I have not got... Money but I have got... Friends.

/ have not got much money but I have got a lot of friends.

Every week I buy... newspapers but I do not buy... books or magazines.

Every week I buy a lot of newspapers but I do not buy many books or magazines.

1 I do not want... potatoes but I want... meat.

2 I know... Italian people but I do not know... Swiss people.

3 I can drink... milk but I cannot drink... whisky.

4 I do not eat... fish but I eat... vegetables.

5 I have got... dresses but I have not got... skirts.

6 I do not buy... perfume but I buy... clothes.

Exercise 4

Examples

a lot of, a few, a little

I have only got... Clothes and only ... Money but I have got... Friends.

I have only got a few clothes and only a little money but I have got a lot of friends.

1 We have only got... food but we have got... wine.

2 I only spend ... time but I buy ... things.

3 My wife spends__time, and only buys ... things.

4 He only eats... vegetables but he eats ... bread.

5 Guy is only expecting... letters but he's expecting... cards.

6 I like ... butter but only ... bread.

7 They want a room with ... windows but they only want... blankets.

Exercise 5

Examples

I am staying in an old hotel. But I like old ones

She likes new hotels. and my sister is staying in a new one

I am staying in an old hotel and my sister is staying in a new one.

She likes new hotels but I like old ones.

1 I am staying in an old hotel. and tomorrow we are going to a French one

2 She likes new hotels. but I prefer brown or grey ones

3 We are going to an Italian restaurant today. and I want to buy a long one

4 My sister wears bright clothes. and my sister is staying in a new one

5 She wants to buy a very short dress. and this afternoon we are going to a small one

6 This morning we are going to a big shop. but I like old ones

7 I like big shops. but I buy my things in big ones

8 She buys all of her things in small shops. but she prefers small ones

How I went shopping

One day my friend Nick and I decided to go shopping. I took my salary and Nick took his father's salary. Nick needed some new clothes badly. There are a lot of shops, supermarkets and department stores in the centre of the city, so we decided to go through some of them.

The first shop on our way was a large supermarket. The choice of goods was very impressive. It seemed to us that on the counters and shelves there was everything one could want. We could see sausages of different kinds, fish, meat, poultry. At the bakery there was bread, rolls, buscuits. At the dairy department there was milk, cream, cheese, butter. Everything was nicely packed and when we came to the cashier our baskets were full.

Then we went to the department store which was right across the street. Nick and I are fond of computers and video and hi-fi equipment, so we couldn't go past our favourite department. There were a lot of computers, video cassette recorders, TV sets, hi-fi centres and tape recorders. Nick bought three new CDs and I bought two video cassettes.

And then, at last, we found the men's clothing department. There were a lot of suits, trousers, jackets, shirts and many other things. Nick needed a suit because he was going to the theatre with his girlfriend and her parents to see Pygmalion. As you probably remember, Nick is very tall and slim. So it's always difficult to find clothes that would suit him perfectly. The shop assistant asked Nick's size and offered him a nice suit. But when Nick tried it on I couldn't help laughing. The jacket was too big for him and the trousers were too short. He looked so funny! The shop assistant thought for a moment and then suggested that Nick should try on some jackets and some trousers separately. An hour later Nick looked like an English gentleman. The pin­striped jacket matched the black trousers perfectly. The shop assistant also showed Nick a wonderful tie and he immediately agreed to buy it.

We had to go home by taxi because our bags were so huge that we could hardly lift them. We came home completely broke but happy.