Cap. 13

Sustantivos contables e incontables

artículos, cuantificadores y trampas del FCE

Ejercicio 1
¿Contable o incontable?
8 puntos
Indica si cada sustantivo es contable (C) o incontable (U) en el contexto dado.
1
automation (el proceso de automatización)
2
redundancy (una instancia de despidos)
3
inequality (el concepto abstracto)
4
carbon emission (una emisión específica de CO₂)
5
biodiversity (la variedad de vida)
6
workforce (un grupo de trabajadores)
7
sustainability (el concepto)
8
breakthrough (un descubrimiento específico)
Ejercicio 2
Elige el cuantificador correcto
10 puntos
1
There is ______ evidence that renewable energy reduces carbon emissions.
2
______ workers were made redundant when the factory switched to automation.
3
The company has ______ information about its digital footprint — too much to process.
4
______ species have been lost as a result of deforestation in the past decade.
5
There is ______ inequality between urban and rural communities in terms of job opportunities.
Ejercicio 3
Completa los huecos
10 puntos
Rellena cada hueco con a, an, the, — (sin artículo) o un cuantificador.

automation of many traditional jobs has led to significant rise in inequality. number of workers facing redundancy has grown sharply. evidence suggests that retraining programmes help, but governments have invested enough. biodiversity is issue that is rarely linked to inequality, yet research shows the two are interconnected. carbon emissions and deforestation both threaten sustainability.

Ejercicio 4
Corrige los errores
6 puntos
1
There are much inequality in developed economies.
2
She has a lot of informations about data privacy breaches.
3
The number of redundancies are rising due to automation.