Unit 5: Food choices

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutiérrez Alarcón

 Grammar: A lot / much / many
A. We use much + uncontable noun.
much money much food
much time much coffee
Examples:
• Do you drink much coffee?
• How much money do you have?
• She doesn’t have much time.
• A: Do you have any money?
B: I have some but not much.
We use many + plural noun.
many books many stores
Many people many questions
Examples:
• Do you know many people?
• How many photographs did you take?
• He doesn’t have many friends?
• A: Did you take any photograps?
B: I took some but not many.
Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn
We use a lot of + uncountable or plural noun:
a lot of money a lot of coffee a lot of people a lot of questions

• I drink a lot of coffee. * I know a lot of people.

• We spent a lot of money. * We took a lot of photographs.
• She doesn’t have a lot of free time. * Did they ask you a lot of questions.

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

B. We use much in questions and negative sentences.
• Do you drink much coffee / a lot of coffee?
• I don’t drink much coffee.

We use many and a lot (of) in all kinds of sentences:

• Do you know many people / a lot of people?
• I don’t know many people / a lot of people.
• I know many people / a lot of people.

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

 Grammar: little / a few
A. We use little with uncontable
nouns.
little energy little money
We use few with plural nouns.
few cars few countries

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

B. Little / a little / few / a few
Little and a few (without a) are negative ideas:
• Hurry up! There’s little time. ( = not much, not enough time)
• He’s not popular. He has few friends. (= not many, not enough friends)

“A little” and “a few” are more positive ideas. A little / afew = some, a small amount,
or a small number.
• Let’s go and have a cup of coffee. We have a little time before the train leaves. (=some
time, enough time to have a drink)
• I enjoy my life here. I have a few friends and we get together. ( a few friends = not
many but enough to have a good time)

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

Page 45: Choose the correct words to complete the
sentences.

1. In my refrigerator, there’s always a jar / a jar of spaghetti and a quart of /a few

milk.
2. In my kitchen cabinet there’s package of / a package of rice and a little / a bag of
chips.
3. I try to eat healthily, so I eat a few / not much vegetables and a little / very little
fruit every day.
4. I’ve bought very few / very little meat nad very few / very little cookies recently.

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

5. I should eat less / fewer junk fook. I know it doesn’t have much / many
vitamins.
6. I eat less / little fast food tan I used to, though I still enjoy a little / a few
fries when I can!
7. Yesterday, I had a little / a few chocolate as a treat.
8. We always keep a few basics in the house: a couple of loaves of / loaf of
bread, some cartons of / carton of milk, a few slices of / a few cheese, and a
few / a little eggs.

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

 Vocabulary: cooking methods
Page 45:
1. (stir-) fried noodles
* Stir-fry: to cook food quickly by moving it around in hot oil.
Example: stir-fried vegetables
2. Grilled shrimp
* Grill: to cook something by putting it close to strong heat above or below it.
3. Steamed vegetables
* Steam: To cook food with steam.

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

4. Boiled eggs
* Boil: to cook food in water that is boiling.
5. Baked potatoes
* Bake: to cook food in an oven.
6. Pickled cabbage
* Pickle: preserved in vinegar or salt water.
7. Roast lamb
* Roast: to cook meat or vegetables in an oven or over a fire.

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

8. Barbecued beef
* Barbecue: to cook food especially meat, outside in a barbecue or oevr a fire.
9. Raw fish
* Raw: raw food has not been cooked, or has not been throughtly cooked.
- Raw meat
- The chicken is still raw.
10. Smoked fish
* Smoke: to preserve and give flavour to fish or other food by hanging it in
smoke.

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

Page 50: How many different snacks can you
think of? Read the article.

Ms. Lizeth Karina Gutièrrez Alarcòn

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