cy Sd CE Pturats Some things we wear or use arc always plural. They are made of tro parts which cannot be ‘separate: trousers, pyjamas, shorts, jeans, tights, pants, sunglasses, glasses, scissors. They have a plural verb: My trousers are new. (not Mtretsertetets) These shorts are dirty. (not Tais-shost is-dirty.) Other things we wear can be singular. They are made of two parts which can be separate: ‘Shoe/shoes, sock/socks, earring/earrings. A The word clothes is never singular: I boughe some new corhes. (noc -beugheenewelote) EEE EB 4(m), the and no article means: use for: ase with: Aq) | one of many: ‘new information: ‘counrable* nouns (nema, gi) (My sizer works iva cmerua,_| My fiend was walking 10a gel The —_| the only onc(s) or che things already ineoduced | countable* nouns (nema, gl) and particular ano(): The gic was very anery. ‘uncountable? nouns (money) ‘The cinema pene as week. | when we already know what we ae talking about: Where's the money Hen you? (No arid | all things in a general sense: | plural countable® nouns (cinemes) Gineres show fbn ‘Money mates perple happy. | and uncountable nouns (money, 1 ie mas musi) See Hi below fa EE) countable and uncountable nouns ‘Countable nouns (¢. shoe, passport) Uncountable nouns (e¢. air, bread food, help, ice, music, money, pollusion, rain, sand, eral): © cam be singular with a, the use rhe, some or no article but not a: 4 passport, the phone the money, some money, money (not ens) Tre got a problem. (not-Fre got preblem:) ‘© cam be plural with no article, some or the: @ cannot be plural: shoes, some cars, the cars money (not-raemeys}, music (not risk) + have a singular or plural vorb: 4 always have a singular verb: Tae car is new. The cars are now. ‘The music i perfec. (not The musics ase perfect)A These nouns are usually uncountable in English (but are countable in some other languages): ‘ivice, furniture, hair, homework, information, luck, luggage, money, news, eraffc, ravel (but rip and journey are countable), weather, work. ‘A nas ends in s but is ancountable. ‘When we want to count things which are uncountable nouns, we use words like a bag, « botle, box, a cup, a glass, a pecke, a piece: Ineed a bottle of water. not Freed-@-water) ‘Many drinks can be couatable or uncountable: Would you like a coffee? (~ a cup of coffce) Td like two coffees and a tea, please. (~ 2 cups of coffee + 1 cup of tea) Thought some coffee in the marker. = a packet of coffee) cS [) Me or no article Places ‘There is no article befor= + continents, most countries, states, cities, towns, villages: Europe, ealy, London, Florida but we say the Netherlands. + buildings and places taat use the name of their town: ‘Manchester Airport, Cardiff Station, Edinburgh Castle, Durham University A We say ar school at work, at home and in hed. We put the before ‘¢ names of countries that include a word like Republic or States: the United States, the Czech Republic + oceans, seas and rivers: the Pacific Ocean, rhe Danube but not before lakes: Lake Ontario. + regions: the Far Fast, the north + groups of islands: she Philippines + deserts and mountain ranges: the Kalahari, the Himalayas but not before one mountain: ‘Mount Everest ¢ the environment: the sea, the coast, the seaside, the beach, the couniry, the mountains, the hills, the sky, the sun, the moon Jobs We say I'm a docior. (not Fredoetor) Entertainment We listen tothe radio but we swatch television. We play the guitar (@ mesical instrument) but we play :ennis (a sport. We go 0 the cinema, the theare ete. Travel We travel by train, bus et, (not by-the-tatm) Meals We have lunch, dinner et. (nov-she Junch-etc) cormWhich of the pl boots bracelets clothes earring: gloves jeans shorts socks shoes tights EE) Look acts notice from ah is plural countable. I words in the box can we also use ind lay coutage. For each of the underlined words, add Rose Cottage, Hobbs Farm, Newton, Near Norwich otceme! ‘To netp you enjoy your stay, we omer some 1 avice fo 2 vitor = ‘you cen use eure... im Norwich ciy centre but you need Enlish 4 money 'a the shop in Wewton village. This shop sells good 5 bread... and you can bi tran 6 reyotable trom tho farmhouse. For other 7 food = use the 8 shop «4 Ridby or Walcot. you want some infomation... about 10 ave. ma 1Y ae im {he Ridby arca, try the Tool vedio cation. rrotes TE gou want to listen to 12 music uu. Please Pemembor to kaep the volume down. Fleuse use only garden 13 chair «in the garden, Do nob tae any sitting-rooin i iumitue outside Plsage be carotid ot to bring any 15 sar nn OF %6 fone canon nto the ooitage trom the beach. ‘Thank you - enjoy your stay! EE) Read these shore newspaper articles, Add she, a or an "THAT WAS LUCKY! Last weekend 1 ...... group of tourists had 2 . lucky escape near... Mount Rushmore in 4, United Statas Thait ear was hit by 5 small plane making an emergency landing. 6. pilot broke tno toes. 7... tourists were nat hurt, but their carand 8... plane were damaged. the gaps.? erusueene 3 NO MORE FOREIGN HOLIDAYS? “ ‘must do more to prevent pollution’ 1. . South of England said yesterday. Professor Kirkewell said that _ world "Places like 4 Sahara desert will get warmer, and some small islands will disappear. ‘plane but this cannot continue. People must think in2.. pollution is increasing all over 3 .. and 5) Everyone wants t0 travel by 6 ‘more carefully about 7 professor at Exeter University ‘Andes mountains holiday’ ‘environment when they choose 8 . THE WRONG JOB ‘Idida't really explain 8... Job to Janice at her interview,’ he added. Janice Miller left her job at 1 » horror filme wo show aren't cclnama near 2 Bristol in 3 very tightening. 10 young people ‘west of England yesterday after only cne usually like them.” ay because she didn't want to watch 4 horror film. ‘I didn't know I'd 600 any films, she explained. ! saw 5 . hhorror film once, and I was very frightened. I thought my job was just selling tickets.” Stanley Greenham, 6 ‘manager of 7 ‘cinema, said that he was sorry cake T want to baysome troucer5 cach of these sentences. Find them and correct them. 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