Edited - English 4 03. Countable Uncountable Nouns - Determiners - 1

ENGLISH 4 [EN22102]
GRADE 8*
Week 5-6
03
COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
THERE IS / THERE ARE
DETERMINERS [A, AN, SOME, ANY, EVERY, A LOT OF, MUCH, MANY, A FEW , A LITTLE]
INSTRUCTED BY T.OME
TABLE OF
MISSION To make a lasting impact to the environment and
health of mankind by making vegan food more
CONTENTS delicious and affordable for everyone.
COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE
A healthier mankind
NOUN
and a greener 1through the
world
VISION
power of veganism.
THERE IS / THERE ARE 2
DETERMINERS
VALUES Passion: We believe that there is value3-5
in everything
that we put out to the world, and we do everything
with a lot of passion.
PRACTICE 6-10
Integrity: We are committed to keeping our
customers satisfied by providing the best and
freshest products at their most affordable price
points. We are honest and transparent in our
sourcing.
Boldness: We make brave decisions that we believe

will elevate the vegan food industry as a whole, and
we put innovation at the forefront of our minds when
making these decisions.
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COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

A noun can be countable or uncountable:
To make a lasting impact to the environment and
MISSION
Countable Uncountable
delicious and affordable for everyone.
She’s got two sisters and a younger We’re going to get new furniture for the
brother. living room.
Most people buy things like cameras and Can you give me some advice about
MP3-players online these days. buying a second-hand car?
These shoes look old now. They gave me some information about
I’ll take a few magazines with meAfor the
healthier courses
mankind andand scholarships
a greener worldandthrough
things. the
VISION
flight. People believed that ships made of iron
power of veganism.
Kate was singing a song. would sink.
There's a nice beach near here. We don't have enough water.
Do you have a ten-pound note?
You can use a/an with singular countable We cannot use a/an with these nouns. To
nouns: express that
Passion: We believe a quantity
thereofisan uncountable
value noun, use
in everything
VALUES a word or world,
expression
a beach a student an that
umbrella
we put out to the andlike
we some, a lot of, much,
do everything
You cannot use singular countable nouns
withalone
a bit of, a great deal of, a cup of, a bag of, 1kg
a lot of passion.
(without a/the/my etc.): of, 1L of, a handful of, a pinch of, an hour of, a
I want a banana. ( not I want banana) day of.
Integrity: We are committed
There has been atolotkeeping our into the
of research
There's been an accident. (not There's
customers satisfied
causes ofbythis
providing
disease.the best and
been accident)
freshest products
You can use plural countable nouns alone: He gave me amost
at their great affordable
deal of advice before my
price
I like bananas. points. We areinterview.
honest and transparent in our
Accidents can be prevented. sourcing. Can you give me some information about
uncountable nouns?
Boldness: We makeHe did brave
not have much sugar
decisions thatleft.
we believe
Measure 1 cup of water, 300g
will elevate the vegan food industry as a whole, of flour,and
and 1
teaspoon of salt.
Some things are seen as a whole or mass which
cannot be separated or counted.
Ideas and experiences: advice, information, progress,
news, luck, fun, work
Materials and substances: water, rice, cement, gold,
milk
Weather words: weather, thunder, lightning, rain, snow
Names for groups or collections of things: furniture,
equipment, rubbish, luggage
Other common uncountable nouns include:
accommodation, baggage, homework, knowledge,
money, permission, research, traffic, travel.
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THERE IS/ THERE ARE

