Unit 4 (Food & drink)
English 3AC Unit 4 (Food & drink) helps you talk about food preferences and describe what is available for a meal. You ask questions with do and does, make negatives with don't and doesn't, and choose a/an, some or any according to the noun and the sentence.
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By the end of this lesson, you can
- Name everyday foods and drinks.
- Ask about preferences with do/does.
- Use don't/doesn't correctly.
- Distinguish countable from uncountable food nouns.
- Use some/any with there is/are.
- Read and write a simple food list.
Before you startUse positive present simple. · Choose singular and plural forms of be.
Un bon cours, ça se partage.
Communication: food preferences and polite requests
Food words become useful when you put them into a real exchange. Do you like lentil soup? asks about a preference. Can I have some water, please? makes a polite request. Answer the first with information about liking, and the second by responding to the request.
A school lunch conversation
Hamza: Do you like apples? Bilal: Yes, I do, but I don't like lemonade. Hamza: Does your brother like apples? Bilal: Yes, he does. Can I have some water, please?
Vocabulary: build a practical food list
| Group | Examples | Phrase to learn |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit and vegetables | apple, orange, carrot, tomato | three tomatoes |
| Other foods | egg, rice, bread, cheese | some rice |
| Drinks | water, milk, tea, juice | a glass of water |
Use a food name accurately rather than treating every noun the same way. You can count apples directly, but you normally measure milk. A bottle of milk can be counted because bottle is countable. Milk remains uncountable in that phrase.
Grammar: do and does in present simple questions
Definition
Present simple question : Use Do + I/you/we/they + base verb, or Does + he/she/it + base verb: Do you like rice? Does Adam eat eggs?
| Statement | Question | Short reply |
|---|---|---|
| You like apples. | Do you like apples? | Yes, I do. |
| Adam likes apples. | Does Adam like apples? | Yes, he does. |
| They drink milk. | Do they drink milk? | No, they don't. |
Does already marks the third person, so the main verb returns to its base form. Adam likes rice becomes Does Adam like rice? In the answer, repeat the auxiliary rather than the whole statement: Yes, he does.
Grammar: don’t and doesn’t
Definition
Negative present simple : Use don't with I/you/we/they and doesn't with he/she/it, followed by a base verb: We don't drink lemonade. He doesn't eat cheese.
Remember
Does he likes rice? and He doesn't eats rice are incorrect. Use like and eat after does or doesn't. Be is different: Is he hungry? does not use does.
Step by step
Change a food preference sentence
- Identify whether the subject is third-person singular.
- Choose do/does for a question or don't/doesn't for a negative.
- Keep the main verb in its base form.
- Check that a short reply repeats the auxiliary.
Grammar: countable, uncountable, some and any
Definition
Countable noun : A countable noun can name separate items: one apple, two apples. It has a singular and a plural form.
Definition
Uncountable noun : An uncountable noun names a substance or quantity without counting individual units directly: water, rice, bread or milk in their usual food meanings.
| Noun type | Positive | Negative | Question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular countable | There is an egg. | There isn't an egg. | Is there an egg? |
| Plural countable | There are some apples. | There aren't any apples. | Are there any apples? |
| Uncountable | There is some milk. | There isn't any milk. | Is there any milk? |
Some usually appears in positive statements, while any commonly appears in negative statements and neutral questions. Some also appears in offers and requests: Would you like some tea? Can I have some water? This exception makes the speaker’s intention clearer.
Count the container
There is some water. There are two bottles of water.
- Water remains uncountable. Bottles supplies a countable unit, so the second sentence uses are.
Study skills: make a two-column vocabulary page
Put apple, egg and carrot in a countable column. Put rice, milk and bread in an uncountable column. Add a full example beside each. When you meet a new word, check its usual meaning in the sentence; some nouns can be used differently in other contexts.
Skills work: reading a lunch box note
Bilal’s lunch box contains two apples, one egg and a small bottle of water. There is some bread, but there isn't any cheese. Bilal likes apples. His brother likes oranges, but he doesn't drink lemonade. For tomorrow, Bilal needs three carrots for a classroom food poster. The poster is a drawing task, not a recipe.
Separate today’s lunch from tomorrow’s drawing task. Three carrots are needed for the poster; they are not listed as items inside the current lunch box. Read the time words before combining details.
Skills work: listening and writing a request
Ask a partner to read twice: “There are two apples and one egg. There is some bread. There isn't any cheese.” Make a list of what is available and what is missing. Then write a short request for an imaginary meal with please and a clear noun phrase.
Review: choose the pattern before the word
- Ask about a food preference with does and a base verb.
- Name a countable food and an uncountable drink.
