ASKING ABOUT PRICES AND CHANGE. Lesson B : Grammar 1. “How much” and “how many” a) How much 1) We use “how much” with uncountable noun and before quantity

ASKING ABOUTPRICES AND CHANGE

UNIT 1

Lesson B : Grammar1. “How much” and “how many”

a) How much

1) We use “how much” with

uncountable noun and before

quantity words.

2) We use “how much” to talk

about prices.

Lesson B : Grammar

• How much is this book?• How much coffee do you drink?• How much paper is in the

photocopier?• How much does that jacket cost?• How much do you weigh?• How much gasoline did you put

in the tank?

We use “how many” with plural nouns and before quantity words.2.1) - How many + helping verb + noun

- How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

- How many Euros have you got?- How many newspapers do you read

a day?

2.2) How many + plural noun + helping verb

Lesson B : Grammar2. How many

- What’s the cost of ____________ to Sydney?

- What’s the price of ____________? Examples :

- What’s the cost of a call to Sydney?- What’s the price of a ticket to Chiang Mai?

Lesson B : Grammar3. We can also use other questions to ask about the

price instead of ‘how much’

Money amount and words for things we

can’t count take a singular verb. We use

is with an uncountable noun or singular

noun.• Here is a twenty – dollar note.• Here is some change.• Is there any money left?• How much is your salary?

Lesson B : Grammar4. Using is and are with money amounts

Coins, bills or words for things we can

count take a plural verb. We use are with

plural nouns (plural verb)

• Here are five one-hundred notes.• Here are ten one-bath coins.• There are twenty books in the

drawer?• There are some pens in the box.


Note. In Thai currency, we don’t add ‘s’

at the end of ‘baht’ or ‘satang’. This is

because in Thai language we have no ‘s’.


1. How ______ money do I have to pay?

2. How ______ coffee is left in stock?

3. How ______ mangoes are there in the fridge?

4. How ______ people live in your apartment?

5. How ______ does this body lotion cost?

Practice1. Fill in the blank using much or many.

much

many

much

many

much

6. How ______ petrol do you want?

7. How ______ students are there in the class?

8. How ______ native speakers do you have?

9. How ______ eggs do you want for breakfast?

10. How ______ rice is there in the kitchen?

Practice1. Fill in the blank using much or many.

much

many

much

many

much

1. Here _______ two 10-baht coins.

2. Here _______ ten one-thousand notes.

3. There _______ £100 in the box.

4. There _______ ten five-dollar bills in the cash

register.

5. There _______ 100 cents.

6. This ______ a 50-baht note.

Practice2. Fill in the missing words. Use is or are.

are

is

are

are

is

is

7. There is ______ some money on the drawer

8. There ______ no money left in my drawer.

9. ______ there enough time to have some tea.

10. ______ there any biscuits left?

11. Here ______ sugar you asked for.

12. How many pens ______ there in stock?

Practice2. Fill in the missing words. Use is or are.

are

is

Is

Are

is

is

If you don’t understand the headline, read the first

sentencein the lead.

This is because the main

idea in the headline must berepeated in more details in

the first paragraph (known as the

lead)

Lesson C : Reading How to read the headline

Remember

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Date

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Usually the subject and verb in the headline will be the same as in the lead.

The style of writing usually means that the writer uses the verb in the headline and then he will use that verb again in the lead, or may use another verb but both verbs must have the same meaning.


Example 2

will find the verb “rise” in the headline and

you find the same verb in the lead.

Bankruptcies rise to record High in September

Personal bankruptcies in Hong Kong rose further in September from a year earlier, despite signs emerging that the economy was rebounding, government figures showed yesterday.

Bankruptcies rise to record High in September

Personal bankruptcies in Hong Kong rose further in September from a year earlier, despite signs emerging that the economy was rebounding, government figures showed yesterday.


Example 1

Swiss Life restates results

Swiss life restated it first – half 2002 results to show a net loss of 578 million Swiss frances (Bt16.4 billion) – SFr192 million wider than first reported – after discovering it had miscalculated bond values, it said yesterday.

Swiss Life restates results

Swiss life restated it first – half 2002 results to show a net loss of 578 million Swiss frances (Bt16.4 billion) – SFr192 million wider than first reported – after discovering it had miscalculated bond values, it said yesterday.

From example 1 you will find “restates” in the headline and also you will find it in the first sentence of the lead.

You will understand better from more details

given in the first paragraph (the lead)


Example 3

You can find “warning” in the headline and “

warned” in the lead.

Warning on selling fireworks

Bangkok’s Pom Prab district office has warned shopkeepers in the area against storing and selling fireworks without a license.

Warning on selling fireworks

Bangkok’s Pom Prab district office has warned shopkeepers in the area against storing and selling fireworks without a license.

PracticeDirection : Read the news given and choose the best

answerZEBRA MAKER EYES 10% SALES GROWTHTHE NATION

Satien Stainless Steel Public Company Limited, the maker of Zebra brand kitchenware, this year targets 5- to 10-per-cent growth in sales from last year’s Bt1.7 billion. It saw business growth of more than 14 percent in the first quarter. The company has also expanded its sales channels in the both domestic and overseas markets to cater to growth in the Asean market. Last year, it deployed the Z-robot to enhance its production process at its plant in Rayong, boosting production capacity there by 20 percent. The movie is part of the continued modernization of its production process, using cutting edge technology. The Z-robot is used to move heavy products and can reduce the rate of accidents on the production line. Its performance helps the company control its production quality. Currently, the company has a production capacity for kitchenware of 7,500 tonnes per year. Its products range from kitchenware to tableware and electrical appliances, said Ekachai Youngvanich, vice-CEO.

(From The Nation, Friday, May 18. 2012)


answer

1. What is the main idea of the news? a. Satien Stainless Steel Public

Company limited its target this year

to 5 percent. b. The maker of Zebra brand produced

kitchenware up to 10 percent. c. Satient Stainless Steel Public

Company Limited saw business growth 14 percent.

d. Zebra maker targets 10 percent sales

growth this year.


answer

2. Which is true about the business growth in the first quarter?

a. 5 percent

b. 10 percent

c. More than 14 percent

d. All are incorrect


answer

3. What strategy does the company use to expand its sales?It has expanded the sales channels in __________________.

a. domestic markets

b. overseas markets

c. both domestics and overseas

markets

d. the Asian market


answer

4. How could the company increase production capacity by 20 percent last year?

a. It used incentives

b. It used the Z-robot

c. It had found the effective

process

d. It tried to reduce the rate of

accidents


answer

5. What is the advantage of using the Z-robot?

a. To enhance its production

process

b. Boosting production capacity

by 20%

c. To move heavy products and

reduce

the sale of accidents on the

product line

d. All are correct


answer

6. What products are produced under Zebra brands?

a. Kitchenware

b. Tableware

c. Electrical appliances

d. All are correct


answer

7. What does the word “deployed” (line 9) refer to ?

a. took

b. utilized

c. spent

d. prepared


answer

8. What is the meaning of ‘capacity’ ?

a. fitness

b. potential

c. competency

d. all are correct


answer

9 Which is not a product in the product line ?

a. Tableware

b. Kitchen ware

c. Audio visual

d. Electrical appliance


answer

10. Which is the most produced product in the company production line ?

a. Tableware

b. Kitchen ware

c. Electrical appliance

d. Kitchen furniture

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