MISSION To make
In sentences which say that something a lasting
exists (or impact to the environment and
health
does not exist) somewhere, we usually useofthere
mankind
as a by making vegan food more
kind of preparatory subject, and putdelicious and affordable for everyone.
the real subject
after the verb. There are three Japanese students in my class.
There's a hole in my sleeve. (More natural than A hole is in my sleeve.)
There's ice on the lake. (More natural than Ice is on the lake.)
There are some people outside.
VISION A healthierThere can be
mankind andused in this way
a greener withthrough
world all tensesthe
of be.
There were no footsteps to be seen.
Once upon a time there were three wicked brothers.
power of veganism.
Is there anybody at home?
There has never been anybody like you.
There was dancing in the streets.
There will be snow later in the week.
There's something worrying me.
AFFIRMATIVE
VALUES
There is + singular noun Passion: We believe
There that there
is a spider is value in everything
in the bath.
There are + plural noun that we putThere
out to
arethe world,
spiders andbath.
in the we do everything
with a lot of
There is + uncountable noun passion.
There is some sugar on the table.
NEGATIVE
Integrity: We areiscommitted
There tothe
not a horse in keeping
field. our
There isn’t + singular noun
There aren’t + plural noun There are not eight children in the school.
freshest
There isn’t + uncountable noun products at their most affordable price
There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
AFFIRMATIVE sourcing.
There is a dog in the supermarket. There are polar bears in Antarctica.
Is there a dog in the supermarket?
Boldness:Are
Wethere
make any polardecisions
brave bears in Antarctica?
that we believe
QUESTION
CONTRACTIONS we put innovation at the forefront of our minds when
How many+ plural noun +are there...?
There's = There is making these decisions.
How many books are there on the shelf?
There's not = There is not
How many students are there in the classroom?
There isn't = There is not
There aren't = There are not How many cars are there in the parking lot?
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DETERMINERS: ARTICLES “Determiners are words that come

Articles:
MISSION a/an at thetobegi
To make a lasting impact thenning of noun or noun
environment and
a/an with singular countable nouns health of mankind by phra ses, befo
making re any
vegan foodadjectives. They
more
delicious
We normally use a/ an only with singular mostfor
and affordable
countable ly show which or how
everyone.
nouns. much/many we are talking about.”
I saw a good film yesterday.
Do you want a drink?
Cheetahs can run 60 miles an hour.
The wine glasses on that shelf werehealthier
a weddingmankind
gift. and a greener world through the
One person or thing wen we mentionAfor
VISION the first time.
There's a police car outside. power of veganism.
A man and a woman were sitting opposite me. The man
My brother's married to a doctor.
was American, but I think the woman was British.
Andy lives in an old house.
a and an: the difference

an honorable peace
We do not normally pronounce “a”Passion:
VALUES before a We vowel. So before
believe thatathere is value in everything
vowel, the article “a” changes to “an” Compare:
that we put out to the world, and we do aneverything
MBA degree
a rabbit a lemon an elephant
with a lot an of orange
passion. an hour
The choice between a and an depends on pronunciation, not spelling. an MP
We use an before a vowel sound, even if it is We
Integrity: written
areascommitted
a consonant.
to keepinganour
honest man
no article with plural and uncountable nouns at their most affordable price
freshest products
a/an not used with plural and uncountable nouns
points. Mass nouns
We are honest and transparent in our
There were cats in every room. sourcing. I need information and advice.
Doctors generally work long hours. You've made very good progress.
He's got very big ears. Boldness: We make We're
bravehaving terrible
decisions weather.
that we believe
Her coat is made of pure wool. will elevate the vegan Shefood
speaks very good
industry as aEnglish.
whole, and
'What's that?' 'I think it's salt.' we put innovation at the forefront of our minds when
making these Some
decisions.vs. Any
some in positive sentences and any in negative and question sentences:
Instead of no article, we can Some Any
sometimes use some or any. We bought some flowers.
We met some nice Danish
We didn't buy any flowers.
girls in Scotland. He's busy. He's got some work to He's lazy. He never does any work.
Have you got any matches? do. You’ve never got any great books.
There isn't any coffee. You've got some great books
Do we need any rice? I don't want anything to eat.
I want something to eat. She went out without any money.
We've planted some roses in Do you have any luggage?'
the garden.
Can Ihave some sugar, please?
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DETERMINERS: QUANTIFIERS They show how much of a class or

