UNIT 3: STAY HEALTHY  Can I have a coffee and a salad?

(Can I have a cup of

coffee and a plate of salad?)
VOCABULARY
Lead-in: What is your favorite foods?
1. Match the words below to correct photos.
fruit juice cheese butter beef chips
lemonade biscuits salad fish bread
grapes olive oil chicken crisps sandwich

2. Discuss with friends. Put the food in

Exercise 1 in the correct box below.
Countable Nouns (C) Uncountable Nouns (U)
lemonade,

 Nouns that we can count are Countable. (a car,

Note:
bananas, two bananas, an apple, an hour, …)
 Nouns that we cannot count are Uncountable. They  Countable and Uncountable nouns can change their
have no plural forms. (water, oil, rice, …) categorisation based on different contexts they are in.
For better understanding and usage, consult the
dictionary.
3. Work in pairs. Add 3 more words for foods
or drinks you know to each box Exercise 2. GRAMMAR:
Critical thinking: Can we count Uncountable nouns? some, any
NOTE: We can use ‘a unit of’ for Uncountable nouns: 1. Complete the sentences with some and
 a bowl of water.
any.
1. Would you like ______ water?
 a kilogram of rice.
2. Here. Have ______ biscuit.
 some cups of coffee. 3. Are there ______ vegetables in the kitchen?
 two litres of milk 4. There is still ______ milk in the fridge.
 four bottles of water. 5. I’m sorry, there aren’t ______ rice left.
 …
 We use both some and any for Countable and
❗BE CAREFUL: Sometimes, an uncountable noun is used as a
Uncountable nouns.
- Use any in questions and negative sentences. We
countable noun. usually use any with plural form of Countable
e.g.: nouns.
- Use some in affirmative sentences.
 I like some meats like pork, fish and beef. (I like some
- We can use some in questions when we want to
kinds of meat.)
offer or request something.
2. Complete the sentences with some, any 9. I’ve spent many / much time for this match.
10. Don’t worry! We still have many / much salt.
or a/ an.
1. Can I have ______ water please?
2. Are there ______ eggs left? a few, a little and few, little
3. Do you have ______ money? – Yes, I have some.
4. Can you lend me ______ money?
5. Strawberries? Yes, I think we still have ______. 5. Try to complete the sentences with a few,
6. It’s starting to rain! Is there ______ umbrella
a little, few and little.
downstairs?
1. Mary’s really shy so she has ______ friends.
2. I’ve lived for 3 months and I have ______ friends.
(how) many, (how) much, a lot of / lots of 3. Oh, I have ______ money here if you are in need.
4. I have ______ money. Could you lend me some?
3. Look at the examples and read the rule. 5. Hurry up! I can see ______ guests coming.
How much sugar is How many people eat
 We use a few, a little, few and little in affirmative
there in a lemon? avocado as a dessert?
sentences.
I don’t eat much We haven’t got many - Use a few and few for Countable nouns.
chocolate. apples. - Use a little and little for Uncountable nouns.
Bananas have a lot of A lot of people like
sugar avocados. NOTE:
Watermelons have got Honey has got lots of  a few/ a little = some.
lots of water. vitamins  few = not many, little = not much.

6. Underline the correct words.

 We use many with plural countable nouns and much
1. I have a little / a few water left. It’s enough to share.
with uncountable nouns.
2. I have a little / a few good friends. I’m not lonely.
- We use a lot of / lots of (informal language) with
3. There are little / few people we can really trusts now.
both Countable and Uncountable nouns in
4. We’ve got a little/ a few time so let’s meet up.
affirmative sentences.
5. The gravy needs little / a little more salt.
- We normally use much and many in negative
6. Hurry up! We just have a little / little time left before
sentences.
the exams.
- We typically use How much and How many in
7. There are a few / few puddings left in the fridge. Let’s
questions.
buy some more later.
8. Can you give me few / a few chocolates?
9. Take a little / little rest before you go back to work.
4. Practice yourself: Circle the correct 10. It’s not enough for everyone. We only have few / little
words. slices of bread.
1. How much / many bags would you like?
2. There aren’t lots of / many people here.
Discussion:
3. I’m afraid we don’t have many / lots of time. 1. How much water should we drink every day?
4. Have you got many / a lot of homework? 2. Can we drink three cups of coffee a day?
5. Do we have much / many peppers? 3. Is eating lots of red meats healthy?
6. Ben made much / a lot of mistakes in his test. 4. How many apples should we eat a day?
7. They don’t see lots of / much ice on the road. 5. What should we eat to be healthier?
8. We still have much/ a lot of milk. You don’t need to go
to the supermarket.
7. Fill in the gaps with A, B, or C.
Let’s make apple pie!
Nikki: Let's make an apple pie! What do we need?
Stella: Well, we need _______ apples.
A. any B. few C. some
Nikki: Are there _______ apples in the fridge?
A. any B. few C. some
Stella: Unfortunately, there are _______ apples. They're not enough.
A. any B. few C. some
Nikki: We'll have to buy some. What else do we need?
Stella: Well, we also need _______ flour.
A. some B. any C. little
Nikki: Have we got _______ ?
A. some B. any C. little
Stella: I'll check in the cupboard. Yes, there is _______ . It's enough for the pie.
A. a few B. any C. a little
Nikki: What about eggs? Have we got _______ ?
A. some B. any C. a little
Stella: Yes, we've got _______ so, we don't need to buy eggs.
A. a few B. any C. a little
Nikki: Let's not forget the butter. Have we got butter?
Stella: Yes, we've got _______ butter, too!. It's enough for our recipe.
A. a few B. little C. a little
Nikki: OK then! I'm off to the supermarket to buy _______ apples. See you later.
A. some B. few C. a little

8. Complete the conversation with much, many, a few, a little, or a lot.

Jenny: Mom, I'm making pizza and I need _______ a few tomatoes.
Mom: There are _______ of tomatoes in the fridge, Jenny!
Jenny: Oh yes. But there isn’t _______ cheese.
Mom: OK, I’ll get some from the store.
Jenny: Thanks. Just get _______ cheese.
Mom: Do we have _______ peppers?
Jenny: No, but I don’t care. I hate them!
Mom: I’ll get _______ peppers. Your brother likes them.