Countable & Uncountable Nouns- Travel Vocabulary

Countable and uncountable decide what to take with you

Countable and uncountable nouns/ Travel vocabulary

You are going together on a three-week sales trip to three continents, including a mix of levels of safety and climates. Together decide how many/ much of the things below you will take.

Useful language for talking about how many and how much One or two/ A couple/ A few/ Several/ Some/ Quite a lot/ A lot/ As many as possible Very little/ A little/ Quite a lot/ A lot/ As much as possible

 

• Accessory
• Beauty product/ Personal care product (= Toiletry)
• Bedding/ Equipment to help you sleep
• Clothing/ Footwear
• Document
• Literature
• First aid equipment/ Medicine
• Food
• Gift
• Guide book/ Phrase book
• (Check-in/ Hand) luggage
• Information
• Jewellery
• Money
• Protection from insects
• Security device/ Survival equipment
• Stationery
• Technology

Are there any categories of things which aren’t above which you’d also take?

When you have agreed on the categories, get more specific about which kinds of things to take and how many/ how much. 

Continue your discussion above with the suggestions under the fold below:

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• Address
• Backpack/ Rucksack
• Briefcase
• Brochure
• Bulletproof vest
• Business card
• Can of food
• Cash
• Credit card
• Diary
• Dried food
• Earplug
• e-book/ e-reader
• Electrical adaptor
• GPS
• Hair gel/ Hairspray/ Mousse
• Insect repellent
• Leisurewear
• Money belt
• Mosquito net
• mp3 player
• Notebook
• Novel
• Padlock
• Painkiller
• Pair of flipflops/ sandals
• Pair of pyjamas
• Pair of slippers
• Pair of sunglasses
• Passport
• Personal attack alarm
• Pot noodle
• Razor
• (Business) shirt
• Shoulder bag
• Sleeping bag
• Sock
• Suit
• Suitcase
• Suntan lotion
• Sweetener
• Swiss army knife
• Teabag
• Telephone number
• Tie
• Toothpaste
• Travel alarm clock
• Travel iron
• Travel pillow
• Travellers’ cheque
• Vest (= Undershirt)

Compare your ideas with another group or the class, then ask about any you weren’t sure about.

Put “-s” after any of the nouns above which can take it (= countable nouns).

Find pairs of categories which are uncountable and examples which are countable above.