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A2executive20 mins

The Team Lunch

Learn to use 'some' and 'any' with countable and uncountable nouns to discuss quantities.

Your team plans a lunch. You need to order food. Ask about different needs. Check quantities.

Ordering Lunch

Ayşe: Hi Mehmet, are you ready for the team lunch order?

Mehmet: Yes, Ayşe. I have some notes here. Do we have any vegetarian options?

Ayşe: Yes, the menu has some salads and a vegetable dish. Is there any chicken?

Mehmet: Yes, there is some chicken. But we need to ask about allergies. Does anyone have any allergies?

Ayşe: Good point. I will contact everyone. We need a lot of water. And a few bottles of juice.

Mehmet: Okay. Do we have enough plates for everyone?

Ayşe: Yes, the catering company provides enough plates. We need to finalize the menu soon.

Mehmet: Great. I will forward the options.

vegetarian

/vedʒɪˈtɛəriən/

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allergic

/əˈlɜːdʒɪk/

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portion

/ˈpɔːʃən/

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menu

/ˈmɛnjuː/

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dish

/dɪʃ/

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a few

/ə fjuː/

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a lot of

/ə lɒt ɒv/

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enough

/ɪˈnʌf/

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TypeNounAffirmative (+)Question (?)Negative (-)
Countableapple (s)I have some apples.Do you have any apples?I don't have any apples.
Countabledish (es)We need some dishes.Do we need any dishes?We don't need any dishes.
UncountablewaterThere is some water.Is there any water?There isn't any water.
UncountableinformationI have some information.Do you have any information?I don't have any information.
UncountablefoodThey want some food.Do they want any food?They don't want any food.

Practice

Choose the correct word.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

We need   vegetarian dishes for the team.

Is there ___ juice left?

💡 Hint:Elevated L1 transfer difficulty (15% - 20%). Highlight the target word (e.g. preposition or pronoun) in a pre-exercise reading prompt.

I don't have   allergies. I can eat anything.

The menu has ___ information about ingredients.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

Do you have   questions about the catering?

We have ___ time to order. Don't worry.

💡 Hint:Stealth Grammar: English sentences require an explicit verb (is/are) and article (a/the), unlike Turkish. Use the word bank below.

We need   slices of bread for the sandwiches.

Is there ___ coffee for everyone?

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