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Countable and uncountable nouns
C Complete the diagrams with the C ountable and unc ountable nouns
verbs hold, break or set to form
collocations. Then match the two There’s not enough light in this room.
parts of the sentences. Can you turn on the lights, please?
a record This table top is made of glass.
an alarm I have misplaced my glasses.
a goal/challenge
a time/date
NOTE With uncountable nouns which state food or liquid, we
a record can use the following expressions to show quantity:
an event a piece, bit, bunch, bar, jar, sip, bottle, cup, box, bowl,
a conversation etc. + of
one’s breath a slice of bread

a record a carton of orange juice
a habit
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a promise
the rules Circle the correct options.
1. Kevin's hair / hairs is fair.
1. I’m trying to break
2. When you set 2. Can you buy two bars / cartons of milk from the supermarket?
3. They decided to hold 3. A: I found a site with a lot / lots of unusual world records.
Come and see.
4. Those who break
B: I can’t right now. Give me ive minutes to inish my maths
5. We need to set
exercises.
6. He already holds
4. Your living room is beautiful. It gets so much light / lights
during the day.
a. the habit of eating a lot of chocolate.
b. a time for the meeting and inform 5. Will you get some wood / woods from the basement for the
everybody. ireplace?
c. goals, the most important thing is 6. Can I have a jar / piece of that cake?
trying to achieve them.
d. the rules will be in serious trouble. 7. Can I have a cup / bunch of co fee, please?
e. two world records and is trying to set 8. He can't get a job as a waiter because he doesn't have any
a third one.
experience / experiences.
f. the school sports competition at the
town stadium.
Listen

A Discuss.
Have you got any pets? Do they know any tricks or understand any words?
B Do the World Records Quiz below. Choose a, b or c. Then listen to a radio interview with a member of of
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WORLD RECORDS
WORLD RECORDS
WORLD RECORDS It takes people side by side to
WORLD RECORDS QUIZ
hold Medusa, the longest snake in
Zac the parrot 3 the world. a. 3 b. 7 c. 15
broke a record
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1 for opening 4 Bini the rabbit holds a record for
cans of fizzy drink in playing .
one minute. a. basketball b. football c. volleyball
a. 35 b. 30 c. 25
2 2 a. 90 km/h b. 127 km/h c. 390 km/h 5 Bertie the tortoise holds the record for
The fastest bird in the world can
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being the
reach a speed of around
tortoise in the world.
a. heaviest b. fastest c. oldest
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