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    Nouns & Pronouns

    Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ

    May 1, 2009
    Let’s begin with small
    conversation
    • Are you looking forward to the Golden
    Week holidays?
    • Have you made plans for the Golden
    Week holidays?
    • What are you going to do?
    • Where are you going?
    Today’s Learning Points

    • A noun can be countable or


    uncountable
    • A countable noun can be
    singular or plural
    Diagram

    Noun

    Countable Uncountable

    Singular Plural
    Countable Noun

    • I eat a banana every day.


    • I like bananas.
    • Banana is a countable noun.
    • A countable noun can be singular
    (banana) or plural (bananas).
    o Kate was singing a song.
    o There is a nice beach near here.
    o There are no batteries in the radio.
    Uncountable Noun

    • I eat rice every day.


    • I like rice.
    • Rice is an uncountable noun.
    • An uncountable noun has only one
    form (rice)
    o Kate was listening to music.
    o There’s sand in my shoes.
    o There is no electricity in this house.
    Exercise 1 （ p.10 ）

    • Tell us the plural forms of the following


    nouns!
    • pen • box
    ⇒ pens ⇒ boxes
    • pencil • shoe
    ⇒ pencils ⇒ shoes
    • book • piano
    ⇒ books ⇒ pianos
    • dish • dress
    ⇒ dishes ⇒ dresses
    • city • tooth
    ⇒ cities ⇒ teeth
    • life • sheep
    ⇒ lives ⇒ sheep
    • roof • child
    ⇒ roofs ⇒ children
    • knife • man
    ⇒ knives ⇒ men
    • woman
    ⇒ women
    • mouse
    ⇒ mice
    Conversation Practice

    • “Could I Possibly Borrow Some


    Paper Clips?”
    o 書類止めのクリップをいくつか拝借し
    てもよろしいでしょうか？
    o For countable nouns, use “many” and
    “a few”
    o For uncountable nouns, use “much”
    and “a little”
    • Practice with your neighbor
    clip = countable noun

    A: Could I possibly borrow some paper


    clips?
    B: Sure. How many do you need?
    A: Just a few.
    B: Here! Take as many as you want!
    A: Thanks.
    B: You’re welcome.
    sugar = uncountable noun

    A: Could I possibly borrow some sugar?


    B: Sure. How much do you need?
    A: Just a little.
    B: Here! Take as much as you want!
    A: Thanks.
    B: You’re welcome.
    Exercise 2
    • An uncountable noun can be
    sometimes used with a quantifier
    • Let’s practice on the Web
    Answers to Web Exercise 1

    1.a piece of information


    2.two loaves of bread
    3.three acres of land
    4.four glasses of water
    5.five sheets of paper
    6.six feet of snow
    7.seven ounces of flour
    Answers to Web Exercise 2

    (1) a bottle of wine (7) three liters of


    (2) a slice of bread beer
    (3) two cups of tea (8) a piece of
    (4) a bit of news furniture
    (5) a pound of butter (9) a grain of sand
    (6) two spoonfuls of (10) a cake of soap
    sugar
    BBC Grammar Challenge

    • http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/lear
    ningenglish/radio/specials/1153_gram
    challenge7/
    o Practice Quiz 1
    o Practice Quiz 2
    • 時間がある人はチャレンジしてみまし
    ょう
    THE S CONNECTION

    • Some nouns are usually used in the


    plural form
    • Look at the picture and see how many
    plural-form nouns you can find
    o e.g. customs （税関）
    Answers to THE S CONNECTION

    • trousers • news
    • scissors • customs
    • shorts • mathematics
    • tights • stairs
    • pajamas • clothes
    (pyjamas) • jeans
    • glasses • airways
    • crossroads
    諸連絡

    • English Grammar in Use が届きました


    ので、各自で購入してください
    • 課題の添削をしていましたが、英文の
    意味がよくわからないものがありまし
    た。英語に自信がないときは日本語を
    添えていただくとありがたいです
    • わからないことがあれば遠慮なく質問
    してください
    Have a nice Golden Week holidays!

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