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VOCABULARY: Materials and containers

Exercise 1. Materials

Below you have a box with 9 words that refer to different materials. Match each word to images 1-9.

cardboard - paper - wood - cloth - glass - plastic - metal - oil - stone


Materials

Materials. Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

  

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Exercise 2. Containers

Choose the correct option.Choose the correct option.

  1. A box of cereals is made of
  2. Some supermarkets sell bags for 5 cents
  3. Galician country houses are often made of
  4. To be greener, you should use bags
  5. A can of Coke is made of
  6. A bottle of Coke is made of

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Countable and uncountable nouns

In general, containers are countable and materials are uncountable:

Containers


What’s the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? Discuss with your partner.