BAI TAP TONG HOP TIENG ANH 7 UNIT 456 DAT SO

Physics is more difficult ……… history.. Life in the country is very different ……… life in the city.. They don’t like Rock and Roll music, and we don’t like it ……….. Colours of the painti

She's old, but she's no t as old as he is Box A isn't as big as Box B.

O Rome is not as old as Athens.

(= Athens is older)

O The Grand Hotel isn't as expensive as the Europa.

(= the Europa is more expensive)

O I don't play tennis as often as you.

(= you play more often)

O The weather is better than it was yesterday It isn't as cold.

(= as cold as it was yesterday)

B not as much as / not as many as

O I don't have as much money as you (= you've got more money)

O I don't know as many people as you (= you know more people)

O I don't go out as much as you (= you go out more)

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c ' Compare not as as and than:

O Rome is not as old as Athens.

Athens is older than Rome (not older as Rome)

O Tennis isn't as popular as football

Football is more popular than tennis.

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O I don't go out as much as you

You go out more than me.

D We usually say: as me / as him / as her etc.

You can say:

O She's not as old as him or She's not as old as he is.

O You don't work as hard as me or You don't work as hard as I do.

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We say the same as .

O The weather today is the same as yesterday

O M y hair is the same colour as yours.

O I arrived at the same time as Tom.

j a m Look at the pictures and write sentences about A, B and C.

1 A is bigger th a n C, b u t.n o t as.bjg a.5.B

2 A is B, but n o t

3 C is A, b u t 4 A is , b u t

5 B has g o t

6 C w o rk s

,.C jppwnr Write sentences with as as

1 Athens is older than Rome 2 M y room is bigger than yours 3 You got up earlier than me 4 We played better than them 5 I've been here longer than you 6 She's more nervous than him R o m e

Your room isn't

I did n 't

T h e y

Y o u

H e

Write as or than. 1 Athens is o ld e r th a n Rome 5 Joe isn't as intelligent he thinks 2 I don't watch T V as m u c h you 6 Belgium is sm aller Switzerland 3 You eat more me 7 Brazil isn’t as b ig Canada 4 I'm more tired-today I was yesterday 8 I can't wait longer an hour. jggi Complete the sentences about Julia, Andy and Laura Use the same age / the same street etc. I'm 22 I live in Hill Street I got up at 7.15 I don't have a car. i W I f: i • ' > I'm 24 I live in Baker Street, got up at 7.15 My car is dark blue I'm 24 I live in Hill Street, got up at 7.45 have a car It's dark blue 2 (street) 3 (tim e) 4 (colour) Andy A n d y j s t h e s o m e a g a a s y u r a Julia lives

Julia got u p

A n d y's

Laura

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Study this example situation:

SARAH )OE DAV/0

Some more examples of not as (as):

Sarah , joe and David are all very rich

Sarah has $20 million, Joe has $15 million and Dav i d has $10 million So:

joe is rich

He i s richer than David But he isn't as rich as Sarah

(= Sarah is richer than he is)

0 jack isn't as old as he looks (= he looks older than he is)

0 The town centre wasn't as crowded as usual (=it is usually more crowded)

0 Lisa didn't do as well in the exam as she had hoped (=she had hoped to do better)

0 The weather is better today lt's not as cold (=yesterday was colder than today)

0 I don't know as many people as you do (=you know more people than me)

0 'How much did it cost? Fifty pounds?' •No, not as much as that ' (=Less than fifty pounds) You can also say not so (as) :

,:= lt's not warm, but it isn't so cold as yesterday ( = it isn 't as cold as ) less than is similar to not as as :

0 I spent Less money than you (= I didn't spend as much money as you)

0 The city centre was Less crowded than usual (=it wasn't as crowded as usual)

8 I play tennis Less than I used to (=I don't play as much as I used to)

We also use as as (but not so as) in positive sentences and in questions :

0 I'm sorry I'm late I got here as fast as I could

0 There's plenty of food You can have as much as you want

0 Let's walk lt's just as quick as taking the bus

0 Can you send me the information as soon as possible, please?

Also twice as as, three times as as etc :

0 Petrol is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago

0 Their house is about three times as big as ours

We say the same as (not the same like):

