UnitTwoUnitTwoNounsPronounssimileNounsPronounssimileLookingAheadApproachingtheTopicDiscoveringGrammarApplyingGrammar1FurtherDevelopment5432Simile6ContentsofthisunitContentsofthisunitDoyouwantachocolate?Mymommaalwayssaid,“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.”Doyouwantachocolate?Mymommaalwayssaid,“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.”LookingAheadsimileDoyouwantachocolate?Mymommaalwayssaid,“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.”Doyouwantachocolate?Mymommaalwayssaid,“Lifeislikeaboxofchocolates.Youneverknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.”lifelifechocolatechocolatelikelikeasasmousemousemicemicesingularsingularpluralpluralWhatDoKidsWant?•Readthepassagequicklyandunderlinethenounsandpronouns.Then,putthemintherightcategories.CategoriesWordsCountablenounsUncountablenounsPronouns•Nounsareforpersons,places,thingsandabstractideas.Innumber,nounscanbecountableanduncountable.CountableanduncountablenounsCountableanduncountablenounsRulesofFormingPluralsvowelsandconsonantsch,sh,x,sconsonant+yofphotos,magazineschurches,fishes,boxes,glassesbabies,familiesheroes,zoosknives,proofs+s+esi+es+es;+sv+es;+s•man—menmouse—mice•woman—womenfoot—feet•deer—deerchild—children•sheep—sheepsister-in-law—sisters-in-law•ox—oxentea-room—tea-rooms•goose—geesegirl-student—girl-students•tooth—teethwomanteacher—womenteacher•apieceof•acupof•abarof•ablockof•abottleof•aloafof•acloudofchocolatebreaddustpapericeinkcoffeeunitnounsunitnounsuncountablenounsuncountablenounsDescribethepicture•Thereis/are…•Thereisabedandadeskintheroom.Twopicturesareonthewall.Onthebedlietwopillowsandsomeclothesandthereisapairofshoesunderthebed.Onthedeskthereareseveralloavesofbreadandabottleofmilkandadogstandsunderthedesk.Severalpiecesofpaperarescatteredonthefloor.AdditionalMaterials(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:Aglassismadeofglass.玻璃杯是玻璃做成的.Tomdidn’tgettoday’spapersbutsomewhitepaper.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:the1970s(20世纪70年代);theSmiths(史密斯一家)。AbstractNouns•Failureisthemotherofsuccess.•Heisasuccessasawriter.•Ithasbeenapleasuremeetingyou.•HasshegonetoParisonbusinessorforpleasure?Anabstractnounisuncountable.Butwhenitindicatesaspecificthingorperson,itiscountable.Anabstractnounisuncountable.Butwhenitindicatesaspecificthingorperson,itiscountable.Otherexamples•Somanyofficialsliketooffertheirhopestotheaudienceattheendofthemeeting.•Ifyouhavesomedifficultieswithyourjob,youcanaskyourpartnerforhelp.•Hehasafewrelationsinthiscity.•Althoughhehadendedupwithseveralfailures,hestillresearchedittrialanderror.GenitiveNouns•TomandJack’sbooks.•Tom’sandJack’sbooks.XiaoMing’sye...
