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Read the following:

Many people think there are disadvantages to living in both cities

and the countryside. Which of these problems are for cities, and

which are for the countryside? Can you think of any more?

Pollution

Trees

Clean air

People

Traffic

Public Transport

Shops

Things to do

Nightlife

Jobs

Parking Spaces

Crime

Apartments

…

…

Which problems do you think are the worst? Write sentences using ‘too much’ and ‘not enough’.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

7)

8)

Life in the City

Cities

Too much Not enough

Pollution

The Countryside

Too much Not enough

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Target Structure:

Too Much / Not Enough; Countable / Uncountable

Vocabulary:

General

Level:

Elementary

Time:

15 minutes

Preparation:

None

Suggested Teaching Method

Before giving out this worksheet, put students into pairs, and ask them to think of problems with a major

city that they know. Elicit some feedback at the end.

Finally, give out the worksheet and ask students to follow the instructions for exercise one.

Follow the instructions on the sheet. Do two sentences as examples. Students should work alone, and

then check in pairs.

Suggested Teaching Method

There’s too much pollution in the city.

There aren’t enough trees in the city.

There is too much traffic in the city.

There isn’t enough public transport in the countryside.

There aren’t enough shops in the countryside.

Additional Idea

A good oral drill for this is to say a word associated with this topic, and get students to make a

sentence using ‘not enough’ or ‘too much/many’.

e.g.

Teacher

“Pollution”

Student

“There’s too much pollution”

Teacher

“Trees”

Student

“There aren’t enough trees”

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Life in the City: Teacher’s Notes