A. Matthew Robson, from London, wrote a famous report about teenagers in 2009, when he was 15. Complete his report by putting the quantifiers in brackets in the correct places.
1……Many…… teenagers between 13 and 14 visit the cinema. 2………………… go once they are 15. This is because they have to pay the adult price. 3………………… buy the DVD instead. (many / most / not many)
Teenagers listen to 4………………… music – usually while travelling or using the computer. 5………………… teenagers listen to the radio these days. 6………………… teenagers listen to music online or on a personal music player. (most / a lot of / few)
Every teenager can use the Internet – either at home or at school. Only 7………………… teenagers shop online as 8………………… do not have a credit card. 9………………… teenagers read a newspaper regularly – they prefer to find out the news from the Internet. (most / few / a few)
10………………… of teenagers have mobile phones. 11………………… teenagers have expensive phones – in case they are stolen. 12………………… teenagers only change their phone on their birthday – when their parents buy them a new one. (99% / most / few)
Answers
2 Not many 3 Most 4 a lot of 5 Few
6 Most 7 a few 8 most 9 Few
10 99% 11 Few 12 Most
B. Complete the sentences with many, much, too many, too much, How much …? or How many …?
1 I’ve got ……too much…… stop – I can’t eat all this!
2 My brother has a lot of computer games, but I don’t have …………………… .
3 …………………… people have helped me over the years.
4 I didn’t like the pasta – there was …………………… cheese.
5 …………………… hours did the journey take?
6 There isn’t …………………… space in the apartment.
7 …………………… does it cost?
8 Teenagers have …………………… exams.
Answers
2 many 3 Many 4 too much 5 How many
6 much 7 How much 8 too many / many
C. Make sentences by putting the words in the correct order.
1 Kirsty / several / has / me / phoned / times / this week.
Kirsty has phoned me several times this week.
2 lot / We / been / a missing / have / you
………………………………………………….
3 about / We / little / the / given / were / information / war
………………………………………………….
4 Japan / of / like / would / to / few / us / go / A / to
………………………………………………….
5 enough / understand / You’re / old / to / not
………………………………………………….
6 are / couple / good / here / restaurants / a / of / There
………………………………………………….
7 has / little / health / a / His / improved
………………………………………………….
8 a / of / news / I’ve / good / bit / got
………………………………………………….
Answers
2 We have been missing you a lot.
3 We were given little information about the war.
4 A few of us would like to go to Japan.
5 You’re not old enough to understand.
6 There are a couple of good restaurants here.
7 His health has improved a little.
8 I’ve got a bit of good news.
D. Match each question to the best reply.
1 Does your daughter eat sweets?
2 Do you want me to get some milk?
3 Are there any drama courses at the university?
4 Would you like some salad?
5 Can I buy this?
6 Have you been to Morocco?
7 Do you like him?
8 Did you get all the tickets for the match?
a Yes, there are several.
b No, I could only get a couple.
c Yes, a lot. He’s very kind.
d No, it costs too much.
e Yes, please, I’ll have a bit.
f Yes, a few times.
g Yes, too many!
h No, we’ve got enough.
Answers
1 g 2 h 3 a 4 e 5 d 6 f 7 c 8 b
E. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the word in brackets.
1 There’s only a little traffic on the roads at night. (much)
There isn’t much traffic on the roads at night.
2 I only remember a bit of the story. (much)
………………………………………….
3 He often talks to her. (lot)
………………………………………….
4 I’ve got too many bags. (luggage)
………………………………………….
5 How often do you eat chocolate? (much)
………………………………………….
6 Drink plenty of water. (lot)
………………………………………….
7 There’s too much work and few people to do it. (enough)
………………………………………….
8 We knew one or tow people at the wedding. (couple)
………………………………………….
Answers
2 I don’t remember much of the story.
3 He talks to her a lot.
4 I’ve got too much luggage.
5 How much chocolate do you eat? / Do you eat much chocolate?
6 Drink a lot of water.
7 There’s too much work and there aren’t enough people to do it. / There aren’t enough people to do the work.
8 We knew a couple of (the) people at the wedding.
F. Underline the correct options in this extract from a teen forum.
Halle 15
My mum is telling me to ger a job and earn (1) a bit of / a few money – but I don’t want to. What do you think?
Kris01
(2) Many / Too much teenagers in my class have job, but it’s not just for the money. Even just working (3) a few / a little hours a week will help you grow up!
worriedmum
My teenage son always wants the latest clothes, games and music. It costs (4) a lot of / much money. (5) How much / How many clothes does one person need? He has a part-time job but he doesn’t have (6) much / plenty of time to see his friends. I think it’s a shame.
sisterT
I work at a restaurant every Saturday. But my boss often asks me to work (7) a couple of / a bit of evenings too, perhaps Thursday and Friday. I can’t work and study at the same time – it’s (8) much / too much for me.
2368
Only (9) a few / a little teenagers don’t work these days, but you’re right, Haylee. You need (10) much / plenty of time to do your homework and you need to get (11) enough / too much sleep. Teenagers who work (12) a lot of / a lot will not do well in their exams.
Answers
2 Many 3 a few 4 a lot of 5 How many
6 much 7 a couple of 8 too much
9 a few 10 plenty of 11 enough
12 a lot
G. Look at these opinions about teenagers. Write whether you agree with them or not, and add a sentence or two. Use at least one quantifier in your sentences.
1 They spend too much money on clothes!
I don’t agree. My friends never have enough money to spend on clothes. We only buy a few things when we need them.
2 They eat too much junk food!
…………………………………………….
3 Teenagers spend too much time on computers!
…………………………………………….
4 They don’t read!
…………………………………………….
5 They go out too much!
…………………………………………….
6 They don’t get enough exercise!
…………………………………………….
7 They never walk anywhere!
…………………………………………….
8 They change their mobile phones all the time!
…………………………………………….
Answers
your own answers
H. Circle the correct option.
1 Don’t worry! You’ve got …………… time.
a plenty of b many c several
2 A: I’ve never had cous cous before.
B: Why don’t you try ……………?
a a little b little c a lot
3 …………… his employees have complained about him.
a Several b Several of c Several of the
4 I had …………… homework this week.
a much b a lot c lots of
5 Parents want teenagers to have mobile phones and …………… pay for them.
a most of b most c too much
Answers
1 a 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 b
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