Much, many, little, few, a lot, plenty

Countable	Uncountable
Many (много, многие): many friends, many countries Few: (мало, немногие): few people, few students, few cars	Much: (много): much time, much work, much money Little (мало): little time, little work, little money

Positive sentences	Negatives, questions
1. There’s no need to hurry. We’ve got plenty of time. (=more than enough). A lot of people drive too fast. He’s got a lot of friends (lots of friends). 2. Too much, too many As many as, as much as Not so many, not so much You want too much. Take as much as you wish. It’s not so much as you may imagine. Too many people want too much. Take as many (apples) as you wish. Not so many, of course. 3. In formal English, we can sometimes use many and much in a positive statement. E.g. Many students have financial problems. There’s much enthusiasm for the idea.	Much, many: Do you know many people? (or …a lot of people) We didn’t spend much money. (or …a lot of money…) But We spent a lot of money (not “We spent much money”) How many eggs do we need? How much salt do we put in? In informal English a lot of can be used: I don’t have many/ a lot of friends. Do you eat much/a lot of fruit?
A few, a little (positive meaning)	Few, little (negative meaning)
A few customers have come to the shop. (несколько) Vicky has made a little progress and so is feeling quite pleased. (небольшой, некоторый) Let's go and have a drink. We've got a little time before the train leaves. I enjoy my life here. I have a few friends and we meet quite often. He spoke a little English, so we were able to communicate with him.	Few customers have come to the shop. (мало, немногие) Vicky has made little progress and so is not feeling very pleased. (небольшой, малый) We must be quick. There is little time. He isn't popular. He's got few friends. He spoke little English , so it was difficult to communicate with him.

Few and little (without a) can be rather formal. In informal speech we can use these structures.

Not many customers have come in. Only a few customers have come in.

Vicky hasn't made much progress. Vicky has made only a little progress.

I. 1. We didn’t spend much money. Right. 2. Sue drinks much tea. a lot of tea Jim always puts much salt on his food. We’ll have to hurry. We haven’t got much time. Did it cost much to repair the car? It cost much to repair the car. I don’t know much people in this town. I use the phone much at work. 9. They’ve got so much money they don’t know what to do with it.

II. Complete the sentences using plenty (of) + one of the following: hotels money room time to learn things to see There’s no need to hurry. We’ve got plenty of time. He’s got no financial problems. He’s got ___________________________________________ Come and sit with us. There’s ___________________________________________ She knows a lot but she still has ___________________________________________ It’s an interesting town to visit. There _________________________________________ I’m sure we’ll find somewhere to stay. ___________________________________________

III. Put in much, many, few or little. He isn’t very popular. He has ..few… friends. Ann is very busy these days. She has ________ free time. Did you take ____________ photographs when you were on holiday? I’m not very busy today. I haven’t got __________ to do. The museum was very crowded. There were too ___________ people. Most of the town is modern. There are ____________ old buildings. The weather has been very dry recently. We’ve had _________ rain.

IV. Some of these sentences need a .Put it in where necessary or “right”. She’s lucky. She has got few problems. Right. Things are not going so well for her. She has few problems. a few problems. Can you lend me few dollars? I can’t give you a decision yet. I need little time to think. There was little traffic, so the journey didn’t take very long. It was a surprise that he won the match. Few people expected him to win. I don’t know much Spanish – only few words.

V. Put in little/ a little/ few / a few.

1. We must be quick. We have …little.. time. 2. Listen carefully. I’m going to give you ____________ advice.3. Do you mind if I ask you ___________questions? 4. This town is not a very interesting place to visit, so ____________ tourists come here. 5. I don’t think Jill would be a good teacher. She’s got _________ patience. 6. Would you like milk in your coffee?- Yes, please. ____________. 7. This is a very boring place to live. There’s _____________ to do. 8. Have you ever been to Paris? – Yes, I’ve been there ____________ times.

I. Write the sentences correctly.

Model: Mark was only spending one night away. He -quickly put a little things into a bag

He quickly put a few things into a bag.

1. Rachel is learning to drive. She hasn’t had much lessons yet.

2. I’m making soup for twenty people. I’ll have to make a lot of.

3. I feel really tired. I haven’t got many energy.

4. The mixture looks rather dry. May be you should add a few water?

5. We’re having a big party. We’ve invited a lots of friends.

II. Complete the conversation. Put in a lot of, many, much. More than one answer may be correct.

Matthew: There are (►)a lot of athletes taking part in the International Games in London.

There's been (1) coverage in the papers.

Daniel: Our runners haven't won (2) medals, have they?

Matthew: No, not as (3)……………………….as last time. But there's plenty of time.

There are still (4)………………………events to come. I'd like to go and see some

of the track events, but I haven't got (5)……………………..... time at the moment.

Daniel: No, not with exams coming up. Matthew: I'm hoping to go at the weekend if I can get a ticket.

