- •Present simple of be
- •The Plural of Nouns
- •1. Write the plural of the following words:
- •Countable – Uncountable Nouns
- •Write the opposites. Use a or an.
- •Correct the spelling of these plurals. Write the correct plural.
- •Numbers: cardinal, ordinal, fractions and decimals
- •Pronouns
- •I, me, mine this, that one, ones
- •Possession 1
- •Possession 2: apostrophe, of
- •Demonstratives (this – these/that – those)
- •Object pronouns
- •There is/are
- •It, there
- •There – it
- •Some – any – no – every with countable and uncountable nouns
- •Much – many – little – few
- •Would Asking for information, invitations, offers, permission.
- •Imperatives sit down! don’t talk!
- •Modals of ability and possibility
- •Could Modals – past
- •Have got
- •Present continuous
- •Present continuous: affirmative
- •Present continuous: negative and questions
- •Be going to do
- •Present simple
- •I walk, he walks always, often, usually, sometimes, never
- •I don’t walk, we don’t walk Do you walk? Does he walk?
- •Dates, years, days
- •How to show the time
- •It’s 7.30, it’s one ten, at midnight, in the afternoon
- •Articles
- •Consolidation 1
- •Consolidation 2
- •I’m reading. I read.
- •Adjectives and adverbs
- •It’s a lovely day. She’s Swiss. It’s too cold. It’s not hot enough.
- •Adverbs
- •Formation of Adverbs from Adjectives
- •Adjectives and Adverbs which have the same form
- •Hotel Miramar
- •Past simple of be
- •I was, you were
- •Past simple of be Future forms The present continuous tense as a future form
- •I’m leaving tomorrow.
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense.
- •2. Put the verb in the present continuous (e.G. They’re going) or the present simple (e.G. I see).
- •3. According to the diary make a sentence for each day using the verb in the present continuous and adding the necessary prepositions.
- •4. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
- •5. Complete each sentence or question in the present continuous. Use a verb from the box.
- •The ‘be going to’ form
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the be going to form.
- •The present continuous and the ‘be going to’ form
- •2. Use the present continuous where possible in the following sentences and put the remaining verbs into the be going to form.
- •Future simple
- •I’ll stop, I won’t stop, Will you stop?
- •I’m sure
- •1. Complete each sentence or question. Use will or won’t and the verb in brackets.
- •2. Rewrite each sentence. Use the words in brackets.
- •3. Write some predictions about the future. Use the verbs in the box.
- •4. Read what George says about his life at the moment and his future.
- •5. Complete each dialogue with a phrase form the box
- •6. Make a sentence with will or won’t.
- •7. Put the verbs in brackets into the future simple.
- •Future forms. Problems.
- •1. Choose the best word or phrase.
- •2. What do you say in the following situations? Use will or the present continuous.
- •Future time words. More contrasts
- •I’ll do it, I’m going to do it, I’m doing it
- •1. Match the questions a) to f) with the replies 1) to 6).
- •2. Choose the possible answers 1), 2) or 3). More than one answer may be possible.
- •3. Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
- •4. Jenny and Chris are talking about their plans for next week. Read their conversation and put a form of going (to) or will into each gap.
- •5. Choose the correct verb form.
- •6. Choose the right variant to show the future.
- •Problems
- •1. Choose the correct sentence, 1) or 2), in each mini-dialogue.
- •2. Put the verb given into a form of will, going to or present continuous. More than one answer may be possible.
- •3. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
- •4. Find the mistakes and rewrite the incorrect sentences.
- •Consolidation
- •1. Choose the best phrase.
- •2. Complete each sentence with the continuous form of the verb in brackets. Then decide which sentences refer to the future.
- •3. Correct each sentence or question.
- •4. Decide which answer, a), b), c) or d), best fits the space.
- •5. Complete each sentence with a word from the box. More than one answer may be possible.
- •6. Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
- •7. Are the underlined words right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong.
- •4 Present continuous or will?
- •Future continuous
- •I’ll be swimming
- •1. Put the verbs in brackets into the future continuous tense.
