Exercise 10. Use «a little» or «a few» in the sentences below.

1. I have ..... friends in this city.

2. I take ..... sugar in my coffee.

3. There are ..... clouds in the sky.

4. We can see ..... shops along the street.

5. Would you like ..... more ice cream?

Exercise 11. Write questions with «How much?» or «How many?»

e.g. We’ve got some eggs. – How many eggs have we got?

1. She has a lot of children.

2. Can you buy some butter? (want)

3. The house has a lot of bedrooms.

4. Some people are coming for a meal on Sunday.

5. She earns a lot.

6. There is some cheese in the refrigerator.

7. I drink coffee every day.

8. I have got some work to do.

Exercise 12. Choose the correct answer.

1. I’m sorry, but I’ve got very a little/little money at the moment. I’m afraid I can’t lend you any.

2. He has very a few/few friends and he gets rather lonely.

3. She has a few/few friends in London and she’s very happy there.

4. It is a very poor country: it has a few/few natural resources and a little/little good agricultural land.

5. Would you like a little/little more wine? There’s still a little/little left in the bottle.

6. It doesn’t take long to drive into town. There’s very a little/little traffic on the road.

7. It’s a very boring little town; there’s very a little/little to do there.

Exercise 13.

Insert «much, many, a lot, plenty of, a little, a few». Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1. There is ..... snow on the roof.

2. He has ..... English books.

3. There are ..... flowers in this vase. Take ..... for your wife.

4. Give me ..... butter, please.

5. Now there is ..... water in the river.

6. There isn’t ..... rice left.

7. I know ..... people in London, but not many.

8. We’ve got ..... coffee left, but not much.

9. He earns ..... money in his job.

10. She’s got ..... classical music records.

11. We have ..... wine with our meal, but not very much.

12. Have we got ..... potatoes left?

13. How .... money did you spend on holiday?

Exercise 14. Match a line in a with a line in b and a line in c.

A	B	C
Does your tooth hurt? Have you got any whisky? Do you have any books on French literature? Would you like some cream? Are there many Spanish people in your class? Do you watch much TV? Do you get many letters? Do your children get a lot of homework?	A few A little	It takes them about an hour a night. I’m trying to lose weight. You can borrow them if you want. The children ate most of it. Do you want some ice in it? But most of them come from France. I’m going to the dentist tomorrow. But most of them are bills.

Exercise 15. Complete the columns with these nouns:

1. little/ much 2. few/ many 3. a lot of/ plenty of

1. information 2. Ice-cream 3. spaghetti 4. traffic 5. cheese 6. Ice-creams 7. meat 8. friends 9. money 10. women 11. fruit 12. children 13. sugar 14. card

Exercise 16. Translate from Russian into English.

1. Они знают ответ? – Нет, ответа они не знают.

2. Он пьет виски? – Нет! Он никогда не пьет виски.

3. Он моет машину сам? – Да, он всегда моет машину сам.

4. Она расстроена? – Она всегда расстроена.

5. Посмотри! Хэролд ждет тебя. – Ну. конечно! Он ждет меня каждый день.

6. Он много курит? – Не знаю, но в данный момент он курит.

7. Посмотри! Она выгуливает собаку. Обычно она ее не выгуливает.

8. Фрэнк все еще работает в саду? – Да.

9. Том обычно звонит из Парижа вечером? – Да.

10. В вашей квартире много окон?

11. На земле много мусора?

12. В холодильнике много еды.

SOME MORE PRACTICE

Task 1. Read the information below and answer the questions.

1. What time do post offices open and close in Britain?

2. Do banks open on Sunday?

3. What time do shops close?