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Planning a Party: too much, enough, a few
Students practise too much, too many, enough and a few to plan food and drinks for a party, then write a party plan.
Quantifiers · Too enough · A few a little · Food · Party
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use too / enough; too much / too many accurately
- Use a few / a little; all / none accurately
- Learn and use 10 words and phrases in one set: How much, how many, too and enough
- Read for detail: Sara's birthday party
- Writing task: My party plan
Stages · 40 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.
- 10 minControlled practice: Ex. 2–4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
too much / too many = more than we want
- too much + uncountable → too much sugar, too much food
- too many + plural → too many people, too many cars
enough / not enough
- enough + noun → We have enough chairs. There isn't enough time.
- enough goes BEFORE the noun: enough money (not 'money enough').
a few / a little = a small number / amount
- a few + plural → a few friends, a few questions
- a little + uncountable → a little money, a little time
- Questions: How much + uncountable? How many + plural?
Study tips
- Sort nouns into two lists: countable (friends, chairs) and uncountable (money, food). Then add too many / too much.
- Say 'enough money', not 'money enough'.
Glossary
- How much, how many, too and enough10 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Party planning
Choose the correct word.
- a
How ___ people are coming to the party?
- b
How ___ food do we need?
- c
Can I have ___ water, please?
- d
Do we have ___ plates? I can't see them.
- e
We need a lot of ___ — pizza, salad and cake.
- f
We have twenty people but only ten chairs. We haven't got ___ chairs.
2
too much, too many or enough?
Choose the correct words.
- a
There are ___ people in this small room. It's very hot!
- b
I put ___ salt in the soup. Now it's horrible.
- c
We have 30 glasses for 20 people. That's ___.
- d
There's ___ time to cook. The guests arrive in five minutes!
- e
I only have ___ money, so I can't buy a big cake.
- f
I've invited ___ friends — just five.
3
Quantity words
Choose the correct words.
- a
I don't have ___ for a taxi.
- b
There are ___ cars in the city centre.
- c
I ate ___ cake at the party. I feel ill!
- d
Can I ask you ___ questions?
- e
Add ___ sugar — just one spoon.
- f
How ___ guests are there?
- g
We haven't got ___ drinks. Let's buy more.
- h
There's ___ noise. I can't hear you!
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.
5
Read: Sara's birthday party
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Sara is planning her birthday party. She has invited thirty people, but her flat is small. "There are too many people for my flat," she says, so she's going to have the party in the garden. She has enough plates and glasses, but there isn't enough food. She has only a little money, so a few friends are going to bring food. Her brother wants to make a cake. "Don't put too much sugar in it!" Sara says.
- a
How many people has Sara invited?
- b
Why is the party in the garden?
- c
Has Sara got enough food?
- d
Who is going to bring food?
- e
Sara's request for the cake:
6
Write: My party plan
Write about a party.
You are planning a party. Write 6–8 sentences about the people, food and drinks. Use too much, too many, enough, not enough, a few and a little. Word box: food · How much · How many · some · enough · too much · too many · a few · a little Example: I've invited a few friends. We haven't got enough chairs!
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 10 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in one set.
How much, how many, too and enough
- enough
- as much or as many as you need
- not enough
- less than you need
- too much
- more than you need of something you can't count
- too many
- more than you need of things you can count
- food
- things that people eat
- much
- a lot of something you can't count
- many
- a lot of things you can count
- a few
- a small number of things
- a little
- a small amount of something you can't count
- some
- an amount, but not an exact one
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