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Have We Got Any Cheese? some, any, much, many
Students practise some, any, much and many with food and countable and uncountable nouns, then write about a favourite recipe.
Countable uncountable basic · Quantifiers · Food · Cooking
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Aims
- Use countable/uncountable; how much / how many; some / any / a lot of accurately
- Learn and use 25 words and phrases in 3 sets: Food, Talking about amounts, Cooking and taste
- Read for detail: Grandma's tomato soup
- Writing task: My favourite recipe
Stages · 45 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about quantifiers and share ideas with the class.
- 5 minVocabulary: Ex. 1
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 15 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Countable and uncountable
- Countable nouns have a plural: an apple → two apples, a potato → three potatoes.
- Uncountable nouns have no plural and no a/an: cheese, soup, bread, salt, milk.
- For one piece of an uncountable thing, use a word like loaf or piece: a loaf of bread, a piece of cheese.
some and any
- some in positive sentences: There's some cheese in the fridge.
- any in negatives and most questions: We haven't got any potatoes. Are there any tomatoes?
- some in offers and requests: Would you like some soup? Can I have some water?
much, many, a lot of
- How many + plural nouns: How many potatoes? How much + uncountable nouns: How much salt?
- not … many / not … much: There aren't many tomatoes. We haven't got much cheese.
- a lot of works with both: a lot of apples, a lot of fruit.
Study tips
- Look in your fridge and make sentences: There's some cheese. There aren't any tomatoes.
- Learn new food words with a/an or some: an apple, some bread, a loaf of bread.
Glossary
- Food8 items
- Talking about amounts9 items
- Cooking and taste8 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Food and cooking
Choose the correct word.
- a
To make chips, cut a big ___ into long thin pieces.
- b
A ___ is red and soft, and you often put it in a salad.
- c
Can you get a ___ from the baker's? A white one, please.
- d
I don't eat much ___. Just one slice for breakfast.
- e
This soup is very ___. Did you put a lot of salt in it?
- f
I never put sugar in my tea. I don't like ___ drinks.
- g
My dad loves to ___. He makes dinner for us every evening.
2
some, any, a or an?
Choose the correct word.
- a
There's ___ cheese in the fridge. Do you want a sandwich?
- b
We haven't got ___ potatoes. Can you go to the shop?
- c
Are there ___ tomatoes for the salad?
- d
I'd like ___ soup, please. It smells great.
- e
Would you like ___ apple?
- f
There isn't ___ milk left. Can you get a bottle?
- g
I need ___ loaf of bread for the sandwiches.
- h
Can I have ___ water, please?
3
much, many or a lot of?
Choose the correct word or words.
- a
How ___ potatoes do we need?
- b
How ___ salt do you put in the soup?
- c
There are ___ apples on the tree this year. Let's pick some!
- d
We haven't got ___ cheese. Let's buy some more.
- e
There aren't ___ tomatoes in this salad.
- f
I eat ___ fruit — about five pieces every day.
- g
Don't put too ___ sugar in my tea, please.
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
- j
Choose the correct sentence.
- k
Choose the correct sentence.
- l
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Grandma's tomato soup
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Every Sunday I cook lunch with my grandmother. She's 80, but she cooks very well. Last Sunday we made her tomato soup. "How many tomatoes do we need?" I asked. "A lot," she said. "About ten. And we need two potatoes and some salt." We looked in the kitchen. There were a lot of tomatoes, but there weren't any potatoes. So I went to the shop and bought some potatoes and a loaf of bread. Grandma says you don't need much salt in a good soup. "Too much salt is bad for you," she says. "Taste the soup first!" The soup was delicious. We ate it with some bread and cheese. Now I know the recipe, and next week I'm going to cook it for my friends.
- a
What did they make last Sunday?
- b
How many tomatoes did they need?
- c
What wasn't in the kitchen?
- d
What does Grandma say about salt?
- e
What did they eat with the soup?
6
Write: My favourite recipe
Write about a dish you can make.
Write about a dish you can cook. (6–8 sentences) What do you need? How much or how many of each thing? Is there anything you haven't got at home? Use some, any, much, many and a lot of. Word box: cheese · soup · potato · tomato · apple · loaf · any · cook · salty · sweet Example: I can cook a good potato soup. You need four potatoes, some milk and a little salt. You don't need much cheese. I haven't got any potatoes at home, so I need to buy some.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
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Glossary
The 25 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 3 sets.
Food
- cheese
- a food from milk
- soup
- a hot liquid food, often with vegetables
- potato
- a round vegetable; it grows under the ground
- tomato
- a soft round red fruit; we use it in salads
- apple
- a round fruit with red, green or yellow skin
- bread
- a common food; we make sandwiches with it
- egg
- food from a bird, usually a chicken
- milk
- a white drink from cows
Talking about amounts
- some
- an amount of something, in positive sentences
- any
- an amount of something, in questions and negatives
- much
- a lot, with things you can't count
- many
- a lot, with things you can count
- a lot of
- a large amount or number of something
- a few
- a small number of things you can count
- a little
- a small amount of something you can't count
- loaf
- bread in one piece: a loaf of bread
- bottle
- a tall glass or plastic thing for drinks
Cooking and taste
- cook
- to make food hot and ready to eat
- recipe
- instructions for cooking a dish
- taste
- what food is like in your mouth
- salty
- with a lot of salt
- sweet
- with a taste like sugar
- sugar
- a sweet white food; you put it in tea or cakes
- salt
- a white food; it makes food salty
- delicious
- with a very good taste
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