UNIT 1 Shopping

LESSON A AN APPLE OR A BANANA

1. MATCH THE WORDS WITH THE PICTURES.

10 10
1. keys

2. sunglasses

10 3. a notebook
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4. a uniform

5. a sofa
10 10
6. a cup

7. scissors

10 8. a portrait 10
9. a teddy bear

10. toys

10 10
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 2. WRITE “A” OR “AN” BEFORE THE NOUNS. Indefinite articles: Use “a” or “an”
for singular countable nouns.
a + consonant sound: a cat
an + vowel sound: an apple

a a

a a a a

a a a

3. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1.

4. REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING “A” OR “AN”.

1. I had sandwich and orange. I had a sandwich and an orange

2. My sister is architect. My sister is an architect
3. Miguel works in office. Miguel works in an office
4. This is old book. This is an old book
5. They had accident last year. They had an accident last year
6. It’s cold day today. It's a cold day today
7. Carol plays musical instrument. Carol plays a musical instrument
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 5. READ THE SENTENCES AND CHOOSE: “A”, “AN” OR – (NOTHING).

1. I sometimes have a
✘ / - / an hamburger and a✘/ - / an soda.
2. I like buying a / ✘
- / an oranges at the supermarket.
3. Marie has a / ✘- / an allergy to dust.
4. My uncle John bought a✘ / - / an book collection about the universe.
5. We need a / - / an
✘ hour to finish the work.
6. They’re owners of a / - / an
✘ Indian restaurant.
7. The students got a
✘ / - / an report because they broke a window.
8. My sister applied for a
✘ / - / an university in Washington.
9. He needs a / ✘
- / an tools to fix the roof.
10. They come from a / - / an
✘ European country.

6. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND CLASSIFY THE WORDS.

A AN -

elephant elephant grapes

icecream icecream cars
iron iron keys

7. WRITE A, AN OR THE TO COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS.

Definite article:
Use “the” when you know what
or which things someone is
talking about.

Can you open a window? Can you open the window?

1. I won a trip to Acapulco but I lost ___________

a ticket.
2. Cuba is ___________ island.
a
3. Paris is ___________
a capital of France.
4. Yesterday I went shopping and I bought ___________
a black jacket.
5. Mexico City is ___________ really big city.
a
6. There is ___________
a American student in my French class.
7. Can you please turn on ___________
a TV?
8. My best friend has ___________
a new house.
9. My grandparents live in ___________ old house.
a
10. Let’s go to ___________
a Italian restaurant downtown.
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 LESSON B POTATOES OR FRENCH FRIES

1. DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP.

• What is your favorite fruit?

• What kinds of fruit can you find at the market?

2. ORDER THE LETTERS TO MAKE WORDS. THEN MATCH THEM WITH THE PICTURES.

1. ppale
2. repa
3. ngaore
4. ananasb
5. tewarlonme
6. ristwraberse
7. chrreies
8. wiiks
9. neapplepi
10. pgrase

3. READ AND ANALYZE THE RULES FOR PLURALS. THEN, COMPLETE THE CHART.

PLURAL NOUNS

Regular nouns Ends in S, CH, SH, X or Z End in F or FE

1 orange 2 oranges 1 peach 2 peaches 1 knife 2 knives
1 table 2 tables 1 squash 2 squashes 1 leaf 2 leaves
1 melon 2 melons 1 box 2 boxes 1 life 2 lives
Ends in Vowel + Y Ends in CONSONANT + Y Irregular nouns
1 day 2 days 1 party 2 parties 1 child 2 children
1 guy 2 guys 1 country 2 countries 1 foot 2 feet
1 key 2 keys 1 cherry 2 cherries 1 man 2 men
1 mouse 2 mice
Exceptions ending in - O 1 person 2 people
1 potato 2 potatoes 1 ish 2 ish
1 tomato 2 tomatoes 1 sheep 2 sheep

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 Singular Plural Singular Plural

lemon __________________ mango __________________

avocado __________________ __________________ figs
grapefruit __________________ blueberry __________________
__________________ kiwis __________________ tomatoes
__________________ strawberries peach __________________

4. COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH WORDS FROM THE BOX.

mango ish peas butter pork banana milk

cheese potatoes lettuce onion pomegranate
chicken plum yogurt beef

Fruit Vegetables Meat Dairy

5. LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE THE MISSING WORDS.

1. A bottle of ________________
2. Some ________________
3. A ________________
4. Some ________________
5. A bowl of ________________
6. A stick of ________________
7. An ________________ meat cereal
8. Some ________________ grapes butter
9. A head of ________________ cookies apple
10. A cup of ________________
lettuce water
pineapple coffee

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 6. CLASSIFY THE WORDS FROM EXERCISES 4 AND 5 IN THE TABLE.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

7. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1.

8. WRITE “C” IF THE NOUN IS COUNTABLE OR “U” IF IT IS UNCOUNTABLE.

peach egg cake

rice mustard soup
tea cheese carrot
sandwich tomato milk
cookie chocolate onion
salad honey salt

9. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION AND WRITE IN THE CHART THE COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS YOU HEAR.

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

10. WHAT FOOD DO YOU LIKE? COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH COUNTABLE OR
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.

• I usually have… for lunch. • My favorite vegetables are…

• My favorite dessert is… • I like to prepare…for dinner.
• I like to eat…for breakfast.
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 LESSON C ARE THERE SOME OR ANY?

1. ASK A PARTNER THE QUESTIONS AND WRITE HIS/HER ANSWERS.

• How often do you go to the supermarket?

• Which supermarket do you go to?

• What do you usually buy?

