Task 2. Find the mistakes and correct them. a bottle of cereal a carton of olive oil a box of potato a packet of milk a piece of chocolate a kilo of crisps a jar of bread a bag of jam a loaf of cheese a bar of rice

Analysis of Task 2:

This task asks to find mistakes and correct them. The mistakes are in the common collocations of uncountable nouns with measurement units. For example, 'a box of potato' should be 'a box of potatoes' (if referring to multiple potatoes) or 'a bag of potatoes'. 'A jar of bread' is unusual; typically, bread is 'a loaf of bread' or 'a packet of bread'. 'A bar of rice' is also incorrect; rice is usually measured by weight or volume (e.g., 'a bag of rice', 'a kilo of rice').

Here are the corrections:

• a bottle of cereal (Correct)
• a carton of olive oil (Correct)
• a box of potatoes (or a bag of potatoes)
• a packet of milk (Correct)
• a piece of chocolate (Correct)
• a kilo of crisps (Correct, crisps are often sold by weight)
• a jar of jam (Bread is usually 'a loaf' or 'a packet')
• a bag of jam (Correct)
• a loaf of cheese (Cheese is usually 'a block', 'a slice', or 'a wedge')
• a bar of soap (Rice is usually measured by weight or volume, not 'a bar')

Corrected list:

• a bottle of cereal
• a carton of olive oil
• a box of potatoes
• a packet of milk
• a piece of chocolate
• a kilo of crisps
• a jar of jam
• a bag of jam
• a block of cheese
• a bar of soap