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LESSON 2 Count and Non-Count Nouns

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1 READ the article about three different superfoods. Notice the words in bold.
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Superfoods

Argan Oil The Acai Palm Ginseng

The oil from argan nuts is The acai palm tree of Ginseng is a plant that
very important to the people Central and South America grows in Asia and North
of southwestern Morocco. has round purple fruit. Acai America. There are many
It has many different uses. is very important to some different types of ginseng
It adds flavor to food, it of the tribes in the Amazon plants. Chinese medicine
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prevents dry skin, and it keeps Rainforest. In fact, it is a started using ginseng
hair soft. Now it is popular very large part of their diet. thousands of years ago to
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in other countries, too, and it People make both sweet treat all kinds of diseases.
is becoming more expensive. and salty dishes with acai. According to some scientific
The production of argan oil Now some companies say studies, ginseng may help
cannot increase very quickly, that acai helps people lose manage stress. Be careful,
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because argan trees don’t weight. though! Too much ginseng
produce nuts until they are can keep you awake at night.
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about 20 years old. diet: a person’s regular food and drink
3 stress: mental or physical difficulty caused
1 flavor: a specific taste by work, worries, and so on

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