Countable or uncountable nouns?

Teaching notes

Fourteen everyday nouns from food, school and home to sort into countable and uncountable: apple, sandwich and notebook on one side, rice, homework, furniture and advice on the other. Every noun clearly belongs to one group, so it suits A2 learners meeting a/an, some and much/many for the first time.

Play it on the board as a warm-up and ask the class to say each word with a/an or some before it's dropped ("a carrot", "some bread"). Afterwards, pairs write a short shopping list or a sentence about their room with How much…? and How many…? questions. For a quicker revisit later in the week, switch it to Speed sort, or print it as a worksheet with the answer key.