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Hello and welcome to six-minute vocabulary. I'm Neil.

And I'm Catherine.

And in this show we're talking about uncountable nouns.

Yes, we are. So that's nouns that you can't count, like water, money and research.

We'll show you plenty of examples.

And we'll also bring you a top tip for recognising uncountable nouns.

But let's start by listening to Colin.

He's a travel agent.

While you listen, think about this question.

What might you need from your bank before you go abroad?

Here's Colin.

It's time to start planning your summer travel.

Do some research before you go.

Are there good reviews of the accommodation?

How much baggage can you take? And what's the best way to take money abroad? Do you need to get some advice from your bank? Will the traffic be bad on the way to the airport?

So that was Colin. We asked you, what might you need from your bank before you go abroad?

And the answer is you might need some advice. That's right, some advice. Advice means ideas and

suggestions about what to do.

Now, did you notice that advice is not plural?

We never say advices in English because advice is an uncountable noun.

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