- •Unit 6. Graphical user interface
- •Vocabulary Bank Unit 6
- •Introductory Reading Text a. The graphical user interface
- •The History of guIs
- •Post-reading Exercises:
- •Text b. Interface with menus
- •Grammar review nouns
- •Plural of countable nouns
- •Plural forms
- •Irregular plurals
- •The possessive case
- •Nouns determiners
- •Much, many, little, few, a lot, plenty
- •Grammar exercises Nouns
- •Some, any, much, many, a lot, few, a few, little, a little
- •Articles. Revision of the Use of the Articles (in tables) Classification of Nouns
- •Functions of the Indefinite Article
- •Functions of the Definite Article
- •Don’t confuse the articles in the generic function
- •The use of articles with names of people
- •The use of articles with geographical names
- •The use of articles with other proper names
- •Numerals
- •The four operations
- •Fractional numerals Common Fractions
- •Decimal Fractions
- •Exercises
- •Writing
Grammar exercises Nouns
Exercise 1. Write plural form
1. city- 7. roof- 13.sunshade-
2. headline- 8. mouse- 14. trout-
3. photo- 9. tooth- 15. hoof-
4. couch- 10. knife- 16. radio-
5. dish- 11. potato- 17. medium-
6. tray- 12.calf- 18.wife-
Exercise 2. Countable and uncountable nouns. Underline the correct word.
She has had love/a love horses since she was a little girl.
I can’t sleep if I drink coffee/a coffee at night.
I went skiing for the first time this year; it’s experience/an experience that I’ll never forget.
I’ve just heard a/some very good news about Emma and Bill.
5. Lisa’s got a / an towel.
6. Ana’s got a / some rucksack.
7. Lucía’s got an / some insect repellent.
8. Javi hasn’t got some / any sunglasses.
9. Antonio’s got a / some swimming costume.
10. Ignacio hasn’t got any / some sandwiches.
Exercise 3. Which sentence is more common in each pair?
1. Get some glass out for dinner/ Get some glasses out for dinner.
2. He visited lots of capital in Europe/ He visited lots of capitals in Europe.
3. I bought some wood/ I bought some woods.
4. I can’t stand the bad language on TV/ I can’t stand the bad languages on TV.
5. I did lots of revision before my test/ I did lots of revisions before my test.
6. I got some interest from the bank/ I got some interests from the bank.
7. I like to have some fire in my house/ I like to have a fire in my house.
8. I walked so far I had to put some plaster on my feet/ I walked so far I had to put some plasters on my feet.
9. I watched some drama last weekend/ I watched some dramas last weekend.
10. I wrote my experience on my CV/ I wrote my experiences on my CV.
11. Some light came through the window/ Some lights came through the window.
12. Some life was lost/ Some lives were lost.
13. The teacher made me do some exercise for homework/ The teacher made me do some exercises for homework.
14. Watch some television/ Watch some televisions.
15. We bought 200 tons of iron/ We bought 200 tons of irons.
Exercise 4. Choose the correct form of the verb.
Economics is/are my favorite subject.
The trousers he bought for her doesn’t/ don’t fit her.
The police want/wants to interview men about the robbery.
Physics was/were my best subject at school.
Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t/aren’t sharp enough.
The news wasn’t/weren’t as bad as we expected.
Where does/do your family live?
Four days isn’t/aren’t long enough for a good holiday.
He can’t find his binoculars. Do you know where they’re/it is?
Do you think the people is/are happy with the government?
Does/do the police know how the accident happened.
She doesn’t like hot weather. Twenty-eight degrees is/are too warm to her.
The staff at school is/are not happy with their new working conditions.
30000 pounds was/were stolen in the robbery.
Two years is/are a long time to be without job.