How much/ how many ESL/ EFL lesson plan

Countable and Uncountable Nouns - Food

Presentation:
1. Listen and fill in the blanks.
Husband: I am going to the _________________. What do we need?

Wife: Buy _________________, please. Also, we need potatoes. Buy two kilograms.

Husband: What about some fruit?

Wife: Sure, buy oranges, _________________.

Husband: Anything else?

Wife: I want a cake from the _________________.

Husband: Chocolate cake?

Wife: Yes. Also, coffee. _________________.

Husband: OK.
2. Mark the statements T for true and F for false.
1. The husband is going to the supermarket. _____
2. He will buy some sugar, and tomatoes. _____
3. The wife wants two kilograms of potatoes. _____
4. She wants chocolate cake. _____
5. They don’t need any fruit. _____
6. The husband will not buy bananas. _____
7. The wife is going shopping, too. _____
8. The wife doesn't drink coffee. _____

3. Answer the following questions.

1. What do the husband and wife need from the supermarket?

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2. Who is going shopping?
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3. How much sugar will the husband buy?
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4. How many tomatoes will he buy?
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5. What kind of cake does the wife like?
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6. How many oranges will the husband buy?
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4. Circle the food that we count.

coffee bread pizza cheese tomato rice orange potato cake sandwich tea chocolate
Grammar Box
How many?
Countable nouns are nouns (things) we can count. With these, we use many.
For example: flowers, tomatoes, etc.
We use a/an before a noun we can count.
For example: a potato, an orange. (It means one potato, one orange.)
How much?
Uncountable nouns are nouns (things) cannot count. With these we use much.
For example: sugar, rice, etc.
We use some before a noun we cannot count.
For example: some sugar, some rice, etc.
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Tip!
We use MANY with the plural form of the verb “To Be” (“are”)!
We use MUCH with the singular form of the verb “To Be” (“is”)!
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Practice:
1. Look at the answer in brackets. Complete the question. Use much or many.
For example: How much sugar do you need? -Half a kilo.

1. How ______________ oranges are there? (There are twenty oranges.)

2. How ______________ sugar do we need? (We don’t need any sugar.)
3. How ______________ potatoes did you buy? (About 10.)
4. How ______________ rice is there? (Not much.)
5. How ______________ apples are there in your basket? (Seven.)
6. How ______________ bread do you eat? (Oh, I eat a lot of bread.)

2. Underline the correct word.

For example: I don’t have many/ much apples.

1. We don’t have that many/ much potatoes.

2. I bought so many/ much sugar yesterday.
3. How many/ much tomatoes are there in the basket?
4. How many/ much rice did you buy?
5. There is too many/ much coffee in the cup.
6. How many/ much water do you drink every day?
7. Are there many/ much bananas?
8. There isn’t many/ much tea.
3. Put the conversation in order.

Johan: Yes, two kilos of bananas. Shopkeeper: OK, anything else?

Johan: Hello, I’d like some sugar, please! Shopkeeper: Sure, here you are.

Johan: One kilo, please. Shopkeeper: How much sugar?

Leo: I want 5 tomatoes, please. Shopkeeper: Sorry, we don’t have any coffee.

Leo: Oh, OK. Shopkeeper: How may I help you?

Leo: And some coffee, please. Shopkeeper: OK, here you are.

4. Look at the answers. Write questions.

For example: I’d like some sugar, please. (What would you like?)

1. I want 4 oranges.
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2. No, we don’t have much coffee.
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3. I eat 2 apples every day.
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4. She wants to buy one kilo of rice.

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5. I have three bananas.

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6. He wants two sandwiches.

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Production:
1. Role play.
At the grocery store. Student A is the client. He or she wants to buy apples, oranges and rice.
Student B is the shopkeeper. He or she is out of apples.
2. Writing.
You are going shopping. Make a list of the things you need to buy and how much/ many of each
thing you need. Report to the class.