Collective Nouns
Activity 1
Ask learners to think of some nouns and make them singular and plural. Then, ask if they can think of any nouns which you cannot make plural. Show them the examples in the next slide and see if they can guess the words.
Activity 2
Ask the learners to look at the table of collective nouns and organise them into two categories. Use the 'hint' button to help if your learners are stuck.
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Collective Nouns
Objective
To understand diffferent types of collective nouns.
Usually, nouns can be singular or plural, like book or books.
What other examples can you think of?
There are some nouns which only appear in the singular. Can you think of any?
Part and Whole
Activity 1
Ask the learners to read the five sentences. In small groups, ask them to discuss what the words in blue have in common. Guide the discussion towards:
- They are nouns.
- They refer to different animals.
- They describe parts of animals.
After the discussion, show the learners the solution in the next slide to check their answers.
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Part and whole
Objective
To explore the way that nouns can point to parts and wholes of things.
Activity 1
Read the five sentences below: what do the words in blue have in common?