Exercise 5C, page 3 - English File Studetn's book, pre-intermediate, Oxford

3 GRAMMAR quantifiers, too, (not) enough

a Look at the words in the list. Are they countable or uncountable?

juice bottle can milk carton water wine cup glass

b In pairs, circle the correct word or phrase for each sentence. Say why the other one is wrong.

1 How much / many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

2 I don't drink much / many water.

3 I drink a lot of / many milk.

4 Drinking a few / a little red wine can be good for you.

5 I only have a few / a little cans of Coke a week.

6 My parents don't drink a lot / a lot of.

c Look at the paragraphs about WATER in the article again. Find a word or phrase which means...

1 the right amount

2 more than you need

d 🎧 p.134 Grammar Bank 5C

5C quantifiers

too much, too many, too

1 I'm very stressed today. I have too much work. 🎧 5.17

My boss talks too much.

2 My diet is unhealthy. I eat too many cakes and sweets.

3 I don't want to go out tonight. I'm too tired.

• We use too much, too many, too to say 'more than is good'.

1 Use too much + uncountable noun (e.g. coffee, time) or after a verb.

2 Use too many + countable noun (e.g. cakes, people).

3 Use too + an adjective NOT I'm too much tired.

(not) enough

1 Do you eat enough vegetables? 🎧 5.18

I don't drink enough water.

2 Jane doesn't sleep enough. She's always tired.

3 Our fridge isn't big enough for a family of five.

I don't go to bed early enough during the week.

1 Use enough before a noun to mean 'all that is necessary'.

2 Use enough after a verb with no object.

3 Use enough after an adjective or adverb.

5C

a Circle the correct form.

How much/ many coffee do you drink?

1 I eat too / too much chocolate.

2 I eat too much / too many crisps.

3 Do you drink enough water / water enough?

4 I can't come. I'm too busy / too much busy.

5 This suitcase isn't enough big / big enough.

6 I worry too much / too many.

7 You're always at home! You don't enough go out / go out enough.

8 I don't eat enough vegetables / vegetables enough.

b Complete the sentences with too, too much, too many, or enough.

You eat too much red meat. It isn't good for you.

1 I'm not very fit. I don't do ________ exercise.

2 I can't walk to school. It's ________ far.

3 There are ________ cars on the roads today.

4 I spend ________ time on the computer – it gives me headaches.

5 I don't read ________ – only five or six books a year.

6 I didn't buy the coat because it was ________ expensive.

7 There were ________ people at the hospital, so it was impossible to see a doctor.

8 I don't like watching films on my phone because the screen isn't big ________ 🎧 p.43

3 ГРАММАТИКА: определители количества, too, (not) enough и 5C определители количества: too much, too many, too, (not) enough

Ответ:

3a

3b

1 many

(много)

2 much

(много)

3 a lot of

(много)

4 a little

(немного)

5 a few

(несколько)

6 a lot of

(много)

3c

Для ответа на вопрос недостаточно данных

3d

Для ответа на вопрос недостаточно данных

5Ca

1 too much

(слишком много)

2 too many

(слишком много)

3 enough water

(достаточно воды)

4 too busy

(слишком занят)

5 big enough

(достаточно большой)

6 too much

(слишком много)

7 go out enough

(достаточно гуляешь)

8 enough vegetables

(достаточно овощей)

5Cb

1 enough

(достаточно)

2 too

(слишком)

3 too many

(слишком много)

4 too much

(слишком много)

5 enough

(достаточно)

6 too

(слишком)

7 too many

(слишком много)

8 enough

(достаточно)