Unit 5. Выражения количества Much and many

Much (много) употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях: How much money have you got? There isn’t much milk left.

Many (много) употребляется с исчисляемыми существительными в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях: How many people were at the party? I didn’t take many photos on holiday.

A Lot/ lots of

A Lot/ lots of (много) употребляется как с неисчисляемыми, так и с исчисляемыми существительными во всех типах предложений:

+	There’s a lot of bread on the table.
?	Are there lots of scientific magazines in your library?
-	There isn’t a lot of butter, but there is enough.

A few and a little

A few (несколько, достаточно) употребляется с исчисляемыми существительными: There are a few oranges left.

A little (немного, достаточно) употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными: Can you give me a little help?

Упражнение 1. Вставьте much, many, few, a few, little, a little в предложениях.

1. How _____ photographs did you take?

2. He hasn't got _____ friends.

3. How _____ money did you take?

4. Do you watch TV _____?

5.Do you drink _____ tea?

6. There isn't _____ milk in the cup.

7. We went to a cheap restaurant. It didn't cost _____

8.I've got friends, so I'm lonely.

9.She isn't lonely because she's got _____ friends.

10.They have _____ money. They are very poor.

11.She didn't eat anything but she drank _____ water.

12.There was _____ food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

13.Can you speak French _____?

14.When did you see Nick? days ago.

15. She is very lazy. She does _____ work.

16.Last night he went to a restaurant with __________friends

17.The TV service is not very good. There are_______ good programmes.

18.Anna knows _____ about economics.

19.Most of the town is modern - there aren't _____ old buildings.

20."Did you enjoy the party?" "No, not so _____."

21. Most people in this city have jobs - there isn't _____ unemployment.

22.I live in a very small village. There is a church, a shop and _____ houses - that's all.

23.How _____ apples are on the table?

24.We are late. We have very _____ time.

25.He spends too _____ money.

26. _____ effort had been made before the peace treaty was signed.

27.He needs to buy a lot of things but he hasn't got _____ money.

28.There aren't _____ chairs in this room.

29.This flat is small so there are very rooms here.

30.I don't know _____ about these people.

31.He comes here _____ times a week because he has _____ free time.

32.We are destroying _____ trees and forests.

33.We use _____ electricity.

34.We burn _____ coal.

35.People put _____ chemicals into the seas.

36.There is very _____ juice left. I must buy some.

37.There is _____ Coke in the bottle. Do you want some?

38.She hasn't got _____ homework today.

39.I need _____ eggs and _____ butter to make a cake.

40. _____ people can't find jobs nowadays.