category we are talking about (a lot
much and many
MISSION To make a lasting impact
of, much,to theaenvironment
many, few.. .). and
Much is used with singular (uncountable) nouns; many is
used with plurals. delicious and affordable for everyone.
Many people drive too fast. I don't earn much money.
Do you know many people? You haven't said much, Joan
There aren't many tourists here. I don't eat much sugar.
Are there many campsites near you? IThe children never eat (very) much, but they seem
healthy.
VISION A healthier mankind and a greener world through the
power of veganism.
(a) little and (a) few
We use the determiner (a) little with uncountable noun
and we use (a) few with countable noun. Compare:
I have little interest in politics. Few politicians are really honest.
We've got a little bacon and a few eggs. Vickythere
doesn't like living in London. She
VALUES Passion: We believe that is value in everything
Gary is very busy with his job. He has little time for has few friends there.
other things. I enjoy my life here. I have a few
Let's go and have a coffee. Wewith havea lot of passion.
a Little time friends and we meet quite often.
before the train leaves. Few people can speak a foreign
Integrity:
The average MP has little real power. We are committed to keeping our
language perfectly.
a lot of and lots of freshest products at their most affordable price
points. We are honest andSotransparent
when a lot of in our before a
is used
We use a lot of / lots of with both uncountable and plural subject, the verb is plural; when
sourcing. lots of is used before a singular
plural nouns:
subject, the verb is singular.
A lot oftime is needed to learn a language.
Lots of patience is needed, too.Boldness: We make brave decisions that we believe
A lot of my friends want to emigrate.
Lots of us think it's time for an we put innovation at the forefront of our minds when
election.
every
every + singular noun
I see her every day. There’s a photograph on the wall
Every room is being used, of every child in the school.
Every seat in the theatre was taken. Try to answer every question.
Everybody has arrived. The festival is held every August in
EverytimeIseeyou,youlookdifferent. Budapest.
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DETERMINERS: REVIEW
A/An - Some - Any - EveryTo make a lasting impact to the environment and
MISSION
deliciousShe's
and aaffordable
kind woman.
for everyone.
He's got an interesting face.
a/an + countable nouns in singular
The macaws who breed in this part of Honduras
have a unique habit.
We've been having some problems with our TV

A healthier mankind and a greener world through the
VISION
some + plural/ uncountable nouns power ofover the last few weeks.
veganism.
Would you like some bread?
"Is there some butter I could use?" "No, there's

any + plural/ uncountable nouns some margarine but there isn't any butter."
VALUES Passion:IsWe believe
there thatinthere
any water is value in everything
the fridge?
Every bird lays eggs.
The police want to interview every employee
every + countable nouns in singular customersabout the theft.by providing the best and
satisfied
freshestThe show willatbetheir
products broadcast every weekday
most affordable price
morning
points. We betweenand
are honest 9.00transparent
and 10.00. in our
sourcing.
A lot of - Much - Many - A few -A little
a lot of + countable/uncountablewill elevate the vegan
Countablefood industry as a whole, and
noun we put innovation at the forefront of our minds when
Affirmative
a few + countable noun How many
making these bananas are there?
decisions.
Uncountable
a little + uncountable noun
There are a lot of bananas.
How much milk is there?
too/many/not many/not any +
countable noun There aren't many bananas.
Negative There is a lot of milk.
too/much/not much/ not any + There are only a few.
uncountable noun
There isn't much milk.
There aren't any bananas.
There's only a little.
How many + countable noun
Questions
How much + uncountable noun
There isn't any milk.
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PRACTICE
1. SOME OF THESE SENTENCES NEED A/AN. CORRECT THE SENTENCES WHERE NECESSARY.
1. Joe goes everywhere by bike. HeTohasn’t
MISSION make gota lasting
car. impact to the environment and
______________________
2. Helen was listening to music when I arrived. ______________________
3. We went to very nice restaurant last weekend. ______________________
4. I brush my teeth with toothpaste. ______________________
5. I use toothbrush to brush my teeth. ______________________
6. Can you tell me if there's bank near here? ______________________
7. My brother works for insurance company
power ofinveganism.
Frankfurt. ______________________
8. I don't like violence. ______________________
9. Can you smell paint? ______________________
10. When we were in Rome, we stayed in big hotel. ______________________
11. We need petrol. I hope we comePassion:
to petrol We
station ______________________
believe that there is value in everything
VALUES
soon. that we put out to the world, and we do everything
______________________
12. I wonder if you can help me. I have problem. ______________________
13. I like your suggestion. Ifs very interesting idea.
Integrity: ______________________
We are committed to keeping our
14. John has interview for job tomorrow.customers satisfied ______________________
by providing the best and
15. I like volleyball. lt's good game. freshest products at______________________
their most affordable price
16. Lisa doesn't usually wear jewellery. ______________________
sourcing.
17. Jane was wearing beautiful necklace.
2. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE FOLLOWING WORDS. USE A/AN WHERE NECESSARY.
will elevate theinvegan
1. Do you take ________________ food industry as a whole, and
your coffee?
electricity
accident 2. Our lives would bewe putdifficult
very innovation at the forefront of our minds when
without________________.
sugar making these decisions.
3. I'm not ready yet. Can you wait ________________,please?
blood
moment 4. The heart pumps ________________ through the body.
5. lt wasn't your fault. lt was________________.
3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE FOLLOWING WORDS. air space

