Exercises of Student’s Book
Lesson-2
Before you start
Do you save some of the money your parents give you or do you spend it all? How do you save it? What do you spend it on?
هل توفّر نقودًا من التي يعطيك إياها والديك، أم تنفقه جميعًا؟ كيف توفر النقود؟ على ماذا تنفق نقودك؟
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1 Read this story. Do you agree with ahat Mrs Lin did? Why / Why not?
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2 Listen to the words below in context. Try to guess their meaning.
miser, bank note, penny, coffin, to lead (a life), ceremony, bank account, cheque |
Word |
Meaning |
miser |
بخيل |
bank note |
ورق نقد |
penny |
بني (قطعة نقدية) |
coffin |
كفن |
to lead (a life) |
الحياة التي عاشها |
ceremony |
مراسم |
bank account |
حساب بنكي |
cheque |
شيك |
3 Read the story on page 50 again. Then, answer the following questions.
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4 Complete the sentences using one of the Options.
Grammar
Quantity words and expressions
1 Complete the table with the following words. Then, add more nouns to the table.
miser money bank note penny cheque gold |
Countable nouns |
Uncountable nouns |
miser |
money |
bank note |
gold |
penny |
|
cheque |
|
2 Rewrite these sentences in your notebook using the words from the box.
Any much a little a lot many |
There were a lot of people in the market.
The poor man didn't have any money.
There were many delicious cooking smells.
The poor man didn't want much food.
He only wanted a little food.
3 Find five meaningful words in the crossword puzzle. Then say which quantifiers from the box can go with these words. Each word might work with more than one quantifier.
much many some any a few a little a lot of |
4 Look at the first picture. Describe it using some, any, a lot, a few, a little, many, or much.
Suggest answers:
In the first picture, there are some chairs at the table.
In the first picture, there aren't any forks on the table.
In the first picture, there are a lot of books on the bookshelves.
In the first picture, there are a few baskets above the bookcase.
In the first picture, there is a little sugar on the table.
In the first picture, there aren't many cups on the table.
In the first picture, there isn't much food on the table.
5 Now, make notes on the differences between the two pictures in your notebook.
Suggest answers:
In the second picture, there aren't any baskets above the bookcase.
In the second picture, there are a lot of plates in the cupboard.
In the second picture, there are a few picture frames on the shelves.
In the second picture, there aren’t many cups in the cupboard.
6 Complete these questions using How much or How many.
7 Now, write your own questions using How much and How many. Use the following words to help you.
Carpets curtains films friends TV pocket money DVD’s chocolate magazines bed water flowers |
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8 In pairs, roleplay an interview asking and answering about possessions and lifestyle
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