0 Laura's salary is the same as mine or Laura gets the same salary as me

0 David is the same age as james

0 Sarah hasn't changed She s till looks the same as she did ten years ago

Than me I than I am etc

You can say:

0 You're taller than me

(not usually You're taller than I)

C He' s not as clever as her

0 They have more money than us

0 I can't run as fast as him

or You're taller than I am

or He's not as clever as she is

or They have more money than we have

or I can 't run a s fast as he can

Comparison 1-2-+ Units 105-106 As long as-+ Unit 115B As and Like-+ Unit 117 4

Exercises 107 Unit

1 I'm tall, but you are taller I'm not ~s ~ ~.? ~9.~

2 My salary is high, but yours is higher My salary isn't

3 You know a bit about cars, but I know more You don't

4 We are busy today, but we were busier yesterday We aren't

5 I still feel bad, but I felt a lot worse earlier I don't

6 Our neighbours have lived here for quite a long time, but we've lived here longer Our neighbours haven't

7 I was a little nervous before the interview, but usually I'm a lot more nervous I wasn't

G Write a new sentence with the same meaning 1 jack is younger than he looks jack isn't ~? o.~ ~? b.~ ~P k ?

2 I didn't spend as much money as you You ?P.~l'}t ~P.r:~ ~P-~.~ J?:!® ~~

3 The station was nearer than I thought The station wasn't

4 The meal didn't cost as much as I expected The meal cost

5 I go out less than I used to I don't

6 Karen's hair isn't as long as it used to be Karen used to

7 I know them better than you do You don't

8 There are fewer people at this meeting than at the last one There aren't

- Complete the sentences using as as+ the following: bad comfortable fast hard Long often quietly soon well 1 I'm sorry I'm late I got here ~? f~? t ~ I could 2 lt was a difficult question I answered it I could 3 'How long can I stay with you?' 'You can stay you like.' 4 I need the information quickly, so let me know possible 5 I like to keep fit, so I go swimming I can 6 I didn't want to wake anybody, so I came in I could In the following sentences use just as as 7 I'm going to sleep on the floor lt's the bed 8 You always say how tiring your job is, but I work you 9 At first I thought he was nice, but really he's everybody else - Write sentences using the same as 1 David and james are both 22 years old David ~? th.~ ? ~.~- ~-~ ~.? james 2 You and I both have dark brown hair Your hair mine 3 I arrived at 10.25 and so did you I arrived you 4 My birthday is 5 April lt's Tom's birthday too My birthday Tom's - Complete the sentences with than or as

1 I can't reach as high as you You are taller t.t! @ J'fl~

2 He doesn't know much I know more

3 I don't work particularly hard Most people work as hard

4 We were very surprised Nobody was more surprised

5 She's not a very good player I'm a better player

6 They've been very lucky I wish we were as lucky

6 5 a/an

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Unit

He's got a camera She's waiting for a taxi It's a beautiful day.

a = one thing or person:

Rachel works in a bank (not in bank) Can I ask a question? (not ask question)

I don't have a job at the moment.

) There's a woman at the bus stop.

an (not a) before a/e/i/o/u:

Do you want an apple or a banana?

I'm going to buy a hat and an umbrella.

There was an interesting programme on T V last night.

also an hour (h is not pronounced: an Xour)

but a university (pronounced yuniversity)

a European country (pronounced yuropean)

another (= an + other) is one word:

Can I have another cup of coffee?

We use a/an when we say what a thing or a person is For example:

The sun is a star.

O Football is a game.

C Dallas is a city in Texas.

A mouse is an animal It's a small animal.

O Joe is a very nice person.

We use a/an for jobs e tc :

( J a : What's your job?

b : I'm a dentist (not I'm dentist)

'W hat does M ark do?' 'He's an engineer.'

W ould you like to be a teacher?

Beethoven was a composer.

Picasso was a famous painter.

Are you a student?

140 c a car / some money (countable/uncountable) Units 67-68 a and the Unit 69

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What are these things? Choose from the box.

Kjyfj

UII u

flower

fruit game

mountain planet

river tool

What are their jobs? Choose from the list and complete the sentences,

architect -dentist- shop assistant photographer

electrician nurse taxi driver

Write sentences Choose from the two boxes Use a/an where necessary.

