I can use quantifiers correctly.
1 SPEAKING Look at the photo and the title of the article. What do you think all the man's wearable gadgets are for?
2 Read the article and check your ideas.
MR CONNECTED 
Chris Dancy loves technology. A few years ago, he noticed that he had very little information about his habits, health and lifestyle, and he wanted to lose some weight. So he bought some gadgets that could collect this information and help him understand himself better. Now he is connected to 700 sensors that record every detail of his life. He monitors what he eats and drinks, how long he sleeps, how much he spends, his mood... even the activity of his dogs! Few, if any, people collect as much data about themselves as Chris.
Most of his gadgets are attached to him. He wears gadgets on both arms, a heart rate monitor and a device that counts calories. He has a smartwatch too, which he can wear on either wrist. His house and car are also full of gadgets. Every one of them sends data to his computer, and at the end of each day Chris spends a little time analysing it. The smartwatch is the only gadget he wears all the time. He doesn't wear all of his gadgets 24/7, but he has so many systems that automatically track his activity that there aren't any days when there is no monitoring at all.
3 Study the highlighted quantifiers and the type of noun they go with in the article. Then read the Learn this! box. Complete the table with the quantifiers below.
a few a little all any any both each every many no some
LEARN THIS! Quantifiers
| 1______,2________, either | + singular countable noun |
| most, little, some, much, 3______,4________,5______,6________ | + uncountable noun |
| no, few, all, most, 7______,8________,9______,10________,11________ | + plural noun |
4 Read the Look out! box and underline three examples of of with the quantifiers in the article.
5 Study the sentences below. What is the difference between few and a few, little and a little?
1 a I've got few high-tech gadgets. I want more!
b I've got a few high-tech gadgets. I love them!
2 a Unfortunately, I have little time for computer games.
b I have a little time. Let's play a computer game.
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6 Complete the sentences with the quantifiers below.
any both few little most none some
1 Unfortunately, there are________ don't often use them. tablets at school, so we
2 ________of the students use social media. That's how they stay in touch with one another.
3 I downloaded________ music from Amazon last night.
4 There aren't________ interactive whiteboards in our school.
5 You need to hold the games console controller with________ hands.
6 ________of my friends know the answer. I'll have to ask a teacher.
7 Jason's always on his computer. He spends ________ time on other hobbies.
7 USE OF ENGLISH Rewrite the sentences so that they have got a similar meaning. Use the word(s) in brackets.
1 I haven't got much IT homework this weekend. (little)
2 Almost all of the students own a computer. (most)
3 Not many of my friends use Twitter. (few)
4 Sam loves Facebook and Ben loves Facebook. (both)
5 I will text you on Saturday or on Sunday. (either)
6 There aren't any documents in the folder. (no)
7 Marlon has got a gadget on his left wrist and his right wrist. (each)
8 I downloaded all the apps to my new phone. (every one)
9 I don't spend a lot of time using social media. (much)
10 I haven't got any gadgets that are expensive. (none)
8 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Make predictions about students in your class, using all of them, most of them, some of them, a few of them, very few of them and none of them.
| 1 Use Facebook 2 Own a computer 3 Download music | 4 Have a smartphone 5 Online Shop 6 Have a YouTube channel |
I think most of them use Facebook.