Apparently there aren't (6) …….. seats left.

Daniel: I've heard the cheapest tickets are £25.1 think that's too (7)

III. Put in a few, few, a little, little.

Model: I don’t think I can lift this box on my own. I need a little help.

Few tourists visited Northern Ireland in the 1980s because of the terrorism there.

1. The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive _______________ letters. 2. The snow was quite deep. There seemed ______________ hope of completing our journey. 3. Trevor isn’t finding it easy to fix the shelves. He’s having ___________ trouble. 4. Sarah is exhausted. She’s having _ days’ holiday next week. 5. David quite likes golf, but unfortunately her has __________________ ability. 6. I can speak ______________ words of Swedish, but I’m not very fluent.

IV. Many, few, much and little

Complete this paragraph from a travel book. Put in many, few, much or little.

The main town on the island is very small and does not have (►) many important buildings. The islanders do not have (1)……………money, and they have (2)……………contact with the outside world. There is not (3)……………..chance of the place attracting large numbers of tourists. The roads are not very good. There are lots of bicycles but not (4)…………… cars. And there are hardly any of the modern facilities which visitors expect. There are (5)……………shops, and there is (6)…………….entertainment.

Other, another, etc.

Other/others	The other /the others		another
(used in a general sense): 1) used attributively other people, other things Some people like classical music, other people like pop music. Other people = others (used in a general sense): Some (одни) people like classical music, others (другие) prefer pop music.	(used in a specific sense): 1) of 2 things, people, etc: I’ve given you two books, but I see only one. Where is the other book (one)? For example, the other hand, the other side of the street, the other bank of the river( where there are 2 things only) 2) of 2 groups of things or people: I’ve given you 5 books but see only 3. Where are the others? (the other books)?		1) used in the singular: a different one (другой) an additional one (еще один) Could I have another piece of cake? This pencil is broken. Try another (one). Note: another is used with count nouns: another day, another time, etc. With uncount. nouns MORE is used: Would you like some more tea? 2) can also be used with plural nouns with FEW and numerals: I’m staying for another few days. We need another 3 chairs. Cf. Give me another example. Give me (some) other examples.
the other + sing. noun = «другой из двух»		another + sing. noun = «другой, еще один»
the other + pl. noun = «остальные»		other + pl. noun = «некоторые другие, остальные»

1. Use OTHER/ANOTHER. Add ‘the’ where necessary.

1. One of my brothers is named Pete, ___________is named Nick.

2. I saw him on ______________bank of the river.

3. Take all the notebooks. Put 2 of them on my desk and __________ on your desk.

4. Two of us got home early, but ______________ were late.

5. ______________guests that we had expected didn’t come.

6. Some people like travelling by air, _____________ don’t.

7. This pen won’t write. Give me _________________, please.

8. The boy writes good stories. He may be ___________Chekhov.

9. May I offer you ____________piece of cake?

Do as in the model. Model: Tom is singing a song now. He is going to sing another one in a moment. John is studying a lesson in the grammar book now. Bill is reading a book now. Mary is painting a picture now. Ann is attending a concert now. George is going to read two books. Kate is writing a letter now. Jack is eating a sandwich now.	Do as in the model. Model: Ann is going to write two letters. – She is writing one now. She is going to write the other one tomorrow. Mary is going to paint two pictures. George is going to read 2 books. John is going to study 2 grammar lessons. He is going to visit two museums. Mss Smith is going to buy 2 hats. John is going to watch 2 films.
Model: One boy is reading a magazine. – What are the other boys doing? – The others are reading some books. One boy is drinking milk/What? One boy is waiting for the bus/What? One boy is walking in the park?/Where?	One boy is playing football. One boy is speaking English./What languages? One boy is waiting for the teacher./Who…? One boy is learning some new words. One boy is talking to the teacher./Who…?

V. Complete the sentences with other/the other/others/the others/another

1. This pair of shoes is worn out. I must buy __________________. 2. Three of us got home by 6 o’clock but ___________ didn’t get back until 8 o’clock. 3. This pen is broken, can you lend me _______________, please? 4. I’m busy now, ask me bout it some ___________ time. 5. I took one end of the rope, and he held _______________. 6. Have ____________ cup of tea. 7. Put it in your ___________ hand. 8. Have you ____________book on this subject?

9. I bought 2 books. I have shown one to you, now I’ll show you _______. 10. I want ________ example, this one is not enough. 11. Some people like riding in the bus, ____________ prefer walking. 12. There are some _____________ people waiting to see you. 13. Six of them are mine, _________ are John’s. 14. I can do it some _________ time. 15. There are many _______________to choose from. 16. We have no _________work, so we can go and play now. 17. Father put on ___________ shirt to go out. 18. This apple is bad, give me ___________. 19. The dog saw himself in the mirror and thought it was _________ dog. 20. Some of them are story books, ______are picture books.