A touch of this, a plethora of that (expressing quantity)

Kinga | Jul 15, 2026Jul 14, 2026

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this lesson are to:

• talk about cultural artefacts, media consumption and daily life scenarios;
• practise phrases for expressing quantity;
• work with syllable stress.

In this lesson, students review advanced quantifiers (e.g. a tinge of, a vestige of, a touch of), talk about several topics and share their opinions. They correct the mistakes in sentences, explore syllable stress and listen to a recording. Students also rewrite statements, work in pairs and debate opposing sides of different ideas. 

WARM-UP AND VOCABULARY

This lesson starts with a warm-up. Students read sentences with the quantifiers ‘little’ and ‘a lot of’ and replace them with more expressive alternatives. Afterwards, they use words (e.g. hope, problems, realism) to complete the gaps in sentences about various subjects. Following that, students examine the phrases for expressing quantity from the previous exercise (e.g. a kernel of, a whiff of, a degree of) to analyse and practise them. They then choose the correct options to complete questions, applying the quantifiers to real-life topics. After that, students discuss the questions. Next, they use nouns and noun phrases (e.g. an onslaught, a treasure trove, wealth) to complete pairs of statements (e.g. a museum which is a treasure trove of artefacts). After that, students choose one option in each pair from the previous exercise and provide an example. They give details.

PRONUNCIATION AND DISCUSSION

In this part of the lesson, students correct the mistakes in sentences. They then guess what is being described in each statement. Afterwards, students categorise target words (e.g. array, degree, handful) according to their stress (first or second syllable stressed). Next, they listen to a recording and check their answers. Following that, students rewrite statements by using sentence starters and quantifiers. Moving on, they work in pairs and get cards with phrases for expressing quantity (e.g. a kernel of truth, a degree of uncertainty). First, students choose a statement (e.g. AI will replace most jobs) and take a card. Then, Student A argues in favour of the statement while Student B argues against it. They need to use the expressions on their cards naturally. Finally, students choose another statement, take new cards and swap roles.

HOMEWORK/REVISION

This lesson also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. In the task, students complete the gaps in questions to create words for expressing quantity. They then choose four questions and answer them. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.

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