Monday 27th May

Grammar - Countable and uncountable nouns

Exercises

1. Write c for countable and u for uncountable:

time -       

books -    

sugar -     

milk -       

pens -          

hair -             

chairs - 

meat -         

butter -        

pencils -     

bread -     

jam -           

friends -        

fingers - 

flour -          

apples -       

oil -             

cars -       

salt -             

houses -          

cheese - 

rice -           

tea -            

games -       

tomatoes -    

cream -     

honey -       

carrots - 

a / an + singular countable noun  a pen, an apple      some  + plural countable nouns - positive sentences  There are some cars  some +  uncountable nouns - positive sentences   There is some oil     any - we use any in negative sentences and in most questions (countable and uncountable nouns)   I don't have any pens. There isn't any salt.      Do you have any sisters?

2. Choose a, an, some or any

a)  It is anysomeaan dog.                             

b) Have you got anysomeaan  friends?                      

c)  I bought aansomeany milk.

d) Linda has not got aanysomean pets.        

e) There is anysomeaan orange on the table.              

f) Tim eats aansomeany cheese every day.

g) We don't have  aansomeany bread.        

h) My brother found aansomeany money.                  

i) My sister found aansomeany pen.

j) Do you have aansomeany eggs?             

k) There are aansomeany students in the classroom.   

l) Is there aansomeany pencil on the desk?      

How much vs how many:

how much - we use with uncountable nouns         how many - we use with countable nouns.

3. Choose How much or How many

a)  How muchHow many cheese do you buy?

b) How muchHow many books are there in your bag?

c) How muchHow many films did Tom see last week?

d) How muchHow many money do you spend every week?

e) How muchHow many friends does Linda have?

f) How muchHow many sugar do we need?

g) How muchHow many tomatoes are there in the fridge?

h) How muchHow many meat are you going to buy?

i) How muchHow many milk did you drink yesterday?

j) How muchHow many apples do you see?

Correct the mistakes in the transcript by listening and reading:

Daisy: So, our first chef is Alfie. Alfie, let’s see your ingredients.
Alfie: OK, well, I’ve got an lemon, some apple and a garlic, some butter and a chicken breasts...  livers! Ah, chicken livers!
Daisy: Mmm... chicken livers... an unusual choice. Are you feeling confident?
Alfie: Well, sort of. It’s an challenge!
Daisy: OK... now to Oliver. Hi, Oliver.
Oliver: Hello.
Daisy: What ingredients have you got, Oliver?
Oliver: OK, well I’ve got a steak, a red chilli peppers, some potatoes, some cream, a onions and some giant prawns.
Daisy: Wow – an interesting selection. How do you feel about the competition?
Oliver: I’m pretty confident.  I mean... steak and prawns, or chicken livers... I know which I prefer!
Daisy: OK, well, we’ll be back later.

Mum: Hi, love.
Daisy: Hi, Mum. Where are you?
Mum: At the airport. What’s going on there?
Daisy: Well, right now Alfie and Ollie are having their Master Chef cooking competition.
Daisy: Only 53 minutes left!
Mum: OK, love, see you soon.
Daisy: Bye, Mum – if you’re lucky, you’ll arrive home in time to taste the dishes!
Mum: Hmm... shall I bring an fish and chips just in case?

Daisy: Let’s taste the pâté first, Mum.
Mum: OK, it smells and looks delicious!
Oliver: OK, OK. Try it first, judges. It’s all in the taste.
Daisy and Mum together: Oooooh, that’s amazing!
Mum: Mmmm! I could eat it all!
Alfie: Wow, thanks Sophie!
Oliver: OK, leave an space for my dish!
Daisy: Mmmm... it’s tasty... whoa! How many chili peppers?
Mum: Wow, it’s good, Oliver! It’s a taste of Thailand! It’s going to be some difficult decision.
Mum and Daisy together: This year’s Master Chef champion is...