2. Use words from Ex. 3a to complete the sentences. A: What do you want from the baker's? B: Only a ... of bread. A: How much milk do your children drink? B: About a ... a day. A: Would you like some bread? B: Yes, please. And could I have a ... of cheese with that, too? A: My salad is too dry. Where's the ... of oil? B: On the kitchen table. A: What are you bringing Elizabeth for her birthday? B: A ... of chocolates. A: I'm making a fruit salad. I need apples, bananas ... B: And about a ... of oranges.

Solution:

1. A: What do you want from the baker's? B: Only a loaf of bread.
2. A: How much milk do your children drink? B: About a bottle a day.
3. A: Would you like some bread? B: Yes, please. And could I have a piece of cheese with that, too?
4. A: My salad is too dry. Where's the bottle of oil? B: On the kitchen table.
5. A: What are you bringing Elizabeth for her birthday? B: A box of chocolates.
6. A: I'm making a fruit salad. I need apples, bananas ... B: And about a bag of oranges.

Answer: 1. loaf, 2. bottle, 3. piece, 4. bottle, 5. box, 6. bag