- Describe one available and one missing item.
- Explain why two bottles of water takes are.
Frequently asked questions
What grammar belongs to English 3AC Unit 4 Food & drink?
Why is Does he likes incorrect?
Is bread countable or uncountable?
When do I use some and any?
How do I choose there is or there are for food?
Quiz: 18 questions
18 questions are randomly selected from this lesson’s 18-question bank. Choose one answer for each question and get an immediate explanation.
Q1Which food can you count directly?
Incorrect answer
Apples are separate countable items; milk and rice are usually uncountable in these contexts.
Correct answer: An apple
Apples are separate countable items; milk and rice are usually uncountable in these contexts.
Q2Complete: … Adam like tea?
Incorrect answer
Adam is third-person singular, so a present simple preference question takes does.
Correct answer: Does
Adam is third-person singular, so a present simple preference question takes does.
Q3Choose the correct food question.
Incorrect answer
After does, the main verb returns to the base form eat.
Correct answer: Does he eat eggs?
After does, the main verb returns to the base form eat.
Q4Complete: We … drink lemonade.
Incorrect answer
We takes don't in the present simple negative.
Correct answer: don't
We takes don't in the present simple negative.
Q5Complete: There … some rice.
Incorrect answer
Rice is uncountable in its usual food meaning and takes is.
Correct answer: is
Rice is uncountable in its usual food meaning and takes is.
Q6Complete: There are … apples.
Incorrect answer
A positive plural quantity can use some; a/an requires a singular noun.
Correct answer: some
A positive plural quantity can use some; a/an requires a singular noun.
Q7Complete: There isn’t … milk.
Incorrect answer
Any is the usual choice in a negative statement with uncountable milk.
Correct answer: any
Any is the usual choice in a negative statement with uncountable milk.
Q8Which availability question is correct?
Incorrect answer
Eggs is plural, so use are and any.
Correct answer: Are there any eggs?
Eggs is plural, so use are and any.
Q9Which polite request is natural?
Incorrect answer
Some can occur in requests, even though many neutral questions use any.
Correct answer: Can I have some water, please?
Some can occur in requests, even though many neutral questions use any.
Q10Answer Do you like apples? positively.
Incorrect answer
A question addressed to you with do is answered using I do.
Correct answer: Yes, I do.
A question addressed to you with do is answered using I do.
Q11Answer Does he drink tea? negatively.
Incorrect answer
The short answer repeats does in its negative form.
Correct answer: No, he doesn't.
The short answer repeats does in its negative form.
Q12Which phrase counts a quantity of milk?
Incorrect answer
The countable container bottles gives a measurable quantity of milk.
Correct answer: Two bottles of milk
The countable container bottles gives a measurable quantity of milk.
Q13How many apples are in Bilal’s lunch box?
Incorrect answer
The reading lists two apples and one egg.
Correct answer: Two
The reading lists two apples and one egg.
Q14What is missing from today’s lunch?
Incorrect answer
The note says there isn't any cheese.
Correct answer: Cheese
The note says there isn't any cheese.
Q15Why does Bilal need three carrots tomorrow?
Incorrect answer
The reading identifies a drawing task rather than a recipe or the current lunch.
Correct answer: For a food poster
The reading identifies a drawing task rather than a recipe or the current lunch.
Q16Which sentence is correct about a preference?
Incorrect answer
Use doesn't plus the base verb like.
Correct answer: He doesn't like lemonade.
Use doesn't plus the base verb like.
Q17Choose the singular countable phrase.
Incorrect answer
One egg is introduced with an because egg starts with a vowel sound.
Correct answer: an egg
One egg is introduced with an because egg starts with a vowel sound.
Q18Which sentence counts containers rather than water itself?
Incorrect answer
Two plural bottles take are, while water names their uncountable contents.
Correct answer: There are two bottles of water.
Two plural bottles take are, while water names their uncountable contents.
Your score
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Start with the worked examples
Read the lesson in small sections. Write your own example for each rule and try the Easy exercises before returning to the quiz.
Review: 18 missed questions
Which food can you count directly?
Correct answerAn apple
Apples are separate countable items; milk and rice are usually uncountable in these contexts.
Complete: … Adam like tea?
Correct answerDoes
Adam is third-person singular, so a present simple preference question takes does.
Choose the correct food question.
Correct answerDoes he eat eggs?
After does, the main verb returns to the base form eat.
Complete: We … drink lemonade.
Correct answerdon't
We takes don't in the present simple negative.
Complete: There … some rice.
Correct answeris
Rice is uncountable in its usual food meaning and takes is.
Complete: There are … apples.
Correct answersome
A positive plural quantity can use some; a/an requires a singular noun.
