U NIT 3

Word power

a group of…

a pair of …

a bunch of …

Pair nouns and group nouns

a pair of socks a group of students

a flock of birds

a herd of horses

A swarm of ants

A pack of dogs

Two bunches of bananas

A pair of gloves

a pair of binoculars a pair of chopsticks

Pair nouns

a pair of shoes

a pair of trousers

a pair of compasses

three pairs of compasses

a pair of glasses

several pairs of glasses

a pair of scissors

two pairs of scissors

several pairs of scissors

a group of children a group of houses

Group nouns

a bunch of keys

a bunch of flowers

a flock of fish

a flock of geese

a flock of sheep

a flock of birds

a herd of deer

a herd of cows

a herd of elephantsa herd of elephants

a pack of dogsa pack of dogs

a pack of wolves

a pack of playing cards(a complete set of playing cards)

a swarm of ants

a swarm of flies

Pair nouns and group nouns

Study the following and try to remember them::

1. a pair of +plural nouns

a pair of boots / glasses / socks/ trousers/ chopsticks

2. a group of +plural nouns

a group of people/ children/ students / figures

3. a herd of +plural nouns

a herd of cows/ deer/ elephants/ cattle

4. a bunch of +plural nouns

a bunch of flowers/ grapes/ keys/bananas/ roses

5. a pack of +plural nouns

a pack of dogs/ wolves/ playing cards/ cigarettes

7. a swam of +plural nouns

a swam of beers/ ants/ flies/ mosquitoes

6. a flock of +plural nouns

a flock of sheep/ goats/ birds

•Pair nouns:

•Group nouns:

usually refer to people or things that exist as a pair,e.g., a pair of trousers a pair of scissors

usually refer to people or things that exist as a group,e.g., a group of people a herd of cows

What do pair nouns and group nouns mean?

bunch:

flock: herd:pack:Swarm:

a number of things (usu. smalland of the same kind) fastened, held, or growing together at one pointa group of small or mid-sized animalsa group of large animalsa group of animals hunting togethera large group of insects

beesplayers a swarm ofa team of

giraffesa herd ofa flock of birds

flowersplaying cards three bunches of

two packs of

five pairs ofsocksfour pairs ofearrings

Please describe the following events with the pair nouns and group nouns we have learned.

Sample：

Last Sunday I went shopping. The sunwas shining and a flock of pigeons were flying in the sky. In front of thestore, a group of fashion models ware showing the collections for the year.I went to get a close look at it, but the crowd was too big and I lost a bunch of keys. In the store I boughta pair of gloves, two pairs of trousersand a pack of playing cards…

1.archaeology 2.archaeologist3.archaeological site4.brush5.dig6.discover7.explore8.remove9.record

Words related to archaeologyMatch the words with the definitions

a. to write down to make it knownb. to break away and move earthc. to take away from a placed. the study of the buried remains of ancient timese. to travel into or through a place for the purpose of discoveryf. the person who studies archaeologyg. to clean or smooth with a brushh. the area being studiedi.to find sth. existing but not known

Fill in the blanks using the words in Part A. Do not forget to change the verbs to the correct tense.

______________ is important to China and I became interested in this subject when I was a small child. I studied at Peking University and I have been an _____________ 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 _______ and some of them are being kept for exploration in the future. I know that one of the great _______________ discoveries over the last few years is the area of Loulan. In 1980, I was involved in ________________ the preserved body of a woman. We called her the Loulan Beauty. She had died more than 3,800 years before. Then in 1998 we ______________

Archaeology

archaeologist

sites

archaeological

discovering

explored

Fill in the blanks using the words in Part A. Do not forget to change the verbs to the correct tense.

several other tombs. You have to be very careful not be destroy anything you find, so you always need to remember to _____________ carefully and to ________________ away the dirt very gently. You must __________________ everything you find and never _____________________ anything from the site.

digbrush

record

remove

There are many other subjects besides archaeology. Each group choose one subject as your topic and then list as many words as possible related to the subject (at least ten).

e.g. Words related to biology: biologist; biological; animal; plant; water; soil; climate; environment; balance; food; microscope; grow; live…

Make up a short passage with pair

nouns and group nouns or words

related to archaeology.