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A countable / uncountable nouns : aan, some | any + There are two kinds of noun in Engl , countable (C) and [Countable | Uncountable | | uncountable (U). eae an apple. | some butter C= things you cin count. C nouns can be singular or plural. al Were some apples. _| some milk, ‘one apple. two apples, three apples I) Wedontneea |#t0mato. | any tice U = things you can’t count. U nouns can't be plural. We don't need | any tomatoes. | any suger. butter, meat Nor to-batters, three meats atomato? —[anyrice? | Do we need + Some nouns canbe C or Ubu the meaning is different. any tomatoes? any sugar? | - Use a/ anwith singular C nouns. + Use some with plaral C nouns and U nouns in , + Use ary with plural C nouns and U nouns in phe eae ee [A We can also use some in 7 toask for and © Can Thave some coffee? Would you like some biscuits? ee an ice cream 1B how much / how many? acaneakle (singular) [Rall anaes Short answers | _* Use Hew mudh...2with uncountable (U) nouns Tassunesble (egal) Pell es and How many...” with plural countable (C) nouns. How much water I drink alot of water. Alot. +s Use. a lor (op with Cand U nouns lor do you drink? Idrink quite a lot of water. | Quitea lot. eee = don’t drink much water. | Not much. S oe its a lot (of) for quite a big quantity. don’t drinkany water | None, ee eens “Countable (ploral) —— sll quaney. How many sweets Late alot of sweets, ‘Alot. sok OTs ville plnalindans tor did you eat? Lave quite alot of sweets. | Quitea lot. Oese gadily I didn't eat many sweets, Not many. pos oa anny didn't eat any sweets None. Gon ace IC be going to (plans) 2 : #) _ &) Fullform | Contraction Full form [Contraction | [am Pm | fam not | Pm not You are Youre going to have You are not |You aren't going to have He/She/Itis | He/She /tr’s |aholiday He/She /Iisnot | He/ She /Icisn’'t_ | a holiday Weare We're next month, We are not We aren't next month. You are You're You arenot You aren't They are | They're They are not They aren't a @ "+ Use be going to + verb (infinitive) ee inven ne ptens Am | | Tam. “| Fm not. + With the verb go yous can say Aseyot | img to have you are, [youaren't. | Ymgoineio go on Pin zoinete0. Ishe /she/it| Shera, yes, he/she fitis, |... | he/she/itism't.| = We often use future ime expressions Arewe | next month? wens nS SE ee Areyou | you are. | you aren't, fomoriow, next week, nest year ee. Arethey | they are. they aren't (ki oe 4] 2D "be gong to (predictions) a You can also use be going to ‘verb (infinitive) for prediction = e : 3 5 = Grammar Bank 7A a Write a, an, or some +a food / drink re - b Complete the dialogue with a, an, some, or any. 1 -somecereal 6 A | invited my sister for dinner. Is that OK? 2 = 7 B No, it isn’t, We don't have any. food! 3 8 ‘A There are eggs and? cheese, 4 9 can make ‘omelette. 5 — 10 B There aren't * ‘eggs. I had the last two. ‘A Wecan make? pasta, Are there © tomatoes? a Complete with How much / How many. b Gross-out the wrong words, How much fruit da you eat? I don’t eat much / many apples. 1 _____ people were there at the party? 1 Teata lot of / much fruit. 2 milk does she drink? 2 Do you drink much / many water? — coffee did you drink yesterday? 3 We don’t buy much / many vegetables. 4 eggs are there in the fridge? 4A How much meat do you eat? 5 cents are there in a curo? B None / Any. I’m a vegetarian, 6 money do you have with you? 5 Leat quitea lot of / quite fish. 7 hours does your baby usualy sleep? © A How much exercise do you do? 7c Write sentences about Susan’s holiday plans. b Complete the sentences with (be) going to + a verb. Shed ites pee enemas buy cook do _mothave study not fly Italian, (speak) ‘Our car is ten years old. We re going to buy 1 jew one: 2 _— a hotel. (stay in) 1 My mother’s at workso my father ——_ the lunch, 3 photos. (take) 21 tonight. I have an exem tomorro% 4 = spaghetti (eat) 36 a present for Bill! 5 = Golosseiim. (see) 4 We to Edinburgh. 1° too expensive 5 What _ your brother after school? A J 6 Isherbirthday next week, but she a party. 7 a. Write predictions for the pictures, 'b Complete the predictions with (be) going to and a verb. 1 Its going to be break have not pass wake up win 2 7 1s my dream holiday: I know ['m going 1 have a good time. — 1 They're playing very well. hink they — the match, 2 Shea very bad student, She ~ the exan 4 = aan f 3 Look at the blue sky, Ie a beautiful day. © 4 Youre driving very fest! We an accident! y 5 Be careful with that glass! You i 6 The baby’s very tired. I dont think she tonight ELV muttizom — vwnwoup.comyelt/englshfile/elementary

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