Fill the gaps with the singular or plural form of BE

1. There... always plenty of jobs to be done.

2. There... plenty of eggs in the fridge.

3. There... plenty of space for sports and games.

4. There... plenty of flights to Cairo.

5. There... plenty of time!

6. There... plenty of money!

7. There... plenty of problems!

8. There... plenty of air and light in the room.

9. There... plenty of good restaurants where you can eat local specialities.

10. There... plenty of cold meats and cheeses in that deli­catessen.

11. There... plenty of rubbish in the old shed.

12. There... plenty of room at the table. Come and sit down!

• A NUMBER OF versus A GREAT/GOOD DEAL OF / A LARGE AMOUNT OF

Choose the correct form of the verb. Translate the sen­tences into Russian.

1. There... quite a number of elderly people who can't take a taxi on a regular basis.

2. There... a number of contradictions in their foreign policy.

3. There... a good deal of confusion about what it means.

4. There... been a number of telephone calls today.

5. There... a large amount of property he could leave as he chose.

6. There... a great deal of dishonesty in advertising.

7. There... a great number of reporters at the conference.

8. There... a good deal of discrepancy between his de­scription of the fight and yours.

9. There... a number of pages on Teletext which give you food prices, traffic reports, the weather forecasts, book and film reviews.

10. As recently as a generation ago there... a great deal of ignorance and prejudice about left-handedness.

11. There... been a great deal of talk and speculation.

12. There... been a number of interruptions in this class.

Translate the sentences into English using quantifiers: А LОТ / LOTS / PLENTY OF; SO / ТОО MANY / MUCH; (QUITE) А (GREAT) NUMBER OF; А GOOD / GREAT DEAL OF/ А LARGE AMOUNT OF.

1. На нашем пути немало трудностей.

2. Говорят, в округе водится много оленей, но я не видел ни одного.

3. Сегодня было большое количество телефонных звонков.

4. В работе большое число недочетов.

5. В мире слишком много насилия.

6. В жизни так много тайн.

7. В комнате масса солнечного света и воздуха!

8. Вокруг прав женщин велось множество споров.

9. Бензина предостаточно.

10. Времени у нас полно.

11. К нему относятся с большим предубеждением.

12. В их внешней политике много противоречий.

13. В городе множество антикварных лавочек.

14. На эти товары нет большого спроса.

15. Рейсов на Москву более чем достаточно.

• A LITTLE / LITTLE versus A FEW/FEW