I want to ask you Rebecca works in old house artist

Tom never wears Jane wants to learn party qu

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New words:

1 anthem /ˈænθəm/ (n) : quốc ca

2 atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə(r)/ (n): không khí, môi trường

3 compose /kəmˈpəʊz/ (v): soạn, biên soạn

4 composer /kəmˈpəʊzə(r)/ (n) : nhà soạn nhạc, nhạc sĩ

5 control /kənˈtrəʊl/ (v) : điều khiển

6 core subject / kɔːr 'sʌbdʒekt / (n) : môn học cơ bản

7 country music / 'kʌntri 'mju:zɪk / (n) : nhạc đồng quê

8 curriculum /kəˈrɪkjələm/ (n) : chương trình học

9 folk music / fəʊk 'mju:zɪk / (n) : nhạc dân gian

10 non-essential /ˌnɒn ɪˈsenʃl/ (adj) : không cơ bản

11 opera /ˈɒprə/ (n) : vở nhạc kịch

12 originate /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/ (v) : bắt nguồn

13 perform /pəˈfɔːm/ (n) : biểu diễn

14 performance /pəˈfɔːməns/ (n) : sự trình diễn, buổi biểu diễn

15 photography /fəˈtɒɡrəfi/ (n) : nhiếp ảnh

16 puppet /ˈpʌpɪt/ (n) : con rối

17 rural /ˈrʊərəl/ (adj) : thuộc nông thôn, thôn quê

18 sculpture /ˈskʌlptʃə(r)/ (n) : điêu khắc, tác phẩm điêu khắc

19 support /səˈpɔːt/ (v) : nâng đỡ

20 Tick Tac Toe / tɪk tæk təʊ / (n) : trò chơi cờ ca-rô

21 water puppetry / 'wɔːtər 'pʌpɪtrɪ / (n) : múa rối nước

Grammar focus

Topic: Music and arts Phonetics:

Phonetics: Sounds: /ʃ/ and /ʒ/

Grammar: - Comparisons: (not) as … as, the same as, different from

- Too/ either Vocabulary: - Musical instruments

- Collocation: V + noun (related to music and arts) Skills: - Talking about music and musical instruments

- Writing an informal letter of invitation

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III Underline the words with the sound /

1 Famous musicians usually perform this song

2 There is a program on television about removing rubbish from rivers

3 The garage is not far from the bus station

4 She made the decision to get a bed spread with striped sheets

5 The physician is anxious about the living conditions of his patient

B VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

I Write the correct word under each picture.

1 ………. 2 ………

5 ………. 6 ………

portrait puppet saxophone

musician special pleasure s

television ocean leisure

Underline the words with the sound /∫/ and circle the words with the sound /ȝ/.

Famous musicians usually perform this song

program on television about removing rubbish from rivers

The garage is not far from the bus station

She made the decision to get a bed spread with striped sheets

The physician is anxious about the living conditions of his patient

Y AND GRAMMAR

Write the correct word under each picture

………. 3 ………. 4 ………

………. 7 ………. 8 ………

sure occasion show sugar usually ure champagne station provision dishwa decision treasure garage brochure

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II Complete the sentences with the words in the box

1 Truyen Kieu is written by the great ……….………. Nguyen Du

2 Celine Dion is a Canadian ……….………. She sang the song My heart will go on

3 Mozart was an Austrian classical ……….………. He wrote over 600 pieces of music

4 Every joke the ……….………. made was greeted with gales of laughter

5 Vietnamese ……….………. Dang Thai Son studied piano in Moscow

6 The ……….………. is playing some sad tune on his saxophone

7 This young ……….………. is currently exhibiting his work at the gallery

8 American ……….………. Selena Gomez starred in the film Another Cinderella Story

III Complete the sentences with the correct tense or form of the verbs in the box

1 Mozart ……….………. his first piece of music when he was five years old

2 She usually ……….………. in water colour

3 We all ……….………. ‘Happy Birthday’ to her

4 Most pupils learn ……….………. a musical instrument

5 We ……….………. many of his works at our gallery so far

6 Rosie ……….………. an elephant and coloured it in

7 My brother enjoys……….………. photos of the nature and landscape

8 The band ……….………. live at the Central Park tomorrow

1 This summer is not ……….………. last summer

2 The river isn’t ……….………. it looks

3 For me, lying on the beach is not ……….………. walking in the mountain

4 A smartphone send messages ……….………. a laptop

5 This gym is not ……….………. the one near my house

6 I think travelling by airplane is not ……….………. travelling by car

7 I hope his new movie isn’t ……….………. his last one

8 Adam doesn’t exercise ……….………. he used to

V Choose the correct option for each of the following sentences

1 What is the ……….………. month of the year in Vietnam? (hot, hotter, hottest)

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2 Hawaii is ……….………. from Hong Kong than Japan (far, farther, farthest)

