Quantifiers of Food a little, very little, less, not much, A few, very few, fewer, not many, too, too much, too many, enough. - презентация

1 Quantifiers of Food a little, very little, less, not much, A few, very few, fewer, not many, too, too much, too many, enough

2 A little, very little, less, not much + uncountable noun e.g., 1. We have a little butter in the fridge. 2. There s very little food. We need to go shopping. 3. I m trying to eat less fat (than before). 4. There s not much food in the house.

3 A little: It means a small amount before uncountable nouns. e.g. There is a little water in the bottle. Very little: It means almost none before uncountable nouns. e.g. - There s very little rice to cook. We need to buy some. - She ate very little chocolate last week. Good for her. Less: It compares quantities with uncountable nouns. e.g. - They drank less coffee (than they drank before). Not much: It means a small amount before uncountable nouns. e.g. - There s not much oil in the house.

4 A few, very few, fewer, not many + plural countable noun e.g. We have a few oranges in the fridge. We eat very few frozen meals. I think that s healthier. Skim milk has fewer calories (than whole milk). There aren t many vegetables.

5 A few: It means a small number before plural countable nouns. e.g. - There are a few slices of cheese in the fridge. Very few: Before plural countable nouns, it means almost none. e.g. - I made a lot of food, but very few people came. - I drank very few cans of soda last week. I m planning to quit it. Fewer: It compares quantities with plural countable nouns. e.g. - My box contains fewer eggs (than your box). Not many: Before countable nouns, it means a small number. e.g. - There aren t many apples.

6 Food Containers/items/weights A bottle of.... Milk, soda, water, oil, ketchup A bag of …..Coffee, crackers, potato chips, sugar A box of …..Cookies, asparagus, crackers, A package of …..Asparagus, soup, coffee A carton of …..Milk, soup, eggs, juice A can of …… Crushed pineapples, curry past, tomato paste, soda A jar of ……… Olives, asparagus, curry paste, tomato paste, jam A loaf of ……. Bread A quart of ….. Milk, oil A liter (1.1 quarts) of …… Milk, oil A pound of …. Cheese, butter, apples, oranges A kilo (2.2 pounds) of …… oranges, apples Note: >>>> a carton of juice two cartons of juice >>>> a loaf of bread two loaves of bread

7 Exercise Circle the correct answer 1. We only have ………………. cheese left in the refrigerator. a. a fewb. a littlec. manyd. fewer 2. I don t think that there are …………………. oranges in the fruit bowl. a. a littleb. lessc. manyd. much 3. He eats …………….. vegetables. a. very littleb. very muchc. very fewd. less 4. I eat ………………… eggs than I used to. a. fewerb. lessc. fewd. little 5. I drink ………………. tea than my cousin. a. fewerb. lessc. fewd. little 6. I have two …………………. a. box of milkb. boxes of milksc. a box of milkd. boxes of milk

8 Too, too many, too much, enough TOO Too generally expresses the idea of an excessive amount or more than someone wants or expects Too is used before adjectives or adverbs: [too + ADJ/ADV] e.g. He is too full. She is too hungry. He eats too slowly.

9 Enough Enough expresses the idea of an acceptable amount or the amount someone wants to expect 1. Enough is used after adjectives or adverbs: [ADJ/ADV + enough] e.g. Her salad wasn t filling enough. She doesn t eat fast enough. 2. Enough is used before nouns. [enough + plural count/uncountable noun] e.g. I didn t eat enough eggs I drank enough milk. 3. Enough is used as a pronoun ( replaces a noun mentioned before) e.g. A: I ate a lot of vegetables. B: You are lucky. I didn t eat enough (vegetables). 4. Enough is used with verbs. [V + enough] e.g. She doesn t listen enough They run enough.

10 Too Many 1. Too many is used before plural countable nouns: [too many + plural noun] e.g. I ate too many fries He bought too many books. 2. Too many is used as a pronoun ( it replace a noun mentioned before). e.g. I ate too many. (.. Apples, fries, vegetables..)

11 Too much 1. Too much is used before uncountable nouns: [too much + uncountable noun] e.g. I drank too much milk. He cooked too much rice. 2. Too much is used as a pronoun e.g. I drank too much. (.. Milk, water..) 3. Too much is used after verbs: [V + too much] e.g. She talks too much. He swims too much.

12 Exercise Choose the correct answer 1. My cousin eats …………….. Frozen meals. a. toob. too muchc. a littled. too many 2. My brother is tall ……………… to reach the ceiling. a. enoughb. tooc. too much d. too many 3. My car is …………….. Old that it always needs a push. a. too manyb. too muchc. tood. enough 4.There s ………………….. Salt in the soup. I can t eat it a. too manyb. too muchc. tood. enough 5. Do you exercise ……………….? a. too muchb. too manyc. tood. few 6. I m wearing ………………. Clothes. I feel warm in this cold weather. a. too muchb. too manyc. tood. enough