Quantity

1	Think of :

			a)	five kinds of food that are good for you

			b) 	five kinds of food that are bad for you

2	Decide whether each of these is (C) countable or (U) uncountable

3	Put a food work in the spaces 1 - 3 below.

		If you want to be healthy, you shouldn't eat too much (1)__________.
		You should eat plenty of  (2) _______________.
		Too many (3) ___________ will make you fat.

4	Put a quantity word or phrase  in the spaces below.

	You should try not to eat ________________ salt as many doctors say it's bad 	for you.

	If you don't get ______________ vitamins, you will get ill easily.

	Vegetables contain ________________________ fat.

	Oranges contain a ___________ vitamins.

	Everyone needs to eat __________ fat, but not too much.

	Many sweets contain a _________________________ sugar, which is bad 	for your teeth

	If you want to be really healthy, you shouldn't eat ____________ fast food.

	A ___________________of  health problems, such as heart disease and cancer, 	are caused by eating the wrong kinds of food.

Answers

1	Think of :

			a)	five kinds of food that are good for you
			fruit, vegetables, olive oil, fish, whole grains*

			b) 	five kinds of food that are bad for you
			sweets, ice-cream, French fries, potato chips, hamburgers*

2	Decide whether each of these is (C) countable or (U) uncountable

	Countable: vegetables, whole grains, sweets, French fries, potato chips, 	hamburgers

	Uncountable: fruit, olive oil, fish. ice cream 
	(NB all of these can be countable in some circumstances)

3	Put a food work in the spaces 1 - 3 below.

		If you want to be healthy, you shouldn't eat too much (1) fat*.
		You should eat plenty of  (2) fruit*.
		Too many (3) sweets* will make you fat.

* other examples are possible

4	Put a quantity word or phrase (from the list on page 80) in the spaces below.

	You should try not to eat too much salt as many doctors say it's bad 	
	for you.

	If you don't get enough vitamins, you will get ill easily.

	Vegetables contain hardly any / very little fat.

	Oranges contain a lot of vitamins.

	Everyone needs to eat some / a little fat, but not too much.

	Many sweets contain a great deal of  sugar, which is bad for your teeth.

	If you want to be really healthy, you shouldn't eat ____________ fast food.

	A number of health problems, such as heart disease and cancer, are caused 	
	by eating the wrong kinds of food.