Countables & Articles & KEY

8/6/2019 Countables & Articles & KEY

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1 Countable and uncountable noulI1sCountable nouns:+ can be singular:

a . company, a job, a biscuit+ or plural:

1nany com panies, few jobs, som e biscuits

Uncountable nouns: cannot be plural:health, clothing, (not healths, ~) take a singular verb:

Petroi is expensive. Exercise is g oo d fo r YOH. use certain other words to refer toquantity:a piece ofJifITl,itw 'e, a sum of money, a litreo f pe tro l (not a f i l f f 7 o . . 4 . t . t t r e , I: IT:.one) ', 6 1 : petrol)

Exercise is g oo d for YaH .(= taking exercise in general)I don't enjoy hard W01'k.(= tasks and activities)

A Many nouns can be countable and uncountable, but with different meanings:These grammar exercises are easy!(= tasks for practising grammar)The gallery was showing works byseveral artists.(= paintings sculptures etc.)Th e French produce S01ne wonderful cheeses.(= different types of cheese)

2 A(n), the and no article

D o 'we have any cheese in the fridge?(= that type of fo od )

Means: Introduces: Use it with:A(n) one of many a new item of singular countable

information nounsThe the only one(s) items we have mentioned countable

or before an.dthe particular one(s) or uncountable nouns

when the speaker andlistener know whichitems we are talking about

Noarticle all things in a general sense uncountable nounsor andthat quantity is plural countable nounsuncertain or unimportant

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. .~ j.. j'. .. . -. , ,. 'Countable,'arid uncountable.nouns; articles'

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JobsWe use a(1i) to say what job someone does:I'ma doctor. (not I'm. aector.)DefinitionsWe use a(n) to give a definition of something:A department store is a shop which. sells a wide range of goods.(not DepaTtm.ent store is a shop which sells a wide mnge of goods.)ExclamationsWe use a(n) with exclamations:What an exdtingfilm! (not .:(.htU cxcit : -ingfi lm . . )Fixed expressionsSome fixed expressions use the and some use no article:We travel by train/bus. (not by thetre:inlbus)We have lunch/ dinner at one. (not the lu.nch/dinner)We listen to the radio. but We watch television.Weplay the guitar. (a musical instrument) but Weplay tennis. (a sport)We go to the cinema, the theatre etc.We say:My mother is at worli.but:My mother is at theoffiee. (= the office where she works)4. We use the or no article before some places) with a difference inmeaning:The children are at school now. (= they are students there)Myfather is at the school now. (= he is visiting it)Peter spent a lot of time in hospital as a child. (= he was a patient)DrDibble has an office in the hospital and another at home.(= she works there)This rule also applies to at church) in prison) at college and at university,

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1 an item of . J . \ - ! - _ ,g g g . . , 9 ~ .4 a crowd of ---- ..7 a set of , ..

10 a pile of .b Use your dictionary to find words to use with these uncountables,There may be more than one possible answer for each.1 a . of bread 2 a __ of ice 3 a --- of oil4 a __ ofwood 5 a of dust

Remember to make a note of other words like these when you meet them.

2 a pack of ,5 a pane of .8 a bundle of ..

3 a sheet 'of _.__ ..__._.6 a slice of _ ..9 a grain of ..

a Complete each phrase with a noun from the uncountable or thecountable box..Use your dictionary if necessary. Can any of thephrases be used with mare than one of the nouns?Uncountable: glass luggage meat paper riceCountable: books cards clothes shoppers tools

Complete the diagram with the words that belong in each group. Useyour dictionary ifnecessary.accommodation advice cheese coffee experienceexperiment glass ~ hobby homeworkinformation journey leisure luck l u g g a g emeat scenery tim;e traffic -Cgctable

Always Can be countable Alwayscountable or uncountable uncountable

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- ~ . , - - .-. " _" I ':~L', f" ~ ~ " _. ". ( "~ _ _ I Ipi',. J J,. ,", .~.... . ~~ _ ~ '. _, , ,.Countable' and uncountable 'nouns; "articles .'", '. , .''' I

Fill i~ the gaps with a, an, the, or - (for no article).

