Count and Non-Count Nouns

Part I. count, non-count

1. Pencils _________________2. Students _______________3. Knowledge _____________4. Love __________________

5. Pain __________________6. Sweets ________________7. Salt __________________8. Anger ________________

Part II. Fill-in the line with many or much

9. How __________ eggs do you need to make the egg salad?10. How __________ do you enjoy being with your family?11. How __________ members are in your family?12. How __________ is it?13. How __________guests will you have at your party?14. Approximately how __________ habitants live in San Juan? 15. Approximately how ___________ money does a University education cost?

Part III. Please answer the following questions about yourself using a few, a little, a lot, many, much, not many, not much, some, and any (negative.)

Example: Do you like to travel? Yes, a lot. Or No, not much.

16. Do you like to spend time with your family? __________________________17. Do you like pickles in your hamburger? ______________________________18. Do you like to see sunsets at the beach? _____________________________19. Do you like to travel? ____________________________________________20. Does your family enjoy playing a sport together? ______________________21. Do you have a lot of cousins? _____________________________________22. Do you like to dance? ___________________________________________23. Do you enjoy doing crafts? _______________________________________24. Do you spend hours pampering yourself? ___________________________25. Did you receive presents this Christmas? ___________________________

Part IV. Write a sentence using each of the words.

26. Many _________________________________________________________________27. Much _________________________________________________________________28. A few _________________________________________________________________29. A little ________________________________________________________________30. A lot of _______________________________________________________________

Count and Non-Count Dialogue

Sandy: Hi Steven! Can you help me make a shopping list to make hamburgers?

Steven: Sure! How many hamburgers are you making?

Sandy: A lot! Approximately 15! They are for my English class.

Steven: Wow! Okay. Let’s make the list.

Sandy: How many buns do I need?

Steven: You need 15 buns or a few bags of buns.

Sandy: How much ground beef?

Steven: You need a lot. You need two kilos.

Sandy: How many tomatoes and onions?

Steven: About four big tomatoes and four onions.

Sandy: How much lettuce? Or… How many heads of lettuce?

Steven: You need two big heads of lettuce. You also need mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard.

Sandy: I will buy a jar of each. Each hamburger takes a little of each.

Steven: Are you buying soda and potato chips?

Sandy: Yes. How much soda do I buy?

Steven: Buy four 2-liter bottles.

Sandy: How many bags of chips?

Steven: Buy a few.

Sandy: Thank you Steven. You are a very nice friend.

Steven: How much money do you plan to pay?

Sandy: A little, about $250 pesos.

Irregular Verbs Practice

Please complete the chart.

Base word Irregular past Spanishforbid

stoletratar

speakquit

escogermentir

grewhid

hurtswingwake

worecomprar

Please translate the following sentences.

1. Last year I caught a fish during my summer vacation to Lake Tahoe.___________________________________________

2. This morning I stood in line at the bank for one hour and a half! Unbelievable! ________________________________________________________________________________

3. The telephone rang this morning at 3:15 AM. I sprang from bed to answer it.________________________________________________

4. The light shone on my eyes while I was driving and I almost caused an accident.________________________________________________

5. Theresa drove for six hours to Las Vegas to go to Celine Dion’s concert.________________________________________________

Part I. Please complete the chart with the missing verb tense.

Spanish Base/Infinitive Past Past Participleeat

foughtspoken

mentir/acostarse layshinegrow

thoughtswung

estudiarescribir

Was, wererosequit

paycomprar

romper/quebrartrabajar

tenerchosen

did

Part II. Please translate the following sentences.

41. The owl flew over the house early this morning. ____________________________________________________________

42. The woman sold her beautiful house last summer.

____________________________________________________________

43. Who won the game? _______________________________________

44. The boy swung the bat but never hit the ball.

____________________________________________________________

45. He wore his best three piece suit to the party.

____________________________________________________________

Name: __________________________________Date: _______________

Part I. Please identify the animal and write its characteristic.

Part II. Which of these animals do you like and why?

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Part III. Please translate to English or Spanish.

Animal Spanish Characteristic Spanish

1. Alligator caiman tail cola

2. tiburón teeth

3. zebra rayas

4. jirafa long neck

5. camel hump

6. monkey cara

7. león melena

8. bear claws

9. elephant trunk

10. dinosaur extinto

11. tiger paws

12. águila pico

13. deer astas

14. hippo-potamus

ears

15. whale blowhole

16. caballo hooves

17. chicken lays eggs

18. vaca utters

19. snake skin

20. turtle caparazón

21. dog barks

22. pájaro feathers

23. Bunny hops

24. butterfly wings

25. cat bigotes

Part IV. Guess (adivina) the animal.

26. I have hooves and I am a form of transportation. What am I? __________________

27. I’m man’s best friend. What am I? _______________________________________

28. I’m an endangered animal. I am a symbol of freedom. I am in the Mexican flag.

What am I ? ___________________________________________________________

Part V. Count, Non-Count

1. Sugar ________________________

2. Sugar packets _________________

3. Salt _________________________

4. Soda ________________________

5. Sodas _______________________

6. Cookies ______________________

7. Rice _________________________

8. Telephones ___________________

9. Love ________________________

10. Liberty _____________________

Part VI. How Many? How Much?

