CICLO 2011-I Módulo: IUnidad: 6 Semana: 8

Angie Katherine Buitròn Fernàndez

INGLES II

UNIT 6: FOOD

ORIENTACIONES

Espero que usted, al finalizar es estudio de esta unidad, haya logrado:

• Reconocer vocabulario referente a comidas, personas en un restaurante y preparación de comidas.

• Comprender y utilizar los cuantificadores: much, many and a lot of y unidades de medida: a cup of, a bar of, two spoons of…etc.

Recuerde que nuestro curso estará enfocado a revisar vocabulario y puntos gramaticales, ítems que se tomará en cuenta en los exámenes y trabajo académico. No olvide de revisar sus otros materiales virtuales para reforzar sus conocimientos y habilidades.

CONTENTS

Vocabulary• Food• People and things in a restaurant.

– Dialogues.

Grammar• Countable and uncountable nouns.• Quantifiers: many, much, a lot of.• Units of measure: a cup of, two glasses

of… etc.– Exercises.

A: Did you eat any red meat yesterday?

B: Yes, I did. I had red meat for dinner.

A: Did you eat any peanuts yesterday?

B: No, I didn`t.

Note: For more vocabulary open your book to page 84.

A: Excuse me.

B: Yes. Can I help you?

A: Yes. Can you bring me some wine, please?

B: Sure. I’ll get some for you right now.

Note: For more vocabulary open your book to page 86.

A: Are you ready to order?

B: Yes, I`d like a large fruit salad and mashed potatoes.

A: Do you want something to drink with your mashed potatoes?

B: Yes. I’d like some cola, please.

A: Large or small?

B: Large, please.

Note: For more vocabulary open your book to page 86.

Bread Cookies Nuts

Candy Crackers Cheese

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE

Can be singular or plural. Have no plural

A cracker Two crackersSome crackers

One potato chipThree potato chipsSome potato chips

Some milk

Some fruit

Read the sentences. Write the plural form of the countable noun.

1. Mario got a postcard last week. Postcards.2. Silvia received an award last year.3. Rafael has a sofa.4. Julia needs to buy a necklace.5. Sam is going to eat a banana on his break.6. Annie bought a chicken for dinner last night.7. She wants to buy and Egyptian sculpture.

Write “C” in the blank if the noun is countable and “UC” if it is uncountable.

1. Bread (UC)2. Rice3. Coffee4. Ketchup5. Ice cream6. mushroom

7. Apple8. cheese9. cake10. sandwich11. Fruit12. water

13. Potato14. Yogurt15. Egg16. Orange17. Sugar18. tomato

19. Lettuce20. Carrot21. Flour22. Hamburger23. Fish24. tea

Countable Uncountable

Positive We eat a lot of / many candies.

We eat a lot of fruit.

Negative We don’t have many eggs. We don’t have much salt.

Questions Do you eat many bananas?How many eggs do we need? A lot / a few / none.

Do you drink much beer?How much salt do we put in? A lot / a little / none.

To talk about large quantities we use “much” (uncountable nouns), “many” (countable nouns) and “a lot of” (countable and uncountable nouns).

A lot of is also possible in questions and negatives ,but it’s less formal.

Fill in the blanks with How much or How many.

1. Wine How much2. Broccoli3. Milk4. Bananas5. Eggs6. cola

7. Beer8. Onion9. Bean10. Mango11. Rice12. meat

13. Cake14. Chocolate15. Butter16. Peanut17. Oil18. Red pepper.

Steve: Do you eat (1) many / much junk food, Melissa?Melissa:Well, sometimes. For example, I eat (2) a lot of / much salty foods,

like nuts and potato ships. But I don´t eat (3) many / much sweet foods. I don`t like them.

Steve: What healthy foods do you eat? Do you eat (4) a lot of / much fruit and vegetables.

Melissa:I don`t eat (5) many / much vegetables, but I eat (6) a lot of / much fruit. I love apples.

Underline the correct words to complete the conversation.

Jackie is being interviewed about her eating habits. Use a lot of , a lot, many or much to complete the conversation.

Interviewer: We`re here to ask people about their eating habits. Do you usually eat healthy food or junk food?

Jackie: Well, I eat (1) a lot of healthy food, like fruit.Interviewer: How (2) ______ fruit do you usually eat?Jackie: I eat (3) _____. I have fruit with breakfast, with my sandwich at

lunch, and sometimes after dinner as dessert.Interviewer: What about sweets? Do you eat (4) ________ cookies or

icecream?Jackie: I don`t eat (5) ______ cookies. Maybe two or three a week. And I

don`t eat (6) _____ icecream. I really try to eat healthy snacks, like nuts.

Interviewer: Do you eat (7) _______ potato chips?Jackie: No. I don`t like potato chips. Can you believe it?Interviewer: How about beverages? How (8) _________ coffee do you drink?Jackie: I think I drink (9) ___________ coffee. I drink two cups in the

morning, and two more cups in the afternoon. It`s my one bad habit!

A carton of milk Two cans of soup

A kilo of sugar

A piece /slice of bread A loaf of bread

Milk, soup are uncountable nouns. We say a carton of milk but not A milk. We cannot use a in front of them

Carton, Tin, etc.

A carton of orange juice.A tin of paintA bottle of waterA box / packet of cerealA jar of jamA tube of toothpasteA glass of waterA cup of coffee

Measurements

A kilo of cheese.five metres of cabletwenty litres of petrolHalf a pound of butter

Piece, slice, etc.

A piece of wood.A piece / slice of breadA piece / sheet of paperA bar of chocolateA loaf of bread

Put a countable unit of measure in front of the following uncountable nouns.

Bowl slice jar box piece bag head cup glass kilo

1. A bowl of soup.2. A ___ of bread.3. A ___ of mustard.4. A ___ of cheese.5. A ___ of cereal6. A ___ of candy

7. A ___ of water.8. A ___ of rice.9. A ___ of lettuce.10. A ___ of coffee.11. A ___ of wine.12. A ___ of meat.

13. A ___ of ketchup.14. A ___ of icecream.15. A ___ of tea.16. A ___ of jelly.17. A ___ of pizza.18. A ___ cake.

Fill in the blanks with the units of measure above to complete the recipe.

Place a (1) kilo of meat in a large bowl and add a (2) ___ of cooking wine. Let it marinate for one hour. Get a (3) ___of milk and drink it with a (4) ___ of cake while the meat marinates. Next, get a (5) ____ of flour and mix it with a (6) ___ of salt and pepper. Drain the sherry from the bowl. Add three (7) ___ of mayonnaise and cover it with the flour mixture. In a large pan, melt (8) ____ of butter and fry the meat until it is golden brown.

Kilo bottle glass piece cup pinch spoon slice

CHECKING KNOWLEDGE

STUDENT BOOKPages: 84,85,86,88,90,96,97WORKBOOKPages:78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,90,91

I suggest doing these activities in order to check your understanding.

Please pay attention to the pages in bold.

THANKS