Food project - Lesson 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

countable and uncountable

Warm-up question

Would you rather...

1. give up eating chocolate
2. give up eating crisps

Goals for this lesson

- You know the difference between countable and uncountable nouns 

- You know the words for quantities of different foods

- You know the difference between some and any

Wat zijn het?

Countable nouns zijn zelfstandige naamwoorden die je kunt tellen.

one dog - two dogs

one baby - two babies

one bottle - ten bottles (flessen)

Uncountable nouns zijn zelfstandige naamwoorden die je niet kunt tellen.

sugar (suiker)

water 

Example

Vegetable soup:

ingredients: two onions, 3 carrots, 2 tomatoes, water, salt, pepper, oil

countable: onions, carrots, tomatoes

uncountable: water, salt, pepper, oil

Countable vs. Uncountable

Countable: singular (enkelvoud) vs plural (meervoud)

Uncountable: always plural (meervoud)

Countable

singular

Uncountable

Countable

plural

cakes

water

butter

coffee

mushroom

crisps

recipe

fish

plate

tableware

Match the uncountable food types with their quantity expressions

a ____________ of salt

a ____________ of bread

2 ____________ of sugar

a ____________ of mayonnaise

a ____________ of water

a ____________ of cheese

jar

teaspoons

slice

glass

loaf

pinch

Practise 

Click on the link to practise

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/countable-uncountable/test-1

In wat voor soort vraagzinnen gebruik je "some"?

Wanneer gebruik je "any"?

1. In bevestigende zinnen
2. In ontkennende zinnen
3. In vragende zinnen
4. B en C zijn allebei goed

Could I have some/any bread?

1. some
2. any

countable uncountable?

https://learningapps.org/display?v=ptw8jf8at17

Need more practice?

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the link 

I understand the difference between countable and uncountable nouns

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