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A bar of chocolate, please.
Textbook: p. 22
GoalShop politely using container words (a bottle of, a packet of …).
New words
bottle · shishapacket · paket, quti (kichik)jar · bankabar · plitka
Explanation
To count uncountable products use a container or measure word + of: a bottle of mineral water, a jar of jam, a packet of biscuits, a box of chocolates, a bar of chocolate, a kilo of tomatoes. For the plural change the container, not the product: two bottles of water. In a shop ask politely: “I’d like a bar of chocolate, please.” The shop assistant says “Can I help you?”, “Anything else?”, “Here you are.” The customer says “How much is it?” and “Thank you.” In Britain shops usually open at 9 a.m. and close at 5.30–6 p.m.; some supermarkets are open 24 hours.
Worked examples
— Good afternoon. Can I help you? — Yes, I’d like a jar of honey and two bottles of mineral water, please. — Here you are. Anything else? — A kilo of tomatoes, please. — That’s all? — Yes. How much is it? — Eleven thousand soums. — Here you are. Thank you.
a bar of chocolate, a packet of tea, a box of cakes, a bottle of juice
Class activity
“Customer and shop assistant”: in pairs one buys 3 items from a list; the assistant asks “Can I help you?” and “Anything else?”.
Practice
1
Match: a bar of / a jar of / a bottle of — chocolate, jam, water
a bar of chocolate; a jar of jam; a bottle of water
2
Ask for two bottles of mineral water politely.
I’d like two bottles of mineral water, please.
3
Write 2 phrases a shop assistant says.
For example: Can I help you? Anything else? Here you are.
4
Why “two bottles of water” and not “two bottle of waters”?
The container word becomes plural; the uncountable noun (water) does not change.