Read and remember. Некоторые английские существительные являются неисчисляемыми (то есть их нельзя посчитать). Например: information, sand, water, bread, chocolate, nature, news, work, weather, money etc. Неисчисляемые существительные: не употребляются во множественном числе: Sorry, but I can't help you now. I have a lot of work to do. He can give you some useful information about Australia. They have spent a lot of money on their trip to Niagara Falls. не употребляются с неопределенным артиклем a: We had lovely weather in May, didn't we? Just add water to the mixture. согласуются с глаголом в единственном числе: There isn't any bread on the table. The good news is that the boy has found his puppy. The homework was difficult. I spent two hours doing the exercises.
Это справочное правило, выполнять в нём нечего. Запомни: неисчисляемые существительные (information, water, bread, money, news, weather, work) не имеют формы множественного числа, не употребляются с a/an и требуют глагола в единственном числе.
Неисчисляемые существительные нельзя посчитать, поэтому у них нет множественного числа и артикля a/an. Вместо этого используют some, any, a lot of.
Задания нет, только правило для запоминания.
Put in a / an or nothing (–).
- Teenagers like to listen to … music.
- The school hall was full of … noise.
- Could I have … glass of … water?
- It's … fine weather today.
- I don't like … cheese.
- Would you like … apple? — No, thanks.
- I have bought … interesting book about … African nature.
- Music неисчисляемое, артикль не нужен: –.
- Noise неисчисляемое: –.
- Glass — исчисляемое, слово с согласным звуком: a glass; water неисчисляемое: –.
- Weather неисчисляемое, a не нужен: –.
- Cheese неисчисляемое: –.
- Apple — исчисляемое, начинается с гласного звука: an apple.
- Book — исчисляемое, interesting начинается с гласного звука: an interesting book; nature неисчисляемое: –.
A/an ставят только перед исчисляемыми существительными в единственном числе: a перед согласным звуком, an перед гласным. Неисчисляемые существительные идут без артикля.
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Work in groups of three or four. Find some information about one of Russia's wonders of nature. Use the Internet. Make a report about it.
Use the following:
- Where it is situated
- What it is like
- What it is famous for
- If you have been there (or if you would like to visit this place)
План:
Lake Baikal
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Lake Baikal is situated in Siberia, in the south of Russia, near the city of Irkutsk.
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It is the deepest lake in the world. It is about
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Baikal is famous for its clean fresh water. It holds about one fifth of the world's fresh water. Many animals and plants live only there, for example the Baikal seal, called nerpa. In winter the lake freezes and the ice is so clear that you can see through it.
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I have never been to Baikal, but I would like to visit it. I want to see the beautiful nature and the famous blue ice in winter.
