a) Match the words in the two columns.
A: carton, bottle, piece, kilo, box, loaf
B: of oranges, of oil, of cheese, of milk, of bread, of chocolates
b) Use words from Ex. 3a to complete the sentences.
1 A: What do you want from the baker's? B: Only a ................ of bread.
2 A: How much milk do your children drink? B: About a ................ a day.
3 A: Would you like some bread? B: Yes, please. And could I have a ............. of cheese with that, too?
4 A: My salad is too dry. Where's the ........... of oil? B: On the kitchen table.
5 A: What are you bringing Elizabeth for her birthday? B: A ................ of chocolates.
6 A: I'm making a fruit salad. I need apples, bananas ... B: And about a ................ of oranges.
a) Сочетания меры/упаковки с продуктом запоминаем целиком:
carton of milk — пакет молока ([ˈkɑːtn]);
bottle of oil — бутылка масла;
piece of cheese — кусок сыра;
kilo of oranges — килограмм апельсинов;
box of chocolates — коробка конфет;
loaf of bread — буханка хлеба (мн. ч. loaves).
Неисчисляемые продукты (молоко, масло, сыр, хлеб) нельзя посчитать «один, два», поэтому их считают единицами: пакет, бутылка, кусок.
b) Подставляем подходящее сочетание по смыслу:
a) carton — of milk, bottle — of oil, piece — of cheese, kilo — of oranges, box — of chocolates, loaf — of bread.
b)
