2 Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

1 I need some informations.

2 The teacher has a news about the school trip.
3 The furnitures are very old.
4 I’m looking for a new jeans.
5 Your hairs are getting very long.
6 Do you have a scissors?
7 We had a lot of homeworks yesterday.
8 Do you think she’s making a progress with her English?
9 These trousers is too small.
10 She gave me some good advices.

3 Mark these nouns countable, uncountable, or countable and uncountable. If they can be both, write sentence examples to
show the difference.

cup housework coffee spaghetti money coin work travel

4 Complete these dialogues using a suitable plural noun or uncountable noun from the opposite page. Make sure the form of
each word is correct. Look at the example first. Example A: It’s too hot for jeans. B: You need a pair of skorhs.
1 A: I have to cut this paper into three pieces.
8: You need...........................................................
2 A: I can’t see because the sun is in my eyes.
8: You need...........................................................
3 A: I don’t know what to do when I leave school.
8: You need...........................................................
4 A: My room looks so empty.
8: You need...........................................................
5 A: I want to find out how much I weigh.
8: You need...........................................................
6 A: I can’t play my music loud because my mother always complains.
B: You need.............................................................

2 II need some information.

2 The teacher has (some) news about the school trip.
3 The furniture is very old.
4 I’m looking for a new pair of jeans, or I’m looking for (some) new jeans.
5 Your hair is getting very long.
6 Do you have any scissors? or Do you have a pair of scissors?
7 We had a lot of homework yesterday.
8 Do you think she’s making progress with her English?
9 These trousers are too small.
10 She gave me some good advice.

.3 Countable: cup; coin

Uncountable: housework; spaghetti; money; travel
Countable and uncountable:
coffee U e.g. I love coffee.
C e.g. I sat down and ordered a coffee. (= cup of coffee) work U e.g. Most
people enjoy their work.
C e.g. The Mona Lisa is a famous work of art.
.4 1 some scissors/a pair of scissors
2 some sunglasses/a pair of sunglasses
3 some advice/a bit of advice
4 some furniture
5 some scales
6 some headphones/a pair of headphones