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UNIT 6 - Countable and Uncountable
UNIT 6 - Countable and Uncountable
Nouns
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Vocabulary Food
1 © И Ш Look at the picture. Match the pictures w ith the food and drink words
in the box. Then listen, check and repeat.
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MILK
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Copy and complete the table. Which food in the pictures is healthy?
Which is not very healthy?
3 Ask and answer questions about the food you like and don't like.
W rite your partner's answers.
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Language focus 1 C ountable and uncountable nouns
1 Complete the examples from the text on Read and match the texts w ith the correct
page 44. fridge. Then complete the text w ith a, an,
some or any.
Uncountable nouns 1 Our fridge isn't very full. We've got ( . . . e g g , 2....
two sandwiches, an fruit, rice, milk and 3 ... cheese. We haven't g o t4 ... fish
orange, a ...., an .... and we haven't g o t 5 ... meat, but we've g o t6 ...
vegetables.
Grammar reference • page 102 2 In our fridge we've g o t7.... big cake. We've g o t8 .
ice cream too, and 9 ... drinks. We haven't g o t 10...
2 Copy and complete the table. Which words sandwiches. My brother doesn't like sandwiches.
But we've got four big pizzas!
are countable and which are uncountable?
Add some more words.
countable uncountable
banana \ce cream
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Listening A conversation Vocabulary M eals and
1 Look at the picture. W here are the teenagers? courses
W hat do you think they are talking about?
4 Copy and complete the table. Put the words
from the listening into the correct column.
2 О н а Listen to the conversation between
There is one extra word. W hat is it?
Tim and Michelle. W ho has got food? W hat
does Tim want?
breakfast dessert dinner lunch
main course snack starter
3 0 п ш Listen again. Are the sentences about
Michelle (M ) or Tim (7)?
1 ... has got a packed lunch. M Meal Courses (parts of a meal)
2 ... has got some money for presents.
breakfast
3 ... is hungry now.
4 ... always has a big breakfast.
5 ... asks for a sandwich.
6 ... wants to buy a burger.
7 ... has got £20. 5 © Ш З Listen, check and repeat.
© Vocabulary bank • page 110
I sometimes have
Language focus 2 much / many / a lot o f
there is / there are 5 Complete the examples from the listening on
page 46.
1 Complete the examples from the listening
1 There a re .... cool places to eat.
on page 46.
2 I haven't g o t.... money.
1 There.... a lot of cool places to eat in London. 3 H o w ..,.fo o d have you got?
2 .... there a fast food place near here? 4 I've g o t.... food.
3 .... there any sweets? 5 H o w .... sandwiches have you got?
4 There .... a fast food place on the way home.
Grammar reference • page 102
5 There a great fast food place on the way home.
О Grammar reference • page 102 6 Complete the sentences w ith the words below.
2 Circle the correct option. Are the sentences How much How many a lo t o f (x2)
true for your to w n and school? many much
1 There is / are a supermarket in my town.
2 There isn 't / a re n 't any pizza places.
3 There is / are a sports centre in my town.
4 There isn 't / a re n 't a cafe in my school.
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Vocabulary
Food 2 ★ ★ C o m p le te th e te x t a b o u t Jo's fo o d h abits
w ith th e w o rd s in th e box.
1 ★ Find th e w o rd s fo r fo o d in th e w o rd sq u a re .
pasta rice cheese carrots mt+k
meat pizza beans bread
g к P i t a t h e s s e
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Language focus 1
Countable and uncountable
nouns 4 ★ ★ C o m p le te th e sentences w ith one o f th e
1 » (C ird e ) th e correct w o rd s in th e g ra m m a r w o rd s fro m th e box.
ta b le .
lunch problem ftm snack breakfast party
1 C o un ta b le / U n co u n ta b le nouns can be
singular and plural. 1 I always have fun at my sister's house
because there's lots to do there.
2 C ountable / U ncountable nouns have no plural.
2 My brother wants to cook dinner for my parents
3 We use a/an w ith a sin g u la r c o u n ta b le / an
tonight but he has a . He can't cook!
u n c o u n ta b le noun.
3 Can I have a ____________ fo r my birthday next
4 We use some w ith a ffirm a tiv e / ne ga tive month?
plural and uncountable nouns.
4 I know dinner is at 6 o'clock but I'm hungry now.
5 We use any w ith a ffirm a tiv e / n eg ative Can I have a _____________ ?
plural and uncountable nouns. 5 We have_____________ at 7.00 every morning. We
have eggs or toast.
