Lesson 5C

Too much / too many /too

hOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?

enough - A LOT OF - LOTS OF - LITTLE - A LITTLE - FEW - A FEW

DIET & LIFESTYLE QUESTIONNAIRE

Do you drink coffee? How many cups do you drink a day? What kind of coffee? What time do you drink your last cup of the day?

Do you play a lot of video or computer games? What are your favourite games? How much time do you spend a week playing them?

How much time do you spend a day in the sun ... ? a. in the winter b. in the summer c. when you're on holiday Do you always wear sunscreen?

How many hours a day do you watch TV ... ? a during the week b at weekends What kind of programmes do you watch regularly?

Do you think any of your habits are unhealthy? WHICH ONES?

How often do you eat chocolate? What kind of chocolate do you prefer- milk, white, or dark?

+ Reading

Everything BAD is GOOD for you

1. Read the article and comment on the benefits of each "thing"

2. Find the following words in the article:

1. = ______

2. = ______

3. = ______

4. (noun) it covers the outside of a person's body =5. (verb) to stop something from happening = 6. (noun) something which makes you unwell = 7. (adj) feeling worried or nervous =

Listen and check

Listen

Listening

in what ways you think chocolate and watching TV could be good for you? Answer the questions below. 1. What does chocolate have in common with red wine? 2. What kind of chocolate is: a) good for you b) not good for you? 3. How are TV series different from the ones 20 years ago? Why is this good for us? 4. What can we learn from reality TV shows?

Do the article and the radio programme make you feel happier about your Iifestyle?

COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS

QUESTION 1 OF 6

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

MANY

MUCH

1. many!

NEXT QUESTION

QUESTION 2 OF 6

I don't spend ____________ time in the sun.

VERY

MUCH

MANY

2. MUCH !

NEXT QUESTION

QUESTION 3 OF 6

I eat a lot of / many / a lots of chocolate.

MANY

A LOT OF

A LOTS OF

3. A LOT OF !

NEXT QUESTION

QUESTION 4 OF 6

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

A FEW

A LITTLE

A LOT

4. A LITTLE !

NEXT QUESTION

QUESTION 5 OF 6

I only have a few / a little / much computer games.

A LITTLE

A FEW

MUCH

5. a few !

NEXT QUESTION

QUESTION 6 OF 6

My parents read a lot / a lot of / many.

MANY

A LOT OF

A LOT

6. a lot !

SPEAKING

Do you think you ... ?

• read enough
• eat enough fruit and vegetables
• do enough sport or exercise
• drink enough water
• have enough free time
• eat too much fast food
• spend too much time online
• spend too much money on things you don't need
• work or study too many hours
• have too many clothes
• do too much housework
• get too much homework

TOO

TOO MUCH and TOO MANY + NOUN

There's too much rain.There are too many people here

Too muchToo many

+ (noun)

MORE THAN IS NECESSARY

*** I think he studies too much.

I'm too tired.I think you walk too slowly.

TOO +

Adjective /adverb

TOO + ADJECTIVE

This coffee has too much sugar. There are too many errors in this paper.These shoes are too big for me.She speaks too fast for me to understand.

MORE THAN IS WANTED OR NECESSARY

ENOUGH

ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH

She hasn't got enough money.

ENOUGH

+ (noun)

SOMETHING IS SUFFICIENT

Adjective/Adverb

I'm smart enough to understand.I don't run fast enough to win.

+ ENOUGH

ENOUGH + NOUN

Correct the errors

1. This pullover is not enough big for me.
2. There isn't milk enough to make a cake.
3. There isn't enough chairs for everybody.

AS MUCH AS WE NEED OR WANT

LITTLE - A LITTLE

A LITTLE

He has a little money left.

A LITTLE

NON-countnoun)

POSITIVE MEANING =SOME, but not a lot.

LITTLE

LITTLE

NON-countnoun)

He has little money left.

NEGATIVE MEANING=ALMOST NONE, NOT MUCH

FEW - A FEW

A FEW

She has a FEW dollars left.

A FEW

countnoun)

POSITIVE MEANING =SOME, but not a lot.

FEW

FEW

countnoun)

He has few dollars left.

NEGATIVE MEANING=ALMOST NONE, NOT MANY

A LOT OF - LOTS OF - A LOT

- COUNT- NON COUNT

A LOT OF

A LOT OF / LOTS OF

I have a lot of food.I have a lot of apples.

MUCH / MANY OF SOMETHING

LOTS OF

I have lots of food.I have lots of apples.

COUNTNON COUNT

A LOT

I like him a lot.

A LOT

(ADVERB) TO A GREAT EXTENT OR TO A GREAT DEGREE

Practice grammar here

Grammar

Extra practice here

Comple te the sentences with too, too much, too many, or enough.

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 sleep .........only five or six hours, but I really need eight.
6. I was .......... ill to go to work yesterday.
7. There were ......... people at the party, so it was impossible to dance.
8. I always have ..... work and not ... free time.

Circle the correct form

1. I eat too/too much chocolate.
2. I eat too much/too many crisps.
3. I don't drink enough water/water enough.
4. I can't come. i am too busy/ too much busy.
5. You work too much/ too many.
6. I don't have enough time/time enough.
7. I don't go out enough/enough go out.
8. She's too lazy/ too much lazy.

SPEAKING

BREAKOUT ROOMS - Work in pairs and wait for your teacher's instructions and resources.

STUDENT B

STUDENT A

END OF THE CLASS

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