Countable and uncountable nouns
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of countable and uncountable nouns in the context of food
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide product writing practice through senence constuction in the context of food
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To provide accuracy and fluency speaking practice in a conversation in the context of food
Procedure
I project some food pictures on the board. I ask students whether they can count the food in the picture to elicit countable and uncountable nouns. Qeustions: 1- Can you count prawns, etc? yes! How many apples, etc. are there? 2- Can you count milk, etc? What do we call nouns that we can count? Countable nouns What do we call nount that we can't count? Uncountable nouns I write countable nouns and uncountable nouns on the white board. Then, I put students into five groups. I use color to group the students. Then, I give each group a handout with the corresponding color. There are two columns on each hand-out; one for countable nouns and one for uncountable nouns. Then, I give them cut ups with food-related which they learned in the previous lesson written on them. I get them to put the cut-up in the correct column. I ask ICQs and demonstrate the task by donig the first one for them. I tell them that the group that finishes first is the winner. Finally, I ask a student from each group to write one countable and one uncountable noun on the board to get feedback. ICQ1: Is banana countable or uncountable? Contable ICQ2: Does it go to the countable nouns column of the uncontale nouns column? Countable nouns ICQ3: Is bread countable or uncountable? Uncountable ICQ4: Does it go to the countable nouns column of the uncontale nouns column? Uncountable nouns
I put students in pairs. I tell them that they will work with the students next to them. I give them handouts and get the to fold the hand out from the line dividing the two exercises. I tell tell to match the food pictures and the rules in he chart in the first exercise. I demonstrate the task by doing the first one. I get one student to come and write the answers on the board so students can check their answers.Then I get the same pairs to unfold the handouts and match the sentence halves to make three rules for countable and uncoutable nouns. I demonstrateI the activity and if needed do the first one for them. Finally, I put the rule chart on the board and get students to check their answers.
I put students in new pairs and give them handouts with eight sentences written on them. I tell them to read the sentences and circle the correct form based on the rules on the board.I demonstrate the activity by doing the first one. While they are doing the task I monitor and take notes for delayed error correction. I get them check with other pairs. Then, I play the recording so they can check their answers.
I write two questions on the board and get students to write five sentences to answer the questions. I demonstrate the activity by writing one example on the board and ask ICQs. Question1: What food do you buy everyweek? Question2: What do you eat a lot? Example Sentence: I buy a chicken and alot of vegetables every week. ICQ1: How many sentences? Five sentense ICQ2: Do you talk or write? Write I monitor, get feedback and make notes for delayed error correction while they are doing the task. I get them to read their sentences to their partners.
I put students in pairs. I give them handouts with three questions written on them. Then, I get them ask and answe the questions with their partners. I demonstrate the the task and ask ICQs. ICQ1: Do you work alone or with a partner? with a partner ICQ2: Do you talk or write? talk I monitor and take notes for delayed error correction.Then, if time, I get some students to share what they have learnt about their partner with class.
If any, I write some mistakes students have made on the board and have the class correct them.