Much / A lot / Not at all
Read and listen to four conversations using the grammar.
Conversation 1
Man: Do you watch much TV?
Woman: Not anymore. I used to
watch a lot of TV but not now. And you?
Man: Yeah, I watch a lot of TV.
Woman: What do you watch?
Man: I watch a lot of dramas
and some news shows.
Woman: I don’t watch the news
much, but maybe I should.
Conversation 2
Man: Do you exercise much?
Woman: Not that much but some.
Man: What do you do?
Woman: I go running a lot. What
about you?
Man: I don’t exercise at all.
Woman: That’s too bad. It can
be fun!
Conversation 3
Man: Do you eat much fast
food?
Woman: Yeah, I eat it way too
much!
Man: Ooh, that’s not good. You
should not eat it too much.
Woman: I know, but I do it to
save time. Plus, I don’t cook much.
Man: Me too, but I try to eat a lot of ruits and vegetables.
Woman: Good idea.
Conversation 4
Man: Do speak Spanish much?
Woman: Yeah, I speak it a lot at work.
Man: That must be nice.
Woman: What about you?
Man: Not that much. People do
not use it much at my work.
Woman: That’s too bad!
Adverbs of Quantity
Notice how we use the following adverbs after verbs to show how much we do an activity.
verb + much (intransitive)
(Q) Do you cook much?
(A) I cook a lot. (often)
(N) I do not cook much.
verb + much (transitive)
(Q) Do you watch TV much?
(A) I watch a lot of TV.
(N) I do not watch TV much.
verb + a lot (intransitive)
(Q) Do you exercise a lot?
(A) I work out a lot.
(N) I don’t work out a lot.
verb + a lot (transitive)
(Q) Do you eat a lot of salad?
(A) I eat it a lot.
(N) I don’t eat it a lot.
A lot of + noun
(Q) Do you eat a lot of vegetables?
(A) I eat a lot of vegetables.
(N) I don’t eat a lot of vegetables.
much + noun
(Q) Do you drink much wine?
(A) I drink a lot of wine.
(N) I don’t drink much wine.
at all - When we want to emphasize we do not want to do something, we use at all to show this.
(Q) Do you drive at all?
(A) ------ x --------
(N) I don’t drive at all.
Short Answers
(Q) Do you cook much?
(A) Yes, a lot.
(N) No, not much.
(N) No, not at all.
Gap Fill: Complete the conversation with the correct word!