Pancakereci peYou need 100 grams of flour, 0:~ (1)egg, a little milk, and a spoonful of butter.Beat (2) egg with ..,...................3)flour. Add (4) milk until themixture is runny Heat (5)butter in (6) frying pan. Pour.................... (7) spoonful of .(8) mixture into (9) pan. Cookfor one minute. Turn (10)pancake over and cook a little longer.Serve hot, with (11) sugarand (12) lemon juice.

Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets. Add a or the ifnecessary.1 W' . .. flvi . fr the west l.nd:es kve got some Important VlSltorS ym g III om !. . next wee .

Can you meet them at ' ? (West I11dies, Birmingham Airport)2 Ferdinand spent his holiday sailing across from ..

to (Meditermnean, Naples, Corsica)3 My brother's idea of a holiday is trekking across or exploring

............................................ersonally, I'd rather explore and do someshopping! (Sahara, Andes, Paris)

4 Have you met Cora's new boyfriend? He's from .(sl~iinstructor, Switzerland)

5 What... !Our train broke down near Ely and we had to get abus from there to and then wait hours for the next train.(terrible journey, Peterborough station)

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Correct the mistakes in this letter..'Dear /1onlq_ve

a . .'.Ie hadtt3reat tr10 to the France /astweekend. 'vVewent to /ltt/e hotel 1:ha1;yot/ recommended and It: WaSveryj2/easant. Foods attbe hotel weren't sogood/ as yov warned vs} ovt We strolleddown to city centre on 5att/rday evenln!]and had /oveJy meal there. In fact) Weate So Invch for the dinner that vVedidn't want a brea)cfast CJnSvndaylrham)cs asain for -thead/ice andinfotVnat/ol1s. Now I mvst vn~ck anddCJhe wasbings.Seeyoa sOCJn.Love}Freda

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I" . ., ' .,'.. .. . ~ ~ .. . -'" . -Coa.intable:,~nduncountable" ~o_uns;h l t i c 1 e : S - ' .. - -Useof EnglishForquestions 1-1.5, read the text below and look carefully at each line. Someof the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there, If aline is correct, put a tick (.f). If a line has a word which should not be there,write the word. There are two examples at the beginning, (0 and 00).

A This task testsgrammar from the

rest of Gbebookas well as' [he

grammar inthis unit.

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CLEANER AIRThe government has recently announced some plans which theyshould help to protect the environment. Firstly, the tax systemcould be changed, so that anyone who drives a big car whichconsumes a lot of the petrol will pay more taxes than people whodrive smaller cars. In an addition, company car parks maybe taxed so that companies who will encourage their employeesto travel to work by the train or bus. There will also be moneyavailable to build more cycle tracks, which allow people to cyclesafely, and reducing the need for so many car journeys. Lastly,the government wants to reduce down the number of heavylorries on the roads and they persuade manufacturers touse a rail transport instead. These ideas are good, but they donot go far enough. Too many people live so far away from theplace where they have work or study that they cannot beexpected to walk or cycle to there regularly. Fewmodernfactories are so unpleasant to live near that they must be far awayfrom houses. If small factories and offices were closer to people'shomes, we would save money and reduce pollution.

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you have a job? Do you have any special hobbies" I play the pianoand the guitar and Iike surfing the web.

i'Ialso like playing tennis and volleyball, although I'm not verygood at either of them. Do you enjoy sport? What teams do yousupport? Iupport Real Madrid of course!

Next year we'll return to Spain and perhaps I'll visit Englandand meet you.Ihope you'll reply to me 50011.With best wishes,Beatriz

A: Context listening2 Smnp!e r.nswers:

1 She's a sales executive. 2 He works for a garage ..! He's amechauic.Z He drives a recovery truck. 3 He delivers pizzas.He's a pizza delivery man. 4 She's a taxi driver.

3 2 Travel. 3 Her health. 4 Fruit. 5W11en they run out ofpetrol. 6 The police. 7 Insurance 8 He needs cash.9 Chemistry. 10The traffic. 11Food and clothing.12There's a lot of unemployment.

4 1Biscuits or sweets. 2 At a garage. 3 Pizzas. 4 Traffic jams.5 A job with a reasonable salary. 6 For three years. 7 She'sgot three children/kids.

