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WEEK 4:Countable and Uncountable Nouns
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Work in paırs and write down the names of the food and drınks you can see on your notebooks.
Can we count «banana»?
Can we count «coffee»?
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Countable Nouns
I eat an apple every day.
I like apples.
Apple is a countable noun.
A countable noun can be:
singular – apple.
plural – apples.
Every Day English
An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
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Countable Nouns
We can count countable nouns:
one apple
two apples
three apples
We add –s/-es to form the plural:
egg
eggs
potato
potatoes
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Uncountable Nouns
I eat rice every day.
I like rice.
Rice is an uncountable noun.
An uncountable noun can only be singular.
We CANNOT count uncountable nouns.
We CANNOT say one rice, two rices.
Can you give other examples of uncountable nouns?
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Read the following text and underline the nouns that refer to food and drinks. Mark (C) next to the Countable Nouns and (U) next to the Uncountable Nouns.
Let’s Go Shopping!
John: What do we need to buy, David?
David: We need some water. There is only one bottle of water left.
John: Okay. Anything else?
David: Oh, we need to buy eggs for the omelet, some potatoes and salt.
John: Is there any tomato sauce? Is there any chicken?
David: Yes, there is some tomato sauce, but there isn’t any chicken.
John: So, we need to buy some chicken, too. Are there any tomatoes and carrots?
David: There are some tomatoes but there aren’t any carrots. Would you like to have some pasta for dinner?
John: Yes! Let’s buy a packet of spaghetti, too.
SPEAKING ACTIVITY: Work in pairs and ask your partner what he/she needs to buy from the market.
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A/AN = one
- singular countable nouns
positive sentences
negative sentences
questions
SOME
- plural countable nouns
- uncountable nouns
- positive sentences
ANY
- countable and uncountable nouns
- negative sentences
- Countable and uncountable nouns
- questions.
There is a pear on the table.
There isn’t a grape.
Is there a bottle?
There are some apples on the table.
There isn’t any coffee in the cup.
Is there any coffee?
Yes, there is (some coffee).
No, there isn’t (any coffee).
There is an apple on the table.
There isn’t an apple.
There is some coffee in the cup.
There aren’t any apples on the table.
Are there any apples?
Yes, there are. (some apples)
No, there aren’t. (any apples)
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Write A/AN, SOME or ANY
Is there ………. soup?
There aren’t ……… sweets.
There are …….. little cakes on the plate.
Are there …….. eggs?
I eat ………. orange every morning.
There isn’t ……… meat.
Is there ………. pasta?
There are ………. bananas.
There is ……… sauce.
There is ……… bowl of yoghurt in the fridge.
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9. More Uncountable Nouns
Powdered/ granulated food
Meat
Liquids
Materials
Abstract Nouns
Others
salt
chicken
water
wood
advice
money
Look at the table above and add the words below to the correct categories: leather, rice, juice, flour, love, sugar, fish, cola, happiness, beef, lamb, silk, soda, furniture, metal, steel, coffee, wool, tea, peace, oil, honey, iron, plastic, information, hate, luggage, jewelry, pepper, cotton.
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10. A little with uncountable nouns A few with plural countable nouns
Look at the sentences and choose the correct words in bolds. We use a little / a few with uncountable nouns (a small amount): We use a little / a few with plural countable nouns (a small number): e.g. : Mary said nothing, but she drank some tea and ate a few cookies. e.g. : Mary said nothing, but she drank some tea and ate a little bread.
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11. Little with uncountable nouns Few with plural countable nouns
Negative meaning
Little with uncountable nouns Few with plural countable nouns
We use little with uncountable nouns, which means not much, almost nothing, or not enough. Example: There is little cheese in the fridge. I think we should buy some. We use few with plural countable nouns, which means not many, almost none, or not enough. Example: There were few cookies left after her birthday party.
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Write a few, few, a little, little ın the gaps according to the defınıtıons on the rıght side.
All she wanted was _______ moments on her own.
some, a small number
She had _______ moments on her own.
not many/almost none/ not enough
She saves _______ money every month.
some, a small amount
They had _______ money to spend.
not much/almost nothing /not enough A:
Have you got any money? B:
Yes, _______.
No, very _______.
not much / almost nothing / not enough
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13. Choose a little / little / a few / few
1. I have _______ water left. There’s enough to share. 2. I have _______ good friends. I’m not lonely. 3. He has _______ education. He can’t read or write, and he can hardly count. 4. There are _______ people she really trusts. It’s a bit sad. 5. We’ve got _______ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet? 6. Julie gave us _______ apples from her garden. Shall we share them? 7. She has _______ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.
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Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions about the food and drınk ın the frıdge using the following quantifiers: a, some, any, a few, few, a little, little.
What is there in the fridge? Is there a …… ? Is there any ….? Are there any ….?
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Pair Work: One student ıs A, the other ıs B. A ıs a customer at a restaurant and B ıs the waıter. Order the food and drinks you want to have. Your partner is the waiter. Write a conversatıon ın your notebooks. Use a, an, some, any, a few, few, a little, little.
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Group Work: 1.What is there on this breakfast table? Are the nouns that refer to food and drinks countable or uncountable?
2. Work in a group. Ask and answer questions about what you had for breakfast. Use the quantifiers you have learnt (some,any, a little etc.).
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Group Work: You and your frıends are going to have a picnic this weekend, but firstly you need to do shopping. Each person wıll buy dıfferent thıngs. Decıde what each person wıll buy and tell the class.
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References
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