IN THE KITCHEN• There is/are• Count & Non Count

Nouns• A/An/Some• Food vocabulary

Designed by: Mtra. Patricia Salgado Nochebuena Fall 2016

There Is - There Are:• We use there is/are to say that something exists or does

not exist.

There is + singular noun There is an apple.

There are + plural nounThere are some apples.

There is + non count nounThere is some apple juice.

Count – Non Count Nouns• A “count noun” can be:Singular Pluralapple apples

• A “non count noun” is a noun that is impossible to count and it has only singular form:

Singularapple juice

A – An - Some• We use “a” with a singular noun that begins with a consonant:

There is a carrot.

• “An” is used when the singular noun begins with a vowel:There is an apple.

• We use “some” with count nouns in plural form and with non count nouns:

There are some apples.There is some apple juice.

Activity 1: Food VocabularyLook at the images and write down the correct food word on your notebook. You can use the words from the list below.

Activity 2: Honey or honeys?Look at the list of food words once again. Decide if they are “count” or “non coun nouns”. Place the words in the correct cathegory.

Count Nouns Non Count Nouns• tomatoes • jam

Activity 3: What’s in the fridge?Look at the fridge and complete the sentences with the appropriete word: is – are – a – an – some.

1. There __ ___ chicken with salad.2. There __ ___ eggplant.3. There __ ___ bananas.4. There __ ___ cabbage.5. There __ ___ cheese.6. There __ ___ bottle of soda.7. There __ ___ carrots.8. There __ ___ milk.9. There __ ___ ice-cream.10. There __ ___ some eggs.

Activity 4: PronunciationConsult the Cambridge Dictionary Online. Check and practice the pronunciation of the vocabulary words: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/

Activity 5: Now is your turn!

1. Take a picture of your fridge at home and make a list of the things (food, fruits, vegetables, drinks) there are.

2. Write down some sentences saying what there is/are in the frigde. Remember to use: a, an, some.

3. Read aloud your sentences, practice as many times as you consider necessary to do so.

4. Go to http://vocaroo.com/ and record your sentences.5. When you are done, download or share the file in the

discussion board of the class.6. Hope you enjoy it.