牛津版高一Module3Unit3Wordpower.pptVIP

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. 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. 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. (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 (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 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. Which subject are you interested in? What are you going to be when you grow up? * Pair nouns and group nouns WORD POWER a group of people a pair of binoculars a pair of chopsticks three pairs of chopsticks a pair of trousers five pairs of trousers Pair nouns a pair of shoes five pairs of shoes a pair of socks four pairs of socks Summary a herd of cows a herd of deer a herd of elephants Group nouns herd: a group of large animals a bunch of grapes a bunch of bananas a bunch of keys a bunch of flowers bunch: a number of things of the same type a pack of dogs a pack of wolves a