Grammar 2.4 Wider World

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

esson grammar 

Goal

I can use countable and uncountable nouns and talk about quantities of food  

Uncountable nouns (niet-telbaar)

Important!: Uncountable nouns are singular, they don't have a plural form. 

-Milk 

-Cheese 

- Water 

- Butter 

Grammar A: Countable nouns (telbaar) 

Refer to items we can count -> telbare woorden 

1 egg --> 2 eggs 

1 banana --> 2 bananas 

1 apple --> 2 apples 

Important ! Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form

Exercise 3 

Look at the video/listening script

Try to look for countable / uncountable nouns 

Pay attention to plural forms (usually countable nouns)

What do you see? 

Much & Many

Many - countable nouns -telbare woorden)

Much- uncountable nouns - niet-telbare woorden 

Is there....... cheese?

1. Much
2. Many

Is there ....... ketchup?

1. Much
2. Many

Are there ........ onions

1. much
2. many

Are there ...... biscuits?

1. Much
2. Many

What do we know? 

The difference between countable / uncountable nouns 

The difference in use between much/ many 

Homework 

1. Study grammar box B on page 26 

2. Do the exercises 2.2 & 2.3 Digital