Complete: There isn’t … milk.
Correct answerany
Any is the usual choice in a negative statement with uncountable milk.
Which availability question is correct?
Correct answerAre there any eggs?
Eggs is plural, so use are and any.
Which polite request is natural?
Correct answerCan I have some water, please?
Some can occur in requests, even though many neutral questions use any.
Answer Do you like apples? positively.
Correct answerYes, I do.
A question addressed to you with do is answered using I do.
Answer Does he drink tea? negatively.
Correct answerNo, he doesn't.
The short answer repeats does in its negative form.
Which phrase counts a quantity of milk?
Correct answerTwo bottles of milk
The countable container bottles gives a measurable quantity of milk.
How many apples are in Bilal’s lunch box?
Correct answerTwo
The reading lists two apples and one egg.
What is missing from today’s lunch?
Correct answerCheese
The note says there isn't any cheese.
Why does Bilal need three carrots tomorrow?
Correct answerFor a food poster
The reading identifies a drawing task rather than a recipe or the current lunch.
Which sentence is correct about a preference?
Correct answerHe doesn't like lemonade.
Use doesn't plus the base verb like.
Choose the singular countable phrase.
Correct answeran egg
One egg is introduced with an because egg starts with a vowel sound.
Which sentence counts containers rather than water itself?
Correct answerThere are two bottles of water.
Two plural bottles take are, while water names their uncountable contents.
Exercises with answers
12 exercises, from easy practice to challenges. Try each one yourself, then reveal the answer and explanation.
Exercise 1
EasyClassify apple, water, egg, rice, bread and carrot as countable or uncountable in their usual food meanings.
Answer and explanation
Countable: apple, egg, carrot. Uncountable: water, rice, bread. Use containers or measures when you need to count quantities of the uncountable foods.
Exercise 2
EasyChoose Do or Does: … you like tea? … Adam eat eggs? … the pupils like rice?
Answer and explanation
Do you like tea? Does Adam eat eggs? Do the pupils like rice? Only the singular third-person subject Adam requires does.
Exercise 3
EasyComplete: We … drink lemonade. He … eat cheese. I … like tea.
Answer and explanation
We don't drink lemonade. He doesn't eat cheese. I don't like tea. Every main verb remains in its base form.
Exercise 4
EasyComplete: There … some milk. There … two eggs. There … an apple.
Answer and explanation
There is some milk. There are two eggs. There is an apple. Plural eggs takes are; milk is uncountable and apple is singular.
Exercise 5
IntermediateComplete: There are … carrots. There aren't … oranges. Is there … cheese?
Answer and explanation
Some carrots; any oranges; any cheese. These are a positive statement, a negative statement and a neutral availability question.
Exercise 6
IntermediateChange: Adam likes rice into a question and a negative sentence.
Answer and explanation
Does Adam like rice? Adam doesn't like rice. Does/doesn't carry the third-person marker, so like loses its s.
Exercise 7
IntermediateAnswer yes to Do you like apples? and no to Does Bilal drink lemonade?
Answer and explanation
Yes, I do. No, he doesn't. Repeat the question’s auxiliary and change Bilal to he in the short answer.
Exercise 8
IntermediateHow many apples are in Bilal’s lunch? Is there cheese? Are the three carrots part of today’s lunch list?
Answer and explanation
Two apples. There is no cheese. The carrots belong to tomorrow’s poster task, not today’s lunch list.
Exercise 9
IntermediateRewrite using two bottles: There is some water. Explain why the verb changes.
Answer and explanation
There are two bottles of water. Bottles is a plural countable noun; water stays uncountable as the contents.
Exercise 10
ChallengeCorrect: Does he likes eggs? There are some rice. We doesn't drink tea. There isn't some cheese. Use the neutral availability pattern.
Answer and explanation
Does he like eggs? There is some rice. We don't drink tea. There isn't any cheese. Correct the base verb, noun agreement, auxiliary and negative quantity word.
Exercise 11
ChallengeHave a partner read the food listening script. Record available foods with their quantities and the missing food.
Answer and explanation
Available: two apples, one egg and some bread. Missing: cheese. Do not invent a quantity for bread; the script gives only some.
Exercise 12
ChallengeWrite 45–65 words about an imaginary lunch. Include a preference, two available foods, one missing food and a polite request.
Answer and explanation
Model: I like apples, but I don't like lemonade. There are two apples in my lunch box. There is some bread and a bottle of water. There isn't any cheese today. Can I have an egg, please? My brother likes oranges, so his lunch is different.
Check noun type, do/does, base verbs and some/any. Other reasonable lunch choices are acceptable.