Primary Longman Elect 6B Chapter 3 stop …ing so much / so many

stop …ing We use gerunds after the verb stop. The boys should stop playing with water.

Practice use using People should stop _______ disposable chopsticks.

Practice play stop playing You should ______________ music loudly.

Practice boys / play with fire The boys should stop playing with fire.

Practice people / throw litter People should stop throwing litter.

so much / so many There is so much sugar in my tea. So much means ‘such a lot of’. It is used with uncountable nouns. There is so much sugar in my tea. I have never eaten so much rice in my life.

so much / so many David shouldn’t use so many plastic bags. So many also means ‘such a lot of’ but it is used with plural countable nouns. David shouldn’t use so many plastic bags. My sister has collected so many erasers over the years.

Practice Complete the sentences with so many and so much. We shouldn’t use ___________ tissues. We should use handkerchiefs. 2 You shouldn’t throw away ____________ paper. You should recycle it. 3 We should turn off the tap when we brush our teeth. We shouldn’t use ___________ water. 4 You have wasted ___________ plastic bags! You should bring your own bag. so many so much so much so many

Key structure We should stop using disposable products every day. leaving the tap on when we brush our teeth. The traffic makes so much noise. Cars produce so many fumes. so much  uncountable so many  countable

Practice Correct the mistakes. much We shouldn’t waste so many water. We should stop having baths.

Practice Correct the mistakes. eating You should stop eat so much meat. You should eat more vegetables.

Practice Correct the mistakes. driving People should stop drive cars because cars produce so many fumes. They should take public transport.

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