English Speaking

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IPL Speaking Club
Pre-intermediate

Uncountable nouns,
Verbs with similar
•Mario:
We have
project
Who
on
a lot
time.
of work to do to finish
..............................................
= We have lots of work
this
(you,
to
go)
do to
‘many’,
meanings‘much’ and with on Saturday?
finish this project on time.
Maria: I .............................................. (take) some
‘a lot of’ visitors from Australia.
Exercise 1 2.1 Comparing quantity:
They.............................................. (arrive) last
1Match
Countable and
the verbs with their synonyms night and
‘much more’, ‘much less’ When we compare two
uncountable nouns or more they
quantities and we want to show
.............................................. (stay)that
for a
Extract differ the difference
few weeks. is big, we can use:
Nouns can be countable or uncountable.
Find discovere.g. one “much more” .............. than = a lot more ............ than
Countable nouns can be counted:
Accident
“much reporting
less” ................ than = aI lot less ............. than
spanner,
Increase two spanners; onelooknail,for
four nails.
An uncountable noun cannot be counted. Sometimes
Marcos has accidents happen
$20 and Maria hasat$6
work. These
dollars.
Investigate
For instance, we cannot countmake water, accidents
Marcos hasare
thereported by filling out an
most money.
oil or rice. We cannot give a number accident
Produce provide Maria hasreport.
the least money.
to an uncountable noun but we can give
a Search
quantity. e.g. three litres of oil; a bottle
raise Marcos has 3
Exercises $10 and Maria has $2.
of water; five kilograms of rice. Marcos has a lot more/much more money
Supply remove Insert the correct tense in the spaces below.
Uncountable nouns than Maria.
Then complete the report below the story
Varya singular verb
take study Maria has a lot less/much less money
THEMarcos.
than ACCIDENT
• Petrol is expensive
•Exercise
There is no2 water left in the bottle. Marcos
My friend, hasMario $10 and OliveiraMaria has $8.
................................
(be) veryhas
Marcos unlucky
more money yesterday, thanWednesday
Maria.
Uncountable nouns
This is a conversation between Mario afternoon.
Maria has less It .................................
money than Marcos. (be) his twenty
take a singular
and Maria. verb the dialogue by
Complete seventh birthday and he .................................
inserting
Much the
is used correct
with tensenouns
uncountable of thesuch
verb. (have) an accident
Comparing quantities at work. At twenty minutes
as rice, water, and petrol. to three he ................................. (trip) over an
Mario: Where .............................................. (you, go) Barrels of oil
•next
Howweekend?
much rice would you like? iron bar which ................................. (be) on the
‘Oil’ is an uncountable noun
• Australians don’t eat much rice floor and he ................................. (fall) and .........
Maria: We .................................................... (go) to ........................ (hurt) his arm. I ...............................
Many
AtauroisIsland
used with countable
on Saturday nouns and
morning such as .. (take) him to the doctor immediately. The
bolts, screws or knives. doctor..................................(think) it..............................
we .............................................. (come back)
•on
How manymorning.
Monday nails are there in that box? (be) broken but he ................................. (take) an
• ThereWe are ..............................................
many students in this class. (go) there x-ray and ................................. (find) that it ..............
(be) only bruised. He ................................. (put) his
Alast
lot month
of and and
lots of can be used with both arm in a sling and ................................. (give) him
countable weand uncountable nouns.(enjoy,
.............................................. There is some pain killers and ................................. (tell)
no difference
really) it. between the two. him to come back in a week for a check up.
• I have a lot of friends. = I have lots of friends

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IPL Speaking Club
Pre-intermediate

Uncountable nouns,
ACCIDENT REPORT FORM
•shift
We when
project
have aMr lotJohnof work
= We
to do
Brown to finish this
....................................
.... (burn)on histime.hand on ahave lots ofofwork
hot piece metal. to Hedo to
‘many’,
Today’s date: ……‘much’
./……… /……… and finish this project on(pick
........................................ time.- up) the metal up

‘a Victim’s
lot family
of’name: …………………………………………… without wearing protective gloves. Because
First name: …………………………………. 2.1 Comparing quantity:
it........................................ (not, be) a serious injury

