Unit: Waste not, Want not.

Warming Up:
Match pictures (1-8) with phrases ( A-H):
A. A gang of thieves
B. A team of players
C. A shoal of fish
D. A flock of birds G. A swarm/army of ants
E. A band of musicians H. A bevy of girls
F. A herd of giraffs

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

2. The words : gang/ team/ shoal/ flock/ band/ herd/ swarm and bevy refer to:
a. Plurality. b. Singularity
3. Words like team, gang.. which refer to a group or collection of things, persons or animals are
called:
a. Compound nouns. b. Collective nouns

3. Complete the sentences using words in the box:

The rich – the Chinese – the blind - the homeless - the Japenese

1.........are not able to see anything. 2. ………are powerless and insecure. 3. ………are not always happy.

4. ………are famous for the suchi and the Kimono. 5. ……are famous for martial arts  like the Gongfu
5. The words : blind- homeless- rich- Japenese- Chinese are:
a. nouns b. adjectives
6. Complete the chart:
The+ ……………… = …………………….

5. Fill in the reminder:

Reminder:
Collective nouns express ……………1………………..
Some English adjectives can act like collective nouns when preceded by the definite article ………2……… and
they are always treated as plural nouns.

Practice: Complete the table:

Noun Adjective Collective adjective Your own example

Innocence …………………… ……………………… ……………………………………………………

Intelligence …………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………….

Sickness …………………… ……………………… ……………………………………………………..

Strength …………………… ……………………… ……………………………………………………

Weakness …………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………….

Youth …………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………

English …………………… ……………………… …………………………………………………….