Task ONE

After completing reading one, do the following tasks:

1. Write down the singular and plural nouns found in the reading one.

Singular nouns Plural nouns

a. A century a. Metals
b. An important metal b. Alchemists
c. A technique c. Elements
d. A magnet d. Airplanes
e. A major component e. Automobiles
f. The earth’s crust g. Rockets

2. List four noun phrases found in the reading one. Noun phrase is a word or group of words
containing a noun and functioning in a sentence as subject, object, or prepositional
object.
a. Fool’s gold
b. The extraordinary properties
c. A major component
d. The earth’s core