Nouns & Pronouns
Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ
May 6, 2011
Let’s begin with small
conversation
Did you have a good time during
the Golden Week holidays?
 How did you spend the Golden
Week holidays?
 What did you do?
 Where did you go?
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メモ
Can you say in English?
4月29日 昭和の日
⇒ Day of Showa
 5月3日 憲法記念日
⇒ Constitution Day
⇒ Constitution Memorial Day
 5月4日 みどりの日
⇒ Greenery Day
 5月5日 子どもの日
⇒ Children’s Day
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Today’s Learning Points
A
noun can be countable or
uncountable
 A countable noun can be
singular or plural
Diagram
Noun
Countable
Singular
Uncountable
Plural
Countable Noun
I eat a banana every day.
 I like bananas.
 Banana is a countable noun.
 A countable noun can be singular
(banana) or plural (bananas).
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Kate was singing a song.
 There is a nice beach near here.
 There are no batteries in the radio.
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Uncountable Noun
I eat rice every day.
 I like rice.
 Rice is an uncountable noun.
 An uncountable nouns has only one
form (rice)
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Kate was listening to music.
 There’s sand in my shoes.
 There is no electricity in this house.
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Exercise 1（p.10）
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Tell us the plural forms of the
following nouns!
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pen
⇒ pens
pencil
⇒ pencils
book
⇒ books
dish
⇒ dishes
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box
⇒ boxes
shoe
⇒ shoes
piano
⇒ pianos
dress
⇒ dresses
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city
⇒ cities
life
⇒ lives
roof
⇒ roofs
knife
⇒ knives
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tooth
⇒ teeth
sheep
⇒ sheep
child
⇒ children
man
⇒ men
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woman
⇒ women
mouse
⇒ mice
Conversation Practice
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“Could I Possibly Borrow Some
Paper Clips?”
書類止めのクリップをいくつか拝借しても
よろしいでしょうか？
 For countable nouns, use “many” and
“a few”
 For uncountable nouns, use “much”
and “a little”
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Practice with your neighbor(s)
clip = countable noun
A: Could I possibly borrow some paper
clips?
B: Sure. How many do you need?
A: Just a few.
B: Here! Take as many as you want!
A: Thanks.
B: You’re welcome.
sugar = uncountable noun
A: Could I possibly borrow some sugar?
B: Sure. How much do you need?
A: Just a little.
B: Here! Take as much as you want!
A: Thanks.
B: You’re welcome.
Exercise 2
An uncountable noun can be
sometimes used with a quantifier
 Let’s practice on the Web
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Answers to Web Exercise 1
(1) a piece of information
(2) two loaves of bread
(3) three acres of land
(4) four glasses of water
(5) five sheets of paper
(6) six feet of snow
(7) seven ounces of flour
Answers to Web Exercise 2
(1) a bottle of wine
(2) a slice of bread
(3) two cups of tea
(4) a bit of news
(5) a pound of
butter
(6) two spoonfuls
of sugar
(7) three liters of
beer
(8) a piece of
furniture
(9) a grain of sand
(10) a cake of soap
BBC Grammar Challenge
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/lear
ningenglish/radio/specials/1153_gram
challenge7/
Practice Quiz 1
 Practice Quiz 2
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時間がある人はチャレンジしてみましょう
THE S CONNECTION
Some nouns are usually used in the
plural form
 Look at the picture and see how many
plural-form nouns you can find
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e.g. customs（税関）
Answers to THE S CONNECTION
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trousers
scissors
shorts
tights
pajamas
(pyjamas)
glasses
crossroads
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news
customs
mathematics
stairs
clothes
jeans
airways
注意！
5月10日（火）の授業
 Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰの合同
授業です！
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メモ
See you next week!