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UNIT 1. EVERYTHING HAS A NAME (NOUN)TEACHERS NOTES

WHAT IS A NOUN?
A noun is a word used to name a person, place, object or animal. TYPES OF NOUNS Concrete Common Proper Gender Abstract Countable and Uncountable

Concrete Nouns
a) A COMMON NOUN is a name given to every person, place, object or animal of the same kind or group. Examples: A notebook, textbook, exercise book and picture book are all books. b) A PROPER NOUN is the name of a particular person, place, object, animal, day, or month. Examples: Abdullah, Putrajaya, Readers Digest Word Power Dictionary, Comel, Tuesday c) GENDER is the name of a common noun that tells us whether it is male, female, common or neuter. Examples as per below:

GENDER
Definition:

Masculine
Nouns that refer to the male king, policeman, actor, prince, tiger

Feminine
Nouns that refer to the female queen, policewoman, actress, princess, tigress

Common

Neuter

Nouns that can Nouns that do be both male or not have a female gender or sex doctor, child, parent, neighbour table, room, school, tree

Examples:

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Abstract Nouns
An ABSTRACT NOUN is used to describe something that cannot be seen or touched. It is used to describe qualities, states and events or actions. Basically, ABSTRACT NOUNS are ideas: a) to describe quality of things and of character. Examples: long (adjective) length (abstract noun) What is the length of that string? It is 10 centimeters long. kind (adjective) kindness (abstract noun) The boy is kind. The old lady gave the boy a present for his kindness. b) to describe state of mind, situation or idea Examples: angry (adjective) anger (abstract noun) He was angry with his brother. His anger was so great that he broke the mirror. die (verb) death (abstract noun) Tims dog just died. Its death depressed him for a month. know (verb) knowledge (abstract noun) Doctor Ali knows a lot about cancer. His knowledge made him famous. c) to describe action or event Examples: arrive (verb) arrival (abstract noun) The minister will arrive in Penang tomorrow. There will be a small ceremony at the airport to welcome his arrival.

DICTATION 1Crocodiles
Crocodiles are the largest living reptiles. They can grow up to 8 metres long and weigh over 400 kilogrammes. The crocodiles natural prey are fish and wild animals. It does not attack humans unless it is disturbed or has no more food. In Sarawak, the Iban tribe performs a ceremony called Miring to make peace with the crocodile so that the reptiles do not attack the residents of longhouses.

DICTATION 2The Clinic

The clinic is crowded. There are many babies, children and women inside. There are not enough chairs for them to sit. It is a very hot day. There is only one fan and one window in the room. One woman takes out a big towel from her bag. She wipes the sweat on her forehead. The doctors and nurses are very busy. They are trying their best to examine the patients and to do their work quickly.

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Countable Nouns
1. 2. 3. COUNTABLE NOUNS refer to people, people, places, objects or animals that can be counted in numbers. There are Countable Singular and Countable Plural Nouns. A COUNTABLE SINGULAR NOUN denotes one person, place, object or animal. A COUNTABLE PLURAL NOUN denotes more than one.

Spelling Plural Nouns

Add s to regular words Examples: girlgirls, bookbooks, tabletables, teacherteachers Add es to words ending with -s, -sh, -ch or -x Examples: busbuses, classclasses, brushbrushes, branchbranches, boxboxes For special words ending with -o, add -es Examples: potatopotatoes, cargocargoes, tomatotomatoes, heroheroes Add s to - words ending with two vowels, e.g. radioradios, zoozoos - shortened words, e.g. kilo (kilogrammes)kilos Add s to words ending with a vowel and y Examples: boyboys, daydays Change y into ies if the word ends with a consonant and y Examples: ladyladies, storystories For some words, change the inside vowel(s) of the singular noun or the spelling Examples: manmen, footfeet For some words, add ren/-en to the singular noun Examples: childchildren, oxoxen

Uncountable Nouns
1. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS refer to objects that cannot be counted in numbers. These nouns cannot take the plural form. Examples: water, oil, hair, rice, bread, flour However, UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS can be made into countable nouns by adding a quantifier (something to help measure the object). Examples: watera glass of water, breada slice of bread

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Exercise 1
Underline the proper nouns in the sentence below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. There are many tea plantations in Cameron Highlands. I like two characters in the short story The Pencil. They are Encik Berahim and Zahid. The last month of the year is December. The official residence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia is in Putrajaya. I have a pet hamster called Snowy.

Exercise 2Dictation
Listen to the passage on crocodiles, then write the short passage. Make sure that the spelling and punctuation is correct.

Exercise 3
Identify the different types of nouns in the passage on crocodiles. Write the words in the respective columns in the table. Underline the words in the passage as you fill in the table.
Common Nouns (11 answers):

Proper Nouns (3 answers): Abstract Nouns (2 answers):

Exercise 4
Read the sentences below and underline the abstract nouns. There is only one in each sentence. 1. We must always speak the truth. 7. 8. My weight is 42 kilogrammes. The elephant has great strength. 2. The soldiers were rewarded for their bravery. 3. The doctors advice is to drink plenty of water. 4. Happiness is when on does well in everything. 5. The brightness of the light hurts my eyes. 6. Michelle Yeohs fame has not made her a proud person.
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Exercise 5
Underline the correct word in brackets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. That (woman, women) standing there is my aunt. The tiger is a fierce (animal, animals). Only a few (ladys, ladies) signed up for the sewing class. Those (player, players) are from the national squad. All the (child, children) are tired and hungry. We took many (photo, photos) during our trip to Langkawi Island. Father bought two (ticket, tickets) for the charity show. There is a (buffalo, buffaloes) in the paddy field.

Exercise 6Dictation
Listen to the passage about a clinic, then write the short passage. Make sure that the spelling and punctuation is correct.

Exercise 7
Identify the different types of nouns in the passage about the clinic. Write the words in the respective columns in the table. Underline the words in the passage as you fill in the table.
Countable Nouns (16 words):

Uncountable Nouns (2 words):

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Exercise 8
Complete the dialogue between the shopkeeper and Puan Haslinda with the phrasal quantifiers given below.

box
Shopkeeper Puan Haslinda

bottle
: :

bunch

cans

tin

packet

loaf

cup

Good morning, Puan Haslinda. What can I get you today? Good morning, Pak Karim. Please get me a (1) ___________ of curry powder and a (2) ___________ of cooking oil.

Shopkeeper

I have new stocks of coffee powder. I think you will enjoy a (3) ___________ of freshly brewed coffee after dinner.

Puan Haslinda

I need to make dessert. Please give me a (4) ___________ of evaporated milk. The children like soft drinks. Id like to have six (5) ___________ of flavoured drinks. Is this (6) ___________ of bananas for sale? orange

Shopkeeper Puan Haslinda

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Yes, they are from my orchard. I also want a (7) ___________ of bread, for I dont have time to cook lunch for the children. Ill make some sandwiches for them. Oh yes! One more item. I need a (8) ___________ of matches to light the stove.

Exercise 9
Choose the best word from the options given to fill in each blank in the passage. Every year, on 25th December, Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas. On this day, (1) ___________ go to church for special (2) ___________. Another tradition is to give (3) ___________ to, and receive them from friends and relatives. Before Christmas day, families put up Christmas (4) ___________ in their houses. Family members often decorate the trees with different coloