QUANTITY BOOKLET 1.- Complete each sentence with a or some, or leave a space blank (Ø): • • • • • • • • • • 1.4.7.10.-
I´d like …(1) chicken, please, a large one for roasting. Could I have …(2) bread, please? Do we have time for …(3) snack before our bus leaves? Would you like to come to …(4) lunch with me on Thursday? There´s …(5) milk jug in the cupboard near the fridge. George has decided to go on …(6) diet, starting next week. I´m going to have…(7) cheese and tomato sandwich. For breakfast I eat …(8) toast and marmalade, and drink a glass of milk. Do you like …(9) yoghurt? Personally, I can´t stand it! Tim managed to eat…(10) chicken, but felt too ill to eat anything else. 2.5.8.-
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(Adapted from Language Practice Intermediate)
2.- Justin Cooper is a radio disc jockey. Complete what he is saying. Put in some or any. That was ‘I can’t find (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . love’ by Arlene Black. Now, I’ve had ( 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . letters asking for something by Express. One listener says she hasn’t heard (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Express songs on this programme for months. Well, I’m going to put that right. And this will be our last track because there isn’t (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more time left. We’ve had (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . great songs tonight, and I’ll be here next week to play (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . more. Now here’s (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . music from Express – ‘I never have (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . luck’. (Adapted from Oxford Practice Grammar Intermediate. New Edition)
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(Adopted from Oxford Living Grammar. Elementary)
4.- Choose the correct quantifier: ANSWERS 1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________ 6. _____________ 7. _____________ 8. _____________ 9. _____________ 10. _____________
There were a few / a little teenagers in the park. Fred ate a lot of / a few chocolate. I have got a little / several money in my bag. There were a little / a few bottles of soft drink. There isn’t a few / much coffee in the cupboard. There were a few / much people waiting to see the doctor. 7. Drink your milk. There’s only a few / a little in the glass. 8. Pam has a little / several new CDs. 9. There were much / many machines in the laboratory. 10. There was a lot of / several rain last winter. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
5.- Read the introduction to a cookery book, Round the World in Recipes, and underline the correct expressions of quantity: Some / any recipes in the book are quick and easy. But it´s an insult to people´s intelligence to suggest they should never do anything which takes more than a little / a few minutes. Some / any recipes are long, slow and economical (beans, for example). Some / any require little / a little skill but some / any patience like sourdough bread. Most / much have ingredients which are easily available. Only a few / few have unusual spices such as the Thai kaffir lime leaves or the Indonesian shrimp paste, baluchan, and some / any cook will know how to adapt the recipes. The traditional fat in the countries of origin is given in the recipes because it can contribute to a special flavour. But beware – some / any cooks believe that if a few / a little oil does you good, then a lot / much must be better. If only this was true! (Adapted from Developing Grammar in Context)