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Introduction
Oxford Grammar for Schools helps students develop a

At the end of the book there are five pages of extra

detailed understanding of grammar form and use in

information for the information gap activities, a

context, and inspires them to have fun with English

reference section containing useful form tables, and an
irregular verb list.

through personalized activities, games and role play.
The grammar is introduced or revised through easyto-read tables and illustrated presentations with clear
examples, all level-appropriate. The exercises build
from controlled activities up to more communicative

and productive skills-based activities. In each unit there
are several speaking activities where students work
with each other to use English with improved accuracy
and confidence.The extended writing activities also
encourage students to use language in realistic
situations.

Students can use the Oxford Grammar for Schools series

in class with any coursebook to support and reinforce
their grammar study. The Teacher's Book includes all
the answers and audio scripts.There are also tests for
every Student s Book unit, and two review tests which
'

can be used at the end of a school term or whenever

appropriate.
Student's DVD-ROM
The Student's DVD-ROM includes all the exercises in

Each unit begins with a 'Can do' statement, which
summarizes what students will be able to achieve on

completion of the unit. At the end of each unit isa selfevaluation table. Students should be encouraged to
rate their progress in each exercise, which helps them
to take responsibility for their own learning and also

the Student's Book, as well as all the audio recordings
for the listening and pronunciation activities. Students
can also access and print out extra interactive
activities, giving them motivating additional practice
for homework. The teacher can also use the DVD-ROM
on an interactive whiteboard in class.

increases motivation.

Key to the symbols
O 0.0 (0.0 = track number)

Listening activity

Speaking activity
Game

/

Extended writing activity

©

Pronunciation activity

*

Introductory exercise

*
*

Moderately challenging exercise

*

Most challenging exercise

*

A difficulty rating is given to each exercise. The scale of difficulty is relative to each unit,
so there are exercises with one, two, and three stars in every unit.

Introduction

3

Contents
Nouns, quantities and articles

1

Countable, uncountable and plural nouns

6

Quantities: a/an/some; container words
Articles: the/a/an/no article
2

3

Some and any; indefinite

Some/any/no; requests and offers

pronouns

Indefinite pronouns: some-/any-/every-/no-

Quantifiers

Much, many, a lot of, a few, a little

11

15

Too much, too many, (not) enough
4

5

Personal pronouns; impersonal

Personal pronouns

there and it/they

Impersonal it/they and there

Demonstratives and possessives

Demonstrative pronouns: this/that/these/those; one/ones
Possessive adjectives; possessive pronouns; possessive's

Revision 1

Units 1-5

20

24

27

6

Present simple and continuous

Present simple and continuous contrast

30

7

Past simple

Past simple: regular verbs
Past simple: be
Past simple: irregular verbs

35

Time expressions: in, last, yesterday, on, ago
Past continuous

8

Past continuous: time expressions
Past continuous or past simple?

41

When/while

Present perfect

9

Present perfect: time expressions (unfinished); gone vs been
Present perfect with just, already, yet and still

45

Present perfect with since and for
10

Present perfect and past simple

Present perfect and past simple contrast

52

11

Past perfect

Past perfect vs past simple; conjunctions when/by the time/

57

before/after/the first time
The future

12

Be going to + the infinitive

61

Will + the infinitive
Shall...?

Present continuous for future

Will vs going to
i

Revision 2
13

Units 6-12

67

To + the infinitive and the -ing

To + the infinitive

form

-ing form: go + -ing; -ing as subject

73

Verbs with to + the infinitive or -ing
14

Reported speech

Revision 3
15

Tense changes
Pronoun changes
Say vs tell
Time and place references

Units 13-14

Can, could, be able to

78

82

Can, could, be able to: ability

84

Can and could: permissions and requests
16

Must, have to, should, needn't

Must, have to: necessity and obligation
Mustn't, don't have to, needn't: permission and obligation
Should, must: advice and recommendation

4

Contents

89

Revision 4
17

Units 15-16

94

Question words

What, when, where, who, why, how

96

What vs which
Whose vs who's

How + adjective/adverb
Subject and object questions
18

Question tags

Pronunciation and meaning: checking information;
helping conversation

103

19

Relative pronouns

Who, which, that: subject and object relative pronouns

105

Relative clauses with when and where
20

Connectors

And, but, or

110

Because, so, although
When, while
Revision 5
21

Units 17-20

114

Zero conditional

Prepositions of place

116

First conditional
-

22

Second conditional

Second conditional

120

First vs second conditional
.

