C Grammar exercises EB 2 Complete each phrase with a noun from the uncountable or the countable box. Use your dictionary if necessary. Can any of the phrases be used with more than one of the nouns? Uncountable: glass. luggage meat paper _rice Countable: books cards clothes shoppers tools 1 an item of ..Magage. 2 a pack of. 3 a sheet of 4 a crowd of. 5 a pane of... 6 aslice of. 7 aset of ~ 8 abundle of . 9 agrain of 10 apile of b Use your dictionary to find words to use with these uncountables. ‘There may be more than one possible answer for each. of bread 2 @ennnnnnnnnnnnn FICE 3B nn of wood Seon dust Remember to make a note of other words like these when you meet them. complete the diagram with the words that belong in each group. Use your dictionary if necessary. accommodation advice cheese coffee _ experience experiment glass hair hobby homework information journey leisure luck —_‘Faggage meat scenery time traffic vegetable Always Can be countable Always countable or uncountable uncountableand uncountable nouns; articles Fill in the gaps with a, an, the, or ~ (for no article). Pancake recipe You need 100 grams of flour, ....4%.... (1) egg, a little milk, and 25 grams of butter. Beat (2) 08g With mace (3) flour. Add (4) milk until the mixture is runny, Heat evn (5) Dutter iM nen (6) frying pan. Pour (2) 25 grams of .. (8) MIXCUE IMO nem (9) pan. Cook for one Minute, TUN mmm (10) pancake over and cook a little longer. Serve hot, With worn (11) sugar Nd encom (12) lemon juice. Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets. Add a or the if necessary. 1 We've got some important visitors flying in from ..th¢. West. Indies next week. Can you meet them at... wwe ? (Westtndies, Birmingham Airport) Ferdinand spent his holiday sailing acr0$8 .-wesesmsneenn FROM to. . (Mediterranean, Naples, Corsica) My brother’ idea ofa holiday is trekking aCt088 oeennnnnnnnnn OF Exploring Personally, Pd rather xpl0re eeeennnnnnnnnnn and do some shopping! (Sahara, Andes, Pars) Have you met Cora’s new boyfriend? He's... (oki instructor, Switzerland) What --wwwed Our train broke down near Ely and we had to get a bus from there to -ommonane and then wait hours for the next train. (terrible journey, Peterborough station)© Correct the mistakes in this email. 606 Dear Monique, We had great trip to the France last weekend. We went to little hotel that you recommended and it was very pleasant. Foods at the hotel weren't so good, as you warned us, but we strolled down to city centre on Saturday evening and had lovely meal there. In fact, we ate so much for the dinner that we didn’t want a breakfast on Sunday! Thanks again for the advice and informations. Now I must unpack and do the washings. Here is photo of the hotel to remind you. See you soon. Love, Fredale and uncountable nouns; articles DE SC clei 1} Use of English Part 4 For questions 4-8, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Here is an example (0). Example: (0 Ethan gets top score even in the hardest computer games. WINS Ethan swins.even, He. most difficult computer games. 4. The hotel staff had permission to use the tennis courts on Mondays. PLAY The hotel staff were .. sen ‘on Mondays. 2 Alison loves to buy presents for her grandchildren. PLEASURE Alison, sow presents for her grandchildren. 3 My boss advised me which computer | should buy. GAVE My boss — choosing a computer. 4 Can you tell me precisely how much money was stolen? EXACT Can you tell me that was stolen? 5 The customs officer checked every garment in my luggage. ITEM The customs officer checked every = in my luggage. ‘ABOUT : I can't talk for long because | vnrennmnee SCHOO 7 We've been standing in this queue for an hour and we still have another hour to wait. WAITING By the time we get to the front of the queue we ... ~ two hours. 8 Although Toby keeps his room tidy he seldom cleans it. EVER Toby keeps his room tidy cleans it.Creme ‘Which of these nouns from the exam task are countable (C) and which are uncountable (U)? Can any of them be both (B)? Use your dictionary if you want to. 1 permission th. 2 pleasure .... 3 advice... 4 money 5 garment... Gclothing.. 7 queue 8 room Writing Part 2 You see this competition in an international student newsletter. EAT WELL, STAY HEALTHY. Write an article describing a diet which is both healthy and enjoyable. Say why you recommend it to other students, _) The winning article will be printed next month. Se Write your article for the magazine in 120-480 words. This task gives you a chance to practise: writing about food and diet. ‘Useful words and expressions £0 cook, to go on a diet, to prepare, to put on/lose weight, 10 serve delicious, fresh, frozen, good for you, instant, tinned a balanced diet, dish, fast food, healthy eating, meal acter erectCountable and| uncountable nouns; articles ec oe meee Ce atts rs] uses of articles Bea cuir’ EB You are going to hear four people talk about their jobs. Look at the pictures and guess what jobs they do.EB G20 Listen again and answer these questions. Angela 1 What does Angela’s company make? Furniture... 2 What important part of her work does she mention? 3. What does she care about? .. ss | 4 What is not always available? fn | 5 When does Ken get calls from drivers who don’t think ahead? | 6 Who calls Ken after an accident? _ | | | | 7 What does he say that motorists should have? Charlie 8 Why does Charlie deliver pizzas? 9 What subject is he studying? ..... Hazel 10 What is terrible? ee | 11 What does she have to pay for? .. 7 12 Why does she say she mustn't grumble? ©B_ S29 Listen again and answer these questions. 1. What does Angela avoid eating? son 2 Where does Ken work? 3 What does Charlie deliver? 4 What does Charlie usually avoid? .. 5. What sort of job does he want when he graduates? 6 How long has Hazel been driving a taxi? 7 What does Hazel say about her family? —— rm Look at the nouns in your answers to Exercise 3 and compare them with the nouns in your answers to Exercise 4. Can you say how they are different?