 a bar of

 a bottle of
 a box of
 a head of
 a slice of
 a loaf of
A A______chocolate
bar of
 ______ soup
a spoon of spoon of
A box of
______cereal ______water
A bottle of
 a roll of
 a carton of
 a bowl of
 a bucket of
 a jar of
 a piece of A piece of cake
_______
A head of
_______lettuce A_______water
jar of A_______pizza
slice of
 a bunch of
 a glass of

A ______toilet
roll of paper ______milk
A carton of ______paint
A bucket of ______bread
A loaf of

A bunch
______grapes
of A glass of A bowl of
______soup
______juice
 Nouns
A towel I need a towel.
Countable
Nouns sandals I bought a pair of sandals.
A swimming costume Mum found a colorful swimming costume
a/an
A razor We forgot to buy our razors.
Singular
Plural A sun hat Is it necessary to carry our hats?

Shampoo Should I pack my shampoo?

Uncountable Insect repellent Don´t forget to get some insect repellent.

nouns Make-up I’ve never forgotten my make-up.
Singular form
Don´t use
a/an
algunos

alguna
• Countable: a few,

(not) many • Positive: some, lots of,

• Uncountable: (not) a lot of
much, a bit • Negative: any, many,
• Both: some, any much

• Questions: any
 Finally we can say:

 Use some There are some walking boots. There is some shampoo.

 Use any There aren´t any tourists. There isn´t any shaving gel.

 Use a little We need a little money to travel. There is a little soap.

 Use a few There are a few questions for you.

We have a few problems with our tour.

 Use many How many people are there?

There aren´t many people.

 Use much How much time do we have?

We don´t have much time.
Inglés

of
Un poco de Un poco de Un montón de

Un montón de
Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first one.
Example: I don’t have many friends .

I …have a few ……friends.

There is not much food in the fridge.

have little food
We …………………………………..in the fridge.

There are not many bottles of water for us.

a few bottles for us

There are ………………………………………..

There is not much perfume in this bottle.

is a little perfume
There ……………………….in it.

There is a bit of chocolate for the boy.

a little chocolate for
We have …………………………………him.
 1 2
a a
few few

3 a 4
little a
little

5 6
a
a
little
few

7 8
a a
few few

9 10
a a
little few
 Help with Grammar: Quantifiers
Look at these examples. Think about it:

Q:How many books do you read

during the semester?
A: I read lots of books. (+)

Q:How many books does Eliane

read in a month?
A: She reads a few books. (+)
(Or)
She doesn’t read many books.(-)
A lot of/lots of A few +plural count noun
+ Not many +plural c.n.
plural
Count noun
Now check this. Complete the chart. Answer the questions:

Yesterday, a police officer was surprised to

find lots of money at a park.
He didn’t take any money because he was
honest. He got lots of questions to ask people
around.
Jack, a gardener,took a little money and left
the place right away.He didn’t have much time
to stay there.
Paulo, a homeless guy, had no food.
He just wanted a little money to get some
food.
 How much money did the police officer find?
 How much money did the police officer take?
Countable noun Uncountable  How many people took the money?
nouns  How much money did Jack take?
 What did Paulo want?
 Did he have any food?