Situation Ann: I saw a group of people all try to take one pair of binoculars. Jane: Why ? Ann: All of them wanted to be the first to get a close look at Mount Vesuvius. a group of people a pair of binoculars

Pair nouns a pair of chopsticks a pair of trousers three pairs of chopsticks five pairs of trousers

a pair of shoes a pair of socks five pairs of shoes four pairs of socks

Summary The word pair is used for many things that are found in twos or have two parts. It is placed in front of the plural form of a noun.

Group nouns a herd of deer a herd of cows a herd of elephants herd: a group of large animals

a bunch of bananas a bunch of grapes a bunch of keys a bunch of flowers bunch: a number of things of the same type

a pack of playing cards (a complete set of playing cards) a pack of dogs a pack of wolves a pack of playing cards (a complete set of playing cards) pack: a group of animals hunting together or a complete set of playing cards

a flock of goats a flock of sheep a flock of birds flock: a group of small or mid-sized animals

a swarm of ants a swarm of bees a swarm of flies swarm: a large group of insects

Summary A group noun is used to refer to people or things as a group. We can also use the words family, crowd and team to refer to people who appear collectively.

a number of things (usu. small and of the same kind) fastened, held, or growing together at one point a group of animals hunting together or a complete set of playing cards a large group of insects a group of small or mid-sized animals a group of large animals flock bunch herd pack swarm

Competition Now let’s have a competition and see how much you know about group nouns and pair nouns? Boys Girls

four pairs of glasses a flock of birds three packs of playing cards seven pairs of socks

five bunches of flowers a herd of deer a group of students four pairs of earrings

a pair of shoes a flock of fish a group of houses a flock of ducks

Who is he ? What is he ? Where is he ? What is he doing? Words related to archaeology Who is he ? What is he ? Where is he ? What is he doing?

archaeologist archaeological site brush dig

explore discover

Words related to archaeology Match the words with the definitions 1. archaeology 2. archaeologist 3. archaeological site 4. brush a. the person who studies archaeology b. the study of the buried remains of ancient times c. to clean or smooth with a brush d. the area being studied

e. to travel into or through a place for the purpose of discovery f. to break away and move earth g. to find sth. existing but not known h. to write down to make it known i. to take away from a place 5. dig 6. discover 7. explore 8. remove 9. record

B. Fill in the following blanks (1) __________ is important to China and I became interested in this subject when I was a small child. I studied at Beijing University and I have been an (2) ___________ for thirty years. During these years I have had the chance to explore many different places in China and throughout the world. As you know, China has many historical Archaeology archaeologist

(3) ____ and some of them are being kept for exploration in the future (3) ____ and some of them are being kept for exploration in the future. I know that one of the great (4) _____________ discoveries over the last few years is the area of Loulan. In 1980, I was involved in (5) __________ the preserved body of a woman. We called her the Loulan Beauty. She had died more than 3,800 sites archaeological discovering

years before. Then in 1998 we (6) _______ several other tombs years before. Then in 1998 we (6) _______ several other tombs. You have to be very careful not to destroy anything you find, so you always need to remember to (7) ___ careful and to (8) _____ away the dirty very gently. You must (9) ______ everything you find and never (10) _______ anything from the site. explored dig brush record remove

Discussion Which subject are you interested in? What are you going to be when you grow up? scientist doctor Pop star athlete soldier politician worker farmer