Articles / countable and uncountable nouns / quantifiers Unit 7 Use Example Organisations definite article: the army, the police, the fire brigade definite article: goto the schoo! (as a visiton, be in the first year pate zero aticle:go fo school (asa student), bein Class 38, maths indefinite article: take a taxi, catch a/the bus definite article:on the bus foot, go home, go by bus indefinite article: have a cold/headache/cough definite article: have (the) flu/measles zero atticle:have toothache Travel Health definite article: the bank, the tax office, go to the hospital/prison (as a visitor) zero article:go to hospital/prison/church (as a patient/prisoner/worshipper) © Speakers of American English do not usually use hospital without an article. US: The ambulance took Simon to the hospital. UK: The ambulance took Simon to hospital. Countable and uncountable nouns Example Iwant to be a journalist. Where is the newspaper? There are some good articles in the paper. How many channels do you get? Countable nouns © Use a, the,some, many @ Use a singular or plural verb Did you hear the news? ‘Some important news has ust come in. How much information do we have about it? Your advice was very useful Uncountable nouns Use the, some, much © Use a singular verbs Common uncountable nouns: advice, coffee, furniture, glass, hair, homework, information, knowledge, luggage, money, news, paper, work watch out! spectacles, trousers, groceries, etc. With these words, we use a plural verb. Y Oh,no!My new clothes are dirty! ¥, Doyou think you could bring mea clean glass? (countable) ¥_ We should make computer monitors out of recycled glass. (uncountable) © Most uncountable nouns are singular, but a few are plural. These include clothes scissors jeans, © Some nouns are countable with one meaning and uncountable with another meaning Quantifiers Quantifier Use Example ‘© countable nouns, usually in negative statements and questions There aren't many programmes on TV that I find interesting, ‘much ‘@ uncountable nouns, usually in negative statements and questions ‘My dad never shows much interest in the news. alot of /lots of ‘@ countable and uncountable nouns in Positive statements That film has won a lot of /lots of awards. Whata lot of luggage you've got! afew @ countable nouns means’some’ There have been a few scandals in the papers recently. alittle © uncountable nouns, means’some’ They say thata little knowledge is a dangerous thing. ‘@ countable nouns, means not many’ Richard has few interests outside work. @ uncountable nouns, means not much’ The police have little information about the robbery. © The phrase ‘only a few’ means’not many: The phrase only alittle! means’not much: ¥, Thereare only a few programmes on TV that like watching. ¥_There’sonly a little sugar let, so get some when you go out.Unit 7 Grammar A Circle the correct word or phrase. 1 Seavausun ove this time in evening / the evening when the sun is going down. People play cricket / the cricket in South Africa, Australia and Sri Lanka It's too far to walk so | think I'll catch bus / the bus. Jane had to go home from school because she had a headache / the headache. The robber was sent to prison / the prison for a total of three years. ‘My cousin works as waiter / a waiter in a cafe near where we live. The underground doesn’t run this late so we'll have to take a taxi / the taxi. Hike to listen to music / the music in my free time, My favourite subject at school is chemistry / the chemistry, Jazz music appeared in America in 1920s / in the 1920s. B Choose the correct answer. If no word is needed, choose ‘D’, 10 ‘Oh, | didn't tell you! We've got new English teacher. Aa B an C the D noword Here's ... DVD you asked to borrow. Aa B an C the D noword We're out of ..... Coffee, so could you get some from the supermarket? Aa B an C the D noword The prize is unique opportunity to travel the world! Aa B an C the D noword It100ks like ...... glass in your bedroom window is cracked. Aa B an C the D noword It’s honour to be here this evening to speak to you. Aa B an C the D noword There's... good chance welllbe late for the meeting, Aa B an C the D noword Reports are coming in of a major oil spill iM ww Mediterranean. Aa Ban C the D noword I went to see the doctor because I'm finding it difficult to sleep at Aa Ban C the D noword Do you think that they'll ever send a manned mission to ww Venus? Aa B an C the D noword C Circle the extra