Capítulo 2:

POETRY

Tópico 2:
Countable and
uncountable nouns
Teacher Maykson
 Text 2
diverged: bifurcaram;
wood: floresta;
undergrowth: vegetação rasteira;
wanted wear: desejava ser usada;
trodden black: pisadas e se tornaram pretas;
sigh: suspiro;
05. This text is a narrative poem, which is a form
of poetry that tells a story. What is it setting and
plot?

06. How can the metaphor of divergent roads be

interpreted in the poem?

07. Read the last stanza and explain how the

speaker think this choice will affect their future.
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 Attention: tricky nouns
Some nouns can be both countable and Some nouns are countable in Portuguese but
uncountable, it depends on the context. uncountable in English.

Some nouns are usually used in the plural: jeans, scissors, glasses, headphones, shorts.

Some singular or uncountable nouns end in “S”: series (countable singular and plural) /
Maths, news (uncountable)
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 Exercitando em aula
05. Write U for uncountable, C for countable and 07. Complete the sentences with a/an or some.
UC for both countable and uncountable nouns. a) What are you eating? I’m eating ______ ham
sandwich.
Accommodation Lemon b) Would you like _____ more cheese?
Information Advice c) She had ______ progress in her cooking
Pepper Maths classes.
Room Hair d) We have got ______ apple, blueberries, and
Potato Cake mango. We can make a fruit salad.
e) We bought _____ chicken for dinner.
06. Read the sentences and write C for the f) That’s _______ amazing chocolate cake!
correct or I for the incorrect use of nouns.
a) I need to take the garbages outside.
b) The news is surprising.
c) Susan is carrying out a new research.
d) This hair on the floor is bothering me.
e) The new equipments arrived.
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 Exercitando em aula
08. Complete the sentences using the following words. Use a/an or the word in the plural form where
necessary.

decision - electricity - interview - luggage - homework - accommodation

a) _____________________ is something you need to consider when travelling.

b) The candidate has to go throw a series of __________________.
c) We wouldn’t live a comfortable life without _________________.
d) When at the airport, keep an eye on your __________________.
e) The teachers assigned a lot of ___________________.
f) We feel a little anxious when we have ____________________ to make.

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 HOMEWORK

EXERCÍCIOS DE FIXAÇÃO p.427;

QUESTÕES 04 – 07

EXERCÍCIOS PROPOSTOS p. 107-108;

QUESTÕES 11 – 15.
 Em síntese
• Some nouns in English are countable - we can count and use them in singular
and plural forms. Some other words are uncountable - they refer to abstract
ideas, materials, liquids, or things that cannot be counted. They only have one
form and cannot be used with an indefinite article A/AN or plural form.
• We often use A/AN with singular countable nouns and SOME with plurals. We
can also use SOME with uncountable nouns. There are other quantifiers we
can use with nouns, such as A LOT, PLENTY OF, etc.
• Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable nouns, usually with a
difference in meaning;
• We need to be careful with some nouns that might seem countable, but are
not, for example, INFORMATION, NEWS, ADVICE, etc. and follow the rules
accordingly.

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Thanks!
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