- •2. Make the following sentences: - negative;
- •4. Look in your diary and make some sentences about your definite future plans. Use either the future continuous or the present continuous.
- •5. Ask questions to the following sentences beginning with the words in brackets.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •Future Continuous or Future Simple
- •Consolidation
- •1 Choose the correct word or phrase underlined in each sentence.
- •2 Complete each part sentences a) to h) with one of the part sentences 1) to 8). More than one answer may be possible.
- •3 Rewrite each sentence with will/shall or going to, using the verb underlined.
- •4 Fill in “will” or “be going to”.
- •5 Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate future forms.
- •6 What do you say to your friend in these situations? Use the words given in brackets. Use the present continuous (I am doing), going to... Or will (I’ll).
- •7 Put the verb into the most suitable form. Use a present tense (simple or continuous), will (I’ll) or shall.
- •8. Put the verbs in the most suitable form. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.
Much – many – little – few
A bit of theory
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countables |
uncountables |
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Positive |
a lot (of)/lots of/ many (formal) |
a lot (of)/lots of/ much (formal) |
There are a lot of animals in the zoo. There is a lot of sugar in my coffee. |
Interrogative |
many |
much |
Are there many books in the library? Did you have much time to read any of them? |
Negative |
many |
much |
There aren’t many cakes left. I won’t make any more as I don’t have much flour left. |
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a few (= some) (very) few (= not many, not enough) |
a little (= some) (very) little (= not much, not enough) |
A few students passed the test. Very few prisoners escape from prison. A little salt gives flavour to food. |
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A little (= some, a small amount of) + uncountables have a positive meaning. I have a little money left so I’ll buy a few sweets.
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Choose the correct words underlined in each sentence.
There isn’t many/much food in the fridge, I’m afraid.
Have you read many/much books in German?
We don’t have many/much rain in the summer.
There isn’t many/much coffee left.
You haven’t made many/much mistakes.
Have you got many/much friends in this town?
Hurry up. We haven’t got many/much time.
Do many/much cars park in this street?
The cinema is nearly full. There aren’t many/much seats left.
Have you got many/much studying to do tonight?
Complete the questions with How much or How many.
…..How much…. money have you got?
………………… students are in the class?
………………… words do we have to write?
………………… paper do you need?
………………… pages are there in this book?
………………… time have we got left?
………………… water do you drink in a day?
………………… times have you been to London?
………………… food have we got?
………………… people are there in this town?
Put one word in each space.
I’ll try to call you tonight, but I don’t have ..much… time.
How ………… times do you brush your teeth every day?
Shall I make some more tea? I didn’t make ……………… .
Kate only ate a sandwich because she didn’t have ……………. money.
There weren’t …………… seats so some of us had to stand up.
Have you got ……………. work, or do you want to come to the cinema?
We invited lots of people to our party, but not ……………. turned up.
You’ll have to share, because there aren’t ……………… books.
Write a question for each answer. Use How much or How many.
…How many brothers have you got……………..? I’ve got two brothers.
…………………………………………………...? It costs £2.00.
…………………………………………………...? There are ten people.
…………………………………………………...? I need two bicycles.
…………………………………………………...? I’d like a lot of rice.
…………………………………………………...? He has got three children.
…………………………………………………...? I haven’t got any money.
…………………………………………………...? I only want a little.
Fill in: a lot (of), much or many.
1 It takes …a lot of… patience to bring up children.
2 There can’t be …………. people who haven’t seen Jurassic Park.
3 She doesn’t have ……………. time to herself these days.
4 Why haven’t you washed the dishes? You didn’t have …………..else to do.
5 He’s very popular. He always has …………… people at his house.
6 We don’t get on very well as we haven’t got ……………… in common.
7 Will there be ……………. guests at the wedding?
8 You need ……………. courage to be a firefighter.
9 Have ………………. new people joined the club this year?
10 There are too ………………. mistakes in your composition.
11 There’s still ……………… food left over from the party last night.
12 I hope we didn’t make ……………….. noise when we came in late last night.
13 She’s eaten too ………………… sweets so she doesn’t feel well.
14 There’s …………….. poverty in some African countries.
15 She must have ……………….. money to afford such expensive clothes.
Liz is asking you some questions. Write questions with How much/many…? Then write your own answers. Use a lot/not (very) much/ not (very) many/a few/ a little/none.
