Exercise 6. Complete the sentences using one of the following words. Sometimes the word needs to be plural (s)

I) air country day friend meat language letter patience people queue space picture

1 I had my camera but I didn't take many ……

2 There are seven……in a week.

3 A vegetarian is a person who doesn't eat……

4 Outside the cinema there was……of people waiting to see the film.

5 I'm not very good at writing……

6 Last night I went out with some……of mine.

7 There were very few……in the shops today. They were almost empty.

8 I'm going out for a walk. I need some fresh……

9 George always wants things quickly. He's got no……

10 Do you speak any foreign……?

11 Jane travels a lot. She has been to many……

12 Our flat is very small. We haven’t got much ……

II) chair experience experience furniture hair information luggage job permission progress work

1 I didn't have much ….. -just two small bags.

2 They'll tell you all you want to know. They'll give you plenty of……

3 There is room for everybody to sit down. There are plenty of ……

4 We have no……, not even a bed or a table.

5 'What does Alan look like?' ' He's got a long beard and very short …… '

6 Carla's English is better than it was. She's made……

7 George is unemployed. He's looking for a……

8 George is unemployed. He's looking for……

9 If you want to leave work early, you have to ask for……

10 I don't think Ann will get the job. She hasn't got enough

11 Rita has done many interesting things. She should write a book about her ……

Exercise 7. What do you say in these situations? Complete the sentences using one of the words from the list.

news luggage advice weather information

1 Your friends have just arrived at the station. You can't see any suitcases or bags. You ask them: Do you have ……?

2 You go into the tourist office. You want to know about places to see in the town. You say: I'd like……

3 You are a student at school. You want your teacher to advise you about which examinations to take. You say: Can you give me ……?

4 You want to watch the news on TV but you don't know what time it is on. You ask your friend: What time ……?

5 You look out of the window. The weather is horrible: cold, wet and windy. You say to your friend: What ……!

UNIT 29. SINGULAR AND PLURAL