FOOD – COUNTABLE AND

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Student’s name DIANA GOMEZ

Date Grade
Orange Cheese Coffee Chips

COUNTABLE NOUS

Chocolate Banana Water Jam Nouns you can count

You can use a / an in front of countable nouns.
Nouns that have a plural form.

Lemon Carrot Pasta Soda UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Nouns you can´t count

Nouns that normally don´t have a plural form
Apple Fish Ice Cream Eggs

We can make uncountable nouns

a) Color and give the name of each picture,
countable to express quantity. We add a
then number them from the one you like
unit or a quantity with “OF”
the most a last one.
e.g. a bar of chocolate

c) Use a / an or some and write C for

countable or U for uncountable.
b) Look at the words and select them into the right
category

Some money U water – bread – lemons – chocolate – sugar – tea –

Some ponds C milk – oranges- cheese – coffee – eggs –grapes – a
A cup of tea C bar of chocolate - chicken – butter – a loaf of bread –
Some sugar U peach – a cup of tea – honey
A bar of chocolate C
An ice-cream C
Some rice U
Countable Uncountable
A glass of water C
Lemons Water
A coffee U
Oranges Bread
A cake U
Eggs Chocolate
Some eggs C
Grapes Sugar
An orange C
A bar of chocolate Tea
Some bunch of grapes C
A lof of bread Milk
Some coins C
Peach Cheese
An apple C
A cup of tea Coffee
Some salt U
Chicken
Butter
Honey
 HOW MUCH…? / HOW MANY…?

Student’s name Date Grade

How much + uncountable noun How many + countable noun

E.g. How much ham? E.g.: How many rashers and
sausages

d) Ask questions using how much or how many

(eggs ) How many eggs ?

(meat) How much meat ?

(jam) How much jam ?

(people) How many people ?

(flour) How much flour ?

(votes) How many votes ?

(parties) How many parties ?

(oil) How much oil ?

d) Choose the correct word / expression and complete the sentences.

– how much – how many –

How many sandwiches have you got?

How much milk is there in the fridge?
How much time do you need?
How many fruit can you see on the table?
How many friends have you got?
How many states are there in Mexico?
How much love do you give to your mom?
How many gubernators are there in
Mexico? How many bananas do you eat a day?
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FRUITS OR VEGETABLES..???
Instructions. Surf the internet or other resource to investigate the qualities of a fruit or
vegetable. You can type the following question to find out better information “Why is/are
(name of fruit or vegetable)
good for us? Use the research to complete the information below.

3. Check or write in the name of the fruit or vegetable you choose to research.

Fruits: bananas apples X oranges other

Vegetables: spinach peppers eggplants other

4. Write a list of the nutrients this fruit or vegetable contains; e.g., types of vitamins or
minerals, fiber…etc.
Oranges are low in calories and a good source of fiber and potassium. Oranges are a rich source
of vitamin C. It is necessary for maintaining healthy gums, teeth and bones, and for wound
healing. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant; plays a role in enhancing the action of vitamin E,
assisting in iron absorption and immune functions. Oranges also contain significant amounts of
folate, a B-complex vitamin that provides a useful protective effect during pregnancy.

4. Write two interesting facts about your fruit

3. Circle one of the nutrients. Explain the health or vegetable.
benefits it gives us.
Vitamins Without a doubt, the most remarkable thing about 1. Orange helps fight cancer.
orange is its vitamin richness, where there are abundant 2. Orange promotes healthy blood sugar
carotenoids with provitamin A activity, the most abundant levels
being beta-carotene, cryptoxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin,
folic acid (folate) and, above all, vitamin C.

5. Describe a simple, healthy recipe for people that features.

Name of the recipe: Orange juice

Ingredients:8 oranges, Honey to taste, 1 cup of water, Ice (optional)

STEP 1: First of all, cut the oranges into four equal parts. Then, remove the peel and keep only the pulp.

STEP 2: Place the orange in the blender, also the cup of water. Blend until you see it completely mixed.

STEP 3: Pass the juice through a strainer to remove the pulp from the orange.

STEP 4: Your orange juice was ready to drink. You can serve it with ice cubes and honey to taste.
 HEALTHY DIET…long life!!!!!!

Read the description of two children in a common day.

Student’s name Date Grade

Abbey gets up at 7:00 am, feeds the dog, and has cereal
and a glass of juice for breakfast. She walks to school
with her friend, Julia. She has a package of chips for a
morning snack, drinks water from the water fountain,
and has a chicken and lettuce sandwich with a banana
for lunch. She likes to play soccer with her friends at
lunch and morning break time. She walks home with
Julia, has some crackers with cheese and fruit juice for
afternoon snack and plays with the dog for a while. She
plays computer games for an hour or two before dinner,
then has a shower and does her homework. She watches
her favorite television show for an hour, and then
usually goes to bed at about 9:30 pm.
Carl gets up at 8:30 am and has two slices of toast
with jam with a glass of milk for breakfast. His
mother drives him to school on her way to work. He
eats cookies and a packaged fruit drink for morning
snack and a pot pie ordered from the school
cafeteria with a fruit drink for lunch. He likes to play
card games with his friends at lunchtime and climb
the fixed equipment at morning break time. He
catches the bus home, has a cereal bar and a can
of
soda for afternoon snack, then watches some
television. He has a shower before dinner, and
then plays the computer for an hour or two. He
goes to bed at about 10:30 pm.

1. Use the information from the text to rate the different aspects of the two lifestyles.

FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE ONE IS SUPER BAD AND 10 IS SUPER GOOD

Health aspects Abbey Carl You

Diet 10 3 6

Sleep 9 6 7

Exercise 9 3 5

Relaxation 8 7 5

2. Read the following statements, and then decide if they are true T or false F.
a) Both of them have a healthy life. F
b) Abbey has a glass of milk as a snack. F
c) Abbey doesn’t take the bus to get school. V
d) Carl plays soccer with his friends F
e) Carl get the bus to come back home V