Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Count x Non Count Nouns

This is a fantastic animated movie and its ecological message is subtle, but highly effective. It's also very funny.

A. Watch the movie segment TWICE and check the items that you can see OR that the characters say in the snippet. First, check that you understand all the words.

( ) EGGS

( ) TOAST

( ) ORANGE JUICE

( ) BACON

( ) CHEESEBURGERS

( ) CHICKEN

( ) WAFFLES

( ) FALAFELS

( ) JELLYBEANS

( ) AVOCADO

( ) PIZZA

( ) DOUGHNUTS

( ) BLT

( ) PIE

( ) FISH

( ) CRÈME BRULÉE

B. Now write down the food items under the correct column - COUNTABLE or NON-COUNTABLE.

ATTENTION:

Some nouns can be both countable or non-countable. Choose the column according to the information in the segment.



COUNTABLE X NON-COUNTABLE

EGGS ORANGE JUICE


C. Talk to a partner and say what you usually have for breakfast. Then say which foods in exercise A do you like and dislike.

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MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS

Answer Key:

Count:

EGGS, TOAST, CHEESEBURGERS, WAFFLES, FALAFELS, JELLYBEANS, DOUGHNUTS, BLT

Non-Count:

ORANGE JUICE, BACON, CHICKEN, AVOCADO, PIZZA, PIE, FISH, CRÈME BRULÉE

Imagine That: Quantifiers - Countable x Non Countable

This is a movie for the whole family. It is about a highly imaginative gilr whose imaginary world halps her dad succeed in his business deals. This charming scene is great for quantifiers practicing, especially expressions that go with count and/or non-count nouns.

A. Write the quantifiers below in the correct column:


a little
a bit
no
none
not any
a lot of
plenty of
a few
a number of
several
a large number of
a great number of
lots of
a great deal of
a large amount of


1. QUANTIFIERS WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS



2. QUANTIFIERS WITH BOTH COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS



3. QUANTIFIERS WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS



B. Now watch the segment and fill in the blanks with one of the quantifiers above, according to the information presented in the movie.

To make the pancakes, he poured ___________ flour, and ______________ eggs. They left __________ (flour) all over the kitchen table. They melted ____________ butter and fried ______________ pancakes. She poured ____________ chocolate syrup, ________ hot sauce, _____________ ketchup, and _________ mustard on the pancakes. At the end of the scene, she charged him ____________ money for the pancakes.

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Answer Key:

A. The quantifiers have the same color as the correct columns.


a little /a bit / a great deal of / a large amount of / no / none / not any / some / any / a lot of / plenty of / lots of / a few / a number of / several / a large number of /


B. Answers will vary.

Imagine That: Non-Count Nouns Made Countables

A. Watch the movie segment. Then underline the non-count nouns in the sentences below. Next, use one of the the phrases below to make the non-count nouns you underlined countable.


a piece of

a grain of

a game of

a type (kind) of

a symbol of

an act of

an article of

a bolt (flash) of

a clap of

a drop of

a bowl of

a spoon of



1. They used flour to to make pancakes.

2. They melted butter to fry the pancake.



3. The dad showed that kindness can bring the family together.



4. He showed behavior that most parents don’t usually have with their children.



5. they prayed before the meal, which showed faith.



6. He threw the food away before eating it.

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Possible Answers:

1. a bowl of flour
2. a spoon of butter
3. an act of kindness
4. a kind of behavior
5. a symbol (act) of faith
6. a piece of the food

New in Town: Quantifiers - Enough x Too

This is a delicious romantic comedy that shows a lot of contrasts between a big city like Miami and a cold little town in Minnesotta. This scene is funny and excellent for the students to students to practice the position and meaning of enough and too.

Talk to a partner about the following questions:


1. Have you ever seen/been in a car accident? Describe it.
2. Have you ever felt that your life was at risk? Talk about it.
3. What would you do if you were alone and stuck inside your car in the middle of a snow storm?

B. Watch the movie segment and rewrite them using either enough
or too, according to the information presented in the segment. Be
careful where you will place them.

1. The weather was snowy.

Ex: The weather was too snowy.

2. The car tracks weren’t visible.

3. She packed clothes for the trip.

4. There weren’t any flights because of the storm.

5. She was driving fast .

6. She was not concentrating on her driving.

7. She was clever to hang her red pantyhose on the antenna.

8. She drank liquor to keep her warm and resist the cold.

9. She got drunk to walk by herself.

10. She was lucky to be located.

C. Talk to a patner.

1. What’s your opinion about the main character’s decisions?

2. What were the wrong things she did?

3. What were the right things she did?

Teacher’s Key
B.
Ex:
1. The weather was TOO snowy.
2. The car tracks weren’t visible ENOUGH.
3. She packed ENOUGH clothes for the trip.
4. There weren’t ENOUGH flights scheduled because of the storm.
5. She was driving TOO fast .
6. She was not concentrated ENOUGH in her driving.
7. She was clever ENOUGH to hang her red pantyhose to the antenna.
8. She drank ENOUGH liquor to keep her warm.
9. She got TOO drunk to walk by herself.
10. She was lucky ENOUGH to be located.





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How to prepare your own video activity:

- Select a scene with extreme weather, commotion, problems or complications.
- Write sentences about these situations without the target language (TOO/ENOUGH).
- Make sure you write sentences in which TOO and ENOUGH would suit perfectly.
- Ask the students to add the quantifiers to sentences you have selected.

The Holiday: "Determiners" (A/An/Some/Any)

This movie is a must for those who like romantic comedies!!

Check the items that you can see in the movie segment:

( ) Spaghetti ( ) Pop corn ( ) sandwiches
( ) TV ( ) Ties ( ) Hat
( ) Bed ( ) Pillows ( ) Scarf
( ) glasses ( ) Pencil ( ) Notebook
( ) Suitcase ( ) Dog ( ) Cat
( ) Bananas ( ) Kiss ( ) Department store

Now complete the sentence using a, an, some, any, and the vocabulary above:

Ex:

I can see some spaghetti, some pop corn, a TV, …

I can’t see any sandwiches, …

How to prepare your own video activity:

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• Select a scene in which one can see several count/non-count nouns

• Prepare a list with nouns for students to check as they appear in the movie segment

• Ask students to write sentences with the grammar point

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