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Goals

• To review countable and uncountable nouns.

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CONTAINERS
a wine glass
a glass of wine
a jam jar
a jar of jam
a milk carton
a carton of milk
an egg box
a box of eggs
a coffee cup
a cup of coffee
a beer bottle
a bottle of beer
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singular or plural verb conjugations
Read the text and then match the nouns.
Sociology is my favourite subject at school. I love learning about how the world works and how society is affected
by nature as well as nurture. We talk a lot these days about how the rich are different from the poor, or how the
elderly have opposing views to the young, but the media are responsible for changing our views a lot too. We
have to look at how the world has developed as well. Nowadays, Starbucks is on every corner, dominoes is a
game of the past (it’s all about online computer games now), and the police have less influence. The book Social
Media Generation talks about all these changes – I definitely recommend it!

singular verb conjugation plural verb conjugation

society the police games

names of stores adjectives which describe a whole group

subjects
media titles of books
singular or plural verb conjugations
singular verb conjugation plural verb conjugation

subjects the police

society adjectives which describe a whole group
games media
names of stores
titles of books

These nouns can be used ● Sociology is my favourite subject at school.

with singular or plural ● Society is affected by nature as well as nurture.
verbs:
Audience, class, company,
● Dominoes is a game of the past.
data, department, group, ● Starbucks is on every corner.
government, staff, team, ● The book Social Media Generation talks about all
and places that are plural these changes.
like The United States. E.g. ● The police have less influence.
Complex nouns and
The team is ready/The nouns that refer to
team are ready.
● The rich are different from the poor.
quantity...
● The media are responsible for changing our
views a lot.
Form: complex nouns and nouns of
quantity
With complex nouns, the verb agrees with the main subject (usually the first word).

Singular
Learning a language and speaking it to a high level is valuable.

Plural
My friends who come from all around the world speak two languages.

With nouns that refer to quantity, the verb agrees with the main verb.
Plural

80% of people only speak one language. Singular/

uncountable

The majority of our generation speaks another language.

Let’s practise...
Practice activities
Complete the gaps with the verbs in brackets.

understands/understand (understand) the needs of the people they are serving.

1. It’s important that the government ……………………………...

take (take) additional courses in their free time.

2. 25% of the employees …………

have (have) one of the largest manufacturing industries in the world.

3. The Chinese …………..

is imported (be imported).

4. Two thirds of their food supply ………………..

is (be) recommended.
5. Studying a subject which can help you get a better job ……...

respond (respond) quickly if they know it’s an emergency.

6. The police ……………

save (save) a lot of money.

7. Children who live with their parents while at university ………..

saves (save) students a lot of money.

8. Living at home while at university …………