Presentation on the use of containers plus quantifiers in English Language Teaching.

1. Mike’s Teaching Notes
Containers & Quantifiers
This lesson plan follows on the unit
8B from Face2Face intermediate.

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Bottle Carton Tin Can Jar Box

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Bottle Carton Tin Can Jar Box

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Bottle Carton Tin Can Jar Box

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Bottle Carton Tin Can Jar Box

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Bottle Carton Tin Can Jar Box

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Bottle Carton Tin Can Jar Box

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Quantity Plural countable nouns Uncountable nouns
nothing not any | no not any | no
a small quantity
a large quantity
more than we want
less than we want
the correct amount

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Quantity Plural countable nouns Uncountable nouns
nothing not any | no not any | no
a small quantity
not many | hardly any
a few | several
not much | hardly any
a little | a bit of
a large quantity
more than we want
less than we want
the correct amount

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Quantity Plural countable nouns Uncountable nouns
nothing not any | no not any | no
a small quantity
not many | hardly any
a few | several
not much | hardly any
a little | a bit of
a large quantity
a lot of | lots of
loads of | plenty of
a lot of | lots of
loads of | plenty of
more than we want
less than we want
the correct amount

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Quantity Plural countable nouns Uncountable nouns
nothing not any | no not any | no
a small quantity
not many | hardly any
a few | several
not much | hardly any
a little | a bit of
a large quantity
a lot of | lots of
loads of | plenty of
a lot of | lots of
loads of | plenty of
more than we want too many too much
less than we want
the correct amount

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Quantity Plural countable nouns Uncountable nouns
nothing not any | no not any | no
a small quantity
not many | hardly any
a few | several
not much | hardly any
a little | a bit of
a large quantity
a lot of | lots of
loads of | plenty of
a lot of | lots of
loads of | plenty of
more than we want too many too much
less than we want not enough not enough
the correct amount

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Quantity Plural countable nouns Uncountable nouns
nothing not any | no not any | no
a small quantity
not many | hardly any
a few | several
not much | hardly any
a little | a bit of
a large quantity
a lot of | lots of
loads of | plenty of
a lot of | lots of
loads of | plenty of
more than we want too many too much
less than we want not enough not enough
the correct amount enough enough

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• We tend to use some with affirmative sentences:
I’ve got some time until the match starts

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• We tend to use some with affirmative sentences:
I’ve got some time until the match starts
• We tend to use any with negative and interrogative sentences:
Have you got any spare change?
There aren’t any students today in class

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• We tend to use some with affirmative sentences:
I’ve got some time until the match starts
• We tend to use any with negative and interrogative sentences:
Have you got any spare change?
There aren’t any students today in class
• We don’t normally use much or many in affirmative sentences:
There is much a lot of coffee in the cupboard.

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• We tend to use some with affirmative sentences:
I’ve got some time until the match starts
• We tend to use any with negative and interrogative sentences:
Have you got any spare change?
There aren’t any students today in class
• We don’t normally use much or many in affirmative sentences:
There is much a lot of coffee in the cupboard.
• We use some with offers and requests:
Would you like some more water?
Can I have some sugar, please?

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Thanks
a lot