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• Discuss with your neighbour. Compare the difference between the ingredients on Mary’s recipe and those on John’s.
Mary and John’s egg tart recipesMary and John’s egg tart recipes• Ingredients:
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 10 tablespoons of butter
• 1 cup of white sugar
• 5 tablespoons of cold water
• 4 cups of water
• 10g of brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 12 cups of evaporated milk
• 4 teaspoons of vanilla extract
• Ingredients:• Some cups all-purpose flour• Many tablespoons of butter• One cup of sugar• Many tablespoons of cold
water• A few cups of water• A little brown sugar• Several eggs• A lot of cups of evaporated
milk• A few teaspoons of vanilla
extractQuantifiers
QuantifiersQuantifiers• What are quantifiers? What do they do?
• They tell us something about quantity.
• Quantifiers ≠ numbers
• E.g. I bought several books yesterday.
• I bought 5 books yesterday.
QuantityExact amount
• The forms of quantifiers:
Forms Examples
Quantifier + n Some girls
Quantifier + adj. + n. Some good girls
Quantifier + adv. + adj. + n. Some very good girls
1. countable or uncountable?
Quantifiers
Which are used with countable
nouns
Which are used with uncountable
nouns
Which are used with both
SeveralA fewManyToo manyFew
A bit ofA littleMuchToo muchLittle
Plenty ofNoEnoughSomeA lot ofAnyLoads ofHardly anyNot any
• Too many / Too much vs. a lot of
• e.g. I’m full now. I’ve eaten too much.
Negativemeaning
Negativemeaning
Positive
• Is any positive or negative?• Positive in most cases.
• Only negative when accompanied by a negative verb.
I haven’t got any money.
I have got any money.
I have got no money.
I didn’t have no money.
It is a double negative!
Warm-up exerciseWarm-up exercise• Andy and May are going to Paris. They are discussing
what they should put in their suitcase. Fill in the gaps with some, any, too many and too much.
May: Honey, that’s far ________________ shirts. There won’t be enough space in the suitcase.
Andy: I didn’t take many last year. Remember? Then I had to buy ___________ new ones.
May: You won’t have to buy ___________ this year. I’m sure we’ll have enough time to wash clothes while we’re there.
too many
some
any
Warm-up exerciseWarm-up exercise• Jacky is going for a picnic tomorrow and now asking for
his mum to allow him to bring snacks. Fill in the gaps with some, any, too many and too much.
Jacky: Mum, can I bring _____________ potato chips with me?
Mum: You can bring _____________ but not ______________.
Jacky: Can I bring _____________ chocolate too?Mum: Please, Jacky, don’t bring _______________
chocolate this year. Last year you packed too ______________ and it melted in your bag.
some
some
too many
some
any
too much
A few / few / a little / little?A few / few / a little / little?
countable
uncountable
+ve
+ve
-ve
-ve
• I have ________ pencils in my pencil case.• Pencil • Meaning
• I have ________ coins in my pocket.• Coin • Meaning
a few
few
countable
+ve
countable
-ve (almost no coins!)
• Today is my birthday. I want to try __________ wine.• Wine • Meaning
• I don’t like learning Putonghua. I really have _______ interest in it. I love English much more!• Interest • Meaning
uncountable
uncountable
+ve
-ve (almost no interest!)
little
a little
Warm-up exercise (II)Warm-up exercise (II)• Fill in the blanks with a few, few, a little, and little.
• Alex is now settling down at his new school. At first, he kept very much to himself and had ______________ to say for himself. He had _____________ friends because he kept silent all the time. He wasn’t really happy. This term is better, though, as he has made some new friends, including ________________ really good friends.
little
few
a few
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