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Teacher's Lesson Plan

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Lesson Overview

Topic

How Much and How Many — food, shopping and quantities

Level

A2–early B1

Learners

School students and young adults

Duration

90 minutes

Skills

Reading · Listening · Speaking · Writing (+ Vocabulary + Grammar)

Grammar

Countable / uncountable nouns · How much / How many · some / any / a / an · much / many / a lot of / a little / a few · Present Simple · Present Progressive · Past Simple · Future Simple (will) · There is / There are

Vocabulary

10 words (A2): aisle · trolley · receipt · checkout · offer · ingredient · portion · shelf · queue · delivery

Materials

Student Handouts 1–6 (printed); whiteboard; this plan

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

Understand and use 10 A2 words connected to food and shopping

Classify nouns as countable or uncountable and explain the difference

Use How much (uncountable) and How many (countable) to ask about quantities

Use some / any / a / an correctly in affirmative, negative and question sentences

Use much / many / a lot of / a little / a few to express quantities

Use There is / There are to describe what is available in a shop or kitchen

Use Present Simple, Present Progressive, Past Simple and Future Simple with food/shopping contexts

Read a short text about a shopping trip and answer comprehension questions

Listen to a conversation in a supermarket and complete listening tasks

Role-play a shopping conversation using quantifiers and determiners

Write 80–110 words about a shopping trip or meal using all target structures

Before the Lesson

Print one copy of Handouts 1–6 per student. Keep the Teacher Plan separate.

Write two columns on the board: Countable: apple / egg / biscuit | Uncountable: milk / rice / bread.

Write the key rule: How many apples? (countable) vs How much milk? (uncountable).

Prepare lead-in: "What food did you buy last time you went shopping? How much did you spend?"

Read the listening script once at home to find a natural A2–B1 pace.

Note: aisle /aɪl/ (silent s), receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ (silent p), queue /kjuː/.

Lesson Procedure

Time

Stage

Skill

Teacher does

Students do

0–5 min

Lead-in

Speaking

Ask: "What food did you buy last time you went shopping? How much did you spend?" Elicit responses. Write food words in two columns (countable / uncountable) on board.

Call out food items. Predict which column they go in.

5–15 min

Vocabulary

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Present 10 words (Handout 1 Part A). Cover-and-test. Pronunciation: aisle /aɪl/ (silent s), receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ (silent p), queue /kjuː/. Part B gap-fill. Part C optional.

Part A: read + self-test. Part B: gap-fill. Part C optional. Pair-check.

15–32 min

Grammar

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Handout 2: countable/uncountable table → how much/many → determiners → quantifiers. Board: common errors. Exercises 1–5. Monitor.

Study grammar reference. Exercises 1–5. Pair-check before class feedback.

32–47 min

Reading

Gist: "What did Kate buy? Was she happy with her shopping?" Tasks 1 and 2.

Read "A Supermarket Trip". Answer questions. True / False / Not Given.

47–62 min

Listening

Context: "Two friends are shopping together." Read TWICE. 1st: MCQ. 2nd: notes.

1st listen: MCQ. 2nd listen: note completion. Compare with partner.

62–77 min

Speaking

A/B role-play cards (shop assistant / customer). 2 min prep. Monitor for quantifiers + determiners. Delayed feedback. Discussion.

Role-play at the supermarket. Swap roles. Group discussion.

77–90 min

Writing

Explain task: 80–110 words, target structures, 4 vocab words. Helpful phrases box.

Write about a shopping trip or meal. Self-check. Finish as homework if needed.

Teaching Notes

Handout 1 — Vocabulary

All 10 words are A2 supermarket / food-shopping words. Cover-and-test. Tricky pronunciations: aisle /aɪl/ (the 's' is silent — like "I'll"), receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ (the 'p' is silent), queue /kjuː/ (like "cue"). Concept-checks: "Do you get a receipt before or after you pay?" / "Is a trolley big or small?" / "Which aisle do you find milk in — usually the front or the back?" Part C optional.