23

I wish

I wish + past simple

123

I wish + would
Revision 6
24

Unit 21-23

125

Comparison: adjectives and

Comparative and superlative adjectives

adverbs

Not as ... as; less ... than

127

Comparison of adverbs
-

25

Position: adjectives and adverbs

Position of adjectives

132

Position of adverbs

Too and enough
Revision 7
26

Units 24-25

Prepositions of time

138

At, in, on

140

After, before, during, for
By, from... until
27

Prepositions of place and

In, at, on + place

movement

Prepositions of place

144

Prepositions of movement
28

Expressions with prepositions

Revision 8
29

By, for, in, on, with

Units 26-28

Active and passive

148
151

Active vs passive

153

Present simple passive
By + agent
30

Past passive

Revision 9
Revision 10

Units 29-30
All units

Past simple passive

156

158
160

Extra information

168

Reference

173

Irregular verb list

176

Contents

5

Nouns, quantities and articles
I can use countable and uncountable nouns and articles.

Countable, uncountable and plural nouns

Spelling rules
Most nouns: + -s

pencil - pencils

car - cars

Nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x:

glass - glasses

-es

box - boxes

Nouns ending in-o: -s
piano- pianos radio- radios
There are two exceptions:
potato - potatoes

tomato - tomatoes

Nouns ending in consonant + -y: y -» ies

s tra wberry - s tra wberr es

city - cities
-s

t

But nouns ending in vowel + -y:
oy - toys day - days
Nouns ending in -f or -fe: -> -ves
leaf-leafes

Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.
one ruler

A few nouns have irregular plurals.

two rulers

one woman

three women

Uncountable nouns only have a singular form. We
cannot count them.

waters water

knife- knives

man -» men

fish -»fish

woman -» women

mouse -> mice

child -» children
person people
sheep sheep

goose -» geese
foot -» feet
tooth teeth

moneys money

Write the words in the correct place.
apple

burger

grape

oil

sandwich
Countable

cheese

orange
toast

coffee

pasta

vegetable

rice

egg

salt

water

Uncountable

f

l-pple

fruit

O

%2 O 1.1 Circle the correct answer. Then listen
and check.

O

ÿ I like fast car/cars.

1
2
3
4
5

Have you got any bread / breads?
I often eat grape/grapes for lunch.
Do you listen to music / musics in the car?
Tony doesn't enjoy exam / exams.
They don't understand the homework /
homeworks.

6 Have you got any information / informations
about the museum?

7 I can't find my money / moneys.
8 Lucy bought some T-shirt /T-shirts for her holiday.
9 He arrived late because of the traffic / traffics.
10 I offered him some fruit/fruits.

6

Nouns, quantities and articles

3 Write the plural form if the noun is countable.
ÿ

baby

ÿ

babies

7

petrol

rice

8

person

1

station

9 advice

2

knife

10

tooth

3

rain

11

education

4 party

money

6

dress

Listen and number from 1-8.

O

12 child

-

5

01.2 What are they talking about?

13

journey

14

electricity

Quantities
We use a or an with singular countable nouns.
I'd like an orange.
Have you got a phone?
We use a before a consonant sound and an before a
vowel sound.

a computer

a house

a university (starts with /j/ consonant sound)
an apple an island
an hour (starts with /ao/ vowel sound)

We don't usually use a or an with uncountable nouns.
Ifd like & cheese.

We use some with uncountable nouns and plural
countable nouns.

We've got some homework tonight

.

They need some books.
If we want to count uncountable nouns, we

sometimes use a word for a container (bottle, cup)
or quantity (kilo, litre) with of. See page 173 for a list
of words.

5 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box. You can use words more than once.

a

an

a cup

a kilo

ÿ I'd like to listen to zom
1

6 Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences.
ÿ Have you got a bag of d

some

1 Let's get her a box of

music

.

.
_

2 Check in the fridge. I don't think we've got any

3

My cousins live in_apartment.
Please put_butter on my sandwiches.
Can you buy me_of cheese?

3 Can you get me an
4 I need two packets of

4

Bill has got_old watch.

5 There isn't any

2

?

_

.
_

5 I'd like_water.
6 Mrs Jackson is_science teacher.
7
8

9
10

a milk

Would you like_of tea?
The police officer wants_information

b biscuits

about the accident.

d-fleur

That's_long email.
new equipment for the gym.
They need

e oil

c

chocolates

f apple
Unit 1

7

Articles: the, a/an or no article
The

A/an

We use a/an when we talk about something and
we don t know which one, or it isn't important
'

which one.
I'd like

a sandwich, please.

