Much, many, (a) little, (a) few

1.

Hi, everybody.

2.

I ask you to divide them
into two groups:

3.

I can give you a
hint.
We can`t count:

4.

What can we count?

5.

6.

7.

Hunger…
Hunger is a feeling. We can
neither count nor touch it.
So, hunger is uncountable, too.

8.

It`s time to speak
about the ways to
express amount in
English.
много
мало
much/many/a lot of
few/little
немного/несколько
a few/a little

9.

much/many/a lot of
countable
many
much
a lot of
a little
a few
много
much
немного
несколько
uncountable

10.

a little/a few
countable
many
much
a lot of
a little
a few
uncountable
много
much
немного
несколько
I`ve got a little
and a few
left.

11.

little/few
countable
many
much
a lot of
a little
a few
little
few
много
much
немного
несколько
мало
sugar
lumps
uncountable

12.

many
much
a little
a few
little
few
Put a…few sausages in the frying pan with a little
… olive oil
in it. It`ll take you about 10-12 minutes to cook them.
Take some mushrooms and fry them for about 5 minutes.
Don`t add too much
… oil.
Fry a few
… rashers of bacon, two or three are the usual amount.
a
Now, heat some baked beans in a saucepan. You may add …
a little
salt
or pepper, but don`t put too much.
… .
Take an egg or two and fry them in a spare pan. Pour a…littleoil
on the eggs.
As soon as the eggs are done thus signalling that all the
ingredients are cooked as well.

13.

“THE FOOD YOU EAT
CAN BE EITHER
THE SAFEST & POWERFUL
FORM OF MEDICINE
OR
THE SLOWEST
FORM OF
”
Ann Wigmore