1. How ______________ students are here?

2. How ______________ sugar do you want?

3. How ______________ tomatoes do I buy?

4. How ______________ do you love me?

5.How ______________ cups of coffee do you drink?

Part VII. Many, much, some, a little, a few, a lot.

1. How many shoes do you have? ________________________________

2. How many brothers and sisters do you have? ____________________

3. How much free time (tiempo libre) do you have? _________________

4. How much soda do you drink? ________________________________

5. Do you like pizza? __________________________________________

Part VIII. Writing- The Zoo

Mr. Rigoberto,

Thank you so much for the music folders and CD’s.

What a fantastic gesture of generosity.

You have the giving heart of a true educator!

Level 1 English Class

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

English Spanish Sentence

1. on sale

2. fancy

3. picked out

4. trousers

5. loose

6. plaid

7. tight

8. refund

9. laid off

10.layoffs

11.jobs

12.job openings

13.skills

14.training

15.type

16.commute

17.discouraged

18.hopeful

19.pessimistic

outlook

20. days gone by

21.home town

22.empty field

23.outskirts of

town

24.childhood

25.kid

26.nostalgic

The Interview

Mrs. Harrison: Welcome to DeskTop International Sales Office. I’m Mrs. Cynthia Harrison and I will interview you for the position of receptionist or administrative assistant.

Linda Marino: It’s a pleasure to meet you Mrs. Harrison. Thank you for meeting with me. My name is Linda Marino.

Mrs. Harrison: I read your resume and you seem like a good prospect for this position. I would like to ask you a few questions before I make any decisions.

Linda Marino: I am here at your service.

Mrs. Harrison: It says in your resume that you worked part-time as a secretary for six months. Where you fired or laid off? Why did you leave your previous job?

Linda Marino: I worked at B&E Lawyers and it was a great training place for me but I am looking for a full-time position in sales. I resigned to look for a full-time sales position where I can utilize my skills in a more permanent level.

Mrs. Harrison: Tell me about your office skills.

Linda Marino: I am a very organized, productive and friendly administrative assistant. I keep very organized files, calendars, and desk. I work well with my administrators and follow orders diligently. I maintain an outgoing office atmosphere where our clients or customers are #1.

Mrs. Harrison: This job requires you to type letters, orders and do spreadsheets. How are your word processing skills?

Linda Marino: My skills are fair. I know how to type, save files, transfer them via e-mail, and use the other basic functions of a computer. I don’t know how to create spreadsheets but I am a fast learner and I am willing to learn.

Mrs. Harrison: Are you willing to attend an intensive computer training program if we pay for it?

Linda Marino: Most definitely!

Mrs. Harrison: Have you ever taken any special vocational training?

Linda Marino: At B&E Lawyers I attended a paralegal Saturday course. I have also attended seminars related to office management and ambiance.

Mrs. Harrison: Fantastic! It states in your resume that you speak Spanish fluently. How did you learn it?

Linda Marino: I learned Spanish at home. My parents are Latino and Spanish was the main language we spoke at home. Later in College I took courses to improve my written skills.

Mrs. Harrison: Are you willing to take a Spanish oral and written test?

Linda Marino: I am.

Mrs. Marino: Do you speak other languages besides Spanish?

Linda Marino: No, I don’t.

Mrs. Harrison: Becoming the administrative assistant requires traveling to Spanish speaking countries. Are you willing to travel? How is your time availability?

Linda Marino: Yes, I am. I am recently divorced and my time is wide-open.

Mrs. Harrison: Do you have a passport or visa?

Linda Marino: Yes, I do. My passport doesn’t expire for another seven years.

Mrs. Harrison: Are you willing to work weekends and if needed, holidays?

Linda Harrison: I am willing to work weekends and holidays except Christmas and Thanksgiving. Those are very important family holidays.

Mrs. Harrison: That’s understandable. Do you own a car? Will the commute be a problem?

Linda Marino: I seldom use public transportation. I do own a car but I need to buy a newer model soon. Commuting is not a problem because I live 30 minutes away.

Mrs. Harrison: Well, Linda. You have answered all my questions. Do you have any questions for me?

Linda Marino: Yes, I do. I would like to know for who I would be working for? Will I answer to one boss or several?

Mrs. Harrison: You would exclusively work for me and on special occasions such as events or fairs, you would also work with my business partner.

Linda Marino: One last question; it was not stated in the ad the starting salary. How much would I be earning?

Mrs. Harrison: The starting salary is $2,500 a month with medical and dental benefits. Of-course, with all traveling expenses paid by the company.

Linda Marino: The pay seems just and the job sounds incredible. I hope you give me the opportunity to work for you.

Mrs. Harrison: Well, Linda. You are dynamic, friendly, competent, educated, well-spoken, willing to learn and best of all; you seem trustworthy. I would love to have you aboard and work together with you. The job is yours! Can you start on Monday?