We use the when we talk about something and the
speaker and the listener know which one we are
talking about.

What sort would you like? We've got cheese or chicken.

Would you like the cheese or the chicken sandwich?
Could I have the cheese sandwich, please?

Have you got a laptop? (= any laptop. The speaker

Did you bring the laptop? (=The speaker and the listener

doesn't know which one.)

both know which laptop they are talking about.)

We use a/an when we talk about something for

We use the when we talk about something for

the first time.

the second time.

She's got a bicycle. The bicycle is blue.

She's got a bicycle. The bicycle is blue.
We also use the before ordinal numbers in dates,

We also use a/an when we are talking about
someone s job and when we mean 'one
'

'

especially when we are speaking.
the third of January the tenth of May

.

He's an actor.

She's a teacher.

a hundred people

an hour

We use the when we talk about musical instruments.

I play the piano.
No article
In some cases, we do not use a/an or the with a noun.

We do not use articles with plural nouns or uncountable
nouns in general, when we mean 'all
'

.

Fruit is good for you. The fruit is good for you.
Nurses work in hospitals. The nurses work in hospitals,
Homework is important.
We do not use articles with names of people, cities,

most countries, streets, languages or school subjects.
Emily lives in Australia.
My school is on Oaktree Road. My school is on the Oaktree Road.
I speak Russian. I speak the Russian She unders tands Arabic.
I study maths. I study the maths. I enjoy physics.

Complete the sentences to describe these jobs.
architect

waiter

dentist

police officer

farmer

hairdresser

mechanic

shop assistant

ÿ Doctors

help sick people to get better.

1
2

repair cars and lorries.
cut people s hair.

3

grow food and look after animals.

4

catch criminals and protect people.

5

serve food and drinks in restaurants.

6

design houses and other buildings.
sell products in shops.
look after people's teeth.

7

8
8

doctor

'

Nouns, quantities and articles

She plays the guitar.

8 ©O 1.3 Read the information, then listen and

Look at the picture below for one minute.
Cover the picture, then ask and answer
questions about these things with

O

repeat the words.
an and the are normally not stressed.
They have 'weak' vowel sounds.
A

Sil

your partner.

,

apple

banana

brown bag

a =/o/

a concert

bottle of water

before a consonant sound

a postcard

jacket

lamp

purse

television

an =/on/

an actor

before a vowel sound

an exam

before a consonant sound

the umbrella

©O 1.4 Tick (ÿ
) the correct sound. Listen and
check. Then listen and repeat.

phone
white book

yes, there is a ÿApple.

The crpple is oia, the table.
No, there isvÿft

the university

before a vowel sound

guitar

red pen

tennis racket

the radio

the airport

is there a baiÿ
iÿ
a?

a baÿ
aÿ
a.

O

5 -amazing gÿme

new coat

/o/ 0

red bag

is there ciuv a-p-ple?

the = /di/

-

computer

the market

the =/do/

ÿ

cat

blue book

/on/ ÿ

/o/ O /on/ ÿ

1 _easy question

6 _important

lo! ÿ /an/ ÿ

point

Ida/ ÿ /di/ ÿ

2 _first prize

/do/ ÿ /di/ ÿ

small problem

/o/ O /on/ [J

3 _brilliant film

/o/ ÿ /on/ ÿ

8 _usual song

/6o/ O /di/ o

4 _old school

/do/ ÿ /di/ ÿ
10 Circle the correct word.
ÿ 'I'd like a / the drink

'
.

'

Water or juice?'

O

1 There are some books and a magazine.'
'

'Can
2
3
4

I read a / the magazine?
My dad is an / the engineer.
The fridge is in a / the kitchen.
Can I borrow a / the pen?' 'Yes. Would you like

«12 O 1.5 Number the sentences from 1 to 6.
Then listen and check.

On the desk is a computer and next
to it is a lamp.

'

blue or black?'

There is a big bedroom and a small

5 'Is there a / the computer in your classroom?'
'

bedroom.

No, there isn't.'

6 'Can I have a / the banana?' 'Sorry.That banana
is for your dad.'
7 'I'm reading a new book.' 'What is a / the book
about?

