ROSEMOUNTS INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Rose Mount gives you a truly English Speaking International environment. The students are from all over the world. You get the opportunity to practice English 24 hrs a day. This has great benefit for students who are serious about improving their English Language Skills.

Collective NounsCollective nouns are used to describe the

group of same things.

PeopleA group of people.A crowd of people.

A gang of football fans.

Words associated with certain animals

A flock of sheep or birds e.g. geese/ pigeons.

A heard of cows, deer, goats.A shoal of fish.A swarm of insects e.g. bees, gnats.A pack of…….. Can be used for dogs,

hyenas, wolves etc. as well as for playing cards.

People involved in same activity or job

A team of surgeons, doctors, experts, reporters, scientist, detectives.

The crew was saved when the ship sank. (workers in the ship)

The cast is rehearsing a new production(group of actors)The staff are on strike.(teachers in school, people in an office)

Physical features of LandscapeA row of cottages.A clump of trees.A range of hills.A small group of island.

Things in general.

A pile/ heap of papers/clothes/ dishes/toys etc.A bunch of flowers/ grapes/ bananas/berries

etc.A stack of chairs/ tables/ boxes/ logs etc.A set of tools/ pots/ pans etc.

Exercise Fill in the blanks.

1. There are………………………. mosquitoes in the forest in Africa in the summer.

2. As we looked over the side of the boat, we saw a…………………….. of brightly colored fish swimming just below the surface.

3. There was a……………………. of youths standing on the corner; they didn’t look friendly at all.

4. You’ll see a ……………….. of cards on the bookshelf.

5. The government has appointed a …………….. of biologists to look into the problem.