UNIT 5
5.a
A – An – Some (Explanation)
A and an can
only be used with nouns in the singular if we don't mean a special thing or
person. Some can only be used in the plural if we don't know
the exact amount of something or if we use nous we can not count, e.g. liquids.
Singular: a or an
a banana
|
a car
|
a monkey
|
a football
|
an egg
|
an accident
|
an umbrella
|
an elephant
|
Do you have a ball?
She doesn't have a sister.
Plural: some with
countable nouns
some bananas
|
some cats
|
some monkeys
|
some balls
|
some eggs
|
some oranges
|
some umbrellas
|
some elephants
|
Buy some tomatoes, please. - not a
special amount
They have some children, haven't they?
- we don't know how many
Use some for things
you can't count
some milk
|
some water
|
some coffee
|
some sugar
|
some tea
|
some juice
|
some money
|
some butter
|
Would you like some orange juice? - May
I have some more honey?
We can't count juice or honey - only
glasses, litre, tins, kilos, ..
Work on 5.a section from the student's
book pages 64- 65 and the same section on
the workbook.
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