'

8 'Where is a / the car?' 'It's over there.'

c -

The computer has a webcam.

d

My house has got two bedrooms.

i

e _

9 'How long is the journey?' 'An /The hour and

I use the webcam when I talk to my
cousin in Australia.

fifteen minutes.'

10 I don't know an / the answer to this question.

f _

The small bedroom belongs to me
and it has got a small bed, a desk and
a wardrobe.
Unit 1

9

*

13 Complete the sentences with the or - (no article).
ÿ

We normally eat

1

The summer holiday starts on
of July.
We make-paper from _

2
3

-

information from exercise 14.

pasta twice a week.
tenth

_

vCc-fey was born on the twelfth of .September.
she lives at...

wood.
'

Don't look directly at

Write about your partner, using the

sun. It s

dangerous.

5

fish good yesterday?
Mike speaks_German and_Turkish.

6

We have-science at eleven o'clock on

4 Was_

*

Mondays.
7
8
9
10

Which shoes do you prefer? I like_red ones.
Jill plays_piano beautifully.
Mary lives on
Bridge Road.
Do you have.
sugar in your coffee?

17 01.7 Complete the dialogue with a, an, some,
the or

Henry
Paul

Date of birth

'

You aren't normally nervous.

Paul

I know, but I want to become ,_

doctor, so2_exam is very important.
Henry

Really?

Paul

Yes, it's the most important subject for

of August
Avenue

How are you, Paul?
I ve got
an exam next week, so I m

Henry

3
_

Henry
Address

Paul

doctors.

So, are you studying hard?
Yes. I'm doing4_revision at the
moment. But I ve got5_problem.
Australia are
My cousins from f_
going to be here for a week and I want to
'

father is

Parents'jobs

mother is

spend some time with them.
Henry
Paul

Favourite

When do they arrive?
On '_seventh. The day before
f
_

1

.

a

subjects

'
_

exam. What do you think? Are

exams more important than

10
_

Musical

plays

instrument

Henry

families?

That's difficult. You need to talk to your
parents.

Future plans

to be

Self-evaluation Rate your progress.
£15

Work in pairs. Ask your partner questions
and write the information in the table.

Date of birth
Address

Parents'jobs
Favourite

subjects
Musical
instrument

Future plans

when were you bom-, victey?
ov\> the twelfth of septetber.

10

Nouns, quantities and articles

O

a bit nervous.

Use a, an, the or - (no article).
the seventh

(no article).Then listen and check.
'

.

*14 O 1.6 Listen and complete the table. .

-

u

u

Some and any; indefinite pronouns
can use some, any and indefinite pronouns.

Some and any
I haven't got aiÿLj hoaceworte tovúght.
C-fliA, i

yes please, Ton*,. Tfrat's very \zlÿ
d

do auÿutViÍM to het-p?

There's sow~e waslúiAg-u-p to do.

We use some and any with uncountable nouns

We can sometimes use any in affirmative sentences,

{bread, money) or plural countable nouns (apples, shoes).
(We use a/an with singular countable nouns.)

to mean 'it doesn't matter which'.

We normally use some in affirmative sentences,
and any in negative sentences and questions.
I d like some chips.
There isn't any bread.
Have you got any homework?
'

'

Which bus do I take?' fYou can take any bus. They all
go to the town centre.'
We sometimes use no for emphasis instead of
not... any.

There isn't any bread left. -» There's no bread left!

But we can use some in questions if we are making
a request or an offer.
Can I have some water?

Would you like some help?
*

Circle the correct word.

ÿ I've got any / some water in my bag.
ÿ There aren't any / some computers in this room.
2 My mum eats an / some egg for breakfast.
3 There aren't any / some tomatoes in our fridge.

2 Read the answers and write the questions.
ÿ is there aia-m i-vúlte lvv the -fridge?

Yes, there is some milk in the fridge.

Yes, please. I'd like some coffee.

4 Be careful. There's any / some ice on the road.
5 I haven't got a / any pen. Can you lend me one?
6 My dad doesn't do any / some work at the
weekends.

No. They haven't got any money.

No. There aren't any fish in the lake.

7 I've downloaded a / some new music onto my
iPod.

Sure. You can have some paper.

8 Our teacher gave us any / some good advice
before the exam.

Yes. She's got some new friends.

9 I would like any / some fruit for lunch.
10 I haven't got a / any money in my pocket.

Yes. There are some empty tables.
No, sorry. You can't have any ice cream.
No, thanks. I wouldn't like any lemonade.
Unit 2

11

3 Write the second sentence so that it means the

6 O 2.1 Complete the dialogue with some, any, a,

same as the first. Use no.

an, or no. Then listen and check.

