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Unit 7: fruit, vegetables and “lots of / some”

Lessons 49–50 · 2 lessons · Susannah Reed with Kay Bentley. Guess What! Student’s Book 3 (Grade 3), Uzbekistan edition, 2022. Cambridge University Press; Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan, USAID
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There are lots of grapes. There are some tomatoes

Textbook: p. 83
GoalSay amounts: “There are lots of grapes. There are some tomatoes.”
New words
lots of · ko‘psome · bir nechtathere are · … bor (ko‘plik)basket · savat
Explanation

We say how many things there are. “There are” + plural: There are lots of grapes. (many) There are some tomatoes. (a few) “Lots of” = a large number. “Some” = a few. For one thing: “There is a lemon.” For more than one: “There are two lemons.” Look at a picture and count.

Worked examples
There are lots of grapes in the basket. There are some pears, too.
There is one pineapple and there are two watermelons.
Class activity

“Count the basket”: a picture of a basket with different fruit. Pairs make sentences with “There are lots of …” and “There are some …”. The pair with more correct sentences wins.

Practice
1
There are 15 grapes in the basket. Make a sentence.
2
There are 3 pears. Make a sentence.
3
“There ___ a lemon.” (is/are)
4
“There ___ two limes.” (is/are)