Grammar: School food with a difference

 Countable and uncountable nouns

1Choose C (Countable) or UC (Uncountable). 

• 1milkCUC

• 2appleCUC

• 3breadCUC

• 4carrotCUC

• 5foodCUC

• 6tomato sauceCUC

• 7eggCUC

• 8orange juiceCUC

• 9coffeeCUC

• 10orangeCUC

Countable and uncountable nouns

2Match sentence halves to make sentences. 

There are some

There isn't

There is a

There aren't

Is there

Are there any

There is some

Is there an

• potatoes in the shop.
• any pizzas for lunch today.
• eggs?
• any food in the fridge.
• orange in your bag?
• rice in the cupboard.
• any meat?
• farm at our school.

Countable and uncountable nouns

3Complete the text with some or any. 

JoLet's make ¹someany

 

food for lunch. What about pasta?

AndyThat sounds good. Have we got ²someany

 

sauce?

JoNo, we haven't got ³someany

 

sauce. We need to make it.

AndyAre there ⁴someany

 

tomatoes?

JoYes, there are ⁵someany

 

tomatoes. And there's an onion. Is there ⁶someany

 

olive oil in the cupboard?

AndyYes, there is. Well, that's a good start. We've got ⁷someany

 

tomatoes, an onion and ⁸someany

 

oil. Are there ⁹someany

 

mushrooms?

JoNo, there aren't ¹⁰someany

 

mushrooms.

AndyNever mind. Let's get cooking!

4Write sentences with much, many or a lot of. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1have got / you / sweets / in your bag (?)

• 2I / have got / pasta / for dinner (✘)

• 3how / potatoes / do / you / want (?)

• 4we / have got / food (✔)

• 5how / fruit / is / there (?)

• 6the shop / have got / sweets (✔)

• 7Kia / have got / vegetables / for her lunch (✘)

much, many, a lot of

5Complete the text with some, any, much, many or a lot of. 

Teenagers and food

How ¹muchmany

 

food do you eat? Do you eat the right food? Check out your diet!

How ²muchmany

 

vegetables do you eat?

You can eat ³mucha lot of

 

fruit and vegetables every day: five pieces (or more) are good for you.

Which foods are healthy carbohydrates?

Bread, pasta, rice and potatoes are healthy carbohydrates. They give us energy. But be careful. It's easy to add

⁴manya lot of fat to these healthy foods – don't!

How ⁵muchmany

 

protein do you eat every day?

You need protein every day, but you don't need ⁶manymuch

 

of it. Fish is very good – it doesn't have

⁷muchmany 

fat. Nuts have ⁸manya lot of

 

fat, but it's good fat.

How ⁹muchmany

 

dairy products do you have every day?

You need about two to four portions of dairy food every day. There are ¹⁰mucha lot of

 

low-fat dairy products – choose these.

What about sweets, crisps and cake?

We all know that ¹¹a lot ofmany

 

sugar and fat is bad for us. But how ¹²muchmany

 

cake is OK? The answer is don't eat it every day and have small amounts when you do.

much, many, a lot of

6Complete the text with some, any, much, many or a lot of. 

Hi! I'm Lucy and I'm a vegan. I don't eat food that comes from animals. So I don't drink ¹someanymuchmanya lot of

 

milk or eat 

²someanymuchmanya lot of

 

eggs or yoghurt. Of course, I don't eat 

³someanymuchmanya lot of meat or fish.

 

How ⁴someanymuchmanya lot of

 

protein is there in my diet? I have 

⁵someanymuchmanya lot of

 

protein, because I eat nuts.

I think my diet is healthy. I eat ⁶someanymuchmanya lot of

 

fruit and vegetables every day. How 

⁷someanymuchmanya lot of

 

vegetables do I eat? A lot! I love them!

 

I have ⁸someanymuchmanya lot of

 

olive oil (not a lot) every day. It's important to have 

⁹someanymuchmanya lot of

 

fat every day and olive oil is a good fat.

I don't eat ¹⁰someanymuchmanya lot of

 

food that is high in sugar, but I usually have 

¹¹someanymuchmanya lot of

 

cake with my family at the weekend. Vegan cake, of course!

7  Write a short paragraph about your diet. Include information about how much protein, fruit, fat and sugar you eat.

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