Unit 4: What Do I Need to Buy?

A. Write the name of each food.

B. Complete the chart with the words from A.

C. Complete the story. Use a few, a little, and a lot of.

Badria started a new diet called the Fat Flush Program. This is what she told me about it:
“At first, I didn’t understand the diet because there were (1) a lot of rules—about three pages of them! For example, you have to take 1 tablespoon of oil twice a day.
That’s not (2) a lot of oil, but it helps you lose weight for some reason.
You need to drink (3) a little lemon juice (about a tablespoon) in water twice a day.
Fruits are part of the diet. You can have (4) a few pieces of fruit—one, two, or three pieces—every day.
You can eat (5) a lot of different vegetables. In fact, you can eat all the vegetables you want, including beans, broccoli, cucumbers, onions, and 25 more.
But you can only have (6) a few spices.
They cause problems with this diet. You need to drink (7) a lot of water—at least eight glasses a day! I don’t know if I can do that all the time.
You can’t eat (8) a lot of meat—only 225 grams once a day. But that doesn’t bother me.
I usually eat only (9) a little meat anyway. There are only (10) a few things on the diet that I never eat—actually just two things—lamb and tomatoes.
And they encourage you to get (11) a little exercise, but not too much. All in all, I think it’s a good program.”

D. Rewrite each false sentence about the story from C. Make each one true. Use much and many.

1. Badria drinks a lot of lemon juice in water.

Badria doesn't drink much lemon juice in water.

2. Badria can eat a few vegetables on the diet.

Badria can eat many vegetables on the diet.

3. She can use a lot of spices.

She can't use a lot of spices.

E. Write about what you eat or drink a lot of and what you don’t eat or drink enough of.

1. I eat a lot of meat, but I don't eat enough vegetables.
2. I eat a lot of cookies, but I don't eat enough of fruit.
3. I drink a lot of soda, but Idon't drink enough water.

F. Read the recipe. Write questions and answers about it. Use how much and how many.

1. you / use / butter
Q: How much butter do you use?
A: You use 1 tablespoon of butter.

2. you / add / salt
Q: How much salt do you add?
A: You add a little salt.

3. you / cut up / mushrooms
Q: How many mushrooms do you cut up?
A: You cut up 6 mushrooms.

4. you / cut up / cheese
Q: How much cheese do you cut up?
A: You cut up ¼ cup of cheese.

5. you / use / onions
Q: How many onions do you use?
A: You use a piece of 1 onion.

G. Complete the sentences. Use something, anything, and nothing.

1. We eat a lot of food at my house. We always need something from the supermarket.
2. Are you hungry? Go to the kitchen. There’s something in the refrigerator for you to eat.
3. What a delicious lunch! But don’t you have anything to drink with it?
4. I love fresh fruit. In fact, there’s nothing better than
a good piece of watermelon on a hot summer day!
5. I’m so hungry. I haven’t eaten anything all day!
6. Badr: Do you like pizza?
Fahd: No, I don’t. I don’t like anything with cheese.
7. I can’t make this recipe for dinner. I have absolutely nothing that it calls for.
8. I’m going to buy some food at the supermarket. Can I get you something too?

H. Look at the recipe for fruit salad. Rewrite the recipe in the correct order.

Fruit Salad

• Cut up 1 pineapple, 1 cup of strawberries, 2 oranges, and 1 cup of apples.
• Add ½ cup of sugar and ¼ cup of lemon juice.
• Put the fruits in a large bowl.
• Mix well and put the bowl in the refrigerator for three hours.

I. Now rewrite the recipe. Use the sequence words in the box.

1. First, cut up 1 pineapple, 1 cup of strawberries, 2 oranges, and 1 cup of apples.
2. Then, add ½ cup of sugar and ¼ cup of lemon juice.
3. After that, put the fruits in a large bowl.
4. Finally, mix well and put the bowl in the refrigerator for three hours.

J. READING

Complete the sentences. Use the information in the reading.

1. People eat food. Some people use food as medicines.
2. To take away a headache, you can use ripe bananas.
3. Some people use ripe apples to make their eyes feel better.
4. Cucumber slices can help your eyes.
5. Some people say garlic and vinegar will make a cold go away.

K. What is your favourite meal? Make a shopping list for it. Complete the chart below with all the different food
items for the meal. Then think about the supermarket you’ll go to. Where are the different food items in that
supermarket? Use a number to show the order in which you will buy the food at your supermarket.

Favorite Meal: Roasted chicken with salad and fries.

L. WRITING

Now write a paragraph about your shopping trip at your supermarket. Use the information from your shopping list above. Use sequence words like first, then, after that, and finally.

My Shopping Trip

• Going shopping is really important and almost necessary for some people.
• Nowadays, shopping malls are very big and beautiful, full of shops and places where men can have a rest and children can have some fun.
• When I go shopping, I firstly begin with the big malls to get stuff which are required for my favourite meal like chicken, yogurt, potatoes, mayonnaise and stuff like that, then I go to the coffee shop in the mall to have a cup of coffee, after that I moved to the traditional markets to get and buy rice, sugar, spices and stuff like that, finally after I finish shopping, I go to a good restaurant for a dinner and then get back home.