English file
Elementary
Unit 9A – Countable / uncountable nouns
• Lead in breakfast around the world – quiz (10 mins)
• Discussion questions talking about food (10 mins)
• Vocabulary building food vocabulary (15 mins)
• Speaking practice – asking about food favourites (5 mins)
• Reading (1) Same food every day – new vocabulary (5 mins)
• Reading (1) Same food every day – comprehension (5 mins)
• Reading (1) Same food every day – discussion (5 mins)
• Food quiz – guess the food from emojis (10 mins) 65
• Grammar – countable vs un countable nouns – highlighting (5 mins)
• Grammar – countable vs un countable nouns – presentation (10 mins)
• Grammar – countable vs un countable nouns – exercises (10 mins)
• Grammar – countable vs un countable nouns – listening for items (5 mins)
• Pronunciation focus – different vowel sounds (10 mins)
• Speaking practice – food diaries / eating habits (10 mins)
• Vocabulary from the class quiz (5 mins)
• Listening – extra practice (homework)
• What do you eat for breakfast? Here? In your country?
• In the UK / My country I eat ..................... because ...................
• What food is your country famous for?
• My country is famous for .................. it’s made with ...................
• Can you cook? If yes, what do you like cooking? If no, why not?
• Yes, I can. I can make ................... . No, I can’t because .....................
• Do you eat anything different at the weekend? What?
• Yes, I do. I eat ............................. No, I don’t because .................
• What would your perfect meal be? e.g. for your birthday
• My perfect meal would be ..................... because .....................................
1. pasta
2. milk, sugar
3. meat
4. mineral water
5. ice cream
6. potato
7. eggs
8. chocolate
9. sandwich
10. breakfast, lunch,
dinner
Look at the pictures of the food
• You have some numbers and your partner has the
others.
• Ask your partner for the missing numbers.
• Which number is ______? Bananas are ____
• Which number is a pineapple? It’s number 32.
• What colour is / are ________ normally?
Breakfast
1. cheese
2. jam
3. tea
4. coffee
5. toast
6. juice
7. milk
8. cereal
9. bread
10. sugar
11. eggs
12. butter
13. a lettuce
14. oil
15. meat, for
example chicken,
sausages, steak, ham
16. chips
17. herbs
18. fish, for example
salmon, tuna
19. peppers
20. onions
21. pasta
22. potatoes
23. seafood
24. peas
25. tomatoes
26. salad
27. rice
28. spices
29. mushrooms
30. carrots
Lunch or dinner / vegetables
Other
31. sandwich
Fruit / Desserts / Other
32. a pineapple
33 ice cream
34. crisps
35. oranges
36. strawberries
37. biscuits
38. fruit salad
39. bananas
40. nuts
41. apples
42. Cake
43. Chocolate
44. sweets
Look at the pictures of the food
• Now choose some items and ask your partner about them.
1. Do you like ________?(Q) Yes, I do / No , I don’t. (A)
2. When do you eat them (2+) /it (1)? (Q)
• I eat them (2+) / it (1) for breakfast / dinner (A)
3. What do you eat ______ with? (Q)
• I eat it (1) / them (2+) with ______ (A)
• smoked
salmon,
• avocado,
• bread,
• cream
cheese,
• lime
Because he doesn’t want to spend a lot of time
deciding what to eat.
Answer questions 1-3 in your books then
discuss questions 4-6 with your partner.
1 What do Jobs, Zuckerberg, and Einstein have in common?
2 What are two positive things about Nathan's diet?
3 Does he ever get bored of it? Why (not)?
They wear / wore the same clothes every day
He spends less time and money buying food.
He doesn’t have to worry if his diet is healthy.
No, he doesn’t because he makes little changes
a
some an
some some
A / An the difference
• We use both “A” and “An” to talk about one thing
• An orange. An umbrella.
• An ice cream. An egg.
• An apple.
• If it doesn’t start with a vowel, use “A”.
Read the shopping list
• We need some apples and also some milk.
• We don’t need any rice or any tomatoes.
• Do we need any sugar? No, we don’t.
• Do we need any meat? Yes, we do.
Think about when we use some and any
• Which do we use in positive sentences?
• Which do we use in negative sentences?
• Which do we use in questions?
some milk
A sandwich
some chips
A lettuce
An egg
some carrots
some chocolate
A cake
any
some
any
a /some
any
any
some
some
a /some
an
Some orange juice, some apple juice, a pineapple,
some (four or five) oranges, some bananas,
some onions,
some (two or three big) potatoes, a bottle of wine,
a lettuce
c. Listen again. Who (1-4) talks
about...?
__ a good restaurant
near their house
__ ways of preparing
something.
__ a dish with two main
ingredients
__ a meal for a special
occasion
2
1
3
4
d. Which of the four
dishes or meals would
you like to eat?
Which wouldn't you
like?
bread
breakfast
eat
healthy
ice cream
meat
peas steak
tea
Guess the food I’m describing
• Think of a food from the list of foods you have
• Describe it to your partner and see if they can guess.
