Countable and uncountable nouns

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Lesson goals 

After today's lesson I....

- Know what countable and uncountable nouns are 

- Know when to use much, many and 'a lot of'

Write down two words in English you can count (for example: peanuts)

Much or Many

Much and Many both mean a lot

Use Much for words that are uncountable:

sugar, money, time, enz.

Use many for words that are countable:

Euros, friends, minutes, enz.

Write down one word you can't count in English

Some or Any

Some and Any both mean a little (een beetje)

• Use Some for affirmative sentences, when you make an offer or for requests

I have some money / Could I have some money please?

• Use Any for denials and questions

I don't have any money. / Have you got any questions?

A lot of 

We usually use a lot of when we talk about positive sentences. 

Peter drinks a lot of water. 

She has a lot of books. 

Exercise 1

Countable or Uncountable 

sheep

1. countable
2. uncountable

time

1. countable
2. uncountable

Students

1. countable
2. uncountable

teeth

1. countable
2. uncountable

Exercise 2

Let's recap:

Some or Any?

I have .... questions.

1. some
2. any

Would you like ... drinks?
(at a restaurant)

1. some
2. any

Do you have ..... questions?

1. some
2. any

Exercise 3

Complete the sentence with much, many, or a lot of 

I had so ...... nightmares.

She did not have ....... information about the accident.

Homework

FWW 2.2 via assignments

Self work time!

In your student book: do ex. 7, 8, 9, 11 on pages 62 & 63.

Finished?

Start working on the homeowork for next lesson:

Find out: 

- When do we use "A little" and "A few"?

- What is the difference between the two?