Eleventh Class - Count & Non-Count Nouns
- 1. Basic Level English Course October 16 th , 2010 Count & Non-Count Nouns
- 2. To learn about count and non-count nouns in the context of multicultural food and recipes Aprender acerca de sustantivos contables y no contables en el contexto de comidas y recetas multi-culturales
- 3. Count Nouns Singular: I’m eating an orange That orange looks delicious Plural: I like oranges Oranges are my favorite fruit Non-Count Nouns Always Singular: The cheese is on the table Broccoli is good for you Shrimp tastes awful Pork is my favorite meat
- 4. Richards, Jack C. 1994 Interchange Intro. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Examples of Count and Non-Count Nouns (Foods) Count Nouns Non-Count Nouns Apples Shrimp Bananas Salmon Oranges Chicken Mangoes Beef Strawberries Lamb Carrots Yogurt Beans Milk Potatoes Cheese Green Beans Butter Peppers Rice Eggs Pasta Tomatoes Bread Noodles Broccoli
- 5. SOME and ANY are used with Count-Nouns and Non-Count Nouns SOME – (Affirmative Sentences): Add some mayonnaise to your sandwich Cut some tomatoes and put them on top ANY – (Negative Sentences & Questions): We don’t need any mozzarella cheese Do you want any cheese in your sandwich?
- 6. Combining Adverbs of Sequence with Imperatives : First, pour some water in a pot. Next, boil the water. Then, Put an egg in the water for 10 minutes. After that, take the egg out of the water and make sure to peel it. Finally, add some salt to the egg and enjoy it…!!! Vocabulary : Pour = ponga (líquido) Pot = Cacerola Boil = hierva Put = Ponga (solido) Take (something) out of… = Sacar (algo) fuera de… Peel = Pélelo Add = Aumente Salt = Sal Enjoy it = Disfrútelo Make sure to …/ be sure to … = asegúrese de…
- 7. Basic Amazonian Tacacho : Ingredients and Recipe Tacacho Básico Amazónico: Ingredientes y Receta Fred: Hey Inspector, Do you want to learn how to make an Amazonian Tacacho ? Inspector Gadget: Sure! Fred: Okay. These are the Ingredients: You need some green bananas, salt, and fried pork chops. Inspector Gadget: How do you make it? Fred: Alright…First, you fry the bananas and the pork chops. Next, you mash the bananas and the pork chops with a mortar and pestle. After that, make sure to use your hands to mash the mix some more, and make it into round balls. Finally, serve it and enjoy it. But…make sure to eat it with your hands. inspector Gadget: Thanks! It really sounds yummy…! Vocabulary : Fried pork chops = chicharrones How do you make it? = Cómo lo haces? Mash = aplastar Mortar and pestle = mortero The mix = la mezcla Some more = un poco más Round balls = pelotitas Yummy = delicioso
- 8. Discuss the ingredients and recipe of a traditional food:/ Conversen de los ingredientes y la receta de una comida tradicional: You: Hey, Do you want to learn how to make Pizza ? Your friend: Sure, how do you make it? You: Ok. First you need some…