UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

      
Some nouns are countable – you can count them. These include:

apples, books, cars, trees

Some nouns are uncountable – you cannot count them. These include:

water, oil, rice, fruit, bread, information, money

Practice Here

Uncountable nouns have different grammar rules from countable nouns.

countable singular nouns e.g. apple	countable plural nouns e.g. apples	uncountable nouns e.g. fruit
Singular countable nouns always need a determiner: a, this, that, my, the etc. Look at that cat! Can I have an apple? Is this your bag?	Plural countable nouns do not need a determiner. I like apples.  Dogs are friendly. But they can be used with determiners: Where are my shoes? Are those pens yours?	Uncountable nouns do not need a determiner. I like fruit.  But they can use singular determiners: This fruit is nice.
	You can count countable nouns. Can I have five apples please?	You cannot count uncountable nouns. Can I have five breads please?
Use singular verbs and determiners. This apple is nice.	Use plural verbs and determiners. These apples are nice.	Use singular verbs and determiners. This bread is nice.
	Some determiners can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. some, a lot of, lots of, loads of, plenty of, any We’ve got some potatoes. We need some bread. We don’t have any potatoes. We don’t have any bread.
	Some determiners can only be used with countable nouns: several, various, a few, many	Some determiners can only be used with uncountable nouns: much, a bit of, a little

Translation from German to English Practice Set 7 + answers

It is not that easy to translate, but the more we practice the better we get.

1. Wir haben bis September Ferien.

2. Ich fahre nicht gern durch die ganze Stadt.

3. Für das Zimmer muss der Student monatlich 380 Euro Miete zahlen.

4.  Meine Kollegen wollen morgen um 15 Uhr kommen und bis 20 Uhr bleiben.

5. Wo ist hier eine Buchhandlung? - Gehen Sie um die Ecke

6. Viele Leute trinken den Kaffee ohne Milch und Zucker.

7. Deine Hose ist zu eng.

8. Letztes Wochenende haben wir Haifisch gegessen und der war nicht so gut.

9. Frau Johnson hat mich Gestern angerufen.

10. Samuel hat einen neuen Macbook  gekauft.  Der ist sehr schnell.

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1.      Our holiday lasts until September.

2.      I don’t like driving through the whole city.(to drive)

3.      The student pays 380 Euros a month for the room.

4.      Tomorrow my friends want to arrive at three o’clock and stay until eight o’clock.

5.      Where is the book store?  Go around(round) the corner.

6.      A lot of people drink coffee without milk and sugar.

7.      Your pants(trousers) are too tight.

8.      Last weekend we ate(had) shark and it wasn’t very good.

9.      Mrs. Johnson called me yesterday.

10.  Samuel bought a new Mac book.  It’s very(really) fast.

Question practice

Question Practice 3

 

Write questions to these answers. Find answers below.

1. Father buys a new car.

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2. I brushed my teeth at 7:00 this morning.

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3. The train leaves at nine pm.

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4. Pat reads his book in bed.

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5. There is a parcel for Maggie.

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6. She draws a house.

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7. I got a letter from Bob last month.

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8. Sandy eats a sandwich, because he is hungry. 

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9. We must clean our room.

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10. At school today we listened to the teacher.

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11. The apples cost one pound. (2 questions)

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12. Trish went to bed last night at 8 p.m.

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1.       What does father buy?

2.       When(What time) did you brush your teeth?

3.       What time does the train leave?

4.       Where does Pat read his book?

5.       Who is there a parcel for?

6.       What does she draw?

7.       Who did you get a letter from last month?

8.       Why does Sandy eat a sandwich?

9.       What must we clean?

10.   Who did you listen to at school today?

11.   What cost one pound?  How much did the apples cost?

12.   What time did Trish go to bed last night?

 solutions

Present simple or present continuous?

Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb. 

Use present simple or present continuous.

Today (be) _______(1) the first day at my new school. Right now,

it is lunch time, and all of the students (eat) _______ _________(2)

their lunches. 

They (sit) _______ _________(3) around the big table

in the cafeteria, (talk) ________(4) in small groups.

I (sit) _______ ________(5) alone. 

I (be) _______(6) pretty nervous.

 I (hope) _______(7) the other students

(not, think) _______ _______ ________(8) 

I am weird(komisch).

 I (write) _______ ________(9) in my diary(Tagebuch) 

right now to look like I (have) _______(10) something 

important to do.

For lunch today, I (have) _______(11) an apple, pretzels, and 

a tuna fish sandwich. I (hate) _______(12)

 tuna fish, but my mom (love) ________(13) it.

She (say) _______(14) it is good for me. 

She (pack) ________(15) it for me every day, so I (guess) 

________(16) I have to eat it.

I (also, have) ________ ________(17) some cookies.

At least I (like) ________(18) to eat those.

Hey! The girls at the big table (look) _______ ________(19) at me! 

