G/™— Grammar Countable and uncountable nouns © Countable nour Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form and take a singular or plural verb. Example i$ Countable nouns shop / shops There are over 100 shops in the new We use these words with shopping centre. countable nouns: baby / babies They've got some great for babies *° a, an © many y/ eye got some eeat toys eres dish / dishes We need to get some new dishes for this evening. ‘A few countable nouns have irregular plurals. They include: © one child, two children '* one person, two people * one foot, two feet * one tooth, two teeth ‘© one man, two men * one woman, two women We cannot count some nouns (uncountable nouns). They do not have a plural form and take a singular verb, even if they end in -s. Some uncountable Example Sai — moun: We use these words with uncountable nouns: advice, bread, fruit, furniture, My money is in my wallet. | « alitle » much hair, homework, information, Your hai is really long! « abit of » apiece of money, news, paper, rice, Work The news was a compete | We use these words with both countable end shock. 7 « alotof * some » lots of » the ‘We can use any in questions and negative statements with both uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns: « Have we got any homework today? | There aren't any eggs left. * There are a few uncountable nouns that are plural and are followed by a plural verb. Be careful with the following words. * clothes v Your clean clothes are on the bed. * jeans ¥ Your new jeans look great! * Some nouns are uncountable with one meaning and countable with another meaning. ¥ Get me some paper when you go to the shops. ( = a packet of paper to write on) | ¥ Get me a paper when you go to the shops. ( = @ newspaper) 54(a) Countable and uncountable nouns Unit 13 Complete using the plural form of the words in the box. child foot_* man + person * puppy » tooth * watch » woman 1 Did you know that Jason's dog has had three beautifl 0. Simul 2 The Spice Girls was an all-girl band, so there weren't any .. 3 It's a bit strange that Victor wears two... sonmn ~ oN On each arm. 4 tt.. ssn GO the Same jobs as ther husbands, they should be paid the same. 5 The dentist says 1 Mave 10 NAVE 100 ss nna taken out 6 How many... a = were there at the show? 7 We've walked miles! My = .. are hurting! 8 Mrs Jenkins has just had a baby, s so > she's got three now. Circle the correct word or phrase. 1 Your money is / are on the table in the dining room. 2 The advice you gave me was / were really useful. Thanks! 3 The cakes in that shop looks / look absolutely delicious. 4 There has / have been a lot of bad news recently. 5 Your homework was / were late. Please do it sooner next time. 6 Does / Do the information about the museum include the opening times? 7 We need new furniture in the dining room. It's / They're very old and scratched, 8 The fish in this tank all seems / seem to be ill. 9 I love your hair. It’s / They're really soft. 10 Oh, no! The rice has / have gone all over the floor! Complete using the phrases in the box. You have to use some phrases more than once. Where there is more than one answer, write all the answers. ai fruit — ~~ toys ~ “ butter ~ music 55Unit 13 Grammar 0 Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write no more than three words. N wo - a Cy Cc 1 n w a o We don't know ening about the problem. information We don't . about the problem. Is it okay if | have some cheese? bit Is it okay if | have ... cheese? There's only a little coffee left in the jar. much There .. coffee left in the jar. | try not to drink too much Coca Cola in a week. cans I try not to drink too of Coca-Cola in a week. Would you like some more chocolate? piece Would you like... chocolate? | don't want a lot of cream on my strawberries. cream | only want hoose the correct answer. .. on my strawberries, Be careful with that vase because it's made of ... Aglass Ba glass | started coughing because | had ...at the back of my throat. Ahair Ba hair Don't put your hot cup on my new table! Its... and | don't want you to burn it. Awood Ba wood We should all recycle «osm: $0 that it can be used again. A paper B a paper My dad gets .......... every day on his way to work. A paper B a paper Of course you can have some milk. Get = out of the cupboard. Aglass Ba glass Write one word in each gap. C local open-air market. The clothes (2)... cheap, too! Often, the food in your local supermarket (4) Open-air markets > Even if you only have a (1) serunesese money, you can still have a great time at your cheap, and the fruit (8)... .» travelled a long way, but at the market you know that you'e buying food which has been produced locally. The vegetables (6)... (6) ous. Hall to find out if there are (7) .. fresh, even if you go late in the day when there are only a .. left. Support your local market