Unit 29: How many and how much?

1. We need a lot of ... 

FrancisHello. Good afternoon. Mrs. Taylor, Mr. Taylor. Where are you going on holiday this year? You usually go to ... Bournemouth.
Mrs. TaylorAnd it usually rains. This year we want some sunshine.
Mr. TaylorYes, we're going to France and Germany ... 
Mrs. Taylor ... and Switzerland and Italy. And we need some money.
Mr. TaylorA few French francs and a few German marks.
Mrs. TaylorNo, Henry. We need a lot of francs and marks and Italian lira.
FrancisYou need traveller's cheques, Mrs. Taylor. You can change then for lira or francs or marks.
Mrs. TaylorGood. We'd like some traveller's cheques.
FrancisAnd you need tickets, too. I can book your hotel for you.
Mr. TaylorI'd like to go camping.
Mrs. TaylorWe are not going camping, Henry. We're staying in hotels. Good hotels.

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JaneI've got a cold.
BrianI know. But you've got some tissues.
JaneI've not got many. This box is empty.
BrianHere's another box.
JaneThere are only a few in this box. I need more.
BrianMore? We bought five boxes yesterday.
JaneI had a lot of tissues yesterday. I've not got many now. There are only a few in this box. I need more tissues. I'm cold and I'm wet.
BrianHere's a towel.
JaneThat's your towel. Where's mine?
BrianThere's only one towel, I'm afraid. But we've got a lot of clothes here.
JaneYou've got a lot of clothes. Only a few of these are mine. And what's this?
BrianOh, it's a tent. We've brought another tent. We've brought two tents.
JaneTwo? Oh ... 

2. How much we've got?

Mrs. TaylorHow much luggage have we got?
Mr. TaylorI haven't got much, but you've got a lot. You've got three big suitcases and three small ones and these boxes ... 
Mrs. TaylorThat's not very much and this isn't full. We can put more in here. What's that?
Mr. TaylorIt's a television.
Mrs. TaylorYou won't need that!
Mr. TaylorWell, it's mine. And I want to take it.
Mrs. TaylorWhy are you taking these umbrellas?
Mr. TaylorPerhaps it'll rain.
Mrs. TaylorWe are having a holiday in the sun. We won't need umbrellas. Why are you taking these?
Mr. TaylorWe need to open bottles of wine. And cans of food. We'll need this can opener.
Mrs. TaylorWe'll eat in restaurants. Leave the can opener here!

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JaneIs the coffee ready?
BrianNo, there isn't any coffee, I'm afraid. The jar is empty. And there's very little milk. There's a lot of tea. You don't like tea.
JaneHow much sugar have we got?
BrianNot much.
JaneHave we got any food?
BrianOnly a little. We didn't bring much food. There isn't any coffee, but there's a lot of tea. Not much sugar. Only a little sugar. We need more sugar. We haven't got enough. I'll go and buy some.
JaneWould you get me more tissues too, please? I'll stay here. I'm writing a letter.
BrianDo you need any stamps?
JaneNo, thanks. I've got enough. Oh!

3. A bottle of milk and a packet of sugar.

ShopkeeperCan I help you?
BrianYes, please. I want some coffee, some milk and some sugar.
ShopkeeperHere's half a kilo. Half a kilo of coffee.
BrianNo. That's too much. Have you got a smaller jar?
ShopkeeperIs this small enough?
BrianYes, thank you. May I have some milk?
ShopkeeperA bottle of milk. Is one bottle enough?
BrianYes.
ShopkeeperAnd you'd like some sugar? A small packet? This is half a kilo.
BrianYes, that's enough. And I need some tissues. A big box of tissues. No, would you get me two boxes, please?
ShopkeeperA bottle of milk, a packet of sugar. Half a kilo of sugar. And two boxes of tissues.

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Mrs. TaylorWhat's wrong?
Mr. TaylorI don't know.
Mrs. TaylorThings always go wrong on our holidays. We're 80 kilometres from Dover.
Mr.. TaylorIs there a garage near here?
Mrs. TaylorI don't think so. What shall we do?
Mr. TaylorLook, there's a camping site. It's only four hundred metres from here.
Mrs. TaylorAnd it's full.