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Language 2
much, many, a lot of, lots of, a little, not many, a few
Let’s listen: The birthday cake Today Tom is making his birthday cake. There is very little time now before his birthday. He is late again. Grandma has got a lot of recipe books. “Here is a good recipe for a cake,” she tells Sam. “Cool. How much sugar do I need? And how many eggs?” he wants to know. Sam is having a lot of fun in the kitchen. But what a mess! The bag of sugar falls over. Then Sam sits down on a box of eggs, and a few eggs break. There is lots of flour everywhere in the kitchen, too. “Oh, no! There are not many cooks like you, Sam,” grandma laughs. Sam needs a little help from Grandma. But there are no big problems, and finally Sam has got a cake. On the morning of his birthday Sam finishes the cake with his name and fourteen white candles. “This,” he says, “is the best cake in the world.” Which cake looks like Sam’s birthday cake?
1 Countable and uncountable nouns a) Think of more food and drink words. Put the words into two groups. Continue filling in the table as you move through the unit. Things you can count (countable nouns)
Things you can’t count (uncountable nouns)
eggs,
milk,
2 Make sentences It’s time for lunch. I can make I can’t do this. I need Our teacher is nice. We’ve only got Do you like music? Let’s listen to I can’t buy this. I’ve only got I’d like a small party – with just
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a little a few
help. friends. sandwiches. pounds. CDs. homework.
GRAMMAR
a few/a little indicate a small number a few eggs a little sugar G4,5