3 Mozart is as ……….………. as Beethoven (famous, more famous, most famous)

4 Which is ……….………., grammar or vocabulary? (important, more important, most important)

5 Who is the ……….………. person in your family? (powerful, more powerful, most powerful)

6 Their house is three times as ……….………. as ours (big, bigger, biggest)

7 Susan is much ……….………. with children than her sister is (patient, morepatient, most patient)

8 Ann does not swim so ……….………. as her coach claims (quickly, more quickly, most quickly)

1 Their results and our results are different = Their results are different from our results

2 The price of the scarf and the price of the gloves are the same

The price of the scarf is the same as the price of the gloves

3 This house and your last house are different

1 The blue car is as fast ……… the red car

2 Physics is more difficult ……… history

3 Animals feel pain the same ……… we do

4 Life in the country is very different ……… life in the city

5 He’s not really ……… tall as he looks on TV

6 This classroom is a lot nicer ……… the one we had last year

7 London was different ……… most European capitals

8 Driving a boat is not the same ……… driving a car

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VIII Complete the second sentence using the word in brackets

1 Cycling is faster than walking (as)

4 His new guitar isn’t different from his old one (as)

His new guitar ……….………

5 Everest is higher than K2 (as)

1 I don’t really like tomatoes My brother doesn’t like them ………

2 My sister enjoys Korean movies, and she likes watching K-Pop ………

3 He didn’t say anything, and I didn’t ………

4 I don’t speak French and Sarah doesn’t speak French ………

5 Danny is really tired and I am tired ………

6 They don’t like Rock and Roll music, and we don’t like it ………

7 French is a difficult language to learn Latin is a difficult language to learn ………

8 Helen’s got a lovely voice, and she’s a good dancer ………

X Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition

1 Karen Carpenter is famous ……… the song Top of the world

2 This rock band is playing ……… the Central Club

3 I love his painting ……… the old Ha Noi streets

4 We can watch the concert live ……… TV

5 I’m very interested ……… pop music

6 The puppets are made ……… wood and then painted

7 My friend is very good ……… drawing things

8 The water puppet show is ……… 57B DinhTien Hoang St., HoanKiem Dist

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C SPEAKING

I Write questions for the underlined parts.

1 A: ………B: I like pop music

2 A: ………B: My favourite song is Thriller

3 A: ………

B: My mother’s favourite composer is

4 A: ………B: Water puppetry began in the 11th century

5 A: ………

B: Alex goes to the Art Club twice a week

6 A: ………B: I don’t like horror movies because I don

7 A: ………B: She has painted for more than five years

8 A: ………B: Dong Ho paintings are made in Dong Ho Village

D READING

I Fill in each blank with a word from the box.

Dong Ho Painting is a kind of Vietnamese (1)

Village, BacNinh Province Dong Ho paintings have about 300 years of history in the (2)

Vietnam

Dong Ho pictures are (3) ………

made of bark of a tree called“Dzo” Colours of the painting are refined from various kinds of tree (4)

………, which people can easily find in Vietnam Traditional (5)

use all-natural colours for their pictures: burnt bamboo leaves for b

for blue, etc The painting is covered by a (6)

painting and their colours They are so (7)

them dimmer even time or daylight

Vietnamese people used to buy Dong Ho pictures for (8)

Write questions for the underlined parts

………

in Dong Ho Village

blank with a word from the box

Dong Ho Painting is a kind of Vietnamese (1) ……… painting originating in Dong Ho Village, BacNinh Province Dong Ho paintings have about 300 years of history in the (2)

……… on a special kind of Dzo paper Theprinting paper is Colours of the painting are refined from various kinds of tree (4) , which people can easily find in Vietnam Traditional (5) ………natural colours for their pictures: burnt bamboo leaves for black, cajuput leaves for green, copper rust for blue, etc The painting is covered by a (6) ……… of sticky rice paste to protect the painting and their colours They are so (7) ……… lasting, so that it is very difficult to make

Vietnamese people used to buy Dong Ho pictures for (8) ……… during Tet

of sticky rice paste to protect the lasting, so that it is very difficult to make

during Tet

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II Read the text carefully then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

Many students listen to music while they are studying, and say that it helps them learn Many parents and teachers say that music is just distracting, and that students are better studying in silence Who is right?