word in each line. 44 Being in the news The many people who appear in the news for the first time find that a sudden fame has a negative effect on their lives. The national press can be an unforgiving and the loss of the privacy that comes with fame is an extra problem at a lifficult time. This is especially the case when a someone is in the news because of a tragedy or the serious crime. Just at the moment when you are under a most stress, you find microphones and the cameras in your face. The media have responsibility to inform the public, but an innocent people are often hurt by the demand for the scandal. worvansuns‘Articles / countable and uncountable nouns / quantifiers Unit 7 D Complete using the correct form of the verb in brackets. F The clothes you bought me for my birthday wrummmemunnemnnnnne (Be) wonderful! Itturned out that the information we had received wwmnnnmmmnnnennnnne (B€) WONG, My new jeans .. (be) in the wash and | wanted to wear them tonight. The luggage on a plan (take) up a lot of room. Your hair .. (100k) really nice and shiny. | could tell by the look on her face that the news Oh,no! My money (be) in my other jacket! (not / be) good. Noawawne Find ten mistakes in this passage and correct them. 1. ‘We interrupt your usual schedule to bring you an important news.We are receiving informations about a spaceship that has landed outside the White House. The large ship seems to be made of glasses. Reports say that a short time ago aliens came out of the craft. Eye-witnesses described them as short and said their clothes was made of metal and their hairs was bright green. Strangely, one of them appeared to be 2 3 4 5 6 wearing a jean. Much people said that they seemed to be friendly. The President of the 7 United States is currently holding a meeting with the visitors in the hope that we can. 8 exchange knowledges. Police advice are to stay indoors and under no circumstances 9 approach the spaceship. We will be back with another news as soon as we can. And 10 now,back to your usual programme, Gardening for Beginners: Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap. 1 Notmany people came to the party. only There people at the party. 2. Thewitness described the mugger tothe police. a The witness of the mugger. 3. Thereisn’t much sugarleft. a There sugar left. 4 Lam thinking of becoming a firefighter when I leave school. brigade 1am thinking of when | leave school. 5 Wewere shocked by the news and didn't know what to do. shocking The news .. didn’t know what to do. 6 There aren’t many good films out at the moment. only There so sir good films out at the moment. 7 Ididn’t eat much dessert because I'm on a di 1 8 Youhavelots of hats! lot What only dessert because I'm on a diet. you have! WESUnit 7 Grammar 46 G Match to make sentences. I'm quite busy so I've got Happily, we have had My dad just got a good job so we have Pollution is improving now that My mum has lost her job so we have My lesson’s been cancelled so I've got Isa shame that noon Unfortunately, we have had H Choose the correct answer. 1 10 u 12 Ifyou have A few B afew B afew c C little minutes and I'll be ready. ttle alittle time to talk to you now. a few people recycle their rubbish. a few complaints from hotel guests recently. little money for luxuries. few people recycle their rubbish. very few complaints from hotel guests recently. alittle money for luxuries. very little time to talk to you now. time at the end of the exam, check your answers. D alittle D alittle We've only got .... milk left so get some when you go shopping. A few Bafew little D alittle JUSt anu practice every day and you'll soon be able to play the piano. A few B afew —C ttle D alittle We were disappointed that....... of the members came to the youth club party. A few Bafew —C little D alittle Sprinkle num Sugar on the strawberries. A few B afew —C little D alittle I suppose now I'm 43, have... A few B afew Could you help me with... A few B afew C little There's wn Coffee left, if anyone wants some. A few B afew € little Becoming an astronaut is so demanding that .. C little A few B afew Il meet you in half an hour I've got .. A few Bafew Many people feel there's A few B afew C little le C little hope of playing football for England. D alittle exercises I don’t understand? D alittle D alittle people manage it. D alittle e-mails to write first. D alittle _-» point in voting, even in a general election. D alittle