8. Uncountable and plural numbers

Warm-up

Types of holidays

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Prepare a speech using suggested words

Your luggage has disappeared at the airport. You go to the information desk to ask for help.
Use: luggage, information, belongings, advice

You’ve just arrived at your accommodation, but the room is terrible. The furniture is old and some of the equipment doesn’t work.
Use: accommodation, room, furniture, equipment

You’re late for an important meeting because of heavy traffic. You’re trying to find another way to get there.
Use: traffic, police, advice

You’re staying on the outskirts of a big city. You want to get to the city centre, but you don’t know the best way to get there.
Use: outskirts, traffic, advice

You’ve planned a day of sightseeing, but the weather suddenly becomes terrible. You need to find something else to do.
Use: weather, advice, information

You arrive at your hotel and realise that you’ve forgotten all your toiletries. You need to find a solution.
Use: toiletries, accommodation, advice

You accidentally tear your trousers just before an important event. You need to fix them quickly.
Use: trousers, scissors, belongings

You’re organising a party at home. You realise that there isn’t enough room for everyone and some of the equipment doesn’t work.
Use: room, equipment, furniture

You see something strange outside your hotel. You don’t know what happened, so you need to find some information.
Use: remains, information, police

You accidentally break a glass in a restaurant. The waiter comes over and you need to explain what happened.
Use: glass, manner, advice

Your grandchildren are coming over for the weekend, and you’ve planned a craft activity for them. But you realise that some of the equipment is missing, including the scissors. You need to think of another activity or find another solution.
Use: scissors, advice, equipment

You’ve just moved into a new apartment. The accommodation is great, but there’s almost no furniture and some basic equipment is missing.
Use: accommodation, furniture, equipment, room

Your flight is cancelled and you have to stay in the city overnight. You have your luggage, but you don’t have anywhere to stay.
Use: luggage, accommodation, toiletries, advice

You see a lot of people running away from a building. You don’t know what’s happening, and then you see the police arriving.
Use: police, news, information, advice

You want to improve your English, so you start doing some research online. You find so much different information that you don’t know what to believe.
Use: research, information, advice, progress

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