Слайд 2ENGLISH
Countable/uncountable nouns
Слайд 3COUNTABLE NOUNS
Nouns which can be counted and have a singular and plural
form
We put a/an before countable nouns in the singular
a + consonant sound
an + vowel sound
Слайд 4COUNTABLE NOUNS
a pear
two pears
Слайд 5COUNTABLE NOUNS
an apple
many apples
Слайд 6UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
nouns which cannot be counted and they usually have no plural
food: cheese,
butter, sugar, meat, jam etc.
liquids: coffee, water, milk, tea, oil etc.
materials: gold, iron, wood, paper etc.
abstract nouns: beauty, love, sadness etc.
Слайд 7UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Be careful! These nouns are usually uncountable:
information, advice, weather, news, bread, hair,
furniture, work
Слайд 8UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
They are followed by a verb in the singular
We do not use
a/an or one but we can use some