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Academic Countable & uncountable nouns

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What are countable and uncountable nouns?

Countable (or count) nouns refer to something that can be counted, such as equations or people. They have a singular and plural form.

Uncountable (or noncount or mass) nouns refer to things that cannot be counted and therefore do not have a plural form, like information and advice. Uncountable nouns take a singular verb.

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Countable and uncountable nouns [new 2021]

This lesson helps improve students’ awareness of countable & uncountable nouns. It includes a language review section, lots of guided practice and freer paragraph writing practice. (see worksheet example Time: 60mins. Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Countable & Uncountable Language Review

Exercise 1

Task: Categorise the following nouns into countable, uncountable or both.

countable and uncountable nouns exercise

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Exercise 2

Task: Circle the correct option in the following sentences.

Oxfam is raising awareness / awarenesses of the work it is doing in the fight against the spread of coronavirus.

Oxfam is raising awareness of the work it is doing in the fight against the spread of coronavirus.

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Exercise 3

Task: Complete the gaps in the following paragraph with a word from exercise 1.

Bilingualism

It is claimed that forty-three per cent of the world’s i) _____________ is bilingual. In the past, the idea of a child learning to speak two languages simultaneously was often met with ii) _____________, as many believed it would result in initial iii) ___________ for the child….

Bilingualism

It is claimed that forty-three per cent of the world’s i) population is bilingual. In the past, the idea of a child learning to speak two languages simultaneously was often met with ii) controversy, as many believed it would result in initial iii) confusion for the child…

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Exercise 4

Task: Identify the errors in the following sentences:

Resolving conflict within teams are challenging for managers.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Resolving conflict within teams is challenging for managers.

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Exercise 5

Task 4: Complete the gaps in the following paragraph with a words in blue.

Food waste

One the most worrying environmental issues affecting us all is the problem of food waste. It is claimed that over eighty per cent of food waste comes from i) __________________, which in turn goes to ii) _________________, causing the iii) __________________ of several harmful gases. What is more,….

consumption. industry. waste. demand. supermarket chains. value species. degradation. habitat. production. resource. growth supply. landfill. packaging. household

Food waste

One the most worrying environmental issues affecting us all is the problem of food waste. It is claimed that over eighty per cent of food waste comes from i) households, which in turn goes to ii) landfill, causing the iii) production of several harmful gases. What is more …

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Countable and uncountable nouns [new 2021]

General English: uncountable & countable nouns

Countable & uncountable nouns (General English)

A great lesson to improve students’ knowledge on countable and uncountable nouns. It begins with a matching activity with a variety of countable & uncountable nouns. It then includes a worksheet where students identify the mistakes. This sheet reinforces quantifiers (some, any, a lot of, much, many, and phrases ‘a piece of..’ etc…) It finishes with a productive speaking activity. worksheet example Time:30 mins Level ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP

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