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Les noms indénombrables (bread, cheese, water, advice, information...) ne prennent ni a ni -s. Pour les compter, on utilise un mot de quantité.

Expression	Français	Avec...
a piece of	un morceau de	cake, cheese, paper, advice, information
a slice of	une tranche de	bread, pizza, ham, cake
a bar of	une tablette, un pain de	chocolate, soap
a loaf of	un pain (entier)	bread
a bottle / a glass / a cup of	une bouteille / un verre / une tasse de	water, milk, tea, coffee
a carton of	une brique de	milk, juice
a can / a tin of	une canette / une boîte de	cola, beans, tuna
a jar of	un pot de	jam, honey
a packet / a box of	un paquet / une boîte de	crisps, biscuits, cereal
a pair of	une paire de	shoes, jeans, trousers, glasses, scissors
a bunch of	un bouquet, une grappe, un régime de	flowers, grapes, bananas, keys
a tube of	un tube de	toothpaste

Can I have a piece of cake and a glass of milk?

Je peux avoir un morceau de gâteau et un verre de lait ?

She gave me a good piece of advice. (et non ~~an advice~~)

Elle m'a donné un bon conseil.

Attention : jeans, trousers, glasses, scissors sont toujours au pluriel : on dit a pair of jeans ou my jeans are...

Mise en situation : au supermarché

Mum : We need a loaf of bread, a carton of milk and a jar of honey.

Il nous faut un pain, une brique de lait et un pot de miel.

Ella : Can we buy a bar of chocolate too? And a packet of crisps?

On peut acheter une tablette de chocolat aussi ? Et un paquet de chips ?

Mum : One bar of chocolate. And a bunch of bananas for breakfast.

Une tablette de chocolat. Et un régime de bananes pour le petit-déjeuner.

À retenir

Indénombrables (bread, cake, advice...) : a piece / slice / bottle of...
a loaf of bread, a bar of chocolate, a jar of jam, a carton of milk.
a pair of jeans / shoes / glasses ; a bunch of flowers / bananas / keys.
Jamais « an advice » : a piece of advice.

Exercice 1 : Les quantités : exercice 1 (QCM)

a ___ of bread (une tranche)
1. bar
2. pair
3. slice
a ___ of chocolate (une tablette)
1. bar
2. bunch
3. slice
a ___ of shoes
1. pair
2. bunch
3. piece
a ___ of flowers (un bouquet)
1. pair
2. packet
3. bunch
a ___ of jam (un pot)
1. jar
2. carton
3. loaf
a ___ of milk (une brique)
1. carton
2. jar
3. bar
a ___ of bread (un pain entier)
1. loaf
2. slice
3. piece
a ___ of toothpaste
1. tube
2. jar
3. bottle
« un conseil »
1. an advise
2. an advice
3. a piece of advice
« une information »
1. one informations
2. a piece of information
3. an information

Exercice 2 : Les quantités : exercice 2 (à compléter)

Can I have a .......................... of cake, please? (morceau)
I'd like a .......................... of water. (verre)
We need a .......................... of bread. (un pain)
She bought a .......................... of chocolate. (tablette)
He gave me a .......................... of flowers. (bouquet)
I need a new .......................... of trainers. (paire)
Pass me a .......................... of pizza, please. (part)
There's a .......................... of honey in the cupboard. (pot)
Buy a .......................... of orange juice. (brique)
Let me give you a piece of .......................... . (conseil)

Exercice 3 : Les quantités : mise en situation

À la boulangerie, tu demandes un pain.
1. A bread, please.
2. A piece of breads, please.
3. A loaf of bread, please.
Tu veux une part de pizza.
1. Can I have a pizza piece of?
2. Can I have a part of pizza?
3. Can I have a slice of pizza?
Tu demandes un conseil à ton professeur.
1. Can you give me advices?
2. Can you give me an advice?
3. Can you give me some advice?
Tu achètes une tablette de chocolat.
1. A tablet of chocolate, please.
2. A chocolate bar of, please.
3. A bar of chocolate, please.
Tu offres un bouquet de fleurs à ta mère.
1. I bought you some flowers bunch!
2. I bought you a bunch of flowers!
3. I bought you a bouquet of flower!
Tu cherches une nouvelle paire de lunettes.
1. I need a new glass.
2. I need a new pair of glasses.
3. I need new glasses pair.
Tu demandes un verre d'eau.
1. Could I have one water, please glass?
2. Could I have a glass of water, please?
3. Could I have a water glass of, please?
Tu demandes un renseignement à l'accueil.
1. Could I have some information, please?
2. Could I have an information, please?
3. Could I have informations, please?
Ta mère te demande de prendre une brique de lait.
1. Can you get a carton of milk?
2. Can you get a brick of milk?
3. Can you get a milk box of?
Tu demandes un morceau de fromage.
1. Can I have a piece of cheese?
2. Can I have a cheese?
3. Can I have a slice cheese of?

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) slice · 2. a) bar · 3. a) pair · 4. c) bunch · 5. a) jar · 6. a) carton · 7. a) loaf · 8. a) tube · 9. c) a piece of advice · 10. b) a piece of information

Exercice 2

1. piece · 2. glass · 3. loaf · 4. bar · 5. bunch · 6. pair · 7. slice · 8. jar · 9. carton · 10. advice

Exercice 3

1. c) A loaf of bread, please. · 2. c) Can I have a slice of pizza? · 3. c) Can you give me some advice? · 4. c) A bar of chocolate, please. · 5. b) I bought you a bunch of flowers! · 6. b) I need a new pair of glasses. · 7. b) Could I have a glass of water, please? · 8. a) Could I have some information, please? · 9. a) Can you get a carton of milk? · 10. a) Can I have a piece of cheese?