What (they, want) _______ ________ ________(20)?

 They (laugh) _______ ________(21) at something.

What (they, laugh) _______ ________ _________(22) at?

I hope they (not, laugh) _______ _______ _________(23) at me.

I (get) _______ ________(24) nervous again.

Oh my gosh! One of them (come) ______ _________(25) 

this way! Stay calm, Rachel. 

She is not going to hurt you. She is just another girl like you, 

right?

Wait. Now she (hold) _______ _________(26) out her hand 

to me. Does she (want) ________(27) to be friends? 

What (she, do) _______ ________ _________(28)? 

Oh, I know! She (invite) _______ _________(29) me to her 

table!

 Maybe I (be, not) _______ _______(30) that weird after all! 

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1) is 
2) are eating 
3) are sitting 
4) talking 
5) am sitting
6) am 
7) hope 
8) do not think 
9) am writing 
10) have
11) have 1
2) hate 
13) loves 
14) says 
15) packs
16) guess 
17) also have 
18) like 
19) are looking
20) do they want 
21) are laughing
22) are they laughing 
23) are not laughing
24) am getting 
25) is coming 
26) is holding
27) want 
28) is she doing 
29) is inviting
30) am not

Oh the words we already know!

It is incredible how many words we can get out of one root word.
Check this out:

PORT

import
export
importance
important
portable
portability


practice
 

Language Focus: Camden Scene 2

WORD ON THE STREET  

 

This week Rob talks about the sort of questions people ask use when they go clothes shopping.



Watch the video. HERE

Don't Forget to click on the language focus( on the bar on the right of the page)  as well.

Language Focus, Camden Scene 1

WORD ON THE STREET

 

Rob explains question forms and expressions people use when they go shopping.



Watch the video. Begin HERE  

Visit the British Council Language Focus website; go to tasks and complete the activities.

Good luck!

this, that, these, those

Practice exercises: CLICK 

We use this (singular) and these (plural) as pronouns:

- to talk about people or things near us:

This is a nice cup of tea.
Whose shoes are these?

- to introduce people:

This is Janet.
These are my friends, John and Michael.

WARNING:
We don’t say These are John and Michael.
We say This is John and this is Michael.

- to begin a conversation on the phone:

Hello, this is David, Can I speak to Sally?

Why do we use that and those?

We use that (singular) and those (plural):

- to talk about things that are not near us:

What’s that?
This is our house, and that’s Rebecca’s house over there.
Those are very expensive shoes.

- We also use that to talk about something someone said or did:

·         - Shall we go to the cinema?
- Yes, that’s a good idea.

·         - I’ve got a new job.
- That’s great.

·         - I’m very tired.
- Why is that?

this, these, that, those with nouns

We also use this, these, that and those with nouns to show proximity

We use this and these for people or things near us:

We have lived in this house for twenty years.
Have you read all of these books?

… and that and those for things that are not near us:

Who lives in that house?
Who are those people?

Practice Exercises in the Future Tense!!

Here is your teacher again, asking you to please spend some time looking at the different ways we use will and going to in the future. For the key scroll down the page.

Good luck dear student.

"will" and "won´t" and "going to"

How you can use 'will' or ' 'll':

1.Will can be used to invite
e.g. ¨Will you have a meal with us tonight?"

2.It can be used to make a polite request:
e.g. "Will you help me, please?"

3.It can be used to predict:
e.g. "It´ll be a lovely day tomorrow".
4. And to warn
e.g. "You won´t be able to sleep tonight if you drink so much coffee!"
5.It can be used to refuse e.g. "I won´t let him in my house".
6.And it can be used to offer e.g. "I´ll carry that for you".
7.It can be used to "suppose" e.g. He´ll be home now. It´s six o´clock. He always gets home at this time"

Functions of "Going to":
1. To talk about the future when the decision has already been made before the moment of speaking.
e.g. "I decided yesterday: I´m going to leave my job".
2.To talk about the future when there´s evidence, or proof, which makes you certain about an action in the future. E.g. Nancy and John are going to have a baby.

Practice Exercise:

Now decide which one is correct and what it means:

1. Oh! You´re going to the airport too. ........give me a lift?
2. I haven´t got any money. .........go to the bank.
3. Look at those black clouds. I´m sure it...........rain.
4. When Tim grows up, he..............a geologist.
5. Don´t jump! You.........................kill yourself!
6. I feel terrible! I think I..................be sick.
7. My father´s a good lawyer and he.....help you to get a divorce if you ask him.
8. (child to parent: ) I................go to bed. (negative).
9. The exam results ....................be ready. It´s the last day of school.
10. She.....................visit her mother tomorrow. She always visits her on Sunday.