Handout 2 — Grammar

The grammar handout is dedicated because countable/uncountable is the core structure, and the determiner/quantifier system requires clear visual presentation.
Key points to board:
1. a / an — only with singular countable nouns.
2. some — affirmative (countable + uncountable); also in offers/requests ("Would you like some tea?").
3. any — negative + question ("There isn't any milk." / "Are there any eggs?").
4. much — uncountable (mainly negative/question); many — countable (neg./question); a lot of — both, affirmative.
5. a little — uncountable ("a little water"); a few — countable ("a few apples").
Common errors: "How many rice?" (uncountable → how much) / "a bread" (uncountable → no article) / "many water" (uncountable → much) / "any milk" in affirmative (→ some).

Handout 3 — Reading

The text (~130 words) uses all target grammar structures. Gist: Kate went shopping and found some good offers but the queue was long. T/F/NG answers: 1 T · 2 F (she didn't buy any cheese — there wasn't any on the shelf) · 3 T · 4 NG (no mention of her partner) · 5 T ("There was a long queue at the checkout"). Push students to identify which quantifier or determiner is used in each answer.

Handout 4 — Listening

The script uses all target grammar structures naturally. Read at a clear A2–B1 pace. Task 1 answers: 1-C (there isn't any bread left) · 2-B (a few eggs and some butter) · 3-A (she will go to the delivery section). Task 2: (1) any bread · (2) a few / three · (3) much / a lot of · (4) some offer · (5) will order.

Handout 5 — Speaking

The supermarket role-play naturally prompts all target structures: some/any for requests and availability, how much/how many for quantities, a few/a little/a lot of for describing amounts. Monitor especially for some in affirmatives vs any in negatives/questions, and for how much vs how many. Delayed feedback after the task.

Handout 6 — Writing

Students write about a shopping trip or describing what is in their fridge/kitchen. Encourage using There is/There are for describing what they found, PS for what they bought, and quantifiers for amounts. At least one How much / How many structure (e.g., in a question to the reader). Self-check covers all target structures.

Listening Script — 'At the Supermarket'

Read aloud twice at a clear A2–B1 pace. Do not show to students during the tasks.

Sara:

OK, we need a lot of things. Have we got a trolley?

Dan:

Yes, I've got one. What do we need first?

Sara:

Bread. There isn't any bread at home. I finished it this morning.

Dan:

I can see the bread aisle from here — but there isn't any left! The shelf is empty.

Sara:

Oh no. How many eggs do we have at home?

Dan:

Not many — only a few. Maybe three or four. Let's get some more.

Sara:

Good idea. How much butter is there?

Dan:

Not much — just a little. We should get some. Oh, look — there's a special offer on butter today! Two for one.

Sara:

Perfect! Let's get two. Do we need any milk?

Dan:

Yes, we do. There's very little milk left. I'll put some in the trolley.

Sara:

Are there any vegetables? We need some for dinner tonight.

Dan:

There are a few carrots and some onions, but not many. We should get more.

Sara:

The queue at the checkout is really long. How much time do we have?

Dan:

Not much. I'll check if there's a delivery option — maybe we'll order the bread online.

Grammar in the script:
· How much / How many: "How many eggs do we have?" / "How much butter is there?" / "How much time do we have?"
· some / any: "There isn't any bread" / "get some more" / "Do we need any milk?" / "put some in the trolley" / "some onions"
· much / many / a lot of / a little / a few: "Not many — only a few" / "Not much — just a little" / "a lot of things" / "very little milk" / "not many"
· There is / There are: "There isn't any left" / "there's a special offer" / "There are a few carrots" / "There's very little milk"
· Present Simple / Progressive / Past Simple / Will: "We need …" / "I've got one" / "I finished it this morning" / "I'll put some in the trolley" / "we'll order online"

Answer Key

Handout 1 — Vocabulary

Part B (gap-fill):
1. trolley 2. aisle 3. offer 4. shelf 5. ingredients
6. receipt 7. queue 8. portion 9. checkout 10. delivery