1 Age:
Countable
………………. and we ........................................ (take) him to the
‘much
nursemore’, ‘much less’ When we
who ........................................ compare
(bandage) the two
uncountable
Date of accident:………/……… /……….nouns or
burnmore andquantities and we want
........................................ to show
(advise) himthat to
Day of accident: ………………. Time: ………… am/pm the difference
be more careful is big, we canas
especially use:
his thirty first
Nouns can be countable or uncountable. birthday is next month.
Part of body affected: “much more” .............. thanHe = awilllot be
moreabsent from
............ than
Countable nouns can be counted: e.g. one work for tomorrow and the next day. The
Hand  two Leg
spanner, 
spanners; onenail, four nails.
Arm “much less” ................ than = a lot less ............. than
supervisor........................................ (tell) Mr Brown
AnFoot
uncountable
 Chestnoun
 cannot
Head  be counted. to wear has
Marcos protective
$20 and gloves
Marianext hastime.
$6 dollars.
For instance, we cannot count water,
Type of injury: Marcos has the most money.
oil or rice. We cannot give a number
Maria has theACCIDENT least money. REPORT FORM
to an
Burnuncountable
 cut  noun but
bruise  we can give
a quantity.
Sprain  e.g. three
break  litres of oil; a bottle
Today’s date: …… ./……… /………
Marcos has $10 and Maria has $2.
of water; five kilograms of rice. Marcos
Victim’shas a lot
family more/much
name: more money
……………………………………………
Time off work:
Uncountable nouns than
FirstMaria.
name: ………………………………….
4–7 days 2–3 days  0–1day 
take a singular verb Maria
Age: has a lot less/much less money
……………….
Description of accident. than Marcos.
• Petrol is expensive Date of accident:………/……… /……….
• There is no water left in the bottle. Marcos has $10……………….
Day of accident: and Maria has am/pm
Time: ………… $8.
Marcos has more
Part of body money than Maria.
affected:
Uncountable nouns
take a singular verb Maria has less
Hand 
money than
Leg  Arm 
Marcos.

Much is used with uncountable nouns such Comparing

Foot  quantities
Chest  Head 
as rice, water, and petrol.
Accident reporting II Type ofof
Barrels injury:
oil
• How much rice would you like?
‘Oil’Burn
is an
 uncountable
cut  noun
bruise
•Unfortunately accidents
Australians don’t happen
eat much rice all the time
in industry and they must be reported. This is Sprain  break 
Many is used with countable nouns such as
an example. Time off work:
bolts, screws or knives.
4–7 days 2–3 days  0–1day 
•Exercise
How many 4 nails are there in that box?
• There are many students in this class. Description of accident.
Insert the correct tense in the spaces below.
A lot of
Then and lots the
complete of can reportbe usedbelowwith
theboth
story.
countable and uncountable nouns. There is
There........................................ (be) an accident at
no difference between the two.
quarter past two this morning on the night
• I have a lot of friends. = I have lots of friends

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Uncountable
Vocabulary: Safety nouns, •Exercises
We have a 6
lot of work to do to finish this
project on time. = We have lots of work to do to
‘many’,
Exercises 5 ‘much’ and Writethis
finish a ‘WH’ question
project for each o
on time.
following answers asking for the inf
‘aComplete
lot of’the sentences by using words from underlined.
the box. 2.1 Comparing quantity:
1 Countable and 1. You can buy a ‘sim’ card in Silpo.
‘much more’, ‘much less’ When we compare two
uncountable nouns
Unsafe, hazard, hazardous, dangerous,
safe, unprotected, accident(s), injury,
or2.more quantities
The meeting startedand weat want to show that
10 o’clock.
the difference is big, we can use:
gloves,
Nouns canhard, hat, dangerously,
be countable or uncountable. danger,
3. Your
“much interview
more” ..............isthan
at 3.30pm
= a lot on Friday.
more ............ than
protectednouns can be counted: e.g. one
Countable
spanner, two spanners; one nail, four nails. “much less” ................ than = a lot less ............. than
4. The approximate depth of the well is 1200
1. To
An protect your
uncountable nounhead you should
cannot be counted.wear a .......
metres.has $20 and Maria has $6 dollars.
Marcos
.................................
For instance, we cannot count water,
Marcos has the most money.
2. or
oil If you
rice.driveWe cannot........................................
give a number you will
cause
to an ........................................
an uncountable noun but we can give Exercises
Maria has the7 least money.
a3.quantity. e.g. three litres of
Is it ........................................ to oil;
swim a bottle
in the sea Marcos has $10sentences
Write negative and Mariafor
hasthe
$2.ones
of
atwater;
night?five No,kilograms of rice.
it is very ........................................ provided.
Marcos has a lot more/much more money
4. Working on an oil rig is a ....................................... than Maria.
Uncountable nouns P The road is flooded.
occupation. Maria has a lot less/much less money
take a singular verb
5. There are a lot of ........................................ on an N Marcos.
than
•oil
Petrol
rig. is expensive P I worked overtime last night .
• There is no water left in the bottle. Marcos has $10 and Maria has $8.
6. Because of the earthquake, many tall N
Marcos has more money than Maria.
Uncountable
buildings becamenouns
........................................
P The oil drum is full.
take Maria has less money than Marcos.
7. It isanot
singular verb
........................................ for women to be
N
out late
Much at night.
is used with uncountable nouns such Comparing quantities
P I left my tools at home.
8. rice,
as Which is the
water, most
and ........................................
petrol.
Barrels
N of oil
•occupation
How muchin thewould
rice world? you like?
‘Oil’ is an uncountable noun
•9.Australians
Because his hands
don’t eatwere
much.......................................
rice P Tighten the nut very tightly.
he suffered a serious ........................................ N
Many is used with countable nouns such as
10. The company said the oil spill was an ..........
bolts, screws or knives.
.............................. and they have apologised.
•11.HowWith manymorenails carsare there
there willinbe
thatmore box? .................
•.......................
There are many students in this class.

A lot of and lots of can be used with both

countable and uncountable nouns. There is
no difference between the two.
• I have a lot of friends. = I have lots of friends

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