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5 SPEAK. How do people in your country or culture choose names? Do you know where your
name comes from? Discuss your answers with a partner.
A: In my country, children are usually named after their parents or grandparents. Iam named after
my grandmother.
B: This is true in my country, too. Iam named after my father.
6 Complete the exercises.
Read the non-count and count definitions of each noun in bold. Then complete each pair of
sentences with a, an, or @ for no article.
1. light Non-Count: energy from the sun that lets you see things
Count: an electric lamp that produces light
a. When I was a child, I always slept with light on.
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b. My house was filled with _@ _ light every morning when the sun came up.
2. appearance Non-Count: how someone looks and dresses
Count: an arrival of someone in a place
a. My parents told me that intelligence is more important than appearance.
b. Once a famous person made appearance at my school and talked to the students.
3. paper Non-Count: thin, smooth material that you can write on or wrap things with
Count: a report or essay written by a student
a. I always enjoyed making things out of paper.
b. I didn’t know how to write paper until high school.
4. room Non-Count: enough empty space
Count: a separate area that has its own walls inside a building
a. When I was young, I used to share room with two siblings.
b. At home, we didn’t have room for a lot of furniture.
5. experience Non-Count: knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity
Count: something that happens to you
a. Ionce had very frightening experience.
b. My babysitter had lots of experience with children.
B SPEAK. Which sentences in exercise A are true for you? Tell a partner. Ask your partner
follow-up questions for more information.
A: Sentence 1a is true for me. When I was a child I always slept with a light on.
B: Really? Why?
A: I was afraid of the dark.
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