Countable and uncountable nouns
My brother’s very strange. He doesn’t like
chocolate!
uncountable
Eric Bowman is a football player. He speaks Spanish.
Eric Bowman is a football player who speaks Spanish.
Do we use a lot of/lots of with countable or uncountable nouns?
What else can we use instead?
countable and uncountable
loads of, plenty of
form the opposite of the word:
legal, possible, visible
illegal
impossible
invisible
What do we call people who live in Poland?
Polish
I like Rita’s new furniture. I think it suits the flat perfectly.
uncountable
The park is a beautiful place. You can go there at the weekend.
The park is a beautiful place where you can go at the weekend.
If we use some in positive sentences, what do we use in negative sentences and questions?
We haven’t got ______ information about this country – nothing at all.
Do you have .... friends from other countries?
- ? any
any
any
form the opposite of the word:
correct, expensive, responsible
incorrect, inexpensive, responsible
What do we call food from China?
Chinese food
If you’re going to the shop, can you get me a
carton of milk?
countable
Piraha is an unusual language. Only around 400 people speak it.
Piraha is an unusual language which only around 400 people speak.
He gave me _____ good advice.
He gave me some good advice.
It’s simply __________________ .
I have won the lottery .
(BELIEVE)
UNBELIEVABLE
What language do people in Austria speak?
German
I learned an interesting piece of information from
a TV game show yesterday.
countable
That’s the teacher. Her classes are brilliant.
We go to the cinema on Wednesdays. There’s a special price on Wednesdays.
That's the teacher whose classes are brilliant.
We go to the cinema on Wednesdays when there's a special price.
Is it correct to say?
I like Harry Potter a lot.
I've got lots of time.
Yes
Yes
We also considered some more _____________________ (USUAL) options.
Many people think that 13 is an _________________ number (LUCK).
unusual
unlucky
Complete the sentence:
People think the best chocolate is ... (from Switzerland)
Swiss
High school can be a very difficult time for
many teenagers.
uncountable
Is it possible to remove that here?
1) That's the film that I saw.
2) That's the film that was popular.
1) possible
2) impossible
We use much with uncountable nouns and many with countable ones. What about (a) few and (a) little?
What is something you have too ______ of?
I haven’t got many magazines, only______.
(a)little - uncountable
(a)few - countable
much
a few
_________________, a number of people died in the accident. (FORTUNATE)
Unfortunately
What country is famous for its pyramids? (Name the country, nationality and language)
Egypt , Egyptian, Arabic