Part C (matching — optional):
1-f 2-e 3-h 4-j 5-b 6-g 7-a 8-i 9-c 10-d

Handout 2 — Grammar

Exercise 1 (C or U?):
Countable: apple, egg, biscuit, onion, bottle, carrot, sandwich, potato
Uncountable: milk, bread, rice, sugar, water, butter, cheese, flour

Exercise 2 (How much / How many):
1. How many 2. How much 3. How many 4. How much 5. How many 6. How much

Exercise 3 (some / any / a / an):
1. some 2. any 3. a 4. an 5. any 6. some 7. any 8. a

Exercise 4 (much / many / a lot of / a little / a few):
1. a lot of 2. much 3. many 4. a little 5. a few 6. a lot of 7. much 8. a few

Exercise 5 (Mixed + There is/are):
1. There are some 2. There isn't any 3. How many 4. a few 5. How much 6. There are a lot of 7. any 8. a little

Handout 3 — Reading

Task 1:
1. She went to the supermarket on Saturday morning.
2. She bought some apples, a few onions, some rice and a lot of yoghurt.
3. Because there wasn't any cheese on the shelf.
4. She found a good offer — two bottles of olive oil for the price of one.
5. There was a long queue at the checkout.

Task 2 (T/F/NG): 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 NG 5 T

Handout 4 — Listening

Task 1: 1-C 2-B 3-A

Task 2:
(1) any bread (2) a few / three or four (3) a little (4) special offer (5) will order / delivery

How Much and How Many

Student Handouts

Name:

Date:

Class:

Handout 1

Vocabulary

Part A — Key Words

Read each word and its meaning. Then cover the right column and test yourself.

Word

What it means

aisle

a long passage between rows of shelves in a supermarket

trolley

a large metal basket on wheels that you push around a supermarket

receipt

a piece of paper that shows what you bought and how much you paid

checkout

the place in a supermarket where you pay for your shopping

offer

a special low price on a product — for a short time only

ingredient

one of the foods or drinks you need to make a dish or recipe

portion

one serving of food — the amount of food for one person

shelf

a flat board fixed to a wall or in a cupboard where things are kept

queue

a line of people waiting for something

delivery

when a shop brings your shopping to your home

Part B — Fill in the Gaps

Use the words from Part A in the correct form.

1.I always take a __________________ when I do a big shop. A basket is too small.

2.The bread is in the second __________________ , next to the biscuits.

3.There is a great __________________ this week — three packets of pasta for the price of two.

4.The milk __________________ was empty. There wasn't any left.

5.I need to buy all the __________________ for the soup — onions, carrots, stock and pepper.

6.Keep the __________________ in case you want to return something.

7.There was a long __________________ at the checkout. I waited for ten minutes.

8.This pasta dish serves four — it's one __________________ per person.

9.I paid and went to the __________________ . I left the trolley there.

10.I ordered online and chose a __________________ for the next morning. It arrived at 9am.

Part C — Match ★ For fast finishers

Match each word (1–10) to the correct meaning (a–j).

Word

1.aisle ___

2.trolley ___

3.receipt ___

4.checkout ___

5.offer ___

6.ingredient ___

7.portion ___

8.shelf ___

9.queue ___

10.delivery ___

Meaning

a.one serving of food for one person

b.a special low price for a short time

c.a line of people waiting

d.when a shop brings shopping to your home

e.a metal basket on wheels in a supermarket

f.a long passage between rows of shelves

g.a food or drink you need to make a dish

h.a paper showing what you bought and paid

i.a flat board where things are kept

j.the place in a supermarket where you pay

Handout 2

Grammar

Grammar Reference

1. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable — you can count them

Uncountable — you cannot count them

one apple, two apples
one egg, six eggs
a biscuit, some biscuits

milk — NOT ~~a milk~~ or ~~two milks~~
bread — NOT ~~a bread~~ or ~~three breads~~
rice, sugar, water, butter, flour, cheese

→ Use a / an with singular countable nouns
→ Use How many to ask about quantity

→ Never use a / an with uncountable nouns
→ Use How much to ask about quantity

2. How much / How many

How many + countable plural: "How many apples do you need?" — "Three."
How much + uncountable: "How much milk is there?" — "Not much." / "A little." / "A lot."

