Exercise 208

Put these words into two lists, like this:

Countable Uncountable

a catalogue some stationery

1. stationery 11. money

2. bottle 12. paper clip

3. coffee 13. desk

4. butter 14. filing cabinet

5. catalogue 15. sheet

6. tea 16. fax

7. equipment 17. ink

8. envelope 18. car

9. table 19. furniture

10. paper

20. country

Exercise 209

Complete the sentences with the correct form, singular or plural, of the given nouns.

1. chair I bought some chairs.

2. furniture I bought some furniture.

3. information There (is, are) a lot of ____________ in a newspaper.

4. fact There (is, are) a lot of ____________ in a newspaper.

5. traffic There (is, are) a lot of ____________ in the street.

6. car There (is, are) a lot of ____________ on the road.

7. penny Tommy had four ___________ in his pocket.

8. money He has some _______________ in his pocket.

9. coin I need some ______________ for the vending machine.

10. machinery It takes a lot of ____________ to build a road.

11. machine There (is, are) a lot of washing _____________ in a laundromat.

12. equipment There (is, are) a lot of ____________________ in the chemistry lab.

13. tool There (is, are) a lot of _____________________ in the garage.

14. hardware That store sells a lot of ____________________ .

15. suggestion Can you give me some ____________________ ?

16. advice Can you give me some ____________________ ?

17. news There (isn’t, aren’t) any interesting _________ in today’s newspaper.

18. idea have you got any good ___________________ ?

Exercise 210

Complete the following text by choosing the correct alternative for each noun.

Every year/years the company publishes its annual account/accounts in a report for the shareholder/shareholders. The main detail/details concern the financial report. This contains information/informations about sales/sale, turnover/turnovers, cost/costs and the liability/liabilities. There aren’t any debt/debts or cash/cashes that the company owes. All this data/datas is presented in the profit and loss/profits and losses account and the balance sheet.

Exercise 211

Decide which word goes with which picture and write about them, like this: It is a roll of sellotape.

roll

bottle

box

sheet

glass

jar

packet

cup

Exercise 212

Fill in the plural:

1. A chair. Four chairs.

2. Some coke. Two .......................................................................................

3. An old lady. Four ....................................................................................

4. Some cake. Two .......................................................................................

5. Some honey. Three ..................................................................................

6. A tall boy. Five ..........................................................................................

7. Some tea. Two ..........................................................................................

8. A spoon. Three .........................................................................................

9. Some paper. Two ......................................................................................

10. Some ink. Four .......................................................................................

Exercise 213

Use the words in the list to complete the sentences.

Bar	gallon	piece	sheet
Bottle	glass	pound	spoonful
Bowl	loaf	quart	tube
Cup

1. I drank a cup of coffee.

2. I bought two __________________ of cheese.

3. I bought a ___________________ of milk at the supermarket.

4. I drank a ___________________ of orange juice.

5. I had a ____________________ of toast and an egg for breakfast.

6. I put ten ___________________ of gas in my car.

7. I had a __________________ of soup for lunch.

8. I need a _______________ of chalk.

9. I drank a ______________ of beer.

10. I bought a ______________ of margarine.

11. There are 200 ____________ of lined paper in my notebook.

12. There is a _______________ of fruit on the table.

13. I used two ______________ of bread to make a sandwich.

14. I bought one _____________ of bread at the store.

15. I put a _____________________ of honey in my tea.

16. I need to buy a new ________________ of toothpaste.

17. There is a _____________________ of soap in the bathroom.

18. Let me give you a _________________ of advice.

19. I just learned an interesting ___________ of information.

20. There were a dozen ______________ of mail for me in my mailbox today.

21. A three-piece suit is made up of three _____________ of clothing: slacks, a jacket, and a vest.

Grammar notes

Со значением “иметь/обладать” употребляется глагол “to have/ have got”. I have a radio. - У меня есть(я имею) радио.

Формы “to have got”.

Таблица 17

Утвердительная форма	Вопросительная форма	Отрицательная форма
I have got you have got he has got she has got it has got you have got we have got they have got	have I got? have you got? has he got? has she got? has it got? have you got? have we got? have they got?	I haven’t got you haven’t got he hasn’t got she hasn’t got it hasn’t got you haven’t got we haven’t got they haven’t got

Exercise 214

Fill in the blanks, like this:

I have got a walkman.

1. John ............................... a nice car.

2. We ................................. a large office.

3. They .............................. many computers.

4. You .............. not ................ a garden.

5. He ....................................... a company.

6. She ............... not ................ an answering mashine.

7. Ben and Tim .................................. much money.

8. You ........................................ a camera.

9. The house .................................. two floors.

10. This office ................... not ................ a photocopier.

Grammar notes

Неопределенные местоимения “some - any” обозначают “некоторые”, “несколько”, “какие-нибудь”.

Местоимение “some” употребляется с существительными в утвердительных предложениях, специальных вопросах, а также в общих вопросах, где что-нибудь предлагается или выражается какая-либо просьба.

I have some English newspapers. У меня есть(несколько) английских газет.

Why didn’t you buy some cheese? Почему вы не купили сыру?

Would you like some tea? Не хотите ли чаю?

Местоимение “any” употребляется в отрицательных и общих вопросительных предложениях.

Have you got any sugar? У вас есть сахар?

I haven’t got any paper. У меня нет бумаги.

Местоимение “any” в утвердительных предложениях употребляется в значении “любой/ всякий”.

Any man can do it. Любой может сделать это.

Местоимения “some/ any” часто на русский язык не переводятся.