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Name	David Pratt	John Evens
Age	23	22
Occupation	doctor	engineer
Wife	Betsy	Kate
Wife’s job	teacher	clerk
House	own house	own flat
Car	Volkswagen	Fiat
Interests	swimming; classical music	golf; jazz
Help in the house	shopping	washing-up
Newspaper	Daily Express	Daily Mail

Существительное
Write the plurals:

 

address	addresses	eye		orange
mountain	mountains	bag		person
lorry		box		church
waitress		school		egg
secretary		lunch		apple
sandwich		city		day
child		hotel		boy
match		watch		glass
flower		animal		dish
vegetable		fly		beach
family		bus		dress
dictionary		man		foot

 

Write “C” for countable, “U” for uncountable.

 

Apple	C	cheese		information
water	U	tooth		butter
boy		car		sugar
milk		grass		tree
table		person		garden
pen		road		book
bread		chair		news
cup		bicycle		bus
computer		hand		wine
money		flour		house

 

Everyday uncountable words

Read and translate these sentences.

1.     This furniture is modern.

2.     The traffic is bad today.

3.     I’ll give you some advice about your future.

4.     He can give you some useful information about Bangkok.

5.     There is some bad news today.

6.     It’s terrible weather today.

7.     Accommodation here is expensive.

8.     I need some fresh air.

9.     Studying is hard work.

10. Air travel is faster than rail travel.

 

Note: a lot of uncountable nouns are kinds of food and drink.

 

2.Complete these sentences with an uncountable opposite.

1.     I’d like to buy a car but I haven’t got enough ________.

3.     If you don’t know what to do, ask your parents for some _____.

4.     The _____ at the seaside is very good for you.

5.     Rob left school last month and is now looking for _____.

6.     There is always a lot of ________ in central London.

 

3.Match the word on the right with the word on the left.

 

f.ex: Cold weather, British money

 

weather, money, sugar, traffic, advice, accommodation, air, work, rice, spaghetti, butter, milk, tea, coffee

 

5.Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1.     The news are not very good today.

2.     Where can I get some informations about your country?

3.     Let me give you an advice.

4.     Cook these spaghetti for ten minutes.

5.     Can I have a bread, please?

6.     Mary is looking for a new work.

7.     I must find a new accommodation soon.

8.     I can give you a milk.

9.     We must  to read this article.

10. They may take a hot tea.

11. She likes many cheese.

12.  Let’s go in the cafe.

13. I look on the window.

14. What do you to do?

15. Where is the Peter?

        much –with uncountable nouns in questions and negative sentences.

        many – with plural countable nouns in questions and negative sentences.

        To ask obout quantity, we use

        a few + plural noun.

        a little + uncountable noun.

     f.ex: I like  a little milk in my tea,please.

 

1.     Complete the sentence using much, many:

2.     Have you got much work to do?

3.     We bought …… fruit but no vegetables.

4.     There isn’t …….. information in this book.

5.     How …… children have they got?

6.     He’s got …… problems at the moment.

7.     We saw …… beautiful birds on the walk.

8.     I don’t know …… people here. Do you?

9.     There aren’t …… tourists here this year.

10. Do you smoke…… сigarettes?

11. She’s ill and she’s not eating ……… food.

 

2.Complete the sentences using  a few, a little:

1.     There are a few people coming to visit us tonight.

2.     We’ve only got a little time to finish this work.

3.     I took ……… books with me to read on holiday.

4.     Can I have just ……… juice, please?

5.     I met ……… friends for a meal in town last night.

6.     “ When you were in Africa, did you see any lions?” – Yes, I saw ……….

7.     I’m sorry but I have got ……. Time.

8.     She’s got …… friends at school.

9.     Do you eat meat? Yes, ……… .

10. I’ve got …….. money.

 

3.Choose the correct word.

1.     Have you got much/ a little butter?

2.     I met much/ many friends of yours last night.

3.     She made much/ many work last night.

4.     Do you write much/ many letters?

5.     We waited a few/ a little minutes and then left.

6.     How many/ much paper do you want?

7.     He speaks a few/ a little Arabic.

8.     I like fruit juice  but I don’t drink many/ much milk.

9.     I don’t have many/ much homework to do tonight.

10. We’ve got a little/ a few close friends.

 

4.Complete the sentences using  much or many:
1.     How ________ people are there in the room?

2.     How ________ money do you have in your pocket?

3.     How ________ cigarettes do you smoke?

4.     How ________ petrol is there in the car?

5.     How ________ apples do you want?

6.     How ________ wine is there in the fridge?

7.     How ________ milk is there in the bottle.

8.     How ________students are there in the room.

9.     How________oil in the jar.

10. How________butter on the plate.