Plenty of everything, hardly any time — Workbook
1. Vocabulary gap-fill
Complete each sentence with ONE word or short chunk from the box.
- Don't worry — we've got drop time before the film starts.
- I received a drop of emails while I was on holiday.
- There are drop eggs left — maybe two.
- I've got drop patience today, please don't test me.
- Quiet Sunday mornings are drop these days.
- Sorry, I can't help — I'm drop in deadlines.
- She sent me drop links to check, honestly hundreds.
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5. Find and fix the mistake
Each sentence has ONE mistake. Rewrite it.
- I have many informations about the project.
- There are much people in the queue.
- She gave me a few advice.
- I don't have no time this week.
- We had few fun at the party.
- There's hardly no milk left.
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6. Combine with a linker
Join the two ideas into ONE natural sentence using although / but / because / whereas.
- We've got plenty of ideas. We have hardly any time to try them.
- There's plenty of food. There's hardly any actual dinner.
- He has a great deal of experience. He has very little patience for beginners.
- I threw away a third of my shopping. I was tired when I bought it.
- We have loads of information about nutrition. We have hardly any time to cook.
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7. Listening — 'Plenty of everything, hardly any dinner'
Three people talk about their fridge and food habits. Listen for the quantifiers they use naturally.
- Speaker 1: what does he find in his fridge on a typical Wednesday?
- Speaker 2: what three habits cut her food waste, and by how much?
- Speaker 3: what paradox does he describe about modern kitchens?
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Speaker 1:My fridge on a Wednesday is a personality test I fail every week. Plenty of ingredients, three or four yoghurt brands, a great deal of good will on Sunday — and hardly any dinner by Thursday. Most of it moves quietly from the middle shelf to the compost.
Speaker 2:I used to throw out about a third of what I bought. Then I tried three very boring habits: a written weekly plan, an 'eat me first' shelf, and no shopping after eight. Within two months my waste dropped to under fifteen per cent. Boring — and that's exactly why it works.
Speaker 3:We have loads of information and hardly any time. I've read several long articles about fermentation this year and haven't fermented a single thing. My grandmother had very little information and cooked three proper meals a day for forty years. Something's off.
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8. Writing — Plenty of, hardly any, just enough
Write 90–110 words about the state of your life right now, using quantifiers honestly. Include: (a) at least TWO things you have PLENTY OF, (b) at least TWO things you have HARDLY ANY of, (c) at least ONE uncountable noun (time, patience, money, energy, information, advice), (d) at least SIX different quantifiers total. End with one reflective sentence about whether the balance is right.
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9. Reflection (discursive)
Answer each in 2 full sentences.
- The article says a typical household throws away about a THIRD of its weekly shop. Is that number believable in YOUR life? Explain honestly.
- The 'three habits' (weekly plan, 'eat me first' shelf, no shopping after 8 p.m.) cut waste by half. Which would actually work in your life, and why?
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