Food and drink
Talk about food and drink, what you like and don’t like, and use countable and uncountable nouns with some and any.
In this lesson you will
- Learn common food and drink words
- Say what you like, love and hate
- Use some / any with countable and uncountable nouns
Learn
Food groups: fruit (apple, banana, orange, grapes), vegetables (carrot, potato, tomato, onion), meat & fish (chicken, beef, salmon), other (bread, rice, pasta, cheese, eggs), drinks (water, tea, coffee, juice, milk).
Countable nouns can be counted: an apple, two eggs. Uncountable nouns can’t: water, rice, bread, milk, cheese (not a rice, not breads).
Use some in positive sentences: There’s some milk. I want some apples. Use any in negatives and questions: We don’t have any bread. Is there any juice? (Offers use some: Would you like some tea?)
Likes: I love…, I like…, I don’t like…, I hate… + noun or verb-ing: I love cooking. I don’t like fish.
| Countable (plural) | Uncountable | |
|---|---|---|
| + | some eggs | some rice |
| − | not any eggs | not any rice |
| ? | any eggs? | any rice? |
Examples
- I love fruit, especially mangoes.
- We need some tomatoes and some cheese.
- There isn’t any milk in the fridge.
- Are there any eggs?
- Would you like some water?
Vocabulary
vegetables
plants we eat, like carrots
fruit
sweet food from plants, like apples
“Fruit is uncountable: some fruit.”
rice
small white or brown grains we cook
juice
drink made from fruit
hungry
wanting food
“I’m hungry!”
thirsty
wanting a drink
delicious
tasting very good
In real life
Making a shopping list.
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Ben: What do we need for dinner?
Amy: Is there any rice?
Ben: Yes, there’s some rice. But there aren’t any onions.
Amy: OK — onions. And some chicken, please. Do we have any vegetables?
Ben: Only two carrots. I’ll get some peppers too.
Practice
Which is uncountable?
Speaking
Talk about your eating habits: What do you usually eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? What food do you love and hate?
Writing
Write about your favourite meal (50–70 words): what is in it, who cooks it and when you eat it.
Lesson quiz
There isn’t ___ cheese.
Review
Key points
- Food groups: fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, drinks.
- Countable (an apple, apples) vs uncountable (rice, milk).
- some = positive and offers; any = negatives and questions.
- I love / like / don’t like / hate + noun or -ing.
What you learned
- ✓ I can name common food and drink.
- ✓ I can use some and any.
- ✓ I can talk about likes and dislikes.
Grammar reference: Countable and uncountable nouns; some, any, much, many