1 LIZ: (books/be/on your table?) ..How many books are there on your table?..
YOU: ..Not many..
2 LIZ: (milk/you/like/in your coffee?) ………………………………………………………?
YOU: …………………………. .
3 LIZ: (cars/you/see/out of the window?) …………………………………………………...?
YOU: …………………………. .
4 LIZ: (money/you/spend/in one month?) …………………………………………………...?
YOU: …………………………. .
5 LIZ: (good friends/you/have?) …………………………………………………………….?
YOU: …………………………. .
6 LIZ: (football/you/play?) …………………………………………………………………..?
YOU: …………………………. .
7 LIZ: (pairs of socks/you/have?) ……………………………………………………………?
YOU: …………………………. .
8 LIZ: (fruit/you/eat/every day?) …………………………………………………………….?
YOU: …………………………. .
9 LIZ: (water/you/drink/every day?) ………………………………………………………...?
YOU: …………………………. .
Complete the text about Antarctica. Put in little/a little, few/a few.
Antarctica is a snow-covered continent. The average temperature at the South Pole is -51°C. (1) ..Few.. plants or animals can live on the land – it is too cold for them. The animal life is found on and in the sea. There are (2) ………………. scientists from different countries who live and work on special bases in Antarctica. On midsummer’s day (December 22nd) there is daylight for 24 hours and so during this period (3) ………………. tourist ships and planes come to see this strange land. But in the winter there is (4) ……………… daylight for months. It must be a terrible place during the winter. The snow is always there – winter and summer – but in fact (5) ………………… snow falls in the year (an average of 12-20 cm). People say that it can be a beautiful place. At first, it appears frightening but after (6) …………………. time, some people fall in love with it.
Underline the correct item.
1 Very few/much/little people can guess what the future will be like.
2 There are very little/too many/much cars on the roads.
3 There’s a little/a few/much light coming in through that window.
4 We’ve had much/very little/ a lot of problems with the car.
5 Did you learn many/much/a few English on your summer course?
6 He was late because he had little/few/a lot of work to do.
7 I’m afraid I haven’t got much/many/a little information about that matter.
8 Only a few/a lot of/a little people knew it was my birthday.
9 There are a little/much/a few sandwiches left on the table.
10 John’s schoolwork leaves lots of /many/few room for improvement.
11 Did you spend many/a few/much money on this blouse?
12 There are only a little/a few/a lot of days left before the holiday.
13 I don’t like many/much/little of Woody Allen’s films.
14 Sally ate too many/much/little cake and now she feels sick.
15 There are a lot/a little/a few flowers in the garden.
16 I have only a little/a few/a lot of books but I’d like to have more.
Choose between much and many, (a) little and (a) few.
Nowadays he was very busy and he saw ………… of his old friends.
I suggested that he should get ………….. grapes and some bread.
Aunt Florrie had …………….. money while none of the other family had inherited as ………….. as a pound.
He was so happily absorbed in the building of his house that events outside it affected him ……………… .
My sister spends so ……………… money on her clothes that she has none left for holidays.
My dear, I’m afraid I have not ………………….. news to convey but still there are …………… things I should like to add.
I began to miss London: it was not so ……………. that I had ……………… close friends there, for I have ………………. friends, but I missed variety.
Tom has eaten so ……………………. that he can’t move.
Adeline had slept ………………….. last night and she had a headache.
She was glad to see me because I was English and she knew …………….. English people.
My engagements were …………… and I was glad to accept the invitation.
He knew he was not a good teacher, and he intended to do ……………… of that.
At the bar ……………. men were discussing the coming elections in loud barking tones.
Virginia returned to England at the moment when ………………… were leaving it.
I have so …………… things to do that I don’t know which to do first.
Last week there was so …………… rain that I was not able to go out.