3. some / any / a / an

Affirmative

Negative

Question

a / an

I need an egg.

—

some

I want some milk.

—

Would you like some tea?
(offers)

any

—

There isn't any bread.

Are there any eggs?

4. Quantifiers — how much is there?

Countable

Uncountable

Both

Large amount

many apples (neg./q.)
not many eggs

much milk (neg./q.)
not much sugar

a lot of
a lot of food

Small amount

a few
a few biscuits

a little
a little butter

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⚠️ a few = countable | a little = uncountable
⚠️ much and many are mainly used in negatives and questions. Use a lot of in affirmative sentences.

Exercise 1 — Countable or Uncountable?

Write C (countable) or U (uncountable) next to each word.

apple___

milk___

egg___

bread___

rice___

biscuit___

sugar___

onion___

butter___

bottle___

water___

carrot___

cheese___

sandwich___

flour___

potato___

Exercise 2 — How much or How many?

Fill in How much or How many.

1.__________________ eggs do we need for this recipe?

2.__________________ sugar should I put in the coffee?

3.__________________ portions does this dish make?

4.__________________ milk is left in the fridge?

5.__________________ apples are there on the shelf?

6.__________________ rice do you usually cook for dinner?

Exercise 3 — some / any / a / an

Fill in some, any, a or an.

1.I bought __________________ milk and __________________ bread at the supermarket.

2.There isn't __________________ butter in the fridge. We need to buy more.

3.I need __________________ egg for this recipe. Just one.

4.Would you like __________________ orange? They are very fresh today.

5.Are there __________________ offers on at the moment?

6.She ate __________________ yoghurt and __________________ biscuits for breakfast.

7.I didn't buy __________________ cheese — the shelf was empty.

8.He took __________________ trolley and started shopping.

Exercise 4 — much / many / a lot of / a little / a few

Choose the correct word or phrase.

1.She bought __________________ food — her trolley was completely full. (a lot of / many)

2.There isn't __________________ sugar left. We need more. (much / many)

3.How __________________ people were in the queue? (much / many)

4.I only need __________________ milk for this recipe — just two tablespoons. (a little / a few)

5.He bought __________________ apples — about four or five. (a few / a little)

6.We eat __________________ vegetables every day. It's healthy. (a lot of / much)

7.I didn't spend __________________ money — everything was on offer. (much / many)

8.I have __________________ minutes before the shop closes. I need to hurry! (a few / a little)

Exercise 5 — Mixed — There is / There are + Quantifiers

Complete each sentence with the correct word or phrase from the box.

Welcome to our supermarket! (1) __________________ fresh vegetables on the shelves today. (2) __________________ bread left — sorry, it all sold out this morning. (3) __________________ portions of soup do you need? (4) __________________ biscuits left in the box — maybe three or four. (5) __________________ oil is there in the bottle? (6) __________________ good offers in the drinks aisle this week. We don't have (7) __________________ cheese at the moment, but we have (8) __________________ butter — just enough for one recipe.

Handout 3

Reading

A Supermarket Trip

Paragraph 1

Kate went to the supermarket on Saturday morning. She needed some ingredients for a big Sunday lunch — a lot of vegetables, some rice and a few packets of pasta. She took a trolley because she was planning to buy a lot of food.

Paragraph 2

In the fruit and vegetable aisle, there were some apples on offer — three bags for the price of two. She bought them. There wasn't any cheese on the shelf, so she didn't buy any. She found some good yoghurt and put a lot of it in her trolley.

Paragraph 3

Kate also noticed a great offer in the oil aisle — two bottles of olive oil for the price of one. She only had a little oil at home, so she decided to get two bottles. She didn't spend much money on drinks because there wasn't much choice.

Paragraph 4

At the checkout, there was a long queue. Kate waited for about ten minutes. She kept the receipt in her bag. At home, she is going to cook a big meal tonight. "How much food did I buy?" she thought. "Too much — but it will all be delicious!"

Task 1 — Answer the Questions

Write full sentences.

1.When did Kate go to the supermarket?