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Unit 14 Dialogues - Much/Many/A Lot

1. We need to go shopping.

I don't think so, we've got a lot of food here.

We don't have much milk or bread, and we don't have much water.

Oh, OK. Lets go shopping this evening.


2. How's your university?

It's great. I have lots of friends and there are a lot of great professors. I don't have much money,
but that's OK. Also I'm really busy these days, so I don't have much time.

Are you enjoying it?

Sure, it's going well.


3. How many students are in your class?

We don't have many students, just eight.

That's great! You can study a lot.

Right. And I can talk to the teacher a lot as well. That's good.

Do you have many friends in your class?

Yes, I go out with them a lot.

Key Vocabulary

Shopping think University friends


a lot of much professors busy
milk bread these days class
shopping evening many right
new go out

Grammar

1. Quantifiers - Much / Many / A Lot of

Quantifiers are words that show how much there is of something - they show
quantity. Much, many, and a lot of indicate a large quantity of something, for example "I have a
lot of milk" means I have a large quantity of milk.

Much
Much is used with uncountable nouns, and is generally used in negative statements and
questions. It's uncommon to use much in positive statements. For example:
- I don't have much money.
- Do you have much time?
- "I have much time." This sounds unusual.

Many

Many is used with plural countable nouns, and is often used in negative statements and
questions. It is also used in positive statements however. For example:
- I don't have many apples.
- Do you have many friends?
- Many people come here in summer.

Much and many can be used in affirmative statements, but give a more formal meaning. For
example:
- He has many good friends from Harvard University.

Much and many often appear in short answers. For example:


- Do you see your family much?
- No, not much.

A lot of

A lot of is used with uncountable and countable nouns, and is generally used for affirmative
statements. For example:
- I have a lot of friends.
- I have a lot of time.

A lot of is also used in questions, especially when you expect a positive response. Although it is
often said that much and many are used for questions, we usually use them for questions which
expect a negative response. For example:
- Do you want a lot of pizza?
I expect you want to eat a lot.
- Do you want much pizza?
This sounds unusual, as though I expect you don't want to eat much.

Lots of can be used in the same way as a lot of, often in informal speech. For example:
- I have lots of time.
- I have a lot of time.

How much / many?

How much is used to ask about the price of something. For example:
- How much is it?
- How much is that dog in the window?
How much and How many are used to ask about quantity. For example:
- How much money do you have?
- How many apples does he have?

Now try some exercises with much, many, and a lot of!

Grammar Exercises

Complete the sentences.. Use much, many, a lot of or lots.

Example: They eat a lot of apples.

1. We have oranges.

2. We don't have bananas, and we don't have fruit


juice.

3. Do you have any cereal?


Sure, there's in the kitchen.

4. How is this? It's ten dollars.

5. How do you want? Six, please.

6. He's very busy, he has work.

7. David has rice, but Tyler doesn't have .

8. London has beautiful buildings.

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1. a lot of 2. Many 3. much 4. Lots 5. much

6. many 7. a lot of 8. a lot of 9. Much 10. many

Grammar Exercises 2

Complete the sentences. Use much, many, a lot of or lots.

Example: lot of apples a they eat - They eat a lot of apples.

1. much rice how want do you?


2. many sandwiches want you do how?

3. pizza a lot people of like

4. you have much don't time

5. a lot of nice clothes has she

6. John a lot of things has his bag in

7. tea much don't I drink

8. much homework how do have you?

9. sleep babies lot a

10. writes a lot letters of Lisa

1. How much rice do you want?

2. How many sandwiches do you want?

3. A lot of people like pizza.

4. You don't have much time.

5. She has a lot of nice clothes.

6. John has a lot of things in his bag.

7. I don't drink much tea.

8. How much homework do you have?

9. Babies sleep a lot.

10. Lisa writes a lot of letters.

Dialogue Exercises

Example: My name is Jeremy.

1. We need to go shopping.

I don't think so, we've got food here.


We don't have milk or bread, and we don't have much water.

Oh, OK. Lets go this evening.

2. How's your university?

It's great. I have of friends and there are a lot of great professors. I don't have
much , but that's OK. Also I'm really busy these days, so I don't have
much .

Are you enjoying it?

Sure, it's going well.

3. How students are in your class?

We don't have many students, just eight.

That's great! You can a lot.

Right. And I can talk to the teacher a lot as well. That's good.

Do you have many in your class?

Yes, I go out with them .

1. a lot of 2. Much 3. Shopping 4. Lots 5. money

6. time 7. Many 8. Study 9. Friends 10. a lot

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