Countables - Uncountables some any much many.pptx

COUNTABLES, UNCOUNTABLES, SOME, ANY

1. COUNTABLES AND UNCOUNTABLES

2. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS COUNTABLE NOUNS: Those that can be counted . EXAMPLES: chair-chairs orange-oranges 29/07/2022

3. Countable nouns Countable nouns are things that we can count. We can put an ‘ s ’ on a countable noun. a pear 2 pear s an apple 3 apple s

4. Banana This is a banana. It’s a banana. There is one banana. Do you eat many bananas? Yes, I eat a lot of bananas. These are bananas. They’re bananas. There are three bananas. How many bananas do you have? I don’t have any bananas.

5. Sofa I bought 1 sofa. I like this sofa. How many are there? There’s one sofa. I bought 3 sofas. I like these sofas. How many sofas are there? There are 3 three sofas.

6. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: Those that cannot be counted . EXAMPLES: sugar , fruit, flour , money , coffee , rice , milk , water , salt 29/07/2022

7. Uncountable nouns Uncountable nouns are things that we cannot count. We cannot put an ‘s’ on an uncountable noun. salt s sugar s

8. Milk I bought some milk. I like milk. How much milk is there? There isn’t much. carton I bought some milk. How much milk is there? There are 3 cartons of milk. A carton of milk. One carton of milk.

9. Coffee I drank coffee today. How much coffee? Not much. Just one cup. I drank coffee today. How much coffee? A lot. I drank two cups. Cup is countable. Coffee is uncountable.

10. Are the things countable or uncountable? START Practice 1:

11. Countable Uncountable

12. Countable flour Uncountable

13. Countable Uncountable

14. hamburgers Uncountable Countable

15. Countable Uncountable

16. Countable Uncountable butter Uncountable

17. Countable Uncountable

18. Countable Uncountable orange juice Uncountable

19. Countable Uncountable

20. Uncountable an orange Countable Countable

21. Countable Uncountable

22. grapes Uncountable Countable Countable

23. HOW MUCH / HOW MANY We use HOW MUCH and HOW MANY to ask about the amount (quantity). How much milk do you drink? How much chocolate did you eat? How many sisters do you have? How many books did you read?

24. HOW MUCH We use HOW MUCH for questions with uncountable nouns . Example: HOW MUCH money do you have? How much sugar are there in the kitchen?

25. HOW MANY We use HOW MANY for questions with countable nouns. Example: HOW MANY students are there in school? How many chairs are there in the kitchen?

26. How much or How many? people live in Riyadh? water is in the fridge? fruit do you eat everyday? bread did you eat yesterday? birds do you see? money do you spend at the mall? countries are there in the world?

27. SOME / ANY COUNTABLE NOUNS THESE ARE NOUNS WHICH YOU CAN PLURALIZE . For example, egg = eggs tomato = tomatoes UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS THESE ARE NOUNS WHICH YOU CAN’T PLURALISE For example, sugar rice

28. SOME We use SOME for countable and uncountable nouns. You can use SOME for affirmative answers or sentences. EXAMPLE: There are some chairs. (countable) There is some sugar. (uncountable) There is some milk . There are some rulers

29. (NOT) MANY / (NOT) MUCH (NOT) MANY: It is used with countable nouns and in negative and interrogative sentences EXAMPLES: There aren’t many boys in the class Are there many books on the shelf ? (NOT) MUCH: It is used with uncountable nouns and in negative and interrogative sentences EXAMPLES: There isn’t much food in the fridge Do you get much rain in spain ? ( The use of much / many in affirmative sentences is more formal. We use “a lot (of)” ) 29/07/2022

30. Is there any …? Is there any coffee? Yes, there’s some coffee. Is there any bread? No, there isn’t any more .

31. ANY We use ANY for countable and uncountable nouns. You can use ANY for questions and negatives answers or sentences. EXAMPLES: Are there any chairs in my bedroom? (countable) There aren’t any mirrors. (countable) There isn’t any sugar. (uncountable) There aren’t any students . There isn’t any sugar . Are there any pencils on the desk ? Is there any milk in the fridge ?

32. Some or any? Choose the correct answer . We need bananas. You can’t buy posters in this shop. We haven’t got oranges at the moment. Peter has brought new books. She takes sugar with her coffee. There aren’t apples on the table. Amjaad doesn’t have pencils on her desk.

33. some / any Decide whether you have to use some or any: The child put _______ coffee in the bucket. I can lend you _______ money if you need it. There aren’t _______ pears left. We had _______ cake with the tea. Don’t eat so _______ sweets or you’ll get fat. I had _______ coca cola last night at the bar. I don’t have _______ friends. He brought _______ food with him.

34. Review  Complete the following conversation using some, any, a, or an . Nora: What would you like? Thekra : I would like …………. ice cream, please. Nora: Would you like to try ……… lamb? Thekra : No, thank you. I don’t want ……… lamb to eat. Just ……….. ice cream please. Nora: Would you like ………... fruit with your ice cream? Thekra : Yes, please. I’d like ….. apple, …… chocolate and ….. cherry on top.

35. Review  Complete the following conversation using some, any, a, or an . Mara: Good evening, Would like something to drink? Sasha: Oh, just ……….. water and ……... cup of coffee, please. Mara: Would you like anything to eat? Sasha: Do you have ………… chocolate cookies? Mara: Yes, we have many different kinds?

36. Review  Complete the following conversation using some, any, a, or an . Sheila: Where would you like to go for dinner? Amal : I don’t know. I’d like to go somewhere close. Sheila: Would you like to try ……... Thai food? Amal : Yeah. I would like to try ………. spicy noodles. Sheila: Ok, I know a great place not far from here. You can try ............ Thai dish.

37. (A) FEW/ (A) LITTLE (A) FEW: It is used with countable nouns and in affirmative sentences EXAMPLES: There are a few boys in the class (A ) LITTLE: It is used with uncountable nouns and in affirmative sentences EXAMPLES: There is a little milk in the glass ( The use of few / little without “a” has a negative meaning . It means “ not many / not much ”) 29/07/2022

38. A LOT (OF) A LOT (OF) : It is used with countable and uncountable nouns and in affirmative sentences . (in negative and interrogative sentences it is informal) EXAMPLES: There are a lot of people in this room . 29/07/2022

39. SUMMARY 29/07/2022 Countable Uncountable A / An (singular) Some(+) Any(- / ? ) A lot (of) ( not ) many ( not ) much (a) few (a) little

40. That´s all . Thank you .