9A Grammar  countable / uncountable nouns;

a / an, some / any

 a Look at what’s in the fridge. Write the questions and short answers.
1 butter? Is there any butter? No, there isn’t.
2 sushi?
3 carrots?
4 cheese?
5 fish?
6 chicken?
7 eggs?
8 orange juice?

  b Write + or – sentences with a / an, some, or any.

1 onions There aren’t any onions.
2 tomato juice
3 pineapple
4 strawberries
5 peppers
6 milk
7 mushrooms
8 ice cream

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  c Test your memory. Work with a partner. A (picture face up) ask B (picture face down) five

questions about what’s in the fridge. Then change roles.

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 9A VOCABULARY Food
Write one word for each letter of the alphabet.

a b c d

e f g h i

a = l =
b = m =
c = n = nuts
j k
d = desserts o =
e = p =
f = r =
g = grapes s =
l m

h = t =
i = v =
j = w = watermelon
k = kiwi y =
n o

p r s t v

w y

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 9A Communicative Food families

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 To eat well in England, have breakfast
three times a day.

1 GRAMMAR countable / uncountable nouns; 2 VOCABULARY food

a/ an, some / any a Complete the crossword.
a What did Sarah and Martin buy when they went shopping
yesterday? Write a, an, or some in the gaps.
1 som~ sausages 6 orange
2 lettuce 7 pineapple
3 eggs 8 crisps
4 carrots 9 biscuits
5 jam 10 milk
b Write the sentences in the positive El or negative 8 form.
There's some ham in the fridge.
8 There isn't an,)' ham in thefridfJe
2 There are some strawberries in our garden.
8 There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ K
3 I didn't have an egg for breakfast.
ElI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ 10

4 There isn't any sugar in my tea .

El There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5 I didn't eat any snacks yesterday. Cluesdown+
ElI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
6 There weren't any sandwiches in the kitchen.
m ~

ElThere _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
7 1 bought a pineapple at the supermarket.
81 ________________
8 There was some bread in the cupboard.
8 There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
c Complete the dialogue with a, an, some, or any.

A What do we need to buy for our dinner party? Let's make a list.
B Well, I want to make 1 _a_ lasagne, so we need 2 _ _ __
b Write the words in the correct column .
pasta and 3 _ _ _ _ mea t.
A Pasta ... and meat. What about tomatoes? Are there at=>t=>les bananas biscuits carrots chocolate crisps
____ tomatoes in the fridge? mushrooms onions oranges peas pineapple
B Let's have a look. There's 5 onion, but there aren't potatoes sandwiches strawberries sweets
____ tomatoes. Put those on the list, too.
A Right ...tomatoes. Is there 7 cheese? Vegetables Snacks Fruit
B Yes, there's B mozzarella cheese, so that's perfect. apples
A Let's have 9 salad with the lasagne.
B OK. Then we need to buy 10 _ _ _ _ lettuce.
A What about dessert? Is there 11 fruit?
B No, there isn't. Let's get 12 strawberries.