Unit 3: Numbers, quantities and things around us

In this unit

Count things, say what is in a room, ask about quantities and use the days of the week.

Look at each example first. Then try the questions. Check your answers and try again if you need to.

1

Count things

Look at the pictures.

A pencilA book
One pencil. Two pencils. Three pencils.
One book. Two books.

For most things, add -s to talk about more than one: book → books.

Choose the right word.
1. One chair, two ___.
2. One pen, three ___.
3. One book, four ___.
2

There is … / There are …

There is a book on the desk.
There are three chairs in the room.

Use there is for one thing. Use there are for two or more things.

Choose the right words.
1. ___ a pen on the table.
2. ___ two books in my bag.
3. ___ five chairs in the classroom.
3

Countable things

We can count these things one by one.

one apple · two apples
one egg · six eggs
one bottle · three bottles

We can ask: How many apples? We can answer: Four apples.

Choose the right question.
1. You want to know the number of eggs.
2. You want to know the number of chairs.
4

Uncountable things

Some things are not usually counted one by one. We talk about the amount.

some milk · some water · some rice · some sugar

We can count containers or measures: two bottles of milk, three cups of tea, a kilo of rice.

Choose the right question.
1. You want to know the amount of milk.
2. You want to know the number of bottles.
3. Which is correct?
5

Ask “How many … are there?”

How many chairs are there?
There are three chairs.
How many books are there?
There are two books.

Use How many with a plural noun, then are there.

Choose the right answer.
1. How many chairs are there? (3 chairs)
2. How many books are there? (1 book)
6

Ask “How much … is there?”

How much milk is there?
There is some milk.
How much water is there?
There is a lot of water.

Use How much with things such as milk, water, rice and sugar.

Choose the right words.
1. How much milk ___ there?
2. How many eggs ___ there?
7

The days of the week

Read the days. Say them aloud with your teacher.

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Today is Monday.
Tomorrow is Tuesday.
My English lesson is on Friday.
Choose the right word.
1. The day after Monday is ___.
2. The day before Friday is ___.
3. The day after Saturday is ___.
8

Put it together

Complete the sentences.

1. ___ two chairs in the room.
2. ___ many apples are there?
3. How much water ___ there?
4. The day after Tuesday is ___.

Now you!

Look around your room or classroom. Write sentences about what you can see. Then write the day of the week.

Your writing stays on this page. It is not sent anywhere.

Teacher note: use real objects, classroom items, a calendar or shopping items where possible. Introduce the words countable and uncountable only after learners understand the examples.