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3    Vocabulary
              Shop      Good morning. Can I help you?
              assistant                                                 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
              Jim       Yes, I’m looking for a laptop.
                                                                    connect       take        give       make      cost
              Shop      OK. Here’s a very good laptop, the Z240.   1. I want you to                         your time when you
              assistant It is very fast, and it has a 17-inch screen.
                                                                   choose the present.
              Jim       How much is it?
                                                                2. Can you                         me a few minutes to get ready?
              Shop      It’s €599.90.                           3. Let’s                         the camera to the computer so we
              assistant
                                                                   can see yesterday’s photos.
              Jim       That’s a lot of money, and it’s big and
                        heavy. I want something I can carry     4. My mum doesn’t know how to                         video
                        with me everywhere I go.                   calls with her new smartphone.
              Shop      You want something smaller and lighter,   5. This is a good tablet and it didn’t                         very
              assistant so perhaps it’s better to buy a tablet.    much, only €90.
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              Jim       I don’t know. I also want to use it for
                        my school projects. I can’t do my          4    Grammar
                        projects without a keyboard.
              Shop      Let me give you a little advice. You can   How much...? / How many...? / Much / Many /
              assistant buy a tablet, and buy a wireless keyboard   A lot of / Lots of / Loads of / A few / A little
                        and mouse too. They can connect with
                        the tablet easily. Then you can use your   • How much / much / a little + uncountable nouns
                        tablet like a laptop. The TG345 is perfect    How much butter is there on the pancakes?
                        for you. It’s small and light, and it’s very     I haven’t got much money.
                        fast. With the RG25 keyboard and this         There’s a little milk in the fridge. Drink it.
                        mouse, it costs only €350.                 • How many / many / a few + plural
              Jim       It’s nice. Has it got a good camera? I’d     countable nouns
                        like to use it to make video calls too.       How many kids are there in your class?
              Shop      Hmm, I’m afraid the camera isn’t that        Have you got many friends?
              assistant good. What about the NT45? This               There are a few books on my desk.
                        model has got a better camera, so it’s     • A lot of / lots of / loads of + uncountable
                        great for video calls. You just need a       and plural countable nouns
                        fast Wi-Fi connection.                        I’ve got a lot of old clothes.
              Jim       Oh, that looks cool. How much does it          Lots of teenagers spend hours on their
                        cost?                                         smartphones every day.
              Shop      With the wireless keyboard and mouse,
              assistant it costs €400.
              Jim       That sounds good. Can you give me a       Circle the correct words.
                        few minutes to think about it?            1. A: How much / How many does this laptop cost?
              Shop      Of course. Take your time.                  B: €595.90.
              assistant                                           2. I’d like a few / a little sugar in my coffee.
                                                                  3. In the summer you must drink a lot of / many
                  B. Read again and complete the table.             water.

                                  Features       Price            4. He isn’t very popular, so there weren’t a few /
                                                                    many people at his concert.
                  Z240 laptop                    €                5. A: You look tired. How much / How many

                  TG345 tablet                                         hours did you sleep last night?
                  with wireless                                     B: Only four. I had lots of / a lot work to do.
                  keyboard and                   €
                  mouse
                                                                  5     Speak
                  NT45 tablet
                  with wireless                                        Students A & B: Go to the Speaking Section.
                  keyboard and                   €
                  mouse

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