2. READ THE SENTENCES AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT SHOPPING CART.

Marce’s cart Marco’s cart

1. There aren’t any cookies. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both

2. There isn’t any fruit. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
3. There is a cake. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
4. There aren’t any cans of tuna. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
5. There is some fish. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
6. There are some cans of soda. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
7. There are some peaches. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
8. There aren’t any bottles of water. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
9. There is an orange. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
10. There is some butter. Cart 1 Cart 2 Both
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 3. LOOK AT THE WORDS IN BOLD IN EXERCISE 2 AND TICK ( ) WHERE CORRESPONDS.

Singular Plural Affirmative Negative Countable Uncountable

A
An
Some
Any

4. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1.

5. IN PAIRS, WRITE FIVE MORE SENTENCES DESCRIBING WHAT YOU SEE IN THE CARTS
FROM EXERCISE 2.

There are some carrots in

Marce’s cart.

There is some bread in

Marco’s cart.

6. PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER TO FORM QUESTIONS.

1. there / fruit / is / any / ?

2. any / there / eggs / are / ?
3. cans / there / soda / are / any / of / ?
4. an / is / avocado / there / ?
5. butter / any / there / is / ?
6. are / oranges / any / there / ?
7. pineapple / a / there / is / ?
8. any / are / there / vegetables / ?
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 7. MAKE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH THE PRODUCTS. USE IS THERE, ARE THERE,
A, AN, SOME OR ANY.

1. water
Is there any water in the fridge? Yes, there are two bottles.
2. carrots

3. milk

4. eggs

5. cans of soda

6. avocado

7. butter

8. oranges

9. pineapple

10. vegetables

11. fruit

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 8. CHANGE THE SENTENCES IN AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE OR QUESTION.

1. There are some sandwiches in the kitchen.

(-)
2. There isn’t any water in the bottle.
(+)
3. There is some mayonnaise in the refrigerator.
(?)
4. We need some vegetables for the soup.
(-)
5. I didn’t have any fruit for breakfast this morning.
(+)
6. There is an apple on the table.
(?)
7. There is some orange juice in the fridge.
(-)
8. There aren’t any strawberries in the basket.
(+)
9. I had a delicious apple pie yesterday.
(?)

LESSON D HOW MUCH COFFEE DO YOU DRINK A DAY?

1. INTERVIEW A PARTNER. PUT A CHECK [ ] IN THE RIGHT COLUMN.

A lot Some Not much or None

Not many

How many liters of water do you drink a day?

How much fruit do you eat a day?

How many vegetables do you eat a day?

How much meat do you eat a week?

How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

How much sugar do you have in your coffee?

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 2. LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS FROM EXERCISE 1 AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
IN THE SENTENCES.

1. We use How much / How many with plural countable nouns.

2. We use How much / How many with uncountable nouns.

3. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1.

4. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH HOW MUCH OR HOW MANY.

How many bananas do we have?

E.g. ________________
How much salt do we have?
________________

1. ________________ apples do you eat a day?

2. ________________ soda does your family drink?
3. ________________ milk do you drink a day?
4. ________________ boxes of cereal do you have at home?
5. ________________ ice-cream is there in your freezer?
6. ________________ eggs do you eat a day?
7. ________________ cans of soup do we have?
8. ________________ orange juice do you drink in the morning?
9. ________________ tacos do you usually eat?
10. ________________ bread do you eat a day?

5. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FROM EXERCISE 4 WITH YOUR OWN INFORMATION.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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 6. LOOK AT MATIAS, SARAH, ISABEL AND LAURA’S EATING HABITS. THEN, DO
EXERCISE 7.

Matias Sarah Isabel and Laura

• "I drink two glasses of milk • "I drink two liters of water • "We eat three portions of
in the morning. a day. fruit a day.
• I have three pancakes and • I eat a can of tuna three • We drink a glass of orange
two fried eggs for breakfast times a week. juice in the morning.
every day. • I eat four portions of • We eat a sandwich a day.
• I have seven glasses of vegetables and two of meat • We eat a portion of meat a
soda a day. a day. day."
• I eat two teaspoons of • I don’t eat any sugar."
sugar in my coffee."

7. CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM
ACCORDING TO THE TABLE.

1. How much / How many vegetables does Sarah eat a day?

2. How much / How many orange juice do Isabel and Laura drink a day?

3. How much / How many sugar does Matias drink in his coffee?

4. How much / How many cans of tuna does Sarah eat a week?

5. How much / How many soda does Matias drink a day?

6. How much / How many sandwiches do Isabel and Laura eat a day?

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 LESSON E PARTY TIME

1. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE WORDS YOU HEAR.

Mike: Hey Karl, do we have _________________ for

tonight’s party?
Karl: Yes, we have _________________.
Mike: And, do we have _________________?
Karl: Let me see… no, we don’t have
_________________! We need to buy
_________________.
Mike: Alright, and, is there _________________?
Karl: Yes, there’s _________________ in the fridge.
Mike: Perfect, we don’t need to buy _________________.
Karl: But we don’t have _________________.
Mike: Let’s buy _________________ later. How much time
do we have to buy everything?
Karl: We have some time before the party starts.
Mike: Very well, _________________ money do you have?
Karl: I don’t have any money!
Mike: Are you kidding me? I don’t have any money
either!

2. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH THE THINGS
MIKE AND KARL HAVE AND DON’T HAVE FOR THE PARTY.

They have… They don’t have…

3. NOW, PRACTICE THE CONVERSATION WITH A PARTNER.

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 4. IN PAIRS, PLAN A BIRTHDAY PARTY. LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND COMPLETE THE
TABLE.

We have… We don’t need… We need to buy…

We have a bag of potato We don’t need any We need to buy two

chips. cereal. more bottles of soda.

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