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Countable nouns Things I can count. Two oranges. Three oranges. COUNTABLE NOUNS. SINGULAR: a + noun one + noun. PLURAL: noun + - s. a potato. potatoes. We have a few slices of cheese. = some We eat very few frozen meals. = not a lot
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Countable nounsThings I can count. Two oranges Three oranges
COUNTABLE NOUNS SINGULAR: a+ noun one+ noun PLURAL: noun+-s a potato potatoes
We have a few slices of cheese. = some We eat very few frozen meals. = not a lot Skim milk has fewer calories. There aren’tmany vegetables.
Uncountable nouns Things I can’t count.
We have a little butter in the fridge. = some There’s very little food. = not a lot I’m trying yo eat less fat. There’s not much food in the house.
Verylittle / veryfew = not a lot
Foodcontainers / items A carton of juice two cartons of juice A loaf of bread two loaves of bread
Weights and neasures A liter of /a quart 1 liter= 1.1 quarts A kilo of /a pound of 1 kilo= 2.2 pounds Kilo = kilogram Page 45
Too, toomuch, toomany, and enough
too/ toomuch/ toomany With nouns I ate too much food. I ate too many fries. As pronouns I ate too much. I ate too many. noun
adjective With adjectives He’stoofull. With adverbs She eats too slowly. With verbs She talkstoo much. adverb verb
Enough With nouns I didn’t eat enough food I didn’t eat enough fries. As pronouns I didn’t eat enough. noun Page 47
adjective With adjectives Her salad wasn’t filling.enough With adverbs She doesn’t eat fast.enough With verbs Maybe she doesn’t listen enough. adverb verb
1. Complete the sentences with too much or too many. I think we’ve bought ________ tickets for the show. They are making _____________ noise. Don’t you think there are _____________ special effects in some films? There are _____________ actors looking for work. The actress was wearing ___________ make-up. There’s ___________ violence in films, isn’t there? toomuch toomany toomany toomuch toomuch
2. Answer these questions with a little or a few. A) Do you want milk in your tea? - Yes - _______________________ B) Do you speak English? - Yes, ______________________________ C) Are there any fast food restaurants in your town? - Yes, _____________________________ D) Have you got any sports magazines? - Yes, ___________________ E) Have you got any time left? - Yes, __________________________ F) Are there any messages in my mobile phone? Yes, _____________________________ a little a little a few a few a little a few
3. Complete the sentences with too and enough: Mary isn’t old enough to watch an 18. Mary is too young to watch an 18. The stunt was too difficult for him to perform. _____________________________________ The cinema tickets weren’t cheap enough for us to buy. _____________________________________ Did you like the film? – No, It wasn’t interesting enough. _____________________________________ The stunt wasn’teasyenoughtopreform Thecinema tickets weretooexpensiveforus No, itwastooboringforus.