ÿ There isn't any salt in my pasta.

Mum:

We've got some
dinner tonight.

Oscar:

Would you like '_help?

Mum:

Yes, please. I'm making spaghetti but

There's no salt in my pasta.

_

1 He hasn't got any equipment.
2 There weren't any buses yesterday.

O

friends coming here for

there's2_pasta in the cupboard.
Oscar:

3 There isn't any water in the pool.

OK. I'll go to the supermarket and buy
3
_

spaghetti. Do we need 4_

other food?

4 We haven't got any time for shopping.

Mum:

Let's think. I've got®_
tomatoes and

5 I haven't got any minutes on my phone.

-

So we don't need 8_

Oscar:

OK. I'll get

10

onion.

more food.

But we haven't got

4 Circle the correct option.

meat,

_

drinks.

juice. What type would

you like?

ÿ I need to go to the shops. We've / We haven't
got any bread.

Mum:

Get1,

1

Oscar:

OK. I'm going to Fred's house first and then
I'll go to the supermarket.

Mum:

There's,2_time to go to Fred's house.

'Which film should we watch?'
'

You can / can't choose any DVD. I don't mind.'
2 You can / can't have any sandwich.They all cost
the same.

You're late for school.

7 She's got / She hasn't got any interest in football,
but she likes basketball.

Oscar:

OK.

Work in pairs. Read the instructions and
write a dialogue. Use some, any, a and an.
Act out the dialogue with your partner.
Student A:

Say you're making dinner.

Student B:

Offer to help.

Student A:

Ask student B to go to the shop and
buy food.

Student B:

Ask student A what they need.

Student A:

Say you have meat, peppers and
onions but you don t have carrots or

8 Ask / Don't ask me any question and I will answer it.
Complete the sentences with the words in
the box. Use a, an, any, some or no at least

,

once.

apple
knives

rice.

cheese

homework

type of juice. I don't mind.

I need those things immediately.

3 I can't make a cake.There are / aren't any eggs.
4 He's very unhealthy. He eats / doesn't eat any
vegetables.
5 'Where can I get that book?'
'It's easy. You can / can't buy it in any bookshop.'
6 There's / There isn't any time to have breakfast.

JT

_

._

coffee

soup

information

plates

trainers

jacket

eggs

Student B*.

money

sugar

student A has drinks.
Student A:

Say you haven't got cola; ask student B
to buy cola.

Student B:

Say you will buy cola.

ÿ Can I have some information about train times?
1 Have you got_to wear for the tennis lesson?

Say you will get carrots and rice; ask if

2 There are-and forks on the table.

3 We haven't got_so we can't buy the tickets.
4 'Is there
in your lunchbox?"Yes, a nice red
juicy one.'
sandwiches ?
5 Shall I make you_
6 Are there_? I want to make an omelette.

7 There's_in this drink. It's healthy.
8 Would you like_
for lunch? It,s cold today.
?
You
have school
9 Have you got_
_

tomorrow.

10 Put on_It's raining.

12

some and any; indefinite pronouns

I

'

m making dinner now.

Would you. titee some hel-p?

t 9 O 2.2 Complete the words with some-, any-,

Indefinite pronouns

or no-. Then listen and check.

We use indefinite pronouns when we talk about an

.

unknown thing (something), person (someone,

someone is talking to your dad. Who is it?

He's really lazy. He didn't do_thing
yesterday.

somebody) or place (somewhere).
There's someone at the door. I don't know who it is.

.

Did you do anything on Sunday?

O
O

body enjoyed the film. It was terrible.

There's_thing on the roof of the house.'

I can't find it anywhere.

'

It's a cat!'

I went to Pat's house but there wasn't_one
some-

any-

every-

no-

someone

anyone

everyone

no one

somebody

anybody

everybody

nobody

something

anything

everything

nothing

somewhere

anywhere

everywhere

nowhere

there.

My town is boring. There's_where to go in
the evening.
I can hear_body's phone.'
'

7
8

We use pronouns with some- in affirmative sentences

and pronouns with any- in negative sentences and
questions. See page 11 for the rules.
-

one and -body have the same meaning.

9

10

one can do that. It s easy.

Can we go_where quiet?
'

I don't like sport, books or computer games.'
Do you like_thing?'

