UNIVERSIDAD ESPECIALIZADA DE LAS UNIVERSIDAD ESPECIALIZADA DE LAS

AMÉRICASAMÉRICAS

ENGLISH IENGLISH I

MODULE 1MODULE 1LET’S GO SHOPPINGLET’S GO SHOPPING

FOODFOOD

Meat and Meat and poultry poultry

Seafood Seafood Fruit Fruit DairyDairy

TurkeyTurkey CrabCrab LemonsLemons ButterButter

DuckDuck TunaTuna PineapplePineapple YogurtYogurt

PorkPork SalmonSalmon CherriesCherries

USE OF COUNTABLE AND USE OF COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNSUNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE / COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNSUNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

In connection with In connection with muchmuch / / manymany people often speak of people often speak of countable nounscountable nouns and and uncountable nounsuncountable nouns..

Countable nounsCountable nouns have a have a singular and a plural form. In singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be plural, these nouns can be used with a number (that's why used with a number (that's why they are called 'countable they are called 'countable nouns'). Countable nouns take nouns'). Countable nouns take manymany. . Example: Example: 100 friends – 100 friends – manymany friends friends

Uncountable nounsUncountable nouns can only can only be used in singular. These be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a nouns cannot be used with a number (that's why they are number (that's why they are called 'uncountable nouns'). called 'uncountable nouns'). Uncountable nouns take Uncountable nouns take muchmuch. . Example: Example: 100 money – 100 money – muchmuch money money

Note:Note: Of course you can count Of course you can count money – but then you would money – but then you would name the currency and say name the currency and say that you have got 5 euro (but that you have got 5 euro (but not „5 money“).not „5 money“).

COUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLECOUNTABLE peoplepeople cupscups booksbooks newspapersnewspapers chairschairs shoesshoes EurosEuros

UNCOUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE moneymoney traffictraffic paperpaper timetime coffeecoffee foodfood

HOW MUCH/HOW MANYHOW MUCH/HOW MANY

HOW MUCH ....? = UNCOUNTABLE NOUNSHOW MUCH ....? = UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

FOR EXAMPLE: HOW MUCH COFFEE DO YOU FOR EXAMPLE: HOW MUCH COFFEE DO YOU DRINK?DRINK?

HOW MANY ....? = COUNTABLE NOUNSHOW MANY ....? = COUNTABLE NOUNS

FOR EXAMPLE: HOW MANY CUPS OF COFFEE FOR EXAMPLE: HOW MANY CUPS OF COFFEE DO YOU DRINK?DO YOU DRINK?