UNIT 1 Shopping

LESSON A AN APPLE OR A BANANA

1. MATCH THE WORDS WITH THE PICTURES.

keys
sunglasses
a notebook
a uniform
a sofa
a cup
scissors
a portrait
a teddy bear
toys

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 2. WRITE “A” OR “AN” BEFORE THE NOUNS.
Indefinite articles: Use “a” or “an” for singular countable nouns. a + consonant
an + vowel soun

3. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1.

4. REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING “A” OR “AN”.

1. I had sandwich and orange. I had a sandwich and an orange

2. My sister is architect. My sister is an architect
3. Miguel works in office. Miguel works in an office
4. This is old book. This is an old book
5. They had accident last year. They had an accident last year
6. It’s cold day today. It’s a cold day today
7. Carol plays musical instrument. Carol plays a musical instrument
 5. READ THE SENTENCES AND CHOOSE: “A”, “AN” OR – (NOTHING).

1. I sometimes have a / - / an hamburger and a / - / an soda.

2. I like buying a / - / an oranges at the supermarket.
3. Marie has a / - / an allergy to dust.
4. My uncle John bought a / - / an book collection about the universe.
5. We need a / - / an hour to finish the work.
6. They’re owners of a / - / an Indian restaurant.
7. The students got a / - / an report because they broke a window.
8. My sister applied for a / - / an university in Washington.
9. He needs a / - / an tools to fix the roof.
10. They come from a / - / an European country.

6. LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND CLASSIFY THE WORDS.

AAN-

7. WRITE A, AN OR THE TO COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS.

Definite article: Use “the” when you know what or which things som
talking

Can you open a window? Can you open the window?

1. I won a trip to Acapulco but I lost a ticket.

2. Cuba is an island.
3. Paris is the capital of France.
4. Yesterday I went shopping and I bought a black jacket.
5. Mexico City is a really big city.
6. There is an American student in my French class.
7. Can you please turn on the TV?
8. My best friend has a new house.
9. My grandparents live in an old house.
10. Let’s go to an Italian restaurant downtown.
 LESSON B POTATOES OR FRENCH FRIES

1. DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP.

• What is your favorite fruit?

• What kinds of fruit can you find at the market?

2. ORDER THE LETTERS TO MAKE WORDS. THEN MATCH THEM WITH THE PICTURES.

1. ppale apple
2. repa pera
3. ngaore orange
4. ananasb bananas
5. tewarlonme watermelon
6. ristwraberse strawberries
7. chrreies cherries
8. wiiks kiwis
9. neapplepi pineapple
10. pgrase grapes

3. READ AND ANALYZE THE RULES FOR PLURALS. THEN, COMPLETE THE CHART.

Regular nouns PLURAL

Ends NOUNS
in S, CH, SH, X or Z End in F or FE
1 orange 2 oranges 1 peach 2 peaches 1 knife 2 knives
1 table 2 tables 1 squash 2 squashes 1 leaf 2 leaves
1 melon 2 melons 1 box 2 boxes 1 life 2 lives
Ends in Vowel + Y Ends in CONSONANT + Irregular nouns
Y
1 day 2 days 1 party 2 parties 1 child 2 children
1 guy 2 guys 1 country 2 countries 1 foot 2 feet
1 key 2 keys 1 cherry 2 cherries 1 man 2 men
1 mouse 2 mice
Exceptions ending in - 1 person 2 people
O
1 potato 2 potatoes 1 ish 2 ish
1 tomato 2 tomatoes 1 sheep 2 sheep
 SingularPlural SingularPlural

lemon avocado grapefruit mango blueberry mangoes

kiwi Lemons tomato
figs
strawberry peach
avovados tomatoes
peaches
kiwis strawberries

4. COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH WORDS FROM THE BOX.

mangoish cheese peasbutter lettuce pork onion banana milk

plum
potatoes yogurt pomegranate
chicken beef

Mango Lettuce Beef Milk

FruitVegetablesMeatDairy
Banana Onion Chicken Yogur
Plum Potatoes Fish Cheese
pomegranate peas pork butter

5. LOOK AT THE PICTURE. WRITE THE MISSING WORDS.

A bottle of water
Some grapes
A pineapple
Some cookies
A bowl of cereal
A stick of butter
An apple
Some meat
A head of lettuce
A cup of coffe
meat grapes cookiescereal
lettuce
butter
pineapple
apple water coffee
 6. CLASSIFY THE WORDS FROM EXERCISES 4 AND 5 IN THE TABLE.

Countable nounsUncountable nouns

7. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1.

8. WRITE “C” IF THE NOUN IS COUNTABLE OR “U” IF IT IS UNCOUNTABLE.

c peach c egg c cake

u rice u mustard u soup
u tea u cheese c carr
ot
c sandwich c tomato u mil
k
c cookie c chocolate c onio
n
u salad u honey u salt

9. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION AND WRITE IN THE CHART THE COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS YOU HEAR.

Countable nounsUncountable nouns

10. WHAT FOOD DO YOU LIKE? COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH COUNTABLE OR
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.

• I usually have… for lunch. • My favorite vegetables are…

• My favorite dessert is… • I like to prepare…for dinner.
• I like to eat…for breakfast.
 LESSON C ARE THERE SOME OR ANY?
1. ASK A PARTNER THE QUESTIONS AND WRITE HIS/HER ANSWERS.
• How often do you go to the supermarket?

• Which supermarket do you go to?

• What do you usually buy?

2. READ THE SENTENCES AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT SHOPPING CART.

Marce’s cart Marco’s cart

1. There aren’t any cookies. Cart 1 Cart Both

2
2. There isn’t any fruit. Cart 1 Cart Both
2
3. There is a cake. Cart 1 Cart Both
2
4. There aren’t any cans of tuna. Cart 1 Cart Both
2
5. There is some fish. Cart 1 Cart Both
2
6. There are some cans of soda. Cart 1 Cart Both
2
7. There are some peaches. Cart 1 Cart Both
2
8. There aren’t any bottles of water. Cart 1 Cart Both
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9. There is an orange. Cart 1 Cart Both
2
10. There is some butter. Cart 1 Cart Both
2
 3. LOOK AT THE WORDS IN BOLD IN EXERCISE 2 AND TICK ( ) WHERE CORRESPONDS.

SingularPlural Affirmative NegativeCountable Uncountable

A
An
Some
Any
4. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1.
5. IN PAIRS, WRITE FIVE MORE SENTENCES DESCRIBING WHAT YOU SEE IN THE CARTS
FROM EXERCISE 2.

There are some carrots in

Marce s cart.

There is some bread in

Marco s cart.

6. PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER TO FORM QUESTIONS.

1. there / fruit / is / any / ?

2. any / there / eggs / are / ?
3. cans / there / soda / are / any / of / ?
4. an / is / avocado / there / ?
5. butter / any / there / is / ?
6. are / oranges / any / there / ?
7. pineapple / a / there / is / ?
8. any / are / there / vegetables / ?
 7. MAKE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH THE PRODUCTS. USE IS THERE, ARE THERE, A,
AN, SOME OR ANY.

1. water
Is there any water in the fridge? Yes, there are two bottles.

2. carrots

3. milk

4. eggs

5. cans of soda

6. avocado

7. butter

8. oranges

9. pineapple

10. vegetables

11. fruit
 8. CHANGE THE SENTENCES IN AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE OR QUESTION.

1. There are some sandwiches in the kitchen.

(-)
2. There isn’t any water in the bottle.
(+)
3. There is some mayonnaise in the refrigerator.
(?)
4. We need some vegetables for the soup.
(-)
5. I didn’t have any fruit for breakfast this morning.
(+)
6. There is an apple on the table.
(?)
7. There is some orange juice in the fridge.
(-)
8. There aren’t any strawberries in the basket.
(+)
9. I had a delicious apple pie yesterday.
(?)

LESSON D HOW MUCH COFFEE DO YOU DRINK A DAY?

1. INTERVIEW A PARTNER. PUT A CHECK [] IN THE RIGHT COLUMN.

A lot Some Not much or None

Not many

How many liters of water do you drink a day?

How much fruit do you eat a day?

How many vegetables do you eat a day?

How much meat do you eat a week?

How many cups of coffee do you drink a day?

How much sugar do you have in your coffee?

 2. LOOK AT THE QUESTIONS FROM EXERCISE 1 AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER IN
THE SENTENCES.

1. We use How much / How many with plural countable nouns.

2. We use How much / How many with uncountable nouns.

3. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 1.

4. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH HOW MUCH OR HOW MANY.

E.g. How many bananas do we have?

How much salt do we have?

1. apples do you eat a day?

2. soda does your family drink?
3. milk do you drink a day?
4. boxes of cereal do you have at home?
5. ice-cream is there in your freezer?
6. eggs do you eat a day?
7. cans of soup do we have?
8. orange juice do you drink in the morning?
9. tacos do you usually eat?
10. bread do you eat a day?

5. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FROM EXERCISE 4 WITH YOUR OWN INFORMATION.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
 6. LOOK AT MATIAS, SARAH, ISABEL AND LAURA’S EATING HABITS. THEN,
DO EXERCISE 7.

Matias Sarah Isabel and Laura

"I drink two glasses of milk in the morning. "I drink two liters of water a day. "We eat three portions of fruit a day.
have three pancakes and two fried eggs for breakfast
I eat a every
can ofday.
tuna three times a week. We drink a glass of orange juice in the morning.
have seven glasses of soda a day. I eat four portions of vegetables and two of meat
Wea eat
day.a sandwich a day.
eat two teaspoons of sugar in my coffee." I don’t eat any sugar." We eat a portion of meat a day."

7. CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM
ACCORDING TO THE TABLE.

1. How much / How many vegetables does Sarah eat a day?

2. How much / How many orange juice do Isabel and Laura drink a day?

3. How much / How many sugar does Matias drink in his coffee?

4. How much / How many cans of tuna does Sarah eat a week?

5. How much / How many soda does Matias drink a day?

6. How much / How many sandwiches do Isabel and Laura eat a day?
 LESSON E PARTY TIME

1. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE WORDS YOU HEAR.

Hey Karl, do we have for

Mike: tonight’s party?
Yes, we have .
And, do we have ?
Karl: Let me see… no, we don’t have
Mike: ! We need to buy
Karl: .
Alright, and, is there ?
Yes, there’s in the fridge.
Perfect, we don’t need to buy .
Mike: But we don’t have .
Let’s buy later. How much time
Karl: do we have to buy everything?
Mike: We have some time before the party starts. Very
well, money do you have? I
Karl:
don’t have any money!
Mike: Are you kidding me? I don’t have any money
either!

Karl:
Mike:
Karl:
Mike:

2. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH THE THINGS
MIKE AND KARL HAVE AND DON’T HAVE FOR THE PARTY.

They have…They don’t have…

3. NOW, PRACTICE THE CONVERSATION WITH A PARTNER.

 4. IN PAIRS, PLAN A BIRTHDAY PARTY. LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND COMPLETE THE
TABLE.

We have a bag of potato We have…We

We dondon’t need…We need to buy…
t need We need to buy
chips. any cereal. two more bottles
of soda.