1. Our flat is very small. We don't have much ________________. language
2. I'm going out for a walk. I need some fresh ________________. meat queue
3. A vegetarian is a person who doesn't eat________________.
4. Outside the cinema there was ________________of people waiting to see the film.
5. Does Joe speak any foreign ________________?
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PRACTICE
4. PUT IN A/AN OR SOME WHERE NECESSARY. IF NO WORD IS NECESSARY, LEAVE THE SPACE EMPTY.
To recently.
1. I've seen __________ good films
MISSION make a lasting impact to the environment and
2. What's wrong with you? Have you got __________ headache?
3. I know a lot of people. Most of them are __________ students.
4. When I was __________child, I used to be very shy.
5. Would you like to be__________actor?
6. Questions, questions, questions. you’re always asking__________ questions.
7. What__________beautiful garden!
power of veganism.
8. __________birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.
9. Do you like staying in __________ hotels?
10. I've been walking for three hours. I've got__________sore feet.
11. I don’t feel very well thismorning. l’vegot We
Passion: __________sorethroat.
believe that there is value in everything
VALUES
12. Maria speaks__________English, butwe
that notput
veryout
much.
to the world, and we do everything
13. It’s a shame we don't have __________camera. I'd like to take__________picture of
that house.
14. Those are __________ nice shoes. Where did
customers you get them?
satisfied by providing the best and
freshest productsshoes.
15. I'm going shopping. I want to buy__________new at their most affordable price
16. You need__________ visa to visit __________countries, but not all of them.
sourcing.
17. Jane is __________ teacher. Her parents were __________teachers too.
18. I don't believe him. He's __________liar.
Boldness:He's
We always telling decisions
make brave __________lies.
that we believe
5. READ ABOUT WHAT THESE PEOPLE we putDO,innovation
AND SAY WHAT THEIR
at the JOBS ARE.
forefront CHOOSE
of our FROM.
minds when
tour guide making these
1. Jane writes articles for a newspaper. decisions.
___________________
journalist 2. Kevin works in a hospital. He operates on people. __________________
surgeon
plumber
3. Jonathan cooks in a restaurant. ___________________
chef 4. Dave installs and repairs water pipes. ___________________
5. Martina takes visitors round her city and tells them about it. She__________________
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PRACTICE
6. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THERE IS / THERE ARE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE.
My name is Annie and I live in aTo
MISSION very big house.__________twenty-three
make rooms in and
a lasting impact to the environment my
house, but__________only twelve bedrooms. Ilive in one of the rooms on the third floor. In
my
room,__________a huge bed and__________nine windows. My bedroom isn't small. On my
bed__________lots of pillows, and__________my cat, Fluffy. In my closet
__________many toys, and__________also many clothes. I don't have a bathroom in my
bedroom, but__________a bathroom next to my room. Also in my house__________two
power of veganism.
kitchens, a big dining room and three living rooms. The house is really big!
7. USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THERE IS AND THERE ARE TO FILL THE GAPS. BE CAREFUL WITH THE NEGATIVE
SENTENCES.
1. _____________ a lot of trafficPassion:

VALUES in Valencia.
We believe that there is value in everything
2. _____________ anywhere to that we put out to the world, and we do everything
park around here?
3. _____________ much sugar.
4. _____________ enough time Integrity:
to finish? We are committed to keeping our
customers
5. _____________ a few bananas and a fewsatisfied
apples. by providing the best and
freshest products at their most affordable price
6. _____________ only one way to solve this problem.
7. _____________ anyone heresourcing.
who wants to volunteer?
8. _____________ many tigers left in the world.
Boldness:
9. _____________ a lot of information We make
available on thisbrave
issue.decisions that we believe
10. _____________ any public buses in Los Angeles?
11. _____________ a giant monkey outside
making my window.
these decisions.
12. _____________ any snakes in your garden?
13. _____________ any danger on that side of the island.
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PRACTICE
8. PUT IN SOME OR ANY.
1. We didn't buy_____________flowers.
MISSION To make a lasting impact to the environment and
2. Tonight I'm going out with _____________friends of mine.
3. A: Have you seen_____________good movies recently?
4. I didn't have _____________ money, so I had to borrow _____________.
5. Can I have _____________ milk in my coffee, please?
6. We wanted to buy _____________grapes, but they didn't have _____________in the
shop.
power of veganism.
7. He did everything himself- without_____________ help.
8. You can use this card to withdraw money at _____________ cash machine.
9. I'd like _____________. information about places of interest in the town.
10. With the special tourist train ticket,Passion:
you canWe
travel on _____________train
believe you
that there is value in like.
everything
VALUES
11. Those apples look nice. Shall wethat
buy _____________?
we put out to the world, and we do everything
9. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH SOME- OR ANY- + -BODY/-THING/-WHERE.
1 I was too surprised to say _____________
2 There's_____________at the door. Can you gosatisfied
customers and see by
whoproviding
it is? the best and
3 Does_____________mind if openfreshest products at their most affordable price
the window?
4 I wasn't feeling hungry, so I didn't eat_____________.
sourcing.
5 You must be hungry. Why don't I get you_____________to eat?
6 Quick, let's go! There's_____________coming andmake
Boldness: We I don't want_____________to
brave decisions that wesee us.
believe
will elevate
7 Sarah was upset about_____________and the vegan
refused to talkfood industry as a whole, and
to_____________.
8 This machine is very easy to use_____________can learn to use it very quickly.
9 There was hardly_____________on the beach. It was almost deserted.
10 'Do you live_____________near Joe?' 'No, he lives in another part of town.'
10. IN SOME OF THESE SENTENCES MUCH IS INCORRECT OR UNNATURAL. CHANGE MUCH TO MANY
OR A LOT (OF) WHERE NECESSARY. WRITE 'OK' IF THE SENTENCE IS CORRECT.
1 We didn't spend much money. ____________________
2 Sue drinks much tea. ____________________
3 joe always puts much salt on his food. ____________________
4 We'll have to hurry. We don't have much time. ____________________
5 lt cost much to repair the car. ____________________
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PRACTICE
11. PUT IN MUCH/MANY/LITTLE/FEW (ONE WORD ONLY).
MISSION To make a lasting
1. She isn't very popular. She has _____________ impact to the environment and
friends.
2. Ann is very busy these days. She has_____________free time.
3. Did you take_____________pictures when you were on holiday?
4. I'm not very busy today. I don't have_____________to do.
5. This is a very modern city. There are_____________old buildings.
6. The weather has been very dry recently. We've had_____________rain.
7. 'Do you know Rome?' 'No, I haven't been there for_____________years.'
power of veganism.
12. PUT IN A (A FEW, A LITTLE) WHERE NECESSARY. WRITE 'OK' IF THE SENTENCE IS ALREADY
1. She's lucky. She has few problems. COMPLETE. ____________________
2. Things are not going so well for her. She has few problems. ____________________
Passion: We believe that there is value in everything
3.VALUES
Can you lend me few dollars? ____________________
4. There was little traffic, so the journeywith
didn'ta take very
lot of long.
passion. ____________________
5. I can't give you a decision yet. I need little time to think. ____________________
6. It was a surprise that he won the match. Few people expected him to win. ____________________
7. I don't know much Spanish - only fewfreshest
words. products at their most affordable
____________________
price
8. I wonder how Sam is. I haven't seen points.
him for few
Wemonths. ____________________
are honest and transparent in our
sourcing.
12. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH ALL, EVERYTHING OR EVERYBODY/EVERYONE.
1. lt was a good party. _____________had a great
Boldness: time. brave decisions that we believe
We make
will
2. _____________ I've eaten today is elevate the vegan food industry as a whole, and
a sandwich.
3. _____________has their faults. Nobody is perfect.
4. Nothing has changed._____________is the same as it was.
5. Kate told me_____________ about her new job. lt sounds quite interesting.
6. Can write their names on a piece of paper, please?
7. Why are you always thinking about money? Money isn't_____________
8. I didn't have much money with me._____________ had was ten pounds.
9. When the fire alarm rang_____________left the building immediately.
10. Sarah didn't say where she was going_____________she said was that she was going
away.

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ENGLISH 4 [EN22102]

THERE IS / THERE ARE 2

Boldness: We make brave decisions that we believe

COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

THERE IS/ THERE ARE

DETERMINERS: ARTICLES “Determiners are words that come

a and an: the difference

DETERMINERS: QUANTIFIERS They show how much of a class or

We've been having some problems with our TV

"Is there some butter I could use?" "No, there's

3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE FOLLOWING WORDS. air space

1. _____________ a lot of trafficPassion:

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