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Lesson Plan March 10, 2023
Topic: A lot, Much & Many
In this lesson we will be looking at how to we use a lot, much and many with countable and uncountable words.
Section A
We use much with uncountable nouns
Did you buy much food?
We don’t have much luggage.
How much money do you want?
A: Do you have any money?
B: I have some, but not much.
We use many with plural nouns
Did you buy many books?
We don’t know many people.
How many photos did you take?
A: Did you take any photos?
B: Yes, I took some, but not many.
We use a lot with both countable and uncountable nouns
We bought a lot of food.
Paula doesn’t have a lot of free time.
We bought a lot of books.
Did they ask you a lot of questions?
Pay attention to the verb when you use a lot
There is a lot of (food / money / water etc) (= singular verb)
There are a lot of (trees / shops / people etc) (= plural verb)
A lot of people speak English. (NOT speaks)
Section B
We use much in questions and negative sentences.
Do you drink much coffee?
I don’t drink much coffee.
We often do no use much in positive sentences
I drink a lot of coffee. (NOT I drink much coffee)
A: Do you drink much coffee?
B: Yes, a lot.
We use many and a lot of in all types of sentences (positive, negative / question)
We have many friends.
We have a lot of friends.
We don’t have many friends.
We don’t have a lot of friends.
Do you have many friends?
Do you have a lot of friends?
Section C
You can use much and a lot without a noun
Amy spoke to me, but she didn’t say much.
A: Do you watch TV much?
B: No, not much. (= not often)We like films, so we go to the cinema a lot. (NOT go to the cinema much)
I don’t like him very much.
Lesson Notes
Compare these two sentences
When asking about the amount or quantity of fish purchased
How much fish did you buy for the party?
I'm not sure how much fish to buy for dinner tonight.
When asking for the number of individual fish purchased
How many fish did you buy at the market today?
I'm curious, how many fish did you end up catching on your fishing trip?
Mail; (uncountable noun) letters and parcels sent by post
Do you get much mail?
I haven’t gotten much mail recently.
Email; (countable noun) a message sent by electronic means
Do you get many emails?
I’ve been getting a lot of emails recently.
Pay attention to “much & many” + the noun in these sentences, and occasionally the verb.
I couldn’t find much information in that book.
How much homework did the teacher assign?
I haven’t met many people since I moved here.
How much postage does this letter need?
I think there is too much violence on television.
I don’t have much patience with rude people.
The doctor has so many patients that she has to work at leave twelve hours a day.
A: How many teeth does the average person have?
B: Thirty-two.There isn’t much international news in the local paper.
How many fish are in the ocean?
How many continents are there in the world?
