A, An, Some, Any Listening Practice – Pear Pancake with Jamie Oliver

A cup of flour 1 cup of milk A pinch of salt One egg

A pear A knob of butter 3 scoops of pancake batter A dollop of yogurt some honey

Task 1: Watch the video and listen carefully. Fill in the blanks with the phrases from the box
above.

1. First, you measure _________________________ and put them in a big mixing bowl.
2. Next, pour in ________________________ into the mixing bowl.
3. Then, add in __________________________.
4. After that, you need to break in ________________ and whisk everything.
5. Once that’s done, you need to grate in _______________.
6. Then, you heat the frying pan. Once it’s heated, put in __________________________.
7. Next, you put _____________________________________ into the hot pan.
8. Once they’re cooked, serve them in a plate and put _______________________________ on
top.
9. You can also drizzle ________________________.

Task 2: Read the dialogue below and use ONLY A, An, Some & Any and fill in the blanks.

Nigella: How many cups of flour does Jamie Oliver ask Poppy to add in the mixing bowl?

Gordon: Jamie asks Poppy to put 1)____ cup of flour.

Nigella: What does he do next?

Gordon: Next, he asks her to pour in 2)____ mug of milk using the same cup.

Nigella: Does he add in 3)____ pinch of salt? What about eggs? Does he use 4)____
eggs in his pancake recipe?

Gordon: Of course. He adds in 5)____ pinch of salt and he breaks in 6)____ egg. He
whisks everything then he grates in 7)____ pear with the core and all.

Nigella: I see. Well, I never grate 8)_____ fruit in my pancake and to be honest, I do not
grate in 9)____ fruit all. Maybe I should try it next time!

Gordon: I don’t grate in 10)____ fruit either which is why I’m definitely going to try his
recipe next time I’m making a pancake. Then he heats the pan and adds in 11)___ knob
of butter. Then he puts 12)______ spoonfuls of pancake mixture. Once they’re cooked,
serve them in a plate.

Nigella: Hang on a second, does he enjoy his pancakes with 13)____ yogurt? What
about 14)______ honey? I always drizzle 15_____ honey on my pancakes!

Gordon: Oh yes! I completely forgot, sorry! Yes he does! He serves the pancake with
16)____ dollop of yogurt and he also enjoys his pancake like you do by drizzling
17)_____ honey.

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Task 3: Correct these mistakes.

1. There are some cheese in the fridge.

__________________________________________________________________________

2. There aren’t any sugar left in the jar.

__________________________________________________________________________

3. Is there any bananas in the fruit bowl?

__________________________________________________________________________

4. There isn’t any red apples in the kitchen.

__________________________________________________________________________

5. Are there any soy sauce in the bottle?

___________________________________________________________________________

6. There is some oranges in the basket.

___________________________________________________________________________
7. There isn’t an peach pie on the plate.
___________________________________________________________________________

8. Is there a apple tart in the oven?

___________________________________________________________________________

Task 4: Now, create some sentences using A, An, Some & Any.

1. ___________________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________________________________

8. ___________________________________________________________________________

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 Answer Key:
Task 1:

1. A/ One cup of flour 6. A/ One knob of butter

2. A/ One cup of milk 7. 3 scoops of pancake batter
3. A/ One pinch of salt 8. A/ One dollop of yogurt
4. An/ One egg 9. Some honey
5. A/ One pear

Task 2:

1. a 9. any (not - negative)

2. a 10. any (not - negative)
3. any (most suitable for interrogative 11. a
form)/ “a” is acceptable 12. some
4. any 13. some/ any
5. a 14. some
6. an 15. some
7. a 16. a
8. any (never – negative form) 17. some

Task 3:

1. There is some cheese in the fridge. 5. Is there any soy sauce in the bottle?
2. There isn’t any sugar left in the jar. 6. There are some oranges in the basket.
3. Are there any bananas in the fruit 7. There isn’t any peach pie on the plate.
bowl? 8. Is there an apple tart in the oven?
4. There aren’t any red apples in the
kitchen.

Task 4: (Suggested Answers)

1. There isn’t any pancake on the plate.

2. Is there any coffee in the mug?
3. There are some apples on the table.
4. There is still some cheese for you.
5. How about an apple pie for dinner?
6. I love having an omelet for breakfast.
7. Goodness! Who serves a cup of coffee with a spoonful of honey?
8. Would you like a wedge of lemon with a cup of tea?

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 Plural Uncountable
(pears, eggs, apples, ) (oil, salt, rice, oat, juice)
Some Affirmative  There are some bananas in the fruit bowl.  There is some sugar in the jar.
Positive (+ve)  There are some chocolate bars for you.  There is some vinegar.

Any Negative  There aren’t any bananas in the fruit bowl.  There isn’t any sugar in the jar.
(not/ never)  There are not any chocolate bars for you.  There is not any vinegar.
(-ve)
Any Interrogative  Are there any bananas in the fruit bowl?  Is there any sugar in the jar?
?  Are there any chocolate bars for you?  Is there any vinegar?

Any Interrogative  Aren’t there any bananas in the fruit bowl?  Isn’t there any sugar in the jar?
& negative  Are there not any chocolate bars for you?  Is there not any vinegar?

Plural Uncountable
(pears, eggs, apples, ) (oil, salt, rice, oat, juice)
Some Affirmative  There are some bananas in the fruit bowl.  There is some sugar in the jar.
Positive (+ve)  There are some chocolate bars for you.  There is some vinegar.

Any Negative  There aren’t any bananas in the fruit bowl.  There isn’t any sugar in the jar.
(not/ never)  There are not any chocolate bars for you.  There is not any vinegar.
(-ve)
Any Interrogative  Are there any bananas in the fruit bowl?  Is there any sugar in the jar?
?  Are there any chocolate bars for you?  Is there any vinegar?

Any Interrogative  Aren’t there any bananas in the fruit bowl?  Isn’t there any sugar in the jar?
& negative  Are there not any chocolate bars for you?  Is there not any vinegar?

Plural Uncountable
(pears, eggs, apples, ) (oil, salt, rice, oat, juice)
Some Affirmative  There are some bananas in the fruit bowl.  There is some sugar in the jar.
Positive (+ve)  There are some chocolate bars for you.  There is some vinegar.

Any Negative  There aren’t any bananas in the fruit bowl.  There isn’t any sugar in the jar.
(not/ never)  There are not any chocolate bars for you.  There is not any vinegar.
(-ve)
Any Interrogative  Are there any bananas in the fruit bowl?  Is there any sugar in the jar?
?  Are there any chocolate bars for you?  Is there any vinegar?

Any Interrogative  Aren’t there any bananas in the fruit bowl?  Isn’t there any sugar in the jar?
& negative  Are there not any chocolate bars for you?  Is there not any vinegar?

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Instructions on how to carry out this lesson

1. T can print out table/ rule of A, An, Some, Any on page 4 & explain to ss.
2. Ask ss to come up with more examples.
3. T correct ss’ answers.
Now on to the video
4. Ss read page Task 1 on page 1.
5. Ss watch Jamie Oliver’s 1 cup pancake video https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=JPdpSAvmnHY
6. Ss fill in the blanks by choosing phrases from the box given.
7. T check/ discuss answers with ss.
8. Ss complete task 2 dialogue by using only A, An, Some, Any.
9. On to task 3 – ss correct the mistakes.
10. Task 4 – ss construct sentences – T checks ss’ answers.