In a study, some scientists asked three groups of students to listen to a piece of music by Mozart or a

relaxation tape for ten minutes, or just sit in silence for ten minutes The students then did a ‘spatial

reasoning’ test (a test about remembering shapes and imagining looking at objects from different directions),

and the ones who had listened to the Mozart did better in the test

Taking part in musical activities and learning to play an instrument can improve verbal memory (the ability

to remember words) The longer the training lasts, the better the improvement in the memory So, there’s no

excuse to give up the piano lessons!

1 Many students think it’s helpful to listen to music when studying

2 Teachers say music helps students to better concentrate

3 The students who had listened to Mozart did better in the spatial reasoning test

4 Listening to Mozart music will not make you smarter

5 Music training helps to improve memory

II Write the second sentences so that it has the same meaning to the first one

1 Her phone is not the same as mine

→ Her phone is ………

2 I think rock music is more popular than jazz

→ I think jazz music isn’t ………

3 Do you like seeing a water puppet show?

→ Are you ………

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4 They perform the water puppet show in a pool

→ The water puppet show ………

5 The last time I spoke to David was at Christmas

→ I haven’t ………

6 Nobody wanted to go, so they cancelled the school trip

→ They cancelled ………

7 Jim doesn’t play the saxophone as well as his brother

→ Jim’s brother plays ………

8 What is your favourite kind of music?

→ What kind ………

TEST FOR UNIT 4

I Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others

II Choose the odd one out

5 a The Spice Girls b Gangnam Style c The Beatles d ABBA

III Choose the best answer a, b, c, or d to complete the sentence

1 His Jacket is almost the same colour ……… mine

2 Water puppetry began ……… the 11th century

3 The ……… is rather older now; however, his acting ability has never been better

4 Janna can’t play the piano, and Carol can’t play it ………

5 Juan and Patricia are not the same height Juan is ……… Patricia

a as tall as b not as tall as c more tall than d not tall than

6 Saxophones are used mainly for ……… jazz music

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7 I went to the 3D ……… last weekend The paintings were excellent!

a movie theater b concert hall c opera house d.art museum

8 ……… I’m not a fan of country music, I thoroughly enjoyed his lively performance

9 ……… does a water puppet show take place? ~ In a pool

10 Which is the national anthem of Vietnam?

a Tieu Doan 307 b Chien si Viet Nam c Tien Quan Ca d Tien ve Ha Noi

IV Write the correct tense or form of the verbs in brackets

1 My home town ……… (change) a lot in the recent years

2 Please, stop! You ………(drive) so fast

3 The paintings ………(make) on Dzo paper with natural colours

4 Yesterday I ………(go) to the centre and ………(see) an exhibition

5 As soon as I ………(finish) painting my room, I’ll paint the kitchen

6 I ………(be) to England three times so far

7 The children ……… (not be) at home last Sunday

8 Do you think we ……… (write) a test tomorrow?

9 Are you interested in ………(do) community service?

10 Some teenage girls volunteered ……… (work) at the local hospital

V Supply the correct form of the words in brackets

1 Avatar is probably the ………film I’ve ever seen! (bad)

2 A dancer must throw her heart and soul into every ……… (perform)

3 I think Men in Black 1 was as ………as Men in Black 3 (excite)

4 Although John and Andrew look exactly alike, they act quite ……… (different)

5 Dong Ho paintings are made with ………colours (nature)

6 His friends are all ……… - they’re painters, musicians, and writers (art)

7 He later became a famous jazz ………playing saxophone (music)

8 The problems seemed so small and ……… (important)

VI There is one mistake in each sentence Underline and correct the mistake

1 A lot of people are good artists and they are successfully in life ………

2 Music promote creativity, social development, and personality ………

3 The Mona Lisa is a portrait paint by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci ………

4 Your violin is the same with the one I’ve just bought ………

5 My mother doesn’t like rock music and I don’t too ………

6 The weather of Hong Kong is different from that of Canada’s ………

7 How long do you go to the movies? - Twice a month ………

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8 The weather today is not so hot as it is yesterday ………

