What´s on the menu?Lesson 4a

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vocabulary

salads desserts drinks

starters main courses

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examples

salads desserts drinks starters main courses

Green salad Cake Water Mushroom

soupFish with

vegetablesTomato salad Ice-cream Soda Vegetables

soupSteak with

chipsCaesar´s

salad Fruit Pie Lemonade Carrot soup Lasagne

Expressions of quantity

A bottle of … A glass of … A cup of …

A can of … A bowl of … A slice of …

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Speaking

In groups of 3 or 4 people, discuss the following questions

a. How often do you go to a restaurant?

b. What is your favourite restaurant? Why?

c. What is your favourite dish?

d. Do you think that an expensive restaurant is synonym of good quality and service?

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A noun is the name of a person, place, thing,

or idea. Whatever exists, we assume, can be

named, and that name is a noun.

EXAMPLES: lamp, dog, México, milk, money,

love, etc.

What is a noun?

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nouns

countable uncountable

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Countable nouns are all the things that we can count, for example, a pen. We can have one, two, three, or more pens.

EXAMPLE: dog, box, bottle, litter, dollar, cup, table, etc. Countable nouns can be singular or plural

EXAMPLE: My dog is playing. / My dogs are eating.

Countable nouns

Uncountable nounsUncountable nouns are substances, concepts, etc. that we cannot divide into

separate elements. We are not able to "count" them.

EXAMPLE: milk, money, electricity, information, music, love, etc.

We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb.

EXAMPLE: This news is very important. / Your luggage looks heavy.

WE CAN´T SAY

THAT THERE ARE

THREE WATERS

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Important Information

Some nouns, like chicken, pizza or cheese, can be both, Countable and Uncountable.

ExampleI always have some cheese with my lunchI like all kinds of cheese

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Countable Uncountable Milk

Tomato

Salad

Money

Love

Cheese

Orange

Pizza

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Using some/any/no

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someWe use some with uncountable and plural countable

nouns, in AFFIRMATIVE sentences and OFFERS

Would you like some water?There are some tomatoes on the fridge.

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anyWe use any with uncountable and plural countable

nouns, in NEGATIVE sentences and QUESTIONS

Is there any water on the fridge?There aren´t any tomatoes on the fridge.

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noWe use any with uncountable and plural countable

nouns, in AFFIRMATIVE sentences. It is used instead

of not any

There is no cheese in the sandwich! There are no tomatoes on the fridge.

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SOME ANY NO

Uncountable and plural countable nouns

Affirmative sentences and

Offers

Negative sentences and

Questions

Affirmative sentences,

instead of not any

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Complete with some/any/no

1. Are there __________ people at the bus stop?

2. There is _______ coffee left. I will have to prepare more

3. Could I have _________ tea, please?

4. You shouldn´t take _________ medicine without reading information first.

5. ________ shops don’t accept credit cards.