slice of …

  a bag of

• b) a piece of …

  a pack of

• c) a piece of …

  a bottle of 

Multiple Choice

(2) Which of the following sentences is NOT correct?

• a) Can you help me buy a sheet of chocolate?

• b) This loaf of bread will be our breakfast tomorrow.

• c) I ate a slice of pizza yesterday.

Multiple Choice

(3) Which of the following sentences is correct?

• a) Buy three cartons of crisps and get one free!

• b) Should I buy a carton of milk or a bottle of water?

• c)I finished a tube of ice cream!

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When do we
use quantity
words?

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We use quantity words …

• to give information about the

numberorquantityofsomething

• before any noun

(countableor uncountable)

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a loaf of bread

a pot of congee

a bowl of rice

uncountable nouns

Quantity words
(food)

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a slice of pizza

a bag/packet of crisps

countable nouns

Quantity words
(food)

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a bottle of juice

a carton of milk

a can of soda

uncountable nouns

Quantity words
(food)

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a box of chocolates

a bunch of grapes

countable nouns

Quantity words
(food)

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a tin of salmon

a sachet of ketchup

a tub of ice cream

uncountable nouns

Quantity words
(food)

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a glass of water

a jar of jam

a cup of coffee

a spoonful of salt

uncountable

nouns

Quantity words
(food)

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Remember to change the
quantity wordsinto the

plural form if there is more

than one of each item.

three loaf of

three loaves of

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countable noun

a lump of coal

many blocks of concrete

a bunch of flowers

uncountable

noun

Quantity words (others)

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a tube of
toothpaste

three bars/blocks of

soap

uncountable nouns

Quantity words (others)

Let’s review what you have learnt!

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Multiple Choice

________ bread

• a loaf of

• a bowl of

• a pot of

Multiple Select

________ chips

• a bag of

• a packet of

• a slice of

Multiple Choice

________ mlik

• a can of

• a carton of

• a bottle of

Multiple Choice

________ grapes

• a box of

• a can of

• a bunch of

Multiple Choice

________ ketchup

• a sachet of

• a tin of

• a tub of

Multiple Choice

________ flowers

• a lump of

• a bunch of

• a block of

Fill in the Blanks

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When do we
use quantity
words?

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We use quantity words…

• to give information about the

number or quantity of something

• before countable and

uncountablenouns

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