VIII Choose the word which best fits each gap

While art may not be vital to fulfill our basic needs, it does make life (1) ……… When you look

at a painting or poster hang on your living room wall, you feel happy The sculpture on the kitchen windowsill create a (2) ……… of joy These varieties of art forms that we are surrounded by all come (3)

……… to create the atmosphere that we want to live in

Just like art, music can make life extremely joyful and can have a huge effect (4) ……… our mood If you have something hard or difficult to work on or are feeling tired, an energetic song will likely (5)

………you up and add some enthusiasm to the situation Similarlywhen stress is high, many people find that relaxing to calming music is (6) ……… that eases the mind

6 a something b anything c everything d nothing

IX Read the text carefully, then answer the questions

Modern graffiti began in big cities in the United States in the 1970s One of the first ‘taggers’ was a teenager called Demetrius He wrote his tag TAKI 183 on walls and in subway stations in New York Other teenagers saw Demetrius’s tag and started writing their own tags on walls, buses and subway trains all over New York

Then, some teenagers started writing their tags with aerosol paint Their tags were bigger and more colourful Aerosol paint graffiti became very popular in the 1970s and 1980s and appearedon trains, buses and walls around the world In the 1990s and 2000s, a lot of graffiti artists started painting pictures

In some countries, writing or painting on walls is a crime and street artists can have problems with the police In other countries, artists can draw and paint in certain places For example, in Taiwan, there are

‘graffiti zones’ where artists can paint on walls In São Paulo in Brazil, street artists can paint pictures on walls and houses Their pictures are colourful and beautiful Some tourists visit São Paulo just to see the street art!

1 Where did modern graffiti begin?

X Write the second sentence so that it has the same meaning to the first one

1 This show is the same as the show we saw last week (different)

4 The Eiffel Tower is as high as an 81-storey building (same)

→ The Eiffel Tower ………

5 Steven Spielberg directed Jurassic Park (by)

8 John hasn’t done any housework for a month (ago)

→ The last time John ………

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A noun can be countable or uncountable:

Countable

plural (bananas)

etc

. ) Kate was singing a song

been accident)

Uncountable

etc

Examples of nouns usually uncountable:

a mus1c, a nee

You can use uncountable nouns alone

- We listened to some music

Many/much/few/little-+ Unit 87 Children I the children -+ Unit 75 30

Exercises

1 joe goes everywhere by bike He hasn,t g0_ _ ~ ·

2 Helen was listening to music when I arrived

H ~ - h Ov? _ n,t- _ g.Q _ t ~ - «M:_

OK

3 We went to very nice restaurant last weekend

4 I brush my teeth with toothpaste

5 I use toothbrush to brush my teeth

6 Can you tell me if there's bank near here?

7 My brother works for insurance company in Frankfurt

8 I don't like violence

9 Can you smell paint?

10 When we were in Rome, we stayed in big hotel

11 We need petrol I hope we come to petrol station soon

15 I like volleyball lt's good game

17 Jane was wearing beautiful necklace

accident interview

biscuit key

blood moment

1 lt wasn't your fault lt was @ ~Y.rr~

2 Listen! Can you hear m.0 ? ~ ?

coat musiC

3 I couldn't get into the house because I didn't have

decision question

5 Do you take in your coffee?

6 Are you hungry? Would you like with your coffee?

7 Our lives would be very difficult without

electricity sugar

9 The heart pumps through the body

10 Excuse me, but can I ask you ?

11 I'm not ready yet Can you wait ,please?

12 We can't delay much longer We have to make soon

0 Complete the sentences using the following words Sometimes the word needs to be plural

( s), and sometimes you need to use a/an

a1r

patience

day people

friend picture

joke queue

1 I had my camera, but I didn't take any pictu.re? _

2 There are seven in a week

Language space

3 A vegetarian is a person who doesn't eat

meat umbrella

4 Outside the cinema there was of people waiting to see the film

5 I'm not very good at telling

6 Last night I went out with some of mine

7 There were very few in town today The streets were almost empty

9 Gary always wants things quickly He doesn,t have much

10 I think it's going to rain Do you have 1 could borrow?

11 Do you speak any foreign ?

12 Our flat is very small We don't have much

Many nouns can be used as countable or uncountable nouns, usually w i th a difference in meaning Compare :

0 There's a hair in my soup !

(=one single hair)

C You can stay with us There's a spare

0 I had some interesting experiences

while I was travelling (=things that

happened to me)

CJ Enjoy your trip Have a good time!