O

words from the box.

in another town basketball dance fishing
flute football golf painting piano
at a sports centre

swimming

Gemma's family

O

We'd like something / someone to drink.
Everyone / Everywhere is looking at us.
I m bored. There s nothing / no one on TV.
Can anything / anybody answer this question?
They want to go something / somewhere in
Europe for their holidays.
I don't like exams. I always forget everything /
'

'

_

'

We normally use only one negative word.
We did 11't see anything. We die ÿ T see nothing*
No one said anything. No one said nothing,

I can't find my pen anything / anywhere .

How much does it cost?''_thing. It's free!'

John and complete the table with names and

We use a singular verb with every- and no-.
Is everything OK?
No one enjoys exams.

Circle the correct word.

It's mine.Thanks!'

<

io o 2.3 Listen to the interviews with Gemma and

Someone/Somebody wants to talk to you.

8

'

'

tennis

John's family

-

Who does

basketball

what sport?

Where?

Who plays
what
instrument?

everyone.

All the cafés are closed. There's nowhere /
8

nobody to eat.
Be quiet! Don't say anything / anyone.

9

Can someone / somewhere close the window,

10

please?
It wasn't funny. Nobody / Nothing laughed.

Other
activities?

Complete these questions with indefinite
pronouns. Then ask and answer the
questions with a partner.
Does_in your family do sport?
Is there_to do sport near your house?
Does_in your family play a musical
instrument?

Does anyone do_else?
Unit 2

13

12 O 2.4 Complete the dialogue with the words in
the box. Then listen and check.

Sodif_enjoyth liday?

anything

nothing

anywhere

someone

everyone

something

everythin ,

©

14

Say a sentence using an indefinite
'

pronoun. Your partner guesses if it s
true or false.

re
somewhere

sovueone tfv my family has greei-v eyes.

Hi, Jill. How was your holiday? Did you go

May

i thli-Ue that's false, i don't thli>Ue

f

luujwkere nice?

Jill

Yes, we went to Fethiye in Turkey.

May

How was it?

'

Jill

was perfect. The weather was
brilliant, the people were friendly and the
_

anyone In your family has Qreevÿ eyes.
"

There's nothing in my -pocteet.

hotel was nice.

May
Jill

Did you do

2

I thlfUe that's true. "There's nothing in,

interesting?

.

your -pocket.

At the start of the week we were really tired,

so we did 3_We just sat by the pool.
Then4_told us that we could hire a

15 Circle the correct option.

boat, so we went sailing every day.
May
Jill

Everyone was / were very tired.

That sounds lovely. And what was the food
like?

I saw anybody / somebody famous yesterday.
There's / There are nothing in the cupboard.

It was great. My favourite was5_

She ate a / some bread and cheese.

called Pilis Dolma. You make it with chicken

We went something / somewhere very

and spices. It was delicious.
May
Jill

Yes. We all loved it. But I don't think we'll

go back. My parents prefer to go7_
different every year.
13

W

/

Write a letter about a bad holiday. Use the

interesting.

They didn't find / found nothing under the chair.
He's funny. Anyone / Everyone likes him.
Can I have any / some salt, please?
8 Don't phone anyone / anything after 10 p.m.

9 Everything is / are very expensive.
10

I've /1 haven't got no money!

phrases below, with indefinite pronouns.
Invent other information.

_

was terrible

was unfriendly

old and uncomfortable

stayed

u u

didn't do

exciting

there was

interesting to visit

didn't meet
ate

nice

bad

etA-joyed It
I was oia. holiday last weete. sverything was
terrible.

14

Self-evaluation Rate your progress.

some and any; indefinite pronouns

u

Quantifiers
I can talk about quantity.

Much, many, a lot of, a few, a little

We use much, many, a lot of, a few and a little to talk

about quantity.
We use a lot of or lots of to mean a large quantity.

We use them in affirmative sentences (except in
formal written English, where we can use, for example,
a (large) number of).
We've got a lot of cafés in our town.

We normally use much and many in negative sentences
and questions.
She hasn't got much money.
Do you watch many films?

How much milk do you drink?
We use a lot of or lots of with countable and

uncountable nouns. We use singular verbs
with uncountable nouns and plural verbs with
countable nouns.
There's lots of food to eat.

There are a lot of pictures in this book.
II

\\-

i

I am

II

We use a little and a few to mean a small quantity.
Uncountable

Countable

We use them in affirmative sentences and requests

nouns

nouns

or offers.

a lot of / lots of

a lot of/lots of

a little

a few

Negative

not m...