UNIT 3.MUCH / MANY/

A LOT OF

CONTENT1.Grammar2.Review of Grammar3.Exercise4.Listening to the Dialogue5.Test “Check Yourself”6.Historical note7. Web references

Much and Many are used to express that there is a large quantity of something.Much and Many are used in negative sentences and questions.Many is used with countable nouns. Much is used with uncountable nouns.•I don't have many CD's in my collection. (Countable noun)•They don't have much money to buy a present. (Uncountable noun)•How many brothers do you have? (Countable noun)•Is there much milk in the fridge? (Uncountable noun)

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MUCH VS. MANY

We use a lot of with noncount nouns and plural count nouns.

I ate a lot of apples.A lot of people like to swim at night.That dog has a lot of fleas.Mary bought a lot of furniture.The man gave us a lot of advice.Our teacher gave us a lot of homework.

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A LOT OF…

Now complete the rules. Use much, many, or a lot (of).

a. In positive sentences, we use _________ before uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns.

b. In negative sentences and questions, we use _________ before uncountable nouns and ________before plural countable nouns. However, it is possible to use _________.

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a. In positive sentences, we use a lot of before uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns.

b. In negative sentences and questions, we use much before uncountable nouns and many before plural countable nouns. However, it is possible to use a lot (of)

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Let’s check!

1 There are ___________ people here.2 Patrick didn’t have __________ time.3 We haven’t seen __________ places yet.4 There wasn’t ___________ point in hanging around.5 Gary doesn’t seem to have __________ friends, but his brother has __________.6 The tourist office didn’t have ___________ information to give us

Complete the sentences with much, many, or a lot (of).

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Answers1 There are a lot of people here. (many is possible)2 Patrick didn’t have much time.3 We haven’t seen many places yet. (a lot of is possible)4 There wasn’t much point in hanging around.5 Gary doesn’t seem to have many friends, but his brother has a lot.6 The tourist office didn’t have much information to give us.

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- Hi, could you answer my questions?- Yes, of course.- Do you drink much water?- Yes, I drink a lot of water every day.- And what about coffee? How much coffee do you drink?- I don't drink coffee at all. But I drink much tea.- How many cups of tea do you drink a day?- I drink about 8 cups a day. Sometimes more.- You really drink a lot of tea. Do you eat many vegetables?- Is grass a vegetable?- I don't know. I think it is.- OK, then, yes. I eat a lot of vegetables every day. And I also eat many cookies. I like sweets very much.- Do you have many brothers and sisters?- Yes, I do. I have 8 sisters.- How many brothers do you have?- I have only 2 brothers.- OK, thank you for your answers. Bye.-Bye.

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LET’S LISTEN TO THE DIALOGUE

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1. We have … oranges.1. a lot of2. many3. much

2. We don't have …. milk, and we don't have…. fruit juice.

1. a lot of2. many3. much

3. How…. is this? It's ten dollars.

1. a lot of2. many3. much

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4. He's very busy, he has … work.

1. a lot of2. many3. much

5. London has …. beautiful buildings.

1. a lot of2. many3. much

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GOOD OF YOU!

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EtymologyFrom Middle English muche (“much, great”), apocopated variant of muchel (“much, great”), from Old English myċel, miċel (“large, great, much”), fromProto-Germanic *mikilaz (“great, many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *meg'a- (“big, stour, great”). Cognate with Middle Dutch mēkel (“great, many, much”), Middle High German michel (“great, many, much”), Norwegian mye, mykjet (“much”), Swedish mycket (“much”), Danish meget (“much”), Gothic (mikils, “great, many”). See also mickle.Note that English much is not related to Spanish mucho, and their resemblance in both form and meaning is purely coincidental, as mucho derives from Latin multus and is not related to the Germanicforms. True cognates include Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), Modern Greek μεγάλος (megálos).Determinermuch (comparative more, superlative most)(obsolete) Large, great. [12th-16th c.]  A large amount of. [from 13th c.]  (now archaic or nonstandard) A great number of; many (people). [from 13th c.]  (now Caribbean, African-American) Many ( + plural countable noun). [from 13th c.]  Usage notesMuch is now generally used with uncountable nouns. The equivalent used with countable nouns is many. In positive contexts, much is avoided: I have a lot of money but not *I have much money.Unlike many determiners, much is frequently modified by intensifying adverbs, as in “too much”, “very much”, “so much”, “not much”, and so on. (The same is true of many.)

HISTORICAL NOTE…

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http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/muchmanyalotof.php

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/much-many/exercises?03

http://abc.vvsu.ru/Books/p_grammat/page0004.asp

http://enrucafe.blogspot.com/2012/01/much-many-lot-of.html

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