Стр.39 Unit 3 Где вы живёте? ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 7 класс
Grammar 2: much, many and a lot of
Look at the examples. Then complete the rules with much, many or a lot of.
Countable
How many people are there? There are a lot of people. There aren’t many people.
Uncountable
How much snow is there? There’s a lot of snow. There isn’t much snow.
- We use ______ or ______ in questions.
- We use ______ in affirmative sentences.
- We use ______ or ______ in negative sentences.
Complete the text with much, many or a lot of.
Nanuk is a mechanic – he repairs ski-doos in Taloyoak. There are (1) ______ ski-doos here – most families have got one. There aren’t (2) ______ mechanics, so Nanuk can make (3) ______ money. He’s always very busy in the winter, but there isn’t (4) ______ work in summer. At the moment it’s winter, so Nanuk hasn’t got (5) ______ free time. He only repairs ski-doos, because there aren’t (6) ______ cars in the Arctic!
Complete the quiz questions with How much or How many. Then guess the correct answers.
How much do you know about THE ARCTIC?
______ continents are there in the Arctic Circle?
a) one – North America
b) three – Europe, Asia and North America
______ ice is there on the surface of the Arctic Ocean in winter?
a) about 3–4 centimetres
b) about 3–4 metres
Inuit is the native language of the Arctic region. ______ people speak it?
a) about 90,000
b) about 9 million
Polar bears are an endangered species. ______ polar bears are there in the Arctic today?
a) about 20,000
b) about 2 million
______ food do polar bears eat every day?
a) 0.5 kilos
b) 5 kilos
- (31) Listen and check.
Speaking
Prepare questions about your town. Use How much or How many and these words:
traffic, supermarkets, pollution, hair salons, hospitals, snow
How much traffic is there?
- In pairs, ask and answer your questions. Use much, many and a lot of.
1. We use How much or How many in questions.
2. We use a lot of in affirmative sentences.
3. We use not much or not many in negative sentences.
2. Nanuk is a mechanic – he repairs ski-doos in Taloyoak. There are a lot of ski-doos here — most families have got one. There aren’t many mechanics, so Nanuk can make a lot of money. He’s always very busy in the winter, but there isn’t much work in summer. At the moment it’s winter, so Nanuk hasn’t got much free time. He only repairs ski-doos, because there aren’t many cars in the Arctic!
3. Correct answers:
- How many continents are there in the Arctic Circle? — b) three
- How much ice is there on the surface of the Arctic Ocean in winter? — b) about three to four metres
- How many people speak Inuit? — a) about 90,000
- How many polar bears are there in the Arctic today? — a) about 20,000
- How much food do polar bears eat every day? — b) 5 kilos
5. Possible questions about your town:
- How much traffic is there?
- How many supermarkets are there?
- How much pollution is there?
- How much hair is there?
- How many salons are there?
- How many hospitals are there?
- How much snow is there?
6. Example answers:
- How much traffic is there? — There’s a lot of traffic.
- How many supermarkets are there? — There are a lot of supermarkets.
- How much pollution is there? — There isn’t much pollution.
- How many salons are there? — There aren’t many salons.
- How many hospitals are there? — There are a lot of hospitals.
- How much snow is there? — There’s a lot of snow.
