A lot of / lots of – much – many

A Lot/ lots of (много) употребляется как с неисчисляемыми, так и с исчисляемыми существительными в утвердительных предложениях

e.g. There’s a lot of bread on the table. – На столе много хлеба.

She has got lots of friends. – У неё много друзей.

But‘Have you got many photos?’ ‘Yes, I’ve got a lot.’ – ‘У тебя много фотографий?’ ‘Да, много.’

Much (много) употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях

e.g. How much money have you got?– Сколько у тебя денег?

There isn’t much milk left. – Молока осталось немного.

Many (много) употребляется с исчисляемыми существительными в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях:

e.g. How many people were at the party? – Сколькочеловек было на вечеринке?

I didn’t take many photos on holiday. – Я сделал не много фотографий в отпуске.

Exercise 8. Дополните предложения вопросительными словами How much или How many, а затем ответьте на них о себе. Первое предложение дано в качестве образца.

1. ‘How many apples do you eat every day?’ ‘About three.’

2. _________ milk do you drink every day?

3. _________ books do you buy every month?

4. _________ pocket money do you get every week?

5. _________ people did you meet on your last holiday?

6. _________ films do you watch every month?

7. _________ sugar do you take in your tea?

Exercise 9. Дополните предложения словамиmuch/ many /a lot of.

1. How ____ relatives have you got? – Oh, I have ____ relatives.

2. How ____ is it? – It doesn’t cost you ____ money. It’s nearly free of charge.

3. She doesn’t have ____ mistakes in her test. Just two or three.

4. There were ____ people at the party yesterday, but I didn’t see____ of my classmates.

5. There was ____ soap in the box. Have we got ____ now?

6. How ____ sugar should I put? – Three teaspoons. I like ____sugar in my coffee.

7. She gave children ____ bread and butter, because they didn’t want ____ salad.

8. How ____ old houses are there in your street? – I live in the centre of town, so there are ____ old houses.

1. A: I’ve got _______ spare time today.

B: Great! Let’s go shopping together.

2. A: Are there ________ cinemas in this town?

B: No, there is only one.

3. A: There isn’t ________ snow on the ground.

B: No, the sun has melted it.

4. A: There are ________ flowers in the garden.

B: Yes, they are beautiful, aren’t they?

5. A: How ________ times did you have shower yesterday?

B: Three! It was a very hot day.

6. A: I’ve got ________ things to do today.

B: I’m busy today, too.

7. A: There isn’t ________ water in that vase. The flowers will die.

B: I’ll put some more in.

8. A: Helen is always alone.

B: No, she isn’t. She’s got ________ friends.

9. A: Are there ________ fish in this river?

B: No, not any more.

10. A: Can you lend me some money?

B: No, sorry – I haven’t got ________ money with me.

Exercise 10. Дополните ответы словами a lot/ much/ many. Первое предложение дано в качестве образца.

1. ‘Have you got any money?’ ‘Yes, a lot .’

2. ‘Is there any milk in the fridge?’ ‘Yes, but not ______’

3. ‘Have you got any vegetables?’ ‘Yes, but not ______’

4. ‘How many letters have you typed?’ ‘Not ______’

5. ‘Are there any eggs in the basket?’ ‘Yes, _____’

6. ‘How much salt did you put in the soup?’ ‘Not _____’

7. ‘Did you get many presents for your birthday?’ ‘Yes, _____’

8. ‘How much did your dress cost?’ ‘Not _____’

9. ‘Are there many children in your class?’ ‘Yes, _____’

10. ‘How much homework do you have each day?’ ‘Not _____’

Too many / Too much

Too many‘слишком много’ употребляется с исчисляемыми именами существительными во множественном числе и имеет отрицательный оттенок.

Сравните:There are too many cars on the road. We won’t get to the reception on time. – На дороге слишком много машин. Мы не доберемся на приём вовремя.

There are so many cars on the road that we won’t get to the reception on time. – На дороге так много машин, что мы не доберемся на приём вовремя.

Too much‘слишком много’ употребляется с неисчисляемыми именами существительными и имеет отрицательный оттенок.

Сравните:She spent too much money last month. She can’t pay her bills now. – Она потратила слишком много денег в прошлом месяце. Она не сможет оплатить счета.

She spent so much money last month that she can’t pay her bills now. – Она потратила так много денег в прошлом месяце, что не сможет оплатить счета.

Exercise 11. Дополните предложения с помощью too much/ too many. Первое предложение дано в качестве образца.

1. A: If you eat too much chocolate, you’ll get fat.

B: Then I’ll only eat a little bit!

2. A: You bought _______ oranges at the market yesterday.

B: Never mind, we can use some for juice.

3. A: Don’t spend ______ money tonight.

B: I won’t. I want to save some for another day.

4. A: There are _______ flowers in that vase.

B: I know, but I couldn’t find another one.

5. A: All the students failed the exam.

B: I know. ______ of the questions were difficult.