Teacher Notes
Objectives & Sequence: This lesson is intended to be used as a review of Grammar - Quantifiers.
The following vocabulary words are used in this activity:
Students work with a partner and open the corresponding tabs.
On each tab, there are two parts. In the first part, Student One is presented with a list of eight nouns. For each noun, he or she must ask his or her partner "How much...is there?" or "How many...are there?".
Student Two answers the questions describing the quantity of the item they see in their photos.
Student One listens and makes sure the answer is correct as all possible acceptable answers are included on his or her page.
In the second part of the activity, roles are reversed for a new set of eight nouns.
Example
On Student One's Page:
- cellphone
- There are many cellphones.
- There are a lot of cellphones.
- There are lots of cellphones.
On Student Two's Page:
How many cellphones are there?
There are many cellphones.
Correct!
Part One: Ask Your Partner
How much ... is there? / How many ... are there?
Ask your partner questions for the following nouns. Then, make sure their answer is good.
- people
- There are many people.
- There are a lot of people.
- There are lots of people.
- hat
- There aren't many hats.
- There aren't a lot of hats.
- There aren't lots of hats.
- There are a few hats.
- money
- There isn't much money.
- There isn't a lot of money.
- There is a little money.
- soap
- There isn't much soap.
- There isn't a lot of soap.
- There is a little soap.
- video game
- There are a lot of video games.
- There are lots of video games.
- There are many video games.
- water
- There isn't much water.
- There isn't a lot of water.
- There isn't lots of water.
- milk
- There is a lot of milk.
- There is lots of milk.
- jacket
- There are a few jackets.
- There aren't many jackets.
- There aren't a lot of jackets.
- There aren't lots of jackets.
Part Two: Answer Your Partner
Answer your partner's questions about what you see in the photos:
Part One: Answer Your Partner
Answer your partner's questions about what you see in the photos:
Part Two: Ask Your Partner
How much ... is there? / How many ... are there?
Ask your partner questions for the following nouns. Then, make sure their answer is good.
- sugar
- There is a lot of sugar.
- There is lots of sugar.
- student
- There are a few students.
- There aren't many students.
- There aren't a lot of students.
- There aren't lots of students.
- power
- There is a little power.
- There isn't much power.
- There isn't a lot of power.
- There isn't lots of power.
- time
- There is a little time.
- There isn't much time.
- There isn't a lot of time.
- There isn't lots of time.
- cookie
- There aren't many cookies.
- There aren't a lot of cookies.
- There aren't lots of cookies.
- homework
- There is a lot of homework.
- There is lots of homework.
- app
- There are many apps.
- There are a lot of apps.
- There are lots of apps.
- t-shirt
- There are many t-shirts.
- There are a lot of t-shirts.
- There are lots of t-shirts.