and help local farmers. Contact your Town open-air markets in your area.Grammar Articles Example singular countable nouns (not specific) I need to get a new coat. —— an (indefinite article) Use Example instead of a when the next word begins ‘I don't have enough money for an expensive dress. with a vowel sound Whether we use a or an with a word depends on the sound, not the spelling. Be careful with the following words and phrases. ‘» an honest person « an hour * aeuro » a.uniform a © the definite atice. Use Example singular countable nouns (specific) Let's go to the new shopping centre. plural countable nouns (specific) Where are the books | ordered? uncountable nouns (specific) T gave the shop assistant the money and then left. © No article (zero article) Use Example plural countable nouns (general) Prices have gone up a lot recently. uncountable nouns (general) Fresh fru is really good for you Special rules - Use Example places the: seas (the Atlantic), rivers (the Amazon), areas (the Antarctic), some countries (the USA, the UK), public buildings (the theatre), the Earth, the world, the sky, the moon, the sun, the sea, the environment no article: towns and cities (Moscow), most countries (France), continents (Europe), streets (Baker Street), planets (Mars) activities a/an: have a job, work as a... the: on the radio, the media, play the piano no article: go to work, on TV, go shopping, play tennis, listen to music, go to work, go to school, be at school, be at university, school subjects (maths) time the: in the morning/afternoon/evening, on the 20! March, in the 1950s no article: days (Thursday), months (May), years (2009), at night people the: the King, the Prime Minister, the army, the navy, the police, the Germans, the English ' no article: become king, he’s English, speak English | |58 Complete using a, an or the. ONOORWRE We had - tally good science lesson at school today. Hound «nu. . unusual insect on the wall outside our house. Its your birthday next week. Are you going to have sono Party? We waited for hours, but we finally SAW o.com Queen Why don't we listen to sane MIO? Have you got .. euro | could borrow? Mum has gone to . ... bank, but she'll be back soon. Where have you been? I've been waiting for OVEF ...n..u0.e- ROUT! Write an article in each gap where necessary. If an article is not necessary, put a dash (-). Ihad (1) really bad day OM (2) .....unene TUesday, bought (8) ......1.usmme MW game on CD-ROM for my computer, but (4) game didn't work properly. | took it back to 6). SHOP ON (6) .. North Street, but (2) on owes Manger blamed me! He pointed to (8) SFAKCH ON (9) sn rerssnssennne CD-ROM and said I'd done it. | couldn't believe it! | had to buy (10)..... .. New one! Circle the extra word in each sentence. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Do you think we will ever send a person to the Mars? When you go to the London, don't forget to see the London Eye. When we use the cars, we damage the environment. I'm not telling a lies! it's the truth, I'm looking for a teacher who can teach me the German Ray needs a warm hat and a new coat for his visit to the Russia. Dad has gone to a work and forgotten the car keys. Some people have an unusual pets, such as lions or tigers.Articles Unit 14 {pb} In each sentence there is a word missing. Put an arrow (4) to show where the missing word should go and write the word, English music was popular in America in 1960s. Would you prefer to read book or watch television? We had maths at school yesterday and our teacher gave us surprise test! Peter joined police and caught ten thieves in his first month! Gordon wanted to be writer, so he studied English at university. Suddenly, two UFOs appeared in sky over Washington. aaRwne Rewrite the sentences correctly, adding articles where necessary. We had ad aeat time in USA. i Let's go to Begum for week this summer. wo Where's money | gave you on fifteenth of last month? = Id like to join army and become soldier. a For Christmas, | ‘et book, DVD and latest CD Dy my favourite band. o They say that Era drink lot of tea, | heard song on radio that | ay liked. ~ 8 Do Japanese and other people in Asia eat cheese? [FE] Underline ten mistakes in the dialogue and correct them. Gary: _ Its the lovely day, isn't it? Let’s walk down to a shops and look around. Helen: That's an good idea. Ill just have a look in a kitchen and see what we need. Gary: | got a milk yesterday, so we don't need any more. We might need a bread, though. Helen: Okay. Bread ... oh, and the packet of sugar. After shopping, we could go to a new market in a town centre and see what they have. Gary: Right. You get your coat and I'l get a car keys. 59Vocabulary Buying and selling see page 189 for definitions ‘demand (v) property (n) | advertisement (n) afford (v) export (v) purchase (v, n) | bargain (n) fee (n) receipt (n) brand (n) fortune (n) require (v) catalogue (n) import (v) sale (n) change (n) invest (v) | save (v) coin (n) ‘obtain (v) | select (v) cost (v, n) owe (v) | supply (u, 9) | customer (n) own (v) | variety (n) oa) profit (n) |_waste (v, n) © Phrasal verbs GHG Tatiebes add up find the total of I by credit card/cheque “come back (from) return (from) | for rent | give away give sth free of charge | for sale “hurry up do sth more quickly f in cash "pay back return money (to sb) in debt save up (for) save money (for a specific purpose) in good/bad condition take back return sth to the place it came from | —— take down remove (from ahigh place) GRIM | add addition judge judgement afford affordable | serve service, servant | “compare comparison | true truth, untrue, truthful | decide decision (use useful, useless “expense —_(inJexpensive | value — valuable G@XCi cus adjectives wrong about/with decide on “verbs belongto. lend sth to borrow sth from pay for buy sth from | spendsthon choose between nouns an advert(isement) for compare sth to/with 60Buying and selling Unit 15 Topic vocabulary A Circle the correct word. -—— ‘Getting to the Top’ business seminar So, you've seen (1) an advertisement / a bargain for someone to work in business? But do you really know what you're doing? Do you know how to keep the (2) customers / debts happy? Can you make a (3) cost / profit again and ‘again? At ‘Getting to the Top Business Education’ we'll help you to help yourself. | Why don't you attend our specialist business seminar and ... learn how to make | a (4) catalogue / fortune in business! Our course leader, Richard Sugar, says, | ‘Being big in business (5) exports / requires a certain way of thinking. You need | to know what your customers will (6) afford / demand and then find a way to (7) owe / supply them with it at the right price.’ Come and join our seminar and we'll ... ‘get you to the top’! Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box. import + invest » obtain waste wn * purchase * save « select 1. We've decided to .....:v:u::u:mssusu:mmnns Money in Jake's new business. Hope it's successful! 2 Let's stay in tonight and coonmmmnnun OUF Money for the trip next week. 3 Don't snannunnnunusnnenn all YOUF pocket Money on sweets and chocolate. 4 The company has permission to start selling in China. 5 You usually have to pay tax when you sunsssnunuoun things from other countries. 6 Colin is so rich that he sostusinutnnnsnneee fOUF Rolls-Royces! TZ JOAN osu con feW pairs of jeans and went to try them on. 8 It says here that they give you a free glass with every pint of milk YOU ..nscinnnnnnnnnennanens | Each of the words in bold is in the wrong sentence. Write the correct word We don't usually get that property of washing powder. We can only take the item back if you've stil got the change. The best thing about the new shopping centre is that there's a lot of fee. What's the design on a French one euro sale? Carter and Sons have got some really good things in the receipt. My mum didn't like me selling my bike, but she said it was my coin, so it was my decision. When we bought the house, we had to pay a huge brand to a lawyer. The taxi driver wasn't very happy when | told him | didn’t have any variety. .... AaRwne ~ co 6162 Unit 15 Vocabulary Phrasal verbs [D] Write one word in each gap. SHE'S ecssseisnnneenn UP. TROY eeesennnne ‘them away. He's just we BACK. SHE'S aeseeesnnnnn it BACK. Prepositional phrases [E] Complete using the words in the box. You have to use some words more than once. by 1 It can be very worrying when YOU'T vronmuman & lOt of debt. 2. Can | pay for this... uensewne CHEQUE? 3 Did you see that the house next door is .. Sale? 4. They took ten per cent off because | paid . cash. 5 We need to find an office... .-rent in the centre of town. 6 | got quite a lot of money for the car because it WAS ..cs.ni---» SUCH good condition.Buying and selling Unit 15 Word formation FF] one of the words in each sentence is in the wrong form. Write the correct word. The serve in this place is absolutely terrible and | want to see the manager. Could you help me make a decide? | don’t know which phone to get. Even very good quality clothes are quite afford in this shop. Companies should always tell the true in advertisements. Credit cards are really use, but you have to be careful with them. | read a compare of all the supermarkets and Safeshop was the most expensive. My grandma had no idea that her old vase was so value. Pete never shops at Mayfield’s because he says it’s too expense. Before you borrow from the bank, you have to make a judge about whether you can pay it back or not. Is the bill right? Could you just check your add, please? AaRwne won q S Word patterns {G] circle the correct word. Don't lend any money on / to George because youll never get it back. Where did you buy your new shoes at / from? They're great! Let me just pay about / for these things and then we can go home. There's something wrong in / with the CD player I've just bought. Carol seems to spend all her pocket money for / on going out. Look inside the wallet and maybe we can find out who it belongs in / to. Have you decided in / on a name for your new business? NoOoRwNne H]} Complete using the words in the box. Add any other words you need. advertisement * borrowed * choose + compare * wrong 1 [need to get a new bag for school but | Can't... these two. What do you think? 