LESSON 9

In this lesson you will:

Identify countable and uncountable nous and use quantifiers properly.

Practice listening and reading comprehension.
 REVIEW
Write the expressions in the right column.

1) 6 June
2) 8 o’clock AT IN ON
3) Wednesday 8 o’clock 1977 6 June
4) 12.30 a.m.
5) 1977
6) September
7) 24 September
8) Friday
9) 1984
10) half past two
11) Christmas Day
12) winter
13) the evening
14) the morning
15) Monday morning
16) Saturday night
17) night
18) Christmas
19) the weekend
20) Tuesday afternoon
21) the end of my holiday
Choose the right preposition.

1) Goodbye! See you (on/at) Friday.

2) Where were you (in/on) 28 February?
3) I got up (in/at) 8 o’clock this morning.
4) I like getting up early (on/in) the morning.
5) My sister got married (on / in) May.
6) Diane and I first met (in / at) 1979.
7) Did you go out (in / on) Friday evening?
8) Did you go out (in / on) Friday?
9) Do you often go out (in / on) the evening?
10) Let’s meet (on / at) 7.30 tomorrow evening.
11) I’m starting my new job (at / on) 3 June.
12) We often go to the beach (in / at) summer.
13) George isn’t here (in / at) the moment.
14) Julia’s birthday is (on / in) January.
15) Do you work (in / on) Saturdays?
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TYPES OF NOUNS

COUNTABLE: nouns that you can count and have plural form.

UNCOUNTABLE: nouns that are used only in singular form. You can count
them using measure words.
 A countable noun has a singular and a plural for. The plural may be irregular. We can use
numbers with it:
 
- One book / three books - one possibility / two possibilities - one cat / four cats
- One child / two children - one person / ten people - one woman / five women

 An uncountable noun has only one form. We cannot use numbers with it.
 
- Work love progress water information

Typical uncountable nouns are:

- Material and substances: plastic, iron, wood, paper, water, air, coffee
- Abstract ideas: life, fun, freedom, progress, health, time
- Activities: work, travel, sleep, football, help, research
- Human feelings: happiness, anger, honesty, hope, respect, courage

Note some nouns are uncountable in English but countable in many other languages
Have you gone to a diet like
this before?
 Nuts 4 nuts
I’m going bananas

Dairy products
Cereal
Rice Bread
Tomatoes Cheese
Nuts Peppers
Apple Juice Pasta
Mangoes Crisps - chips
Mineral wáter Wine
Bananas Sugar
Olive oil biscuits
butter
Milk
Potatoes
Tap wáter
TO EXPRESS EXISTENCE OF ANYTHING WE USE THE EXPRESSIONS

THERE IS - THERE ARE

There is (there’s) is used with singular nouns.

There is an apple on the table - There is a dog outside the house

There are is used with plural nouns.

There are apples on the table - There are dogs outside the house
 FORMING SENTENCES

THERE IS – THERE ARE (affirmative)

There is a cat on the sofa - There are apples on the table.

THERE ISN’T - THERE AREN’T (negative)

There isn’t any cheese in the fridge - There aren’t books on the table.

IS THERE…? - ARE THERE….? (questions)

Is there a boy in our garden? - Are there three blue houses in this street?
 How much?
To ask about the QUANTITY of something we use:
or
How many?
How Uncountable
Much Nouns

How Countable
Many Nouns
EXAMPLES:

 HOW MANY (countable nouns)

How many kids are there in the room? - There are five kids: two boys and three girls.
How many pencils do you have? - I have two pencils.
How many glasses of water do you drink a day? - I drink six glasses of water a day.

 HOW MUCH (uncountable nouns)

How much flour do I need for this recipe? - You need 1 kg.
How much sugar do you have in your tea? - Just one spoon.
How much cheese is there in the fridge? - There isn’t any cheese.
TYPES OF NOUNS

COUNTABLE: nouns that you can count and have plural form.

UNCOUNTABLE: nouns that are used only in singular form. You

can count them using measure words.
Quantifiers

Quantifiers are words which show how many things or how much of
something we are talking about.

They are : much, many, (a) little, (a) few, a lot (of), some, any.
 SOME – ANY – A LOT OF

SOME:
• Used with countable and uncountable nouns. I have some potatoes.
• Used in affirmative sentences and questions. Do you want some coffee?

ANY:
• Used with countable and uncountable nouns. I don’t have any children.
• Used in negative sentences and questions He doesn’t have any experience.

A LOT OF:
Used with countable and uncountable nouns. She has a lot of shoes.
Used in aff., neg. and questions. He likes his spaghetti with a lot of sauce.
A LITTLE - A FEW

A LITTLE (of):
Used with uncountable nouns

I have a little of sugar.

A FEW: No one
Used with countable nouns Nobody
None of them
I have a few books.

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