Uncountable

C I can ' t work here There's too much

C I need some paper to write on

(=material for writing on)

C1 You ' ve got very long hair (not hairs)

(=all the hair on your head)

C You can't sit here There isn't room

(=space)

C They offered me the job because I had a

l ot of experience (not experiences)

C I can ' t wait I don ' t have time

0 I don ' t like coffee very much

But you can say a coffee(= a cup of coffee), two coffees (=two cups) etc :

The following nouns are usually uncountable:

accommodation advice

baggage

behaviour bread chaos

damage furniture information

You cannot use a/an with these nouns:

Luck Luggage news

permission progress scenery

0 I'm going to buy some bread or a Loaf of bread (not a bread)

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traffic weather work

0 Enjoy your holiday! I hope you have good weather (not a good weather)

These nouns are not usually plural (so we do not say 1

breads', ' furnitures' etc.):

0 Where are you going to put all your furniture? (not furn i tures)

0 Let me know if you need more information (not informations)

0 The news was very depressing (not The news were)

a travel ' to mean a trip

0 They s pend a lot of money on travel

0 We had a very g ood trip/journey (not a good travel) Compare these countable and un c ountable noun s:

0 I ' m lookin g for a job

0 it 's a nic e day t o d ay

C W e had a l o t of bags and cases

Countable and uncountable 1 ~ Unit 69

C I'm l o okin g for work (n o t a work)

" -' Wh a t beautiful scenery!

C it 's n ice weather t o d a y

C This furniture is mine

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Exercises

Which of the underlined parts of these sentences is correct?

2 a If you want to know the news, you can read paper I a paper

6 Sue was very helpful She gave us some very useful advice I advices

advice

information

chair job

experience

1ug, a"'e

expenence permission

furniture progress

hair work

4 We have no , not even a bed or a table

5 'What does Alan look like?' 'He's got a long beard and very short

6 Carla's English is better than it was She's made

8 Mike is unemployed He can't get

What do you say in these situations? Use a word from Section B (luggage, weather etc.) in

each sentence

1 Your friends have just arrived at the station You can't see any cases or bags

You ask them: D o ~Q.~ h.~ve CA Y\M wg,go g e ··· . 7

You say: I'd like

3 You are a student You want your teacher to advise you about which courses to do

You say: Can you give me ?

4 You want to watch the news on TV, but you don't know when it is on

You ask your friend: What time ?

5 You are at the top of a mountain You can see a very long way it's beautiful

You say: lt • I 7

, 1sn t 1t

6 You look out of the window The weather is horrible: cold, wet and windy

You say: What !

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Countable nouns can be singular or plural :

0 Bye! Ha v e a ni c e evening

0 Do you need an umbrella ? You cannot use singular countable nouns alone ( w ithout a / the / my et c.):

G She never wears a hat ( n o t She never wea r s hat)

0 B e c areful of the do g ( no t B e careful of d o g )

C What a beautiful day!

0 I ' v e got a headache

We use a / an to s ay what ki nd of thing s o m eth i n g i s , or w hat ki nd of person somebody is :

0 Thafs a nice table

In the plural we u s e the noun alon e (not some ):

0 Those are nice chairs (n o t some ni ce c ha i r s) Compar e singular and plural :

_ Are t h e y good students ?

C jane's parents a re really nice people

C What awful shoes !

