Food (Countable and Uncountable)

What do you have in your refrigerator?

Questions

• Is there any milk in the fridge?

• Are there any biscuits in the cupboard?

• Do you drink much water?

Responses

• Yes, there is. There is some milk.

• Yes, there are. There are some biscuits.

• Yes, I do. I drink water everyday.

Follow-up Questions

• How much milk is there?

• How many biscuits are there?

• How much water do you drink everyday?

Responses

• There is only a little milk.

• There are only a few biscuits.

• I drink a lot of water everyday.

Sounds like…

1. Is there any wine in the kitchen? //izther'eni//

2. Are there any onions? //arther'eni//

3. There are only a few bananas left. //ther'ar'rownli//

Practice i Use the information to practice asking and responding in the positive. i.e.

• apple juice/in the fridge

A) Is there any apple juice?

B) Yes, there is some apple juice in the fridge.

1. potatoes/in the vegetable box

2. 
   bread/in the bread bin

3. 
   mushrooms/in the cupboard

4. 
   chicken/in the freezer

5. eggs/in the fridge

6. sweetcorn/in the pantry

Practice ii Use the information to practice asking and responding in the negative. i.e.

• potato crisps

A) Are there any potato crisps?

B) No, there aren't any potato crisps.

1. 
   apple pie

2. noodles

3. 
   
   
   coffee

4. lettuce

5. rice

6. carrots

Exercise i Complete the questions below using `How much...,' or, `How many...' i.e.

• ________ sushi do you usually eat every month?

How much sushi do you usually eat every month?

1. ________ pancakes are you going to make?

2. ________ salad do you want?

3. ________ slices of toast is she making?

4. ________ cheese did you buy?

5. ________ eggs do you need?

6. ________ spaghetti did they eat?

Exercise ii Choose the correct form - `a little;' or, `a few,' for each positive statement. i.e.

• I only had a little/a few tofu.

1. They only brought a few/a little meat for the barbeque.

2. There are only a little/a few oranges left.

3. I felt better after I ate a little/a few soup.

4. She only drank a few/a little wine but she was very drunk.

5. Mum needs a little/a few more strawberries for the jam.

6. I'd like a few/a little more beans please.

Exercise iii Complete the negative sentences below with, `much,' or, `many.' i.e.

• They didn't have ________ beef stew.

They didn't have much beef stew.

1. I am feeling tired so I don't want to drink ________ beer tonight.

2. There weren't ________ vegetables left when I got to the farmers market.

3. She isn't going to bake ________ cookies today.

4. There isn't ________ ice-cream in the freezer.

5. He never eats ________ for breakfast.

6. I don't need very ________ fries.

Listening Mikey is offering to help his mum with some grocery shopping.

Mikey: Mum, I'm going into town to meet some friends. Do you need anything from the supermarket?

Mum: Oh, yes please, Mikey. I need some chicken for dinner tonight.

Mikey: Okay. How much chicken do you want?

Mum: Well, there isn't any chicken in the freezer so I'll need about 500g.

Mikey: Do you want chicken wings or some chicken breast?

Mum: Chicken breast please. Oh, and can you get one or two potatoes too? We only have a few left.

Mikey: Got it. I'll buy some chicken breast and a couple of potatoes. Anything else? Do you need any bread or milk?

Mum: No, we have a loaf of bread and there are two cartons of milk in the fridge.

Mikey: Alright. See you later.

Mum: Thank you Mikey. See you later.

1. How much chicken is Mikey going to buy?

2. How many potatoes will he get?

3. What do they have in the fridge?

Application Discussion/activity.

Make a list of common foods and drink that you usually have every week. Decide if each one is countable or uncountable and write them down in the box below. Then, interview your partner about their eating and drinking habits.

Countable Uncountable

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