You can tell them
• The colour
• When you eat it
• What you eat it with
EF4E Unit 9A - Countable and uncountable.pptx

EF4E Unit 9A - Countable and uncountable.pptx

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    English file Elementary Unit 9A– Countable / uncountable nouns
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    • Lead inbreakfast around the world – quiz (10 mins) • Discussion questions talking about food (10 mins) • Vocabulary building food vocabulary (15 mins) • Speaking practice – asking about food favourites (5 mins) • Reading (1) Same food every day – new vocabulary (5 mins) • Reading (1) Same food every day – comprehension (5 mins) • Reading (1) Same food every day – discussion (5 mins) • Food quiz – guess the food from emojis (10 mins) 65 • Grammar – countable vs un countable nouns – highlighting (5 mins) • Grammar – countable vs un countable nouns – presentation (10 mins) • Grammar – countable vs un countable nouns – exercises (10 mins) • Grammar – countable vs un countable nouns – listening for items (5 mins) • Pronunciation focus – different vowel sounds (10 mins) • Speaking practice – food diaries / eating habits (10 mins) • Vocabulary from the class quiz (5 mins) • Listening – extra practice (homework)
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    • What doyou eat for breakfast? Here? In your country? • In the UK / My country I eat ..................... because ................... • What food is your country famous for? • My country is famous for .................. it’s made with ................... • Can you cook? If yes, what do you like cooking? If no, why not? • Yes, I can. I can make ................... . No, I can’t because ..................... • Do you eat anything different at the weekend? What? • Yes, I do. I eat ............................. No, I don’t because ................. • What would your perfect meal be? e.g. for your birthday • My perfect meal would be ..................... because .....................................
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    1. pasta 2. milk,sugar 3. meat 4. mineral water 5. ice cream 6. potato 7. eggs 8. chocolate 9. sandwich 10. breakfast, lunch, dinner
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    Look at thepictures of the food • You have some numbers and your partner has the others. • Ask your partner for the missing numbers. • Which number is ______? Bananas are ____ • Which number is a pineapple? It’s number 32. • What colour is / are ________ normally?
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    Breakfast 1. cheese 2. jam 3.tea 4. coffee 5. toast 6. juice 7. milk 8. cereal 9. bread 10. sugar 11. eggs 12. butter
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    13. a lettuce 14.oil 15. meat, for example chicken, sausages, steak, ham 16. chips 17. herbs 18. fish, for example salmon, tuna 19. peppers 20. onions 21. pasta 22. potatoes 23. seafood 24. peas 25. tomatoes 26. salad 27. rice 28. spices 29. mushrooms 30. carrots Lunch or dinner / vegetables
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    Other 31. sandwich Fruit /Desserts / Other 32. a pineapple 33 ice cream 34. crisps 35. oranges 36. strawberries 37. biscuits 38. fruit salad 39. bananas 40. nuts 41. apples 42. Cake 43. Chocolate 44. sweets
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    Look at thepictures of the food • Now choose some items and ask your partner about them. 1. Do you like ________?(Q) Yes, I do / No , I don’t. (A) 2. When do you eat them (2+) /it (1)? (Q) • I eat them (2+) / it (1) for breakfast / dinner (A) 3. What do you eat ______ with? (Q) • I eat it (1) / them (2+) with ______ (A)
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    • smoked salmon, • avocado, •bread, • cream cheese, • lime
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    Because he doesn’twant to spend a lot of time deciding what to eat.
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    Answer questions 1-3in your books then discuss questions 4-6 with your partner.
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    1 What doJobs, Zuckerberg, and Einstein have in common? 2 What are two positive things about Nathan's diet? 3 Does he ever get bored of it? Why (not)? They wear / wore the same clothes every day He spends less time and money buying food. He doesn’t have to worry if his diet is healthy. No, he doesn’t because he makes little changes
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    A / Anthe difference • We use both “A” and “An” to talk about one thing • An orange. An umbrella. • An ice cream. An egg. • An apple. • If it doesn’t start with a vowel, use “A”.
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    Read the shoppinglist • We need some apples and also some milk. • We don’t need any rice or any tomatoes. • Do we need any sugar? No, we don’t. • Do we need any meat? Yes, we do. Think about when we use some and any • Which do we use in positive sentences? • Which do we use in negative sentences? • Which do we use in questions?
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    some milk A sandwich somechips A lettuce An egg some carrots some chocolate A cake
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    Some orange juice,some apple juice, a pineapple, some (four or five) oranges, some bananas, some onions, some (two or three big) potatoes, a bottle of wine, a lettuce
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    c. Listen again.Who (1-4) talks about...? __ a good restaurant near their house __ ways of preparing something. __ a dish with two main ingredients __ a meal for a special occasion 2 1 3 4
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    d. Which ofthe four dishes or meals would you like to eat? Which wouldn't you like?
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    Guess the foodI’m describing • Think of a food from the list of foods you have • Describe it to your partner and see if they can guess. You can tell them • The colour • When you eat it • What you eat it with