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    Session 5 - Countable - Uncountable

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    This document provides information about countable and uncountable nouns in English. It discusses how countable nouns can be counted and take plural forms, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted and remain singular. It provides examples of countable nouns like books and uncountable nouns like water. The document also covers how to ask questions using much or many with countable and uncountable nouns, forming plurals, and basic English prepositions of time and place.

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    Session 5 - Countable - Uncountable

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    English Session 5

    Countable &
    Uncoutable Nouns
    Countable Nouns
    Countable nouns are individual objects, people, places, etc. which can
    be counted.
    • books, Italians, pictures, stations, men, etc.
    • Singular: house, car, pencil, ....
    "a" - objects begin with a consonant
    Example: a book
    "an" - objects begin with a vowel
    Example: an orange
    Tom is a very intelligent young man.
    I have a beautiful grey cat.

    • Plural
    Plural
    o ”s”, “es”: houses, cars, boxes, ....
    o Special: man – men, woman – women, ....
    Countable Nouns
    Use the following expressions with countable nouns:
    • many, lots of, a lot of
    • Several
    • Some
    • not many, only a few, few
     
    Examples
    • There are a lot of pictures on the wall.
    • We have several friends in Chicago.
    • She bought some envelopes this afternoon.
    • There are only a few people in the restaurant.
    Uncountable Nouns
    Uncountable nouns are materials, concepts, information,
    etc. which are not individual objects and can not be counted:
    information, water, understanding, wood, cheese, etc.
    Uncountable nouns are always singular. Use the singular
    form of the verb with uncountable nouns:
    • There is some water in that pitcher.
    That is the equipment we use for the project.
    • We use "some" with uncountable
    Example:
    – That is very useful information.
    – There is some cold beer in the fridge.
    Uncountable Nouns
    Easy to confuse uncountable nouns:
    Accommodation, advice,
    baggage, bread
    equipment, furniture
    garbage, information
    knowledge, luggage
    money, news
    pasta, progress
    research, travel
    work, ......
    Uncountable Nouns
    Use the following expressions with uncountable nouns:
    • Most
    • much, lots of, a lot of
    • Some
    • a little, little
     
    Examples
    • There is lots of interest in the project.
    • She's got some money left in the bank.
    • There's little time to finish.
    Examples!
    1. ….book
    2. …wine
    3. ….rice
    4. ….apple
    5. …music
    6. …tomato
    7. …rain
    8. ….cassette
    9. ….egg
    10.….food
    Asking Questions:
    for countable and uncountable objects
    Using: Much and Many

    • We use "How many" for questions using


    countable or plural objects
    – Example: How many books do you have?
    • We use "How much" for questions using a
    non-countable
    – Example: How much juice is left?
    Making Questions
    Complete the questions using much or many

    1. How…. money do you have?


    2. How …..people live in your city?
    3. How ….does that book cost?
    4. How…. rice is there?
    5. How …..apples are there in the basket?
    6. How….. petrol do we need?
    7. How…. children are in the class?
    8. How …..teachers do you have?
    Plurals
    • Most plurals are formed by adding "-s" to the
    noun or object
    – Example: book -s = books.
    • Exceptions:
    – man - men,
    – child - children,
    – person - people,
    – woman – women
    – Self - selves
    Basic Prepositions:
    Time and Place - at, in, on and to
      • for months - in May
    • seasons - in winter
    IN • country - in Greece
    • city or town names - in New York
    • times of the day - in the morning, afternoon, or evening
    • Period of time – in few weeks
    • BUT at night!
     
    ON • for specific days - on Friday, on New Year's Day, on April the 19th
    American English - "on the weekend OR on weekends"
    AT • for specific times - at 7 o'clock, at 6.15 at night
    • specific places in a city - at school
    British English - "at the weekend OR at weekends"
     
     TO with verbs which show movement
    such as go and come - He goes to school, she returned to the store, They
    are coming to the party tonight.
     
    Fill in the gaps in this paragraph with the
    prepositions - in, on, at or to

    Janet was born …(1)Rochester …(2)December 22nd …(3)3


    o'clock …(4)the morning. Rochester is the state of New
    York… (5)the United States. Now, she goes …(6)classes ….
    (7)the university. She usually arrives ….(8)the morning ….(9)8
    o'clock. ….(10)weekends, she likes driving …(11)her friend's
    house …(12)Canada. Her friend lives …(13)Toronto. She
    usually arrives …(14)9….(15) the evening and leaves …
    (16)Sunday morning…. (17)Saturday, they often meet friends
    ….(18)a restaurant. ….(19)night, they sometimes go ….(20)a
    disco…. (21)summer, … (22)July for example, they often go …
    (23)the countryside.
    Compose a short story about the picture!
    Compose a short story about the picture!
    END

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