Лекция: Exercise 2.9
Fill in each space in the dialogue with a suitable word. Use much, many, a lot (of), little, a little, few, a few.
Interviewer: Patricia, why weren’t you happy in your job?
Patricia: I didn’t earn (1) … money though I had (2) … responsibilities. I think very (3) … companies pay their workers so (4) … money for so (5) … hard work.
Interviewer: Did you try to find another job?
Patricia: Yes, I sent (6) … letters to other companies, but there were very (7) … jobs and too (8) … people who wanted to get them.
Interviewer: So you decided to start your own business, didn’t you?
Patricia: Yes, I had (9) … hope of finding anything better.
Interviewer: And what do you do now?
Patricia: (10) … months later I opened a small café which I still run together with my husband.
Interviewer: So how is it going?
Patricia: At the moment we’re a bit worried as very (11) … people are coming to eat here. (12) … came in last night, but they ordered very (13) … food – just (14) … sandwiches and (15) … coffee.
Interviewer: It seems that very (16) … people can afford to eat out these days because they’ve got very (17) … money to spare. Am I right?
Patricia: Probably. We don’t think our business will be really good for (18) … years. That’s why we’re thinking of borrowing (19) … money from the bank to keep us going.
Interviewer: Well, good luck to you and don’t give up!
Patricia: Thanks.
Part III