Lesson 19: Unit 19 - Indefinite Pronouns (Some, any, no). Food.
In this lesson you learn how to use some, any and no with countable and uncountable nouns in affirmative, question and negative sentences, and you also expand your vocabulary with words for food and d
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to use the indefinite pronouns some, any and no in English. You will understand when some is used in affirmative sentences, when any is used in questions and negatives, and when no is used to make a sentence negative while the verb stays in the positive form. You will expand your vocabulary with important words for food, fruit and drinks. You will practise these structures through a real-life dialogue about shopping and a picnic, and you will also read a short text about rice.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Understand and use some in positive statements with countable and uncountable nouns.
- Use any in questions and negative sentences with the correct meaning.
- Use no to make a sentence negative, with the verb always in the positive form.
- Know basic words for food, vegetables, fruit and drinks.
- Make short dialogues about shopping and preparing food.
Lesson vocabulary
- bread We haven't got any bread.
- ham We haven't got any ham, either.
- butter There is some butter in the fridge.
- yellow cheese What about butter and yellow cheese?
- orange juice Is there any orange juice?
- cherries There aren't any cherries or apples.
- ice-cream Have we got any ice-cream?
- wine We have got no white wine or coffee.
- sandwiches We'll make some sandwiches.
- flour We need some flour for the pancakes.
- milk Is there any milk in the fridge?
- jam I'll get some jam.
- sugar There is no sugar on the table.
- potatoes North Americans prefer bread and potatoes.
- rice Rice is one of the most important foods in the world.
In other languages: Български