a few, some, many, a bit
| Very
Much , a lot , lots,
a few, some, many, a bit |
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but in English you cannot say.." there were very people at the party"
very is only used with other words e.g. very many, very few, very much, very little
Some Examples
(things you can count people)
How many people were there
at the party last night ? a lot ................(not
very many)
no-one
How many of them were 24? very few of them
some of them
very many
many
not many
a few
a couple
none
(things you measure, you can’t count)
How much is petrol in the UK ? (it costs) a lot
quite a lot
too much
not much
nothing
How much do you like this lesson? a lot
quite a lot
a bit
not at all
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Find out about your classmates.
Try to ask each one a different question.
Ask them these questions they are not allowed to answer you with a number . They must answer with a quantity like "a lot ", "many"
name ..............................
How many beers can you drink without falling over ? .............................
name ..............................
How much do you like Forro ? .............................
name ..............................
How much should we pay politicians ? .............................
name ..............................
How many of the Beatles albums have you got? .............................
name ..............................
How much coffee do you drink ? .............................
name ..............................
How many times have you watched Ferrovaria play football ? .............................
name ..............................
How much do you like telenovelas ? .............................
name ..............................
How many of Brazils politicians would you trust? .............................