Unit2 Nuns and Pronouns Simile.pptVIP

simile What Do Kids Want? Read the passage quickly and underline the nouns and pronouns. Then, put them in the right categories. Rules of Forming Plurals man — men mouse — mice woman — women foot — feet deer — deer child — children sheep — sheep sister-in-law—sisters-in-law ox — oxen tea-room — tea-rooms goose — geese girl-student — girl-students tooth — teeth woman teacher—women teacher a piece of a cup of a bar of a block of a bottle of a loaf of a cloud of Describe the picture There is/are… There is a bed and a desk in the room. Two pictures are on the wall. On the bed lie two pillows and some clothes and there is a pair of shoes under the bed. On the desk there are several loaves of bread and a bottle of milk and a dog stands under the desk. Several pieces of paper are scattered on the floor. Additional Materials (1) 尽管不可数名词一般用单数形式, 但有以下几种情况值得注意: 1. 物质名词在表示种类时, 可用复数。如: fruit 水果—fruits 各种水果; tea茶—teas 各种茶; steel 钢—steels 各种钢材。 2. 某些物质名词的单复数形式表示不同意义。如: sand 沙( 子) — sands 沙滩, 沙地; water 水— waters 水域( 海水、湖水、河水等) ; snow 雪— snows 积雪。 3. 某些物质名词可根据上下文来判断它是可数名词还是不可数名词, 其意义也不一样。如: A glass is made of glass. 玻璃杯是玻璃做成的. Tom didn’t get today’s papers but some white paper . 汤姆没得到今天的报纸( 文件或试卷) , 而是得到几张白纸。 4. 有些抽象名词也可用复数, 此时该名词往往被具体化了。如: friendship — friendships, hope — hopes, difficulty — difficulties。 5. 某些抽象名词使用复数时其意义与原来产生了较大变化。如: time 时间— times 时代; work 工作—works 著作, 工厂; spirit 精神— spirits 酒精, 情绪。 6. 专有名词一般只用单数, 但有时也用复数。如: the 1970s ( 20 世纪70 年代) ; the Smiths ( 史密斯一家) 。 Abstract Nouns Failure is the mother of success. He is a success as a writer. It has been a pleasure meeting you. Has she gone to Paris on business or for pleasure? Other examples So many officials like to offer their hopes to the audience at the end of the meeting. If you have some difficulties with your job, you can ask your partner for help. He has a few relations in this city. Although he had ended up with several fai