Quantifiers for Countable and Uncountable nouns

You will study the quantifiers that can be used for both, countable and uncountable nouns.

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Quantifiers for Countable and Uncountable nouns

New Zealand, a land of contrasts

"New Zealand rural landscape", Jorge Royan 2006, Wikimedia commons.

Instructions: Read the text. Look at the underlined words.

The islands of New Zealand lie in the Pacific Ocean, south-east of Australia. Although the land is narrow, there is plenty of variety – volcanoes and glaciers, beaches and forests, open plains. Running the length of the South Island is a mountain range called the Southern Alps. The North Island is mainly hill cuntry with the great expanse of Lake Taupo at is centre.

The encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved April, 2017 from http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/natural-environment

Getting started

Instructions: Read the text and do the activity suggested.

The coastal climate is mild to cool – it rarely gets very hot, but inland regions can be very cold. Most places receive their fair share of sunny and cloudy days. Winds come mainly from the west and they can be very strong. There is generally plenty of rain, and everywhere rivers and streams twist to the sea.

The encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved April, 2017 from http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/natural-environment

Coastal climate

Instructions: Choose T (true) of F (false) for the following statements.

StatementTF
There is no hot climate at inland regions.

Most places have sunny and cloudy days.

There is generally plenty of rain.

Let’s study Quantifiers for Countable and Uncountable nouns.

Instructions: Read about Quantifiers for Countable and Uncountable nouns:

There are quantifiers that can be used in both countable and uncountable nouns.

  • all
  • enough
  • more/most
  • less/least
  • no/none
  • not any
  • some
  • any
  • both
  • only
  • a lot of
  • lots of
  • plenty of

New Zealand has plenty of natural resources.

There is not any kind of snakes.

The only land mammals native to New Zealand are bats.

New Zealand is home of lots of species of penguins than any other country.

New Zealand has more species of flightless birds – both living and extinct - than any other country.

Quiz

Questions: About New Zealand

Instructions: Choose the correct option.

  1. A) Is there less / any foreign people in your class?

    B) Yes, there are some / much New Zealand students.

  2. A) Are there any / some penguins in New Zealand?

    B) Yes there are some / any species, more than any other country.

  3. A) Did you know that bats are the one/ only native land mammal in New Zealand?

    B) Yes, I knew it. But, there are not enough / much of them, they are endangered.

  4. B) Did you know that bats are the one / only ative land mammal in New Zealand?

    B) Oh no, it is so sad. And have you seen any / some adult kiwi?

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Interesting facts

Instructions: Drag and drop the appropriate quantifier for each blank.

both lots of plenty of some most

1. Unbelievable but ___________ people have died in New Zealand by playing lawn balls.

2. Nowadays, homosexual and heterosexual couples can ___________ get married in New Zealand.

3. ___________ tourists visit New Zealand each year.

4. You need ___________ time to visit all the interesting places in New Zealand.

5. Kiwi Nancy Wake was the Gestapo’s ___________ wanted person during World War II.

Evaluation

Plenty of variety

Instructions: Correct the following sentences using the quantifiers plenty of, most, enough and lots of.

  1. There is many variety of landscapes.
  2. Much places have sunny and cloudy days.
  3. There is generally plenty rain.
  4. There are many lakes.
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