how much / how many, much / many / a lot of,
4D a few / a little
1 Complete the dialogue with the words below.
a few a little a lot how many how much many much much
Ava I don’t feel very well.
Dad I don’t think you eat and drink 1 healthy food.
Ava I try to eat healthy food.
Dad 2
cakes do you eat every day?
Ava I only eat 3
.
Dad Well, there’s 4
of sugar in cakes. 5 coffee do you drink?
Ava Only 6
. I usually drink about six cups a day.
Dad Six! That’s four cups too 7
. It’s bad for you. And you don’t eat 8 fresh fruit.
Ava I prefer crisps!
Dad Well, I think it’s time to change your diet.
2 How much of these things do you eat and drink every day? Tick the correct boxes for you.
none a little / a few some a lot
you your you your you your you your
partner partner partner partner
fruit
vegetables
meat
fish
cake
chocolate
crisps
fizzy drinks
coffee
water
3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about how much or how many of the things your partner eats and
drinks and tick the correct boxes. Has your partner got a healthy diet?
How much fruit do you eat? A little. How many vegetables do you eat? A lot.
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4D how much / how many,
much / many / a lot of,
a few / a little
Aims: To review and practise how much / how many,
much / many / a lot of, a few / a little.
Time: 10–15 minutes
Materials: 1 handout for each student
Exercise 1
• Give each student a handout and ask them to read
through the dialogue quickly on their own. Ask: How
many cups of coffee does Ava drink every day? (six)
• Students complete the dialogue with the words in the
list. Remind them to think about whether the words
are countable or uncountable. Set a time limit of two
minutes.
• Check answers by going round the class and asking
students to read sentences from the dialogue.
KEY
1 much
2 How many
3 a few
4 a lot
5 How much
6 a little
7 many
8 much
Exercise 2
• Students look at the table and tick the correct boxes
according to how much they eat and drink.
• Check they understand the meaning of fizzy drinks.
Exercise 3
• Students work in pairs to ask and answer questions with
their partner.
• With a weaker class, you might want to elicit and drill
the questions that they need to ask.
• Set a time limit of three to five minutes.
• Check answers with the class and try and find out which
student has the healthiest diet.
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