Unit 71. Countable nouns with a/an and some

What are these things? Use a dictionary if necessary.
Key.3    It's a vegetable.
4    It's a game. / It's a board game.
5    They're musical instruments.
6    It's a (tall/high) building.
7    They're planets.
8    It's a flower.
9    They're rivers.
10  They're birds.
12  He was a writer / a poet / a playwright / a dramatist.
13  He was a scientist/a physicist.
14  They were U.S. presidents / American presidents / presidents of the U.S.
15  She was an actress / a film star.
16  They were singers.
17  They were painters / artists.

1    an ant?     It's an insect. 
2    ants and bees?   They're insects 
3    a cauliflower? _______________
4    chess? _______________
5    a violin, a trumpet and a flute? _______________
6    a skyscraper? _______________
7    Earth, Mars, Venus and Jupiter? _______________
8    a tulip? _______________
9    the Nile, the Rhine and the Mississippi? _______________
10  a pigeon, an eagle and a crow? _______________

Who were these people?
11    Beethoven?  He was a composer 
12    Shakespeare? _______________
13    Albert Einstein? _______________
14    Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy? _______________
15    Marilyn Monroe? _______________
16    Elvis Presley and John Lennon? _______________
17    Van Gogh, Renoir and Picasso? _______________

Read about what these people do, and say what their jobs are. Choose from:
Key.2    He's a waiter.
3    She's a travel agent.
4    He's a surgeon.
5    He's a chef.
6    She's a journalist.
7    He's a plumber.
8    She's an interpreter.

chef     interpreter     journalist      nurse      plumber     surgeon      travel agent      waiter

1    Sarah looks after patients in hospital.   She's a nurse.   
2    Gary works in a restaurant. He brings the food to the tables.  He __________________
3    Martina arranges people's holidays for them.  She ____________________
4    Kevin works in a hospital. He operates on people. ____________________
5    Jonathan cooks in a restaurant. ____________________
6    Jane writes articles for a newspaper. ____________________
7    Dave installs and repairs water pipes. ____________________
S   Linda translates what people are saying from one language into another,so that they can understand each other. ____________________

Put in a/an or some where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty.
Key.4    a
5    an
6    - (Do you collect stamps?)
7    a
8    Some
9    - (Do you enjoy going to concerts?)
10  - (I've got sore feet.)
11  a
12  some
13  a ...a
14  - (Those are nice shoes.)
15  some
16  You need a visa to visit some countries
17  Jane is a teacher. Her parents were teachers too.
18  He's a liar. He's always telling lies.

1    I've seen   some  good films recently.
2    What's wrong with you? Have you got   a  headache?
3    I know a lot of people. Most of them are   -   students.
4    When I was ______ child, I used to be very shy.
5    Would you like to be ______ actor?
6    Do you collect ______ stamps?
7    What ______ beautiful garden!
8    ______ birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly.
9    Do you enjoy going to ______ concerts?
10  I've been walking for three hours. I've got ______ sore feet.   '
11  I don't feel very well this morning. I've got ______ sore throat.
12  Maria speaks ______ English, but not very much.
13  It's a pity we don't have ______ camera. I'd like to take ______ photograph of that house.
14  Those are ______ nice shoes. Where did you get them?
15  I'm going shopping. I want to buy ______ new shoes.
16  You need ______ visa to visit ______ countries, but not all of them.
17  Jane is ______ teacher. Her parents were ______ teachers too.
18  I don't believe him. He's ______ liar. He's always telling ______ lies.