Answers:
1. Will you (or could you) give me a lift?
2. I'm going to go to the bank.
3. I'm sure it's going to rain.
4. He's going to be a geologist.
5. You'll kill yourself!
6. I'm going to be sick.
7...he will help you....
8. I won't go to bed.
9. The exam results will be ready.
10. She's going to visit her mother tomorrow.

*another good exercise from grammarcat*

A message to the 3rd Gymnasium Kanton Class

Over the last 4 months we have met every week.  We have worked very hard.  We have reviewed everything we need to know about English for the Swiss High School entry exam.  An exam that could change your future. No matter what comes next in your life, you are special. You are capable.  You will succeed. I am proud to have been a small part of your future. You are the hope-the next generation. Thank you for giving me, and Lernforum, that opportunity.
Yours,
Torrie Gruber


 In den letzten 4 Monaten haben wir jede Woche getroffen. Wir haben sehr hart gearbeitet. Wir haben alles um über Englisch für die Kantonschule Aufnahmeprüfung durchgemacht.   Eine Prüfung , die Ihre Zukunft verändern könnte. Egal, was kommt als nächstes in Ihrem Leben- nicht vergessen- Sie sind speziell. Sie sind in der Lage alles zu erreichen. Sie werden Erfolg haben. Ich bin stolz, ein kleiner Teil deiner Zukunft dabei zu sein. Sie sind die Hoffnung der nächsten Generation.
Danke , dass Sie mir, und Lernforum, die Möglichkeit dazu gegeben haben.

Reading Skills (PVIII Gym English Handbook page 118)

Read the email. Check your answers at the bottom of the page.  Good luck!

 

 

Hi Martin, The journey to Scotland was really boring.  First there was the train journey from Brighton to Victoria Station in London.  That was about an hour.  After that, I got the underground from Victoria Station to Euston Station.  That took about twenty-five minutes and it was confusing to find the correct platform.  Finally I got the train to Scotland.  It was a fast train, but the journey took nearly six hours.  It was boring!  I didn’t sleep because there were two noisy babies and their noisy parents in seats near me. 

Fiona and Robert met me at Glasgow Central Station.  Their house is fantastic.  There are six bedrooms, three bathrooms and skylights too-skylights are windows in the roof of the rooms.  Fiona and Robert are both artists and there are pictures everywhere. It’s a really cool house.

The weather here in Scotland is terrible.  Yesterday I went for a swim in the loch - that’s the Scottish word for lake – and I nearly froze! I don’t plan on doing that again.

In the evening we went to a party.  We did Scottish dancing until midnight and got very hot.  The music was a bit boring, but I still had a great time.  Everyone was very friendly and it was good exercise!  I’d like to go to another party but I’m not sure I can.

I’m going to be back in Brighton on Thursday evening. See you then.  Best Wishes,  Lucy

 

Write if the sentences are true (T) or false (F) or don’t know (DK).

1. Martin took a train from Brighton to Waterloo Station in London.   ___
2. The journey from Brighton to London was forty-five minutes.         ___
3. Lucy thought the platform change was easy.                                     ___
4. Lucy didn’t sleep on the train.                                                            ___
5. Lucy doesn’t like travelling by plane.                                                 ___
6. Fiona and Robert live in Glasgow.                                                     ___
7. They haven’t got a car.                                                                       ___
8. They are both artists.                                                                           ___
9. Glasgow is in Scotland.                                                                      ___
10. Lucy didn’t enjoy the party at all.                                                      ___
11. Lucy is going to be back in Brighton on Thursday morning.             ___

 

EXAM Practice:  Complete the sentence with any suitable word. 

1    I want _______________ see the rock concert.

2    Celia and Anthony _______________ Italian.

3    Is this _______________ book?

4    That’s _______________ desk.

5    The hotel is _______________ Iffley Road.

6    There are two _______________ in the apartment.

7    Dave _______________ a friend in Brighton.

8    I _______________ like jazz music.

9    They haven’t got _______________ ice cream.

10  The theatre is _______________ the cinema.

11  Which book are you ______________ to read?

12  What time ______________the film start?

13  I ______________ baseball once a week.

14  Neil and Paul ______________with us last night.

15  The Nile is ______________than the Thames.

16  I usually______________ TV after school.

17  We ______________do athletics in winter.

18  Are Will and Jane ______________TV?

19  Did you ______________the music?

20   ______________ you using the computer?

 

 

Exam Practice: reading skills

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1.       F

2.       F

3.       F

4.       F

5.       DS

6.       DS

7.       DS

8.       T

9.       T

10.   F

11.   F

Practice: suitable word

1.       to

2.       are

3.       your/her/his/their

4.       a/your/my/his/her/their

5.       in

6.       bedrooms

7.       has (has got)

8.       don’t

9.       any

10.   near/next to/behind

11.   going

12.   does

13.   play

14.   went/were/came

15.   longer

16.   watch

17.   often/sometimes/never

18.   watching

19.   like

20.   Are