2. This CD player seems expensive, DUt if YOU .enoeernnnnnnnn the one in the other shop, it's actually not bad. 3 Madeleine oacscnennenenennnnenn & Aly MICE LOD cence Me and she stil hasn't given it back! A. THE wsmmmannnnnnnen the website said you could sell your old things to people all over the country. 5 The shop assistant was . osm the price so | had to show her the label. 63Review 5 [A] Write one word in each gap co eBay ONE OF (1) ....numnnnesee WDSites that has been very successful in recent years is eBay. On eBay, beople take things that belong (2) eu... them and offer them for sale. Other people offer (3) ssvmeone. @MOunt Of Money, and (4) -snennnneneen PEFSON WhO offers the most money wins the item. They then pay (5) .~ the item (6) . cheque or credit card. It's (7) conconemennn Simple idea, but it's become avery popular way of buying and selling. Even if you only have a (8)... .- of money, you can often find something you want on eBay. Most of the items are (9) ... ..« 00d condition, and eBay has a (10)........ happy users. of (1 mark per answer} Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary. 11 Te made MY ....sssnmsnnssssnn (DECIDE). 'm going to buy the blue one. 12 This dress is wonderful — but it's a little too — vovnennn (EXPENSE) for me. 13 [I've broken my new CD player and now it's vcs. o (USE)! 14 In the past, rich people often had.... 15 We offer top quality products at ... (AFFORD) prices! 16 The advert was (TRUE), so | complained to the manager. 17 Please be careful with that painting — it’s extremely .. ssssnee (VALUE). 18 When you... swvnnennnenemenene (COMPARE) Our prices with other shops, we're the cheapest! (SERVE) to do everything for them. (1 mark per answer) Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words. 19 Could you lend some money to me until the weekend? from Could | .. yOu until the weekend? 20 | cant decide which shoes | ike most, the blue ones or the green ones. choose FAME cen teem . the blue shoes and the green shoes. 21 Why don't you return the sweater to the shop you got it from? back Why don't You... to the shop you got it from? 22 It can be very worrying wien y you owe money to the bank. debt tt can be very worrying when you .. . We need to go auickly or the shons will be closed. up We need t0 rn se ... or the shops will be closed. 24 | paid for the co using notes and ¢ coins and then left the shop. cash | paid for the CD......... — and then left the shop. to the bank. 2. 3Units 13, 14 and 15 Rev! 25 | don't agree with your opinion of the new shopping centre. wrong I think you the new shopping centre. 26 Do they rent cars 5 here? rent Do they have ... es here? {2 marks per answer) PD] Choose the correct answer. 27 | heard there's smncvnewe MEW Sports shop in 31 In my experience, .....rnnnnnm AF VEY town. Let's see what they have. friendly. Aa Can AChinese C the Chinese B the Done Ba Chinese D this Chinese 28 | don't have .. nomenon MONEY, SOM have to 32 Dad has to GO tO eens early tomorrow wait to get a new coat. to meet an important customer. Aa piece of C much Awork C awork Bafew D many B the work D that work 29 It's going to be very expensive to send a 33 Which is more important - money or person to ... S| AaMars C the Mars A environment C an environment B one Mars D Mars B the environment D one environment g 30 I don't know much about computers, sol asked 3. the assistant f0F sm. advice. : o Aa lot Cafew Aan Europe C the Europe B many Dailttle B a Europe D Europe Apparently, it's the largest computer store in {1 mark per answer) [E] choose the correct answer. 35 Let me just add... soomee What I'm buying B down D back to see if I've got enough money. Aon C over 39. | couldn't sell my old magazines, so | gave them B = : " Dm A over Cup 36 Bob... a lot of money in his, B off Daway ‘ b id mad ane usiness and made 40) | gave the waiter a €50 note and waited for my A spent C saved - B invested D owed Achange. C cash B supply Dcost I cket money...... ree 41 Home Lovers have got lots Of sano iM Aout Cup their sale this year. A debts C bargains B down Dane B fortunes D fees 38 The old man took the book -» from the shelf and looked at the price. 42 usually spend any money | have Aup C out sweets and video games. (1 mark per answer) [50 65 Total mark: ..