We say th a t som e body has a long nose I a nice face I blue eyes I small hands e t c :

C j ack ha s a l ong nose

( not th e l o n g n ose)

n j a ck h a s blue eyes

Remember to u se a/an w hen y ou say what s o me b o d y ' s jo b i s:

0 Sandr a i s a nurse (n o t Sandra is nur se )

0 Would you li ke to b e an English teacher ?

Yo u c an u se some with plur a l co un ta bl e n o u ns W e u se some i n t wo wa y s

(1) Some = a numb er o f I a f ew o f I a pa i r o f :

L.J I' ve s e e n some good movies r ece n t y (n ot I ' v e see n good m o v ies )

0 Some friends of min e a r e co min g t o s t ay a t th e weeke nd

0 I n ee d some n ew sunglasses ( = a n e w pa ir of s u ng l asses )

D o n o t u se some w h e n yo u a r e t a l k in g ab o ut t hin gs in ge n e r al ( see Un it 75):

0 I l ove bananas (n o t so m e ban a n as )

C M y a un t i s a wr i e r S h e w ri tes books ( n ot some books) (2 ) Some = so m e bu t n o t a ll :

- ) Some children l ea rn very q ui ck l y (but not a ll ch il dren)

0 T omo rr ow t h e r e w ill be rai n i n some places , b u t mo s t of the country w ill be dry

Countable and uncountable-+ Units 69-70 A/an and the -+ Unit 72 Some and any-+ Unit 85 34

Exercises

2 ants and bees? Th~'r ~ m?.ect.?.' ···

3 a cauliflower? 8 a tulip?

4 chess? 9 the Nile, the Rhine and the Mekong?

5 a pigeon, an eagle and a crow?

10 a violin, a trumpet and a flute?

6 a skyscraper?

Who were these people?

11 Beethoven? H~ t-:J.~ ~ 0f.r'l.P.Q? ~ 15 Marilyn Monroe?

12 Shakespeare?

chef

plumber

interpreter surgeon

journalist tour guide

nurse waiter

1 Sarah looks after patients in hospital She,? -~ tl~.t? ~,

2 Gary works in a restaurant He brings the food to the tables He

3 Jane writes articles for a newspaper

4 Kevin works in a hospital He operates on people

5 jonathan cooks in a restaurant

6 Dave installs and repairs water pipes

7 Martina takes visitors round her city and tells them about it She

8 Lisa translates what people are saying from one language into another so that they can

understand each other

1 I've seen some good films recently

2 What's wrong with you? Have you got Ov headache?

3 I know a lot of people Most of them are -:- students

4 When I was child, I used to be very shy

6 Q uest1ons, questions, quest1ons I y ou I re a ways as l k' 1ng quest1 ons I

7 What beautiful garden!

9 Do you like staying in hotels?

10 I've been walking for three hours I've got sore feet

11 I don,t feel very well this morning l,ve got sore throat

12 M aria speaks English, but not very much

13 Ifs a shame we don't have camera I'd like to take picture of that house

14 Those are nice shoes Where did you get them?

15 I'm going shopping I want to buy new shoes

16 You need visa to visit countries, but not all of them

1 7 jane is teacher Her parents were teachers too

18 I don't believe him He's liar He's always telling lies

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We use much and little with uncountable nouns:

We use a lot of I Lots of I plenty of with both uncountable and plural nouns:

r: She's lucky She has few problems (=not many problems)

You can say only a Little and only a few:

L J Hurry! We only have a Little time (not only little time)

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Exercises

1 We didn't spend much money

2 Sue drinks much tea

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3 joe always puts much salt on his food

4 We'll have to hurry We don't have much time

5 lt cost much to repair the car

6 Did it cost much to repair the car?

8 Mike travels much

9 There wasn't much traffic this morning

10 You need much money to travel round the world

1 There's no need to hurry There's P.{&n~ o f t4r~-

2 He doesn't have any financial problems He has

3 Come and sit with us There,s

4 She knows a lot, but she still has

5 lt's an interesting town to visit There

6 I'm sure we'll find somewhere to stay

3 Did you take pictures when you were on holiday?

5 This is a very modern city There are old buildings

7 'Do you know Rome?' 'No, I haven't been there for years.'

1 She's lucky She has few problems

2 Things are not going so well for her She has few problems

3 Can you lend me few dollars?

4 There was little traffic, so the journey didn't take very long

5 I can't give you a decision yet I need little time to think

Put in little I a little I few I a few

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3 Do you mind if I ask you questions?

4 lt's not a very interesting place to visit, so tourists come here

5 I don't think Amy would be a good teacher She has patience

6 'Would you like milk in your coffee?' 'Yes,

7 This is a very boring place to live There's to do

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