八年级英语上册 Module 2 Amazing things Unit 5 Encyclopaedias Grammar 1课件 （新版）牛津上海版.pptVIP

* In English, we can count some things, e.g., elephants, stamps, cars. We cannot count other things, e.g., meat, water, music. We call nouns like elephants, stamps and cars countable nouns. We call nouns like meat, water and music uncountable nouns. Most dictionaries use the letters C and U to tell if a noun is countable or uncountable. A countable noun refers to something we can count. Here are some examples. Countable nouns (singular) Countable nouns (plural) an apple a carrot a cake two apples three carrots some cakes We use ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a singular countable noun. If the noun starts with a vowel sound, we use ‘an’. I want to buy a hamburger. cake. an egg. orange. To form the plural form of most countable nouns,we add ‘-s’ to the singular form. However, there are some exceptions. An uncountable noun refers to something we cannot count. Here are some examples. Uncountable nouns cannot have plural forms. We can also use some countable nouns + of before uncountable nouns to show their amounts. A1 Read the sentences below and decide whether the nouns in italics are countable or uncountable. Make two lists in your notebook. He saw a boy drinking water from a fountain. They found a skeleton and some footprints in a cave. He used a pen and ink to draw his cartoons. Our dog eats meat and drinks milk. A2 Read these conversations and then work inpairs to make similar conversations about the pictures below. Use the words in the box. Make them singular or plural as necessary. S1 (Timmy) asks the questions and S2 (June) answers. Then change parts and do the conversations again. A3 Jane has invited six people to a party at herhome. Here is part of the shopping list that she wrote for the things she needs. Look at the picture and complete the list. The first one has been done for you. _________________________ ___________ cartons of yogurt ___________________ of cola ______________________ jam _________________________ _________________________ A4 Rita, May and