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Countable or Uncountable Food: Our Buffet

Posted by on Jun 19, 2014 0 Comments


Whenever people ask my daughter about her trip to Myrtle Beach she always mentions the seafood buffet. It had crab legs and prawns and lobster. But like most buffets that cater to families, it also had chicken fingers and pizza! (Should I mention all-you-can-eat ice cream?)

Here is a fun activity to try with your students if you’re doing a food-themed unit. This activity is useful for practicing countable and uncountable nouns. You can also use it to review “some” and “any”.

Our Buffet

1. Introduce the word “buffet” to your students. Help them with the proper pronunciation of this word. (more…)

Some Vs. Any

Posted by on Jun 12, 2014 0 Comments

Do your students get confused by all of the different quantifiers in English? There are many ways to indicate the amount of a noun, including using words like many, much, a lot, lots, some, several, a few, a couple, etc. The common term some is used when we want to indicate an amount that is not too much and not too little. But can we use some in all types of English sentences, including positive statements, negative statements, and questions? Sometimes we need to use any instead, and that can be a source of confusion for English language learners! Teach your students the differences using the tips below, and get them to try the practice exercise below.

Some

In English, we usually use some in positive sentences. Some is used with both count (countable) and non-count (uncountable) nouns.

Examples: (more…)