[4] fis) acar/some money iy) (countable/uncountable 2) A anand some a/an + singular countable noun (car/apple/shoe ett.) © Inced a new car. = some + plural countable nouns (cars/apples/shoes et): © Iced some new shoes. * Would you like some apples? EQ oomemes some + wanentable nouns (water/money/music et.): © | need some money © Would you like some cheese? Zag @ Sry some cheese or © (or Would you lke a piece of cheese?) “= =) a piece of cheese Compare a and some: © Linda bought a hat, some shoes and some perfume. © I read a newspaper, wrore some letters and listened to some music. Many nouns are sometimes countable and sometimes unco ntable, For example: some chickens some chicken ora piece of chicken Compare a paper (=a newspaper) and some paper: © 1 wane something to read Pm going to buy a paper. © 1 want to make alist. [need some paper / a piece of paper. (not ‘a paper’) but Be careful with these nouns ~ they are usually uncountable: information advice weather. news bread hair furniture work need some information about hotels in London. (ot informations’) vs nice weather today. (not ‘a nice weather’) Listen! I've just had some good news. (not ‘a good news’) winig W buy some bread. (wot ‘a bread’) got very long hair. (not ‘haire’) They've got some very nice furniture in their house. (not iaenitures’) "Do you like your job?” “Yes, but it’ hard work: (not ‘a hard work’) We say a job (hut nota work’): © Tye gota new job. (not ‘a new work’) conntable/sncouvable => FIED some and any => EXTEN12 O73 oA EXERCISES 67 ‘What did you buy? Use me pictures to make sentences (! bought | bought. some, perfume, a hat and. some. Thought she 7 or Would you like sume . Write sentences with Would you fike 2 1 Would, you like some cheese? 2 Would you like e 3 Would ? Putin a/an or some. Tread &, book and listened to £2M€, music. Ineed money. | want to buy food, We met interesting people at the party. I'm going to open window to get She didn'r ear much for Inch ~ only pple and We live in big house. There's nice garden with beautiful trees P'm going to make a table. First { need wood. Listen to me carefully. 'm going to give you advice ¥ Lwant to write a letter. I need paper and pen. bread Which is right? I’m going to buy some new shee/shocs. shoes is right ‘Martin has got brown eve/eyes. Paula has got short black hair/hairs. ‘The tourist guide gave us some info ‘We're going to buy some new ch: ‘We're going to buy some new fui Ie’ difficult to get a work/job at the mom We liad lovely weather /a lovely weather when we were on holiday. \ion/informations about the town, [143]