GENERAL ENGLISH – BEGINNERS – LESSON FOURTEEN – FOOD AND DRINKS

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GENERAL ENGLISH – BEGINNERS – LESSON FOURTEEN – FOOD AND DRINKS

FOODS

-       Bread
-       Pasta
-       Rice
-       Cheese
-       Meat
-       Chicken
-       Fish
-       Oil
-       Butter
-       Sugar
-       Salt
-       Pepper
-       Fruit
-       Vegetables

DRINKS

-       Water
-       Tea
-       Coffee
-       Juice
-       Milk


COUNT NOUNS AND NON COUNT NOUNS

COUNT NOUNS

-       Count Nouns name things that we can count.
-       You can add an ‘s’ to count nouns.
-       You can use ‘a’ or ‘an’ before singular count nouns.
-       Count Nouns can be singular or plural.


COUNT NOUN EXAMPLES

-       Apple
-       Banana
-       Chair
-       Table
-       Stamp
-       Computer
-       Carpet
-       Cake
-       Book
-       Pencil
-       Dollar


EXAMPLES

-       I eat an apple everyday.
-       She bought two books today.
-       They love to collect stamps.

NON COUNT NOUNS

-       Non Count Nouns name things we cannot count.
-       We don’t use ‘a' or ‘an’ before non count nouns.
-       Non Count Nouns are not singular or plural.

NON COUNT NOUN EXAMPLES

-       Milk
-       Tea
-       Coffee
-       Water
-       Air
-       Rice
-       Couscous
-       Sugar
-       Money
-       Salt
-       Bread

EXAMPLES

-       I need to buy some bread.
-       I drink coffee in the morning.
-       She makes a lot of money.
-       They add salt to their food.

CONVERSATION EXAMPLE

SARA: Would you like a biscuit with your tea?
JANE: No thanks; I’m on a diet.
SARA: How about some fruit?  I always eat an apple when I feel like something sweet.
JANE: Thanks, but I think I’ll pass. I’m not hungry.


JJJ