Nouns, adjectives and adverbs 1 Countable and uncountable nouns Uncountable nouns + Names of substances (material iquids, gases, etc. leather “paper wood metal silver | water coffee air bread meat. butter wine flour * Activities and sports: running swimming shopping gardening football’ tennis snooker squash __ badminton * Names of subjects: history mathematics music physics law art © Language [Russian Greek German English | © Abstract nouns: love hope advice information | intelligence beauty hunger poverty * Collective nouns: furniture luggage equipment ] accommodation trafficNouns, adjectives and adverbs Practice a Underline all the uncountable nouns in the following text. We welcome you as a guest at the Sherwood Holiday Village and hope that you enjoy your holiday with us. The sports complex is open from 7 a.m. and facilities are available for tennis, squash, bowling, table tennis and snooker. You can hire equipment at the complex for a nominal fee. if you require tuition, there is coaching available but you must book in advance. For those of you who enjoy competition, there will be tournaments taking place throughout the week. Please sign your name up on the notice board if you are interested.And if you need something to quench your thirst after an energetic game, you can purchase fruit juice, mineral water and herbal drinks as well as a variety of healthy snacks from the health-food bar. May we take this opportunity to inform you that appropriate footwear must be worn for all activities and heavy shoes are not allowed in the sports complex. Next to the sports complex, you will find our brand-new swimming pool, complete with water slides and a wave machine. The lighting in the pool area gives the effect of sunlight even on the dullest days.And if you want to look your best in the pool, our sports shop stocks a wide range of designer swimwear. After lots of exercise, you'll probably be ready for a good meal. Why not go to the Sherwood Restaurant? If you'd like to try the buffet, you can eat as much food as you like for just £8. If you'd prefer to eat in, you can purchase your food from the minimarket. Fresh fruit and vegetables are delivered to the minimarket daily and the bread is freshly baked by our own bakers. If you require any advice or information, please come to the Reception Desk and we will be glad to assist. Janice Hughes, ManagerNouns, adjectives and adverbs Nouns which may be uncountable or countable Many nouns which are generally uncountable can also be countable in certain contexts. * Some nouns are uncountable when we talk about the substance, material or abstract concept but countable when we talk about one specific item: chicken/a chicken, light/a light, stone/a stone, hope/a hope, education/an education, hair/a hair I'm very interested in education. It is important that she receives a good education. There isn't much light in this room. Is there a light in this room? * Some nouns which are uncountable when we talk about the material and countable when we refer to a specific thing have a particular meaning as countable nouns. For example, glass refers to a material. A glass refers to an item that we drink from which is made of glass. It does not refer to a piece of glass: wood/a wood, paper/a paper, iron/an iron, cloth/a cloth * Some nouns which are usually uncountable can be countable when we refer to a particular variety: wine/an excellent wine, cheese/a strong cheese, fruit/a very sweet fruit * In informal English, drinks and some types of food which are normally uncountable can be counted, particularly when we are making an order in a cafe or restaurant: tea/three teas, coffee/a coffee, soup/two soups * Some ing forms can be countable: painting/a good painting, drawing/a few drawings Practice 1b Write a before the nouns which are being used as countable nouns. 1 a) .=. Beauty is subjective. b) She’s .. real beauty. 2 a) Lam fortunate to have had ..... very good education. b) ..... education does not just take place at school. 3a) My eyes are very sensitive to ..... light. b 4a ) ) ) Is there ..... light in there? ) b) I'm sorry to ask you but I desperately need ..... help. ) b) a) b) You've been ..... great help to me. 5 a) I don’t usually drink ..... coffee. ll have two teas and ..... coffee please. He has ..... great love of mus Sometimes ..... love can be very painful.