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    The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns as they relate to food. It explains that countable nouns can be counted and have a plural form, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted and do not typically have a plural form. It provides examples of countable foods like eggs and oranges, and uncountable foods like sugar and milk. The document also covers quantifiers that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns to express quantities, and how to ask questions using "how much" and "how many".

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    FOOD – COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

    FOOD COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

    COUNTABLE NOUNS

     Nouns you can count


     you can use a / an in front of countable nouns.
     Nouns that have a plural form.

    UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

     Nouns you can´t count


     Normally, you can´t use a / an in front of uncountable nouns
     Nouns that normally don´t have a plural form

     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 + singular nouns

     a lot of + uncountable or plural nouns( is more usual


    in affirmative sentences)

     a little + singular uncountable nouns ( has a positive


    meaning)

     a few + plurals ( has a positive meaning.)

     no + zero quantity ( no = not any)


    b) Use a/an or some and write C for countable or a) Use a/an or some and write C for countable or U for
    U for uncountable. uncountable.

    water – bread – lemons – chocolate – sugar – tea – milk –


     ____ money ___ oranges- cheese – coffee – eggs
     ____ ponds ____
     ____ cup of tea ____
     ____sugar____ Countable Uncountable
     ____ bar of chocolate____
    ________________________ ________________________
     ____ ice-cream ______
    ________________________ ________________________
     ____rice ______
    ________________________ ________________________
     ____ glass of water______ ________________________ ________________________
     ____ coffee ______ ________________________ ________________________
     ____ cake ________ ________________________ ________________________
     ____ eggs_______ ________________________ ________________________
     ____ orange_______ ________________________ ________________________
    ________________________ ________________________

    d) Choose the correct word / expression and complete the


    c) Ask questions using how much or how many
    sentences.

    (eggs ) ___________________________________?
    some – how much – how many – any
    (meat) ___________________________________?
     ______ sandwiches have you got?
    (jam) ____________________________________?  Is there _________ milk in the fridge?

    (water) __________________________________?  ________ sugar do you need?


     can you see _________ fruit on the table?
    (flour) ___________________________________?
     _________ friends have you got?
    (tea) ____________________________________?  My mother has _______ chocolate for us.
    (oranges) ________________________________?  Mary makes _______ nice scones for tea.

    (oil) _____________________________________?

    e) Use the words in the box and


    complete as the example

     bar
     six-pack
     tube
     roll
     head
     bottle
     bunch a carton of milk
     dozen
     slice
     cup
     carton
     jar
     box
     bag
     can
    f) Fill in the gaps using any, some , a lot of, much, many, or no.

     There is __________ high school in Florence.


     He hasn’t got ________ money.
     Would you like________ tea?
     Mark likes to read. He has got __________ of books.
     It costs __________ money to travel around the world.
     I haven´t got _____ time to spend with you. I´m sorry.
     Mrs. Milles went to the supermarket to buy some butter, but they didn´t have __________
     I´d like some cake too. Please, give me __________
     Mr. Smith wants to buy a new car, but he can´t because he doesn´t earn that __________.
     Their party cost ______ more than they expected.
     Don’t buy __________ carrots!
     Get __________ bread from the bakery, please.
     There aren´t __________ vegetables in the fridge. I´m going to buy __________.
     The shop has got __________ clothes on the shelves.

    Ask and answer questions as the example.

     flour / fridge / pantry


    Is there any flour in the fridge? - No there isn´t, but there is some in the pantry.

     Orange juice / pantry / fridge

     _____________________________________? ________, ___________________________________.

     Jam / cupboard / fridge?

     _____________________________________? ________, ___________________________________.

     Fruit / cupboard / fridge

     _____________________________________? ________, ___________________________________.

     Cheese / table / fridge

     _____________________________________? ________, ___________________________________.

     butter / cupboard / fridge

     _____________________________________? ________, ___________________________________.

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