Expressing quantity

Countable and uncountable nouns
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Countable and uncountable nouns

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What are the ingredients for banana pancakes?

Slide 3 - Question ouverte

Countable nouns
  • can be counted, can be combined with numbers
  • can be singular and plural
  • can take definite and indefinite article
Uncountable nouns
  • can't be counted
  • can only have singular form
  • can only take a definite article (eg. the butter)

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Countable 
Uncountable
butter
banana
milk
egg
sugar
flour

Slide 5 - Question de remorquage

Is this noun countable or uncountable? water
A
countable
B
uncountable

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tomato
A
countable
B
uncountable

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Rice
A
countable
B
uncountable

Slide 8 - Quiz

Money
A
countable
B
uncountable

Slide 9 - Quiz

Bread
A
countable
B
uncountable

Slide 10 - Quiz

Chocolate
A
countable
B
uncountable

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countable
uncountable

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Furniture
A
countable
B
uncountable

Slide 13 - Quiz

Coffee
A
countable
B
uncountable

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paper: uncountable
paper: countable

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Write 2 example sentences with 'noise' being countable and uncountable

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Write 2 example sentences with 'hair' being countable and uncountable

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Write 2 example sentences with 'room' being countable and uncountable

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Expressing quantity of countable and uncountable nouns

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a ... of marmalade
A
bottle
B
can
C
jar
D
carton

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a ... of butter
A
jar
B
box
C
carton
D
packet

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a ... of milk
A
jar
B
tin
C
can
D
carton

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a ... of tuna
A
can
B
box
C
tin
D
bunch

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SOME or ANY
Read the dialogue on the worksheet and fill in the grid

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SOME
  • positive sentences
  • questions when we expect a positive answer. eg. Do you need some time to think?"
  • in offers. eg. Would you like some tea?
ANY
  • negative sentences
  • questions
  • after 'if': eg. If you need anything...
  • meaning: 'it doesn't matter which'. eg. "You can catch any bus. They all go to the centre."

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MUCH, MANY, A LOT OF
Worksheet

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Countable nouns
  • many
  • a lot of (only in positive statements and questions)
Uncountable nouns
  • much
  • a lot of (only in positive statements and questions)

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(a) few and (a) little
Worksheet: read the text and fill in the grid

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countable
  • few (shops)
  • a few (minutes) = some
uncountable
  • little (time)
  • a little (imagination) = some

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Production exercise
How do you survive your first year in the teacher training college of HOGENT? Write 5 tips for new students, using (a) little, (a) few, some, any, much, many, a lot of

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How do you survive your first year in the teacher training college of HOGENT? Write 5 tips for new students, using (a) little, (a) few, some, any, much, many, a lot of

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