2 ★ ★ ( Circle; th e co rrect fo o d w o rd s. 6 I usually have____________ at school. I eat fish or
1 I've got a(Eana~ng)/ carrots in my bag. meat w ith rice.
2 Have we got any banana / cheese?
5 ★ ★ ★ W h a t fo o d h a ve y o u g o t a t h o m e ?
3 Joe's got an m ilk / egg fo r breakfast.
W h a t h a v e n 't y o u g o t? W rite six se ntence s
4 We haven't got any bread / apple.
a b o u t th in g s fr o m th e lis t.
5 They've got some c a rro t / m eat, but they haven't
got any rice / vegetable. vegetables fru it pasta beans milk
6 We've got some oranges / apple. carrots bread pizza w ater eggs
a/an, some and any We’ve got some milk in the fridge. I’ve got some
water in my room.
★ ★ C om plete th e te x t w ith a/an, some o r any.
Andres Ramos is a footballer. He loves meat, but ★ ★ ★ Plan y o u r m enu fo r to m o rro w .
he doesn't eat a lot these days, and he doesn't eat
Use Exercise 3 as an exam ple. W h a t d o yo u eat
1 any takeaway food. Here's w hat he's got
fo r each meal? Use a d ic tio n a ry if necessary.
to eat today:
B re a k fa s t:2____________ f r u it ,3______________big Breakfast: an egg, some bread and some orangejuice.
plate of eggs and 4_________ bread.
milk.
Snack a fte r t r a in in g : 6____ . energy drink
and 7_____________ bananas.
Lunch: 8_ ________ fish, a lot of potatoes and
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. vegetables. 10____________ water.
D inner: __________burger and chips and
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_______ ice cream - it's his birthday!
Andres is a professional, so he doesn't eat
13____________ chocolate or biscuits or
drink 14_____________fizzy drinks,
but he loves them! M
Listening and vocabulary 0
Meals
1 ★ Put th e dishes in th e correct place in th e ta b le .
chocolate bar
bananas
breakfast - eggs
Listening
3 © Listen to th e co nve rsa tio n. 4 - - ® s a Listen again. C om plete th e
M atch th e pictures (1 -3 ) w ith th e speakers. ta b le w ith th e correct fo o d and d rin k .
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5 ★ ★ ★ A n s w e r th e q ue stio ns.
1 Who's hungry? _ Charlie
2 W ho wants a bit of chocolate? _
3 W ho tries the bean salad? _
4 W ho had a party yesterday? _
5 W ho wants some cake? _
6 W hat doesn't Simon w ant in the end?
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Language focus 2
there is / there are much / many / a lot o f
1 ( Circle) th e correct w o rd s in th e g ra m m a r
4 'kCi r c l e ) th e correct o p tio n s. Then d o th e quiz.
ta b le .
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Vocabulary there is / there are; much /
many / a lot o f
Food
4 C o m p le te th e co n ve rsa tio n w ith th e w o rd s in
1 W h a t c o lo u r are th e y? C om p le te th e
th e box.
sentences w ith th e w o rd s in th e box.
there is many are there a lot o f much
bananas bread carrots eggs
any Afe-tbere-afly there are How many
m ilk cheese apples
■.
2 C om p le te th e sentences w it h th e w o rd s in
th e box.
bread - uncountable
Total: 24
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Unit 5 Food
Speaking
12 Work in pairs. Plan a special
meal for six people with
different dishes. Then make
a list of the food you need.
9 Look at the grammar box and check your answers in Exercise 8. We need some …
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns And we also need a …
You can say a number before these nouns (There is a plural form.): one banana,
two bananas. You can use a/an: a banana, an orange.
Uncountable nouns
You can’t say a number or a/an before these nouns (There is no plural form.): Do we need any …?
a pasta, three bread.
some/any
You can use some or any with countable and uncountable nouns:
13 Tell the class about your meal
I’d like some bananas/bread.
and the food you need.
I don’t need any bananas/bread.
Do you have any bananas/bread?
For further information and practice, see pages 161 and 162.
5b Food markets
Reading Grammar a lot of and not much /
1 Where do you like shopping for food? Choose an not many
answer (a–d).
