Fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:

Quantifiers                  

Much, many, lots of, a lot of, little, most, a little, little, a few, few

1. It seems to me that we've had ………… assignments in English this term.

2. How……………… material can we be expected to read in one week?

3…………….books are not in the library.

4. I've had……….. headaches already because of stress.

5. But it does him…………good when the whole system goes down.

6. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too ………. weeds.

7. I didn't use …………. fertilizer last spring and that has made a difference.

8. Also, I've paid…………attention to how ……….rain we've had.

9. I'm afraid it's rained…… times this summer, and the grass is turning brown and dying.

10………….. people know as much about computers as Tomas does.

11. It didn't seem to do my lawn………….good.

12. ……….advice you get from experts doesn't seem to help.

13.  ………….of my neighbors ignore their grass, and they have better lawns this year.

14. They say…………… knowledge is a bad thing.

A FEW , A GREAT DEAL ,A LITTLE , A LOT , A LOT OF , A MAJORITY OF, ENOUGH, MANY, MUCH OF , PLENTY, SEVERAL OF , SOME

1. I'm having ……………of trouble passing my driving exam.

2. ………….. the movies were rated PG.

3. …………….. information proved to be outdated.

4. ……………We're close to the project deadline, but there is still …………… time left.

5. Although there are……………..  Brilliant students in this state -- thousands, even, only…………. will choose to remain in the state after graduation.

6. We were able to destroy…………. the parasites with our antigen, but of them survived to cause trouble.

7. ……….. a student has passed through these doors.

8. Although …………….of the lawn is open to the sun, there are ………….. Of shade trees to make it comfortable.

9. I think he drank ………. wine last night.

10.  …………..the evidence was taken from the police safe last night.

much, many

a. I've had………..  headaches already because of stress.

b. ………….. Depression can be attributed to being overworked.

C. ……….. books are not in the library.

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Are friends more important than family? What do you think?

Are you married?

Are you the oldest among your brothers and sisters?

Are your parents strict?

Did you ever meet any of your great grandparents?

Do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, how old are they?

Do you have any children? If yes, what are their names and ages?

Do you like your family? Why or why not?

Do you live with any of your grandparents?

Do you live with your parents?

Do you look more like your mother or your father?

Do you often argue with your mother or father? What about?

Do you often visit your grandparents?

Do your parents let you stay out late?

What time do you have to be home?

Do you have a curfew?

What are your parents like?

What do your parents do in their free time?

What does your father do? What's his job?

What does your mother do?

What kind of things do you do with your family?

What will you teach your children? (what values, beliefs, hobbies, skills, etc.)

Who do you get along better with, your mother or your father?

Who does the household work, your father or your mother or both of them?

What do you think of your mother and your father?

What's the hardest thing you ever had to do?

What was the most important thing your parents taught you?

What's the best thing about your mom? 

What's the best thing about your grandparents?

How often does your family eat dinner together?

What's the best thing about your dad?

Who is the breadwinner in your family?

Describe the perfect family.

Describe a typical family unit and the importance of family in your country.

 Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct verb tense

1.I can't help you now. I…  (have) a shower.         

2.It always … (rain) here in summer.        

3.I … (think) I should go now.       

4.It … (rain). Take your umbrella with you.

5.Listen! Somebody  …(make) a noise.      

6.I'm tired. I…  (want) to go now. 

7.Where are you? I'm in the kitchen. I … (cook).    

8.I  …(not/watch) the TV. You can turn it off.         

9.Excuse me! You…  (stand) on my foot.    

10.George…  (watch) TV at the moment.

It ... quite hard — perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.(snow)

I ... lunch in the cafeteria every day.(have)

Don't give Jan any cheese. She ... it!(hate)

Once a week, I ... to an art class at the college.(go)

Salman is rich — he ... a Mercedes.(drive)

Look! Junko ... into the water.(jump)

I ... you're crazy!(think)

Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ... she comes from France.(believe)

You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ...  in the library.(study)

1. Are there any kinds of movies you dislike?
   1. If so, what kinds?
   2. Why do you dislike them?
2. Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction books? How about movies?
3. Do you usually watch movies at home or at a movie theater?
4. Have you ever seen the same movie more than once?
   1. If yes, name it (or them).
5. How often do you go to movies?
6. How often do you rent videos?
7. If a book has been made into a movie, which do you prefer to do first, see the movie or read the book? Why?
8. What do you think of people who talk during movies at a movie theater?
9. What is the best movie you have ever seen?
   1. Who was in it?
   2. Why did you like it?
   3. Who was the director?
10. What was the last movie you saw?
    1. Was it good?
    2. Who did you see it with?
11. Which do you like better, action movies or comedy movies?
12. What movie star would you most like to meet?
13. Do you think that films can be educational?
14. Is there a movie you could watch over and over again?
15. What is the most horrible movie you have ever seen?
16. How much do you spend to buy DVD movies?
17. Do you like to see a movie many times?
18. Do you think action movies are bad for children?
19. Which do you prefer to watch movies or to read books?
20. How much money do you spend when you go to movies?
21. What do you prefer animated movies or real movies?
22. Do you like documentaries?
23. Who is your favorite movie hero?
24. Can you remember the name of the first movie you saw that made you cry?
25. Which do you prefer, comedy movies or horror movies?
26. Do you like foreign films that are dubbed in your mother tongue or do you like watching the film in its original form?
27. What kind of movie would you like to star in? Why?
28. Do you think there should be more movies made in your country?
29. What things happen too often in movies?
30. Which movie star do you think should die today?
31. Which movie star should live forever?
32. Which famous person would you like to have for a best friend?
33. How often would you go to the movie theater if you always had free tickets?
34. If they made a movie about your life, what kind of movie would it be?
35. Which actor or actress would be you in a movie about your life?
36. Do you want your children to be actors or actresses?
37. Why do some people become famous and others don't?
38. Would you like to be in a television drama?
39. What kind of character would you like to play in a television drama?
40. Would you let a movie crew film in your house?

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A little girl had just finished her first week of school.
"I'm just wasting my time ," She said to her mother .
"I can't read , I can't write and they won't let me talk !" .

منبع :  بریده ای از روزنامه ی جام جم

Give a man a fish and he will eat  for a day.                                             Teach a man to fish and he will go out and buy expensive fishing equipment , stupid looking clothes , travel 1000 miles to the "hottest" fishing spot , and stand waist deep in cold water so he can outsmart a fish .( Average cost per fish  :$ 395.68 !)

منبع : روزنامه ی جام جم

 Water proof sponge

Water proof teabags

AC adaptor for solar powered calculators

Fire proof matches

Fire proof cigarettes

Battery powered baterry charger

Silent alarm clock

A Pedal powered wheel chair

Braille Drivers Manual

Double sided playing cards

 منبع : روزنامه ی جام جم

سلام

می خوام فقط این نکته رو بگم که تمام مطالبی که در ذیل پیوند funglish  می آید  چه فارسی و چه انگلیسی از همان بریده روزنامه ها است و لا غیر .

Max is walking with his grandma .
On their way , Max sees one dollar onthe ground .
He asks : "Oh , grandma , can I pick it up and buy some candy with it?"
Grandma says : "No ,what ever is on the ground don't even touch it".
So they go on .                                                                                     Five minutes later,Max sees another one dollar . Again he asks if he can pick it up ,  and grandma answers the same thing again :"What ever is on the ground don't even touch it".
After a while , grandma slips and falls on the ground . She asks Max if he can help her up   .
Max answers :"You said I'm not allowed to touch anything thet is on the ground".

منبع : روزنامه ی جام جم ( تاریخ : ؟ )

When you please your boss ,you're  apple polishing

When your boss please his boss, he's being co-operative

When you're out of the office , you're wandering around

when your boss is out of the office, he's on business

when you are on a day off sick, you're always sick

when your boss is a day off sick, he must be very ill

منبع : روزنامه جام جم 

چند وقت پیش که داشتم به مناسبت سال نو   یه خونه تکونی می کردم بریده  های روزنامه سال های پیش رو دیدم و لا به لای اونها یک سری بریده ی روزنامه ی جام جم مربوط به سال های پیش  پیدا کردم . این بریده ها یک ستون ثابت از روز نامه بود به نام Funglish . دیدم که بد نیست قبل از دور ریختنشون  شما هم یک بار بعضی از اونها رو که جالب هستند بخونید . این هم تا مدتی یه لینک ثابت در وبلاگمون  تبدیل میشه .