88 Recycle your rubbish

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Containers Im

Wh ich container can we use for each group of t hings? Use the containers in t he box.

bet-th:! tin box can bag jar packet carton

.. ./Jo.W.e..of.. ^{milk , ora nge juice, wine}

2 ................................... sweets, ch ips [US], shopping

Read the shopping list. Tick the usual containers. Correct the un usual containers.

Shopp1i1!J

a ffiH ..........b.M.tl.e............ of olive 011

(............... 1{wns/11i'!l powder

3 ··--·········-·--------·····-·····-· t una, beans, cat food

4 . tissues, chocola t es

3 n 111.w

..... ..... 1.f po fa foes

5 cola , lemonade, beer

6 ................................... orange juice, milk , soup

7 coffee, marmalade, hon ey

8 ··-······-··--··········----··--···· tissues, crisps, sweets

4 11 flthc .................................... of soup

^{5 11packet ...} ........................ of l11:<;c11ifs

6 11 f1i1 ·-·······-----··· tf l/t.111c.!f

7 a carton ........ ·····-·······-·-······of m11k

8 a /,,1.9 ···-········-·····-·······----····-· of !111tter

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Quantifiers ED

Look at the picture and complete the sentences. sc Tl1ere'sff l1ere are and not any, not m uch, not many or a lot of.

Tb.r. ..i$.n.'.t.m!!.h.... food.

2 ................................................................. boxes.

3 ........................................................ ...... paper.

4 ......... .................... ................... ....... t ins.

s ·······································-······················ rubbish .

6 hott ks.

7 .. ............. .................... ... ................ ja rs.

8 bread.

9 ....................................................... ........ cans.

10 ························-······································· cartons.

Rewrite the sentences using the words/phrases in brackets. J\fakc other changes if necessary.

There's a bit of sou p i n t he fridge . ( m u ch )

.T.l:!r.l$.f! .'t.mµ. h.soup.ln..th..fridg.e.

2. \Vc'vc got more t han enough time to get t here. (plenty )

2. Hardly any people I know recycle plast ic. (few) Only .............. . .............

3. I'm a li ttle too tired to go out tonight. (bit )

s Oliver hasn 't got many teet h, but he's on ly six months old. (hardly )

6 A lot of children recycle t hings a t school. (loads)

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7 There 's ha rdly any olive oil i n the cu pboa rd. (only a little)

s There isn't any time left. ( no)

'{) Choose t he correct words.

ROSE Adam. If you 've got ¹a few/

time, can you pu t t he recycli ng bin out?

fi' fill in the gaps with a few or Cl litt le.

ADAM Theres

²hard l y any/much

I've got ...!lfe. W... chocola tes.

2 The wea ther is ......................... .. ...... wa rm today, isn't i t?

3 Would you like .................................... more

coffee?

4 There a re .............. ................... em pty

rubbish in it.

ROSE That's st range . Adam! Look in t he other bin! ³Much!Lots of this st uff ca n be recycled.

ADAM Bu t there isn't ⁴any/no paper in there . I checked .

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bottles for recycli ng .

ROSE What abou t glass? There a re

a lot/loads of bottles in here.

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s Cou ld you bu y .

ti ns of

ADAM Sorry. You 're right. Actually, Ican see

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a little/a few tins too .

ROSE And t here's more t han

a little/a few pla stic.

cat food?

6 I'll give you ..............

············· help if

ADAM Plastic? Can ⁸much/many plastic be recycled?

ROSE Yes, I t h i nk so. You know, ⁹a bit of/hardly any care could save

you wai t .................................... mi n u tes.