Imagine you're a chef creating the perfect dish... But wait! You need to know how much or how many ingredients to use! 

Do you add a tomato or an onion?
Do you need some sugar or lots of flour?
Do we have any eggs left, or just a few? 

In this lesson, you'll discover the secret ingredients of English: 

quantifiers and countable & uncountable nouns!

Before you create your restaurant, let’s sharpen our language skills! 

🔹 How do we talk about different amounts of food?
🔹 When do we use a, an, some, any, lots of, few? Do you know any other English quantifiers?
🔹 Which ingredientes are countable and which are uncountable?

This presentation will guide you through the key ingredients of English, helping you describe food and quantities like an expert! 

Let’s get started and serve up some great English! 

Complete the following exercises in your own Learning Diary and upload the link on Google Classroom.

1. Write C if the noun is countable, or U if it is uncountable. 

a. rice              ______________

b. tomato       ______________

c. water           ______________

d. apple           ______________  

e. bread           ______________

f. egg                 ______________

g. flour             ______________

h. sandwich      ______________

i. cheese          ______________

j. carrot          ______________

2. Complete the sentences with there is or there are in the correct form. (affirmative - negative - interrogative)

a. ____________________ some sugar in the jar. (+)

b. _______________________a lot of banans in the basket. (+)

c. ________________________ any eggs in the fridge? (?)

d. No, _____________________ any coffee left. We need to buy some. (-)

e. ____________________________ a bottle of water on the table? (?)

f. No, ________________________ two bottles of water in the fridge. (-)

g. Yes, _____________________ apples in the fruit bowl. (-)

h. _______________________ a delicious cake on the plate. Do you want some? (+)

i. ______________________ some water left in the bottle, you can take it. (+)

j. _________________________ any carrots in the fridge? (?)

3. Fill in the blanks with some or any.

a. Is there ____________________ milk in the fridge?

b. I need ______________________ tomatoes for the salad.

c. We don´t have ___________________ sugar left. Can you buy some?

d. There are ____________________ apples on the table if you want one.

e. I couldn´t find _______________________ butter at the store.

f. Could you give me ______________________ bread, please?

g. There isn´t ___________________ cheese in my sandwich.

h. Are there ______________________ carrots in the fridge?

i. I cannot find ____________________ sugar, mum.

j. There is _________________ wine left, we don´t need to buy more.

4. Fill in the blanks with a or an.

a. I need ______________ apple for my lunch.

b. There is _______________ egg in the fridge.

c. She bought ________________ orange from the market.

d. We have  ___________________banana left.

e. I want to eat _________________ sandwich for dinner.

f. He found _________________ onion in the kitchen.

g. Can I have _______________ ice cream, please?

h. There is __________________ bread slice left, if you want it you can take it.

i. Here you are, _____________ bottle of water!

j. There is _______________ carrot on the table.

Complete the following exercises in your own Learning Diary and upload the link on Google Classroom.

1. Complete the sentences with a lot of/ lots of and few.

a. There are __________________ fresh vegetables at the market. We can buy some for dinner.

b. She has very __________________ eggs left in the fridge, so she can´t bake a cake.

c. We bought __________________ apples because they were on sale.

d. There are ___________________ students in the class today. Only three showed up.

e. I need ____________________ sugar for the recipe. Make sure we have enough.

f. My grandmother has __________________ old recipes that she loves to use.

g. There were ____________________ chairs available at the restaurant, so we had to wait.

h. He ate ____________________ candies and now has a stomachache.

i. We don´t have ____________________ options left for dinner; we need to go grocery shopping.

j. There are __________________ people at the bakery, so we have to wait in line.

2. Complete the sentences with few or a few.

a. I have _________ strawberries left, so I can add them to my dessert. (not many, but enough) 

b. There are very _________ eggs in the fridge. We might not have enough for breakfast. 

c. He bought _________ apples from the market. We can share them 

d. There are _________ cookies in the jar. We need to buy more soon. 

e. I made _________ sandwiches for the picnic. Let’s take them with us. 

f. I have _________ good friends, so I always feel supported. 

g. She added _________ slices of cheese to her sandwich. 

h. There were _________ chairs in the room, so not everyone could sit down. 

i. We saw _________ birds flying in the sky during our walk. 

j. He gave me _________ tips on how to bake a better cake. 

3. Complete the sentences with little or a little.

a. There is very ___________ milk in my coffee. I can barely taste it. 

b. We have ___________ butter left, so we can spread it on the toast. 

c. She put very ___________ sugar in her tea. It doesn’t taste sweet. 

d. Can I have ___________ more salt in my soup? It needs more flavor. 

e. There is very ___________ oil in the pan. You might need to add more to cook the vegetables. 

f. We only have ___________ flour left, so we can’t bake a big cake. 

g. I need ___________ help with this recipe. Can you assist me? 

h. He added ___________ lemon juice to his drink to make it taste better. 

i. The sauce is too thick. Let’s add ___________ water to make it smoother. 

j. There is ___________ time left before the guests arrive. We need to hurry.