General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 05 Topic 04.doc  LANGUAGE FOCUS 10 Time phrases – frequency - task 1. Read the sentences. 2. Choose the correct word: every or times. 3. Write the word in the space. 1. The doctor told Geng to take his medicine _______ three hours. 2. You should take this medicine three ______ a day. 3. Philip's wife put drops in her ear ________ three hours. 4. Ruth put ointment on her rash five __________ a day. 5. Ellen took one tablet three _______ a day. 6. She has to put drops in her eye ________ two hours.  LANGUAGE FOCUS 11 How much how many Joanne and the doctor say: Joanne: How much medicine should I take? Doctor: Take 10 ml before each meal. Roberta and Dr Smith say: Dr Smith: And you have to take these tablets. Roberta: How many should she take? And how often? Dr Smith: She should take one tablet three times a day. Joanne says: “How much medicine should I take?” Medicine is an uncountable noun, so we use much. Roberta says: “How many (tablets) should she take?” Tablets are a countable noun, so we use many. 246 QUESTLANGUAGE