Quantifiers (too-enough)
A2/B1 level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of quantifiers (too / too much / too many / enough) in the context of daily situations
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide speaking practice using too / enough accurately.
Procedure (25-37 minutes)
I will start the class by telling the students a short story about a small party I went to last week. I will say something like the room was too small for all the people inside. Then I will say the music was not loud enough so we could not hear it well. I will write too small and not loud enough on the board. Then I will ask two or three students to share a real situation from their lives. They might say the place was too crowded or they didn't have enough chairs
I will choose two or three students sentences and write them on the board correctly using too and enough. I will underline the quantifiers to draw their attention to the way we express amount. I will ask: Are these sentences talking about the amount? Is it more than good or less than needed?
I will use the Grammar Bank page 134 to clarify the rules Too much / Too many / Too Use too much+uncountable noun or after a verb (too much work, talk too much) Use too many+countable noun (too many cookies, too many people) Use too+adjective (too tired, too busy) I will read these and have students listen to examples: I have too much work I eat too many cookies I'm too tired (Not) Enough Use enough before a noun (enough vegetables) Use enough after a verb with no object (She doesn't sleep enough) Use enough after an adjective or adverb (big enough, early enough) I will play read the examples from the book Do you eat enough vegetables? She doesn't sleep enough The refrigerator isn't big enough I will ask ccqs If I say (too small) is it good or bad? Bad If I say (big enough) is it the right amount? Yes Do we use too many with countable or uncountable nouns? Countable
I'll ask the students to do the controlled tasks from the book: Part b: students will answer the questions from no1 to no5. I'll give them 1 minutes to do these individually then we will check the answers with the whole class.
I'll put the students in groups of 3 or 4 then they will talk about different situations in their own life using too or enough. For example: places that were too crowded food that wasn't enough games that were too difficult clothes that were too expensive They will have about 10 minutes to talk about these and I will monitor them and provide feedback at the end if needed.