5 The nouns in Exercise 3 are uncountable; the nouns inExercise ' * are countable.

C : Gramma.r exercises1a 2 cards 3 paper Iglass 4 shoppers 5 glass 6 meat 7 tools8 clothes 9 rice 10books I paper / luggageb Sample answers:1 loaf! slice 2 lump I sheet Iblock 3 drop /litre4 plank! splinter /block 5 speck o - Grammar, paT[ 1)

2 Always coun tab le : experiment; hobby; journeyAlways uncQI!lltable: accommodation; advice; homework;infor~ation; leisure; luck; scenery; trafficCan b e cQun ta ble or uncountable: cheese; coffee; experience;glass; meat; rime( j > Grammar, part 1)

3 2 the 3 the 4 the 5 [he 6 a 7 a 8 tbe 9 the 10 the11- 12 - (j > Grammar, part 2)

4 1Birmingham Airport 2 the Mediterranean; Naples; Corsica3 the Sahara; the Andes; Paris 4 a ski instructor; Switzerland5 a terrible journey, Peterborough station(j > Grammar, part 3)

5 We had a great trip to m e France last weekend. We went to tirelittle hotel that you recommended and it was very pleasant.The f ood at the hotel uesnr so good, as you warned us, but westrolled down to th e city centre on Saturday evening and hada lovely meal there. In fact, we ate so much for tJw dinnerthat we didn't want a, breakfast on Sunday!Thanks again for the advice and illjOl'mation. Now r mustunpack and do the washing.(j > Grammar, parts 1-3)

D: Exam practiceUse of English1.! 2 the 3 an 4 who 5 the 6.! 7 and 8 down 9 they 10 a11.! 12have 13 to 14.! 15.!Grammar focus task2B3U4U5C6U7C8UWriting Sample answer:

Many people nowadays are worried about their figures, so lotsof us want to lose weight. Unfortunately, this is not always easybecause so much of our food is not really good for us. Forexample, fast food, such as burgers and crisps, contains lots of fat.

Some people think that the best way to control your weight isto eat only lettuce and be miserable! In fact this is not at all goodfor you, It's much better to eat a diet which consists of lots ofd ifferen t sorts of foe d.

Choose good quality bread, rice, pasta and potatoes forenergy. Make sure yotl eat lots of delicious fruit and vegetables.Meat, fish, cheese and eggs are also good but you don't need 50much of these. It's most important to eat a balanced diet. If youdo this and take regular exercise, you'll find it's easy to eat welland stay healthy.

U -t 11' -=:';!:-;-:--~: .~.-_:' 1 1 , - ' _ . : : - ~ - : ~ " ' : . . 'nl . __ _~. ....-:JI ,_ ~ __ . _ .-=-=.--_A: Context listening2 The woman went to the beach last year (picture a). The man

would probably prefer the quiet mountain holiday (picture c ) .3 2 myself; of mine 3 Neither 4 by myself 5 each other6 s ornewh ere 7 NoneC: Grammar exercises1 2 there is 3 It is 4 there are 5 There are 6 there are

7 It is 8 Itis 9 there is 10 it is o - Grammar, part 5)2 2 correct 3 the eaF-G?my teadleF my teacher's car

4 {ffi-R~ by myself! on my own 5 hjoyea us l..tleft"enjoyed ourselves when 6~' mother's 7 -tfte-kg his leg8 correct 9 ftietlas of lliBelfriends of his 10 correct(> Grammar, parts 1-3)

3 2 each other 3 every 4 Each 5 everyone 6 Everyone7 all the 8 one another 9 The whole 10 nobodyo - Grammar, parts 6-8)4 2 Both John and Rob have an earring.3 Neither Pete nor Jol1Ohas a moustache.4 All of them have short hair Iwear glasses,5 They all have short hair Iwear glasses.6 None of them has / have a beard / is bald.Sampl e answer s. :7 Both my mother and my sister have dark hair.8 Neither my father nor my grandfather is bald.9 AU of my friends live quite nearby,10None of my family wears! wear glasses.(> Grammar, parts 7 and 9)

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