Food & Shopping

Many / Much / Some / Any

👋 A complete A1–A2 lesson

About food, drinks, shopping, and quantity expressions. This page includes grammar, bilingual vocabulary, reading with QCM, writing, listening, and a 15-minute application exercise.

In this lesson, students learn how to talk about food, drinks, and shopping with quantity words.

Much

Use: with uncountable nouns

How much water do you need? · How much milk is there? · There is not much sugar.

Many

Use: with countable plural nouns

How many apples do you want? · How many eggs are there? · There are many shops in town.

Some / Any

Use: for an indefinite quantity

I want some bread. (affirmative) · Do you have any rice? (question) · I don't have any money. (negative)

Simple rules for A1/A2

Use much with things you cannot count one by one. Use many with things you can count.

Use some in positive sentences. Use any in questions and negatives.

Useful words for food, drinks, and shopping. English meaning and French meaning are shown together.

Food — Nourriture
Example: We need food and water.

Drink — Boisson
Example: Water is a drink.

Bread — Pain
Example: I eat bread every morning.

Rice — Riz
Example: Rice is popular in Côte d'Ivoire.

Milk — Lait
Example: She drinks milk.

Water — Eau
Example: Drink more water.

Eggs — Œufs
Example: There are six eggs.

Apples — Pommes
Example: I bought two apples.

Bananas — Bananes
Example: She likes bananas.

Sugar — Sucre
Example: I don't want sugar.

Salt — Sel
Example: Add some salt.

Shop — Boutique
Example: Go to the shop.

Market — Marché
Example: We buy fruits at the market.

Price — Prix
Example: What is the price?

Money — Argent
Example: I don't have much money.

shop = boutique · market = marché · food = nourriture · drink = boisson · price = prix · money = argent

Read the text carefully or listen to it.

At the Market

On Saturday morning, Amina goes to the market with her mother. They buy some bread, some milk, and many apples. They also need some rice and a little sugar. Amina asks, "How much water do we need?" Her mother says, "We need two bottles of water and many vegetables." They do not buy any meat because they already have some at home.

Write 5 to 8 sentences about your shopping habits and the food you like.

0 word(s)

"I like bread, rice, and milk. I go shopping with my mother on weekends. We buy some fruit and many vegetables. I don't want any sugar. I drink a lot of water every day. My favorite drink is water."

Click Start Listening to hear the text. The audio can be played only 3 times. The questions appear when you start.

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Transcript

John goes shopping with his sister. They buy some bread, many bananas, and some juice. John asks if there is any cheese, and the seller says there is some cheese in the shop. John does not buy much chocolate because it is expensive.

Complete the exercise in 15 minutes. Click Start to launch the timer.

⏱️ 15:00

A) Much / Many / Some / Any

B) Food and Shopping

C) Mixed

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