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Make sentences based on the text using: the whole of, a large amount of, hardly any, most people, little hope, a few.
Вопрос:
Make sentences based on the text using: the whole of, a large amount of, hardly any, most people, little hope, a few.
Ответ:
- The whole of Japan suffered greatly from the earthquake and tsunami.
- A large amount of debris was left after the disaster.
- There was hardly any food or water available immediately after the earthquake.
- Most people were terrified by the events.
- There was little hope of finding more survivors after several days.
- A few people were able to escape the tsunami by climbing to higher ground.
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- Read the text again. Five sentences are missing. Match each sentence (A-F) to a gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence.
- Choose the correct words. Explain your answers, then make sentences using the other words.
1 Were there any/some aftershocks after the earthquake?
2 Rescue workers found very few/little survivors in the rubble.
3 A lot of/Much people lost loved ones in the earthquake.
4 There was only a little/a few water left.
5 Most/Too much people in the town didn't have some/any electricity after the earthquake.
6 There wasn't much/many hope of finding any/some survivors in the burning building.
- Decide if the words are countable (C) or uncountable (U).
1 not any, few, many, a few, most
2 not many, some, a lot of, too many
3 little, too much, very little
4 not much, lots of, a little
- Read the sentences. Which phrase is not possible in each sentence? Which can be followed by: a countable, uncountable noun? Find more examples in the text in Ex. 2.
1 There was a large amount of/a great deal of/a number of/ plenty of rain in the days after the earthquake.
2 He heard quite a lot of/quite a few/a little/plenty of amazing survival stories after the disaster.
3 There were no/hardly any/any/few survivors.
4 Much/A large number of/Several/A couple of nuclear power plants were damaged during the earthquake.
5 All/Several/Every/Each of them had lost their homes.
- Complete: the whole of, both, neither, either, none.
Check in the Grammar Reference section.
1 Anna nor Steve were in Japan when the earthquake struck.
2 Sadly, the tsunami and the earthquake caused terrible damage.
3 the world was shocked.
4 we leave now or wait until they come.
5 Lots of people were in the building when the fire broke out, but fortunately of them got hurt.
- Make sentences based on the text using: the whole of, a large amount of, hardly any, most people, little hope, a few.