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    This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in food. It provides examples of countable nouns that can be counted and take indefinite articles like "a" or "an", and uncountable nouns that cannot be counted and do not take indefinite articles. It also discusses how to make uncountable nouns countable by adding a unit or quantity using "of". The document provides examples of quantifiers like "some", "any", "much", and "a lot" that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns to express amounts.

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    This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in food. It provides examples of countable nouns that can be counted and take indefinite articles like "a" or "an", and uncountable nouns that cannot be counted and do not take indefinite articles. It also discusses how to make uncountable nouns countable by adding a unit or quantity using "of". The document provides examples of quantifiers like "some", "any", "much", and "a lot" that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns to express amounts.

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    This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in food. It provides examples of countable nouns that can be counted and take indefinite articles like "a" or "an", and uncountable nouns that cannot be counted and do not take indefinite articles. It also discusses how to make uncountable nouns countable by adding a unit or quantity using "of". The document provides examples of quantifiers like "some", "any", "much", and "a lot" that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns to express amounts.

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    Food Countable - Uncountable

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    This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in food. It provides examples of countable nouns that can be counted and take indefinite articles like "a" or "an", and uncountable nouns that cannot be counted and do not take indefinite articles. It also discusses how to make uncountable nouns countable by adding a unit or quantity using "of". The document provides examples of quantifiers like "some", "any", "much", and "a lot" that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns to express amounts.

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    FOOD – COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

    FOOD COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUS

    COUNTABLE NOUS

    • Nouns you can count

    • you can use a / an in front of countable nouns.

    UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

    • Nouns you can´t count

    • Normally, you can´t use a / an in front of uncountable


    nouns

    • We can make uncountable nouns countable to


    express quantity. We add a unit or a quantity with
    “OF”

    E.g. a bar of chocolate

    HOW MUCH…? / HOW MANY…?

    • How much + uncountable noun

    E.g. How much ham?


    • How many + countable noun

    E.g.: How many rashers and sausages


    QUANTIFIERS CONTAINERS AND QUANTITIES

    A quantifier, as its name implies, expresses


    quantity. Quantifiers can be a single word or a
    phrase and are used with nouns. They can be used
    with either a countable or an uncountable noun to
    express amount or quantity.

    • some + plural nouns or uncountable


    singular forms. ( has an affirmative
    meaning)
    • any + plural nouns or uncountable
    singular forms. ( is used with negative
    sentences and questions.

    • much + plural nouns


    • ____ money ___

    • a lot
    • of____
    + uncountable
    ponds ____ or plural nouns( is
    more usual in affirmative sentences)
    • ____ cup of tea ____
    • ab) Use+a singular
    little / an or some and write
    uncountable C for
    nouns a) Use a / an or some and write C for countable or
    ( hascountable or U for uncountable. U for uncountable.
    • a ____sugar____
    positive meaning)

    • • +
    a few ____ bar of
    plurals chocolate____
    ( has a positive meaning.) water – bread – lemons – chocolate – sugar – tea –
    milk – oranges- cheese – coffee – eggs
    • ____ ice-cream ______
    • no + zero quantity ( no = not any)
    • ____rice ______

    • ____ glass of water______


    Countable Uncountable

    ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________

    d) Choose the correct word / expression and complete


    c) Ask questions using how much or how the sentences.
    many
    (eggs )
    some – how much – how many – any
    ___________________________________?
    • ______ sandwiches have you got?
    (meat)
    ___________________________________?
    • Is there _________ milk in the fridge?
    (jam)
    ____________________________________? • ________ sugar do you need?

    (water)
    • can you see _________ fruit on the table?
    __________________________________?

    (flour) ___________________________________? • _________ friends have you got?

    (tea) ____________________________________?
    • flour / fridge / pantry • My mother has _______ chocolate for us.
    (oranges)
    e) Use the
    Is words in the
    there any flour in the fridge?- No there isn´t, but there is some in the pantry.
    box and complete as the
    example

    • bar

    • There is __________ high school in Florence.


    • six-pack
    • Orange juice / pantry / fridge
    • • hasn´t
    He tube got _ money.

    •• • roll
    _____________________________________? ________, ___________________________________.
    Would you like some tea?
    • head a carton of
    •• Mark/ likes
    Jam to read.
    cupboard He has got __________ of books.
    / fridge? milk
    • bottle
    • It cost __________ money to travel round the world.
    f) Fill
    • in_____________________________________?
    •thebunch
    gaps using any, some , a lot of, ________,
    much, many, or no.
    ___________________________________.

    • I haven´t got V time to spend with you. I´m sorry.


    • dozen
    • Fruit / cupboard / fridge
    • • slice
    Mrs. Milles went to the supermarket to buy some butter but they didn´t have __________

    • _____________________________________?
    cup some cake too. Please, give me________,
    • like ___________________________________.
    • I´d __________

    • Cheese / table
    Mr. Smith wants/ fridge
    to buy a new car, but he can´t because he doesn´t earn that __________.
    Ask and answer questions as the example.

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