Countable Nouns With A / An And Some
COUNTABLE NOUNS WITH A / AN AND SOME
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What do you think is the most important quality in a partner?
파트너에게 가장 중요한 자질은 무엇이라고 생각하시나요? - Do you believe in love at first sight?
첫눈에 반하는 사랑을 믿으시나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
Countable nouns can be singular or plural:a dog a child the evening this party an umbrella dogs some children
the evenings these parties two umbrellasBefore singular countable nouns you can use a/an:Goodbye! Have a nice evening.
Do you need an umbrella?You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/the/my etc.):She never wears a hat. (not 'She never wears hat')
Be careful of the dog. (not 'Be careful of dog')
What a beautiful day!
I've got a headache.We use a/an ... to say what kind of thing or person something/somebody is:A dog is an animal.
I'm an optimist.
Tim's father is a doctor.
Are you a good driver?
Jill is a really nice person.
What a lovely dress!We say that somebody has a long nose/a nice face/a strong heart etc.:
Jack has got a long nose. (not 'the long nose')In sentences like these, we use plural nouns alone (not with 'some'):
Dogs are animals.
Most of my friends are students.
Jill's parents are really nice people.
What awful shoes!
Jack has got blue eyes. (not 'the blue eyes')Remember to use a/an when you say what somebody's job is:Sandra is a nurse. (not 'Sandra is nurse')
Would you like to be an English teacher?You can use some with plural countable nouns. We use some in two ways:i) Some = a number of/a few of/a pair of:
I've seen some good films recently. (not 'I've seen good films')
Some friends of mine are coming to stay at the weekend.
I need some new sunglasses, (= a new pair of sunglasses)Do not use some when you are talking about things in general
I love bananas. (not 'some bananas')
My aunt is a writer. She writes books. (not 'some books')Sometimes you can make sentences with or without some (with no difference in meaning):
There are (some) eggs in the fridge if you're hungry.ii) Some = some but not all
Some children learn very quickly. (but not all children)
Some police officers in Britain carry guns, but most of them don't
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Christian: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Jason: I뭢 not sure yet but I뭢 interested in what a doctor is doing. How about you?
Christian: I want to be a mechanical engineer.
Jason: Whew! That뭩 a tough job!Christian: It sure is.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
What are these things? Try and find out if you don't know.
1. an ant? _It's an insects._
2. ants? bees? _They're insects._
3. a cauliflower?
4. chess?
5. a violin? a trumpet? a flute?
6. a skyscraper?
7. Earth? Mars? Venus? Jupiter?
8. a tulip?
9. the Rhine? the Nile? the Mississippi?
10. a pigeon? an eagle? a crow?Who were these people?
11. Beethoven? _Has was a composer._
12. Shakespeare?
13. Albert Einstein?
14. Washington? Lincoln? John Kennedy?
15. Marilyn Monroe?
16 Elvis Presley? John Lennon?
17. Van Gogh? Renoir? Gauguin?Read about what these people do and say what their jobs are. Choose one of these jobs:
driving instructor interpreter journalist nurse pilot plumber travel agent waiter1. George works in a restaurant. He brings the food to the tables. He ---
2. Mary arranges people's holidays for them. She ---
3. Ron works for an airline. He flies aeroplane. ---
4. Linda teaches people how to drive. ---
5. Dave fits and repairs water pipes. ---
6. Jenny writes articles for a newspaper. ---
7. John translates what people are saying from one language into another, so that they can understand each other. ---Put in a/an or some where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty(-).1. I've seen some good films recently.
2. What's wrong with you? Have you got _a_ headache?
3. I know a lot of people. Most of them are - students.
4. When I was --- child, I used to be very shy.
5. Would you like to be --- actor?
6. Do you collect --- stamps?
7. What --- beautiful garden!
8. --- birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.
9. I've been walking for three hours. I've got --- sore feet.
10. I don't feel very well this morning. I've got --- sore throat.
11. It's a pity we haven't got --- camera. I'd like to take --- photograph of that house.
12. Those are --- nice shoes. Where did you get them?
13. I'm going shopping. I want to buy --- new shoes.
14. You need --- visa to visit --- countries, but not all of them.
15. Jane is --- teacher. Her parents were --- teachers too.
16. Do you enjoy going to --- concerts?
17. When we got to the city centre --- shops were still open but most of them were closed.
18. I don't believe him. He's --- liar. He's always telling --- lies.
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"marry"는 타동사이므로 "with"를 쓰지 않습니다. 결혼하다 = marry + 사람
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- What was the most surprising thing you learned about countable nouns with a / an and some from this passage?
이 지문에서 countable nouns with a / an and some에 대해 가장 놀라웠던 점은 무엇인가요? - How does the topic of countable nouns with a / an and some affect your daily life?
countable nouns with a / an and some 주제가 당신의 일상에 어떻게 영향을 미치나요? - Do you agree with the main argument presented in the reading? Why or why not?
읽기 자료에 제시된 주요 주장에 동의하시나요? 왜 그런가요, 왜 아닌가요? - If you could share one idea from this lesson with a friend, what would it be?
이 수업에서 친구에게 공유하고 싶은 한 가지 아이디어는 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: COUNTABLE NOUNS WITH A / AN AND SOME
Level: Low Intermediate (L.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!