4 Look at these sentences from the article. Then
a at a supermarket complete the rules (1–3) with a lot of, not much and
b at a market not many.
c from lots of different shops on the high street
There’s a lot of different food …
d I don’t like shopping!
There are a lot of shops here.
2 Read the article about markets around the world. There aren’t many markets …
Answer the questions. There isn’t much food for sale after 10 a.m.
1 What are the good things about supermarkets? 1 Use with countable or uncountable nouns.
2 Why does the writer like food markets? 2 Use with countable nouns.
3 How old is St Lawrence market? 3 Use with uncountable nouns.
4 What food can you buy in St Lawrence market?
5 What is hot in Castries Market? A LOT OF and NOT MUCH / NOT MANY
6 What is upstairs at Kreta Ayer Wet Market? Countable Uncountable
7 What can you hear in La Vucciria?
There are a lot of apples. There’s a lot of cheese.
8 When is Borough Market open?
I don’t eat many apples. I don’t eat much cheese.
3 Discuss these questions as a class. I don’t eat a lot of apples. I don’t eat a lot of cheese.
Do you eat a lot of / many Do you eat a lot of / much
1 Do you have a food market in your town or apples? cheese?
city? What days is it open? Yes, I do. / No, not many. No, I don’t. / No, not much.
2 Can you buy fresh food and local dishes there?
What kind? For further information and practice, see page 162.
3 What other street markets are in your town or
city? What do they sell?
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unit 5 Food
5 Look at the grammar box on page 60. Then rewrite 9 Match these quantities and containers to the
the sentences with a lot of, much or many where uncountable nouns (1–8).
possible.
bag bottle glass kilo packet piece
1 I don’t eat a lot of fast food. slice tin
I don’t eat much fast food.
2 He eats a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables. 1 2 3 4
not possible
3 There aren’t a lot of local markets in my region.
4 Do you buy a lot of sweets for the children?
5 There isn’t a lot of milk in the fridge.
6 My family buys a lot of food from the
supermarket.
7 She doesn’t put a lot of salt on her food.
8 Do you eat a lot of strawberries in the summer? 5 6 7 8
1 a of sauce 5 a of pasta
listening and vocabulary 2 a of chocolate 6 a of tuna
quantities and containers 3 a of bread 7 a of flour
4 a of water 8 a of rice
7 1.37 Listen to a shopper at one of the markets
from Exercise 2. Which market is it?
Grammar how many / how
8 1.37 Listen again. Answer the questions.
much
1 How many bananas does he buy?
2 How many kilos of rice does he buy? 10 Look at the questions in the two excerpts from
3 How many bottles of sauce does he buy? the conversation in Exercise 7. Which question
asks about countable nouns? Which asks about
uncountable nouns?
A: I’d like some bananas, please.
B: How many do you want?
A: Six, please.
A: Some rice, please.
B: How much do you want? A kilo?
Speaking
11 Work in pairs. Role play four conversations at
a food market. Ask for this food. Take turns to be
the shopper.
Conversation 1: five apples and some rice
Conversation 2: some bread and a bottle of sauce
Conversation 3: four tins of tuna and six slices of
cake
Conversation 4: a packet of pasta and six eggs
St Lawrence food market
5d At the restaurant
Speaking and vocabulary Real life ordering a meal
1 What are common starters, main courses and desserts on a 3 1.39 Listen to two people at a
menu in your country? What about your favourite restaurant? restaurant. Answer the questions.
2 Look at the parts of the menu. What dishes would you order? 1 What do they order?
Tell your partner. 2 Look at the menu again. How
much does the meal cost?
ordering a meal
Here is the menu.
Can I get you anything to drink first?
I’d like a bottle of water, please.
I don’t want a starter.
I’ll have a seafood special.
I’d also like a dessert.
Are you ready to order?
I’d like a four-cheese pizza.
That was delicious.
Can I get you anything else?
Could we have the bill, please?
WORDBUILDING British or
Starters American English
Read these parts of the conversation in
Soup of the day ........................................................ $6.95 the restaurant:
Garlic fries ................................................................. $4.95 ‘The garlic fries are really good. Do you
call them chips in England?’
‘Could we have the bill, please?’ ‘He
Main courses means the check.’
Some words are different in British
Seafood special ........................................................ $13.95 English and American English: fries/
chips, bill/check.
Four-cheese pizza ..................................................... $10.95
Caesar salad ............................................................ $9.95 For further information and practice,
see page 43 of the Workbook.