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Unit 12 • Lesson A: Eating habits

Vocabulary
Carbohydrates
bread (n)
French fries (n)
pasta (n)
rice (n)

Fish
seafood (n)
shellfish (n)

Fruit
apple (n)
banana (n)
papaya (n)

Meat
beef (n)
chicken (n)

Milk and eggs

cheese (n)
egg (n)
milk (n)

Vegetables
carrot (n)
cucumber (n)
potato (n)

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Eating habits
be on a (special) diet (v)
have good / bad eating habits (v)
skip meals (v)

Other words
allergic (to) (adj)
dessert (n)
picky eater (n)
vegetarian (n)

Grammar
Countable and uncountable nouns
A noun is a person or thing. Nouns can be countable or uncountable.

Countable nouns

Some nouns are countable. They are things you can count:

an apple

six potatoes

Some countable nouns are singular. Use a / an with singular countable nouns:

I have an egg for breakfast every day.

Countable nouns can also be plural. They usually end is -s. Don't use a/ an with plural
countable nouns:

I don't eat bananas.

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Uncountable nouns

Some nouns are uncountable. They are things you can't count:

milk

seafood

Don't use a / an or plural -s with uncountable nouns:

I drink milk every morning.

I don't eat seafood.

How many . . . ? How much . . . ?

You can use How many . . . ? and How much . . . ? to ask questions about countable and
uncountable nouns.

Questions

Use How many . . . ? to ask questions with countable plural nouns:

How many eggs do you eat a week?

Use How much . . . ? with uncountable nouns:

How much milk do you drink a day?

Statements

In affirmative statements, use a lot of. You can use a lot of with both countable and
uncountable nouns:

A How many eggs do you eat a week?

B I eat a lot of eggs. / I don't eat a lot of eggs.

A How much milk do you drink a day?

B I drink a lot of milk. / I don't drink a lot of milk.

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In negative statements, you can use a lot of or many with countable nouns:

I don't eat many eggs.

You can use a lot of or much with uncountable nouns:

I don't drink much milk.

Remember, you don't need to repeat the noun if it's clear what you are talking about:

A How many eggs do you eat a week?

B I don't eat many. (= many eggs)

A How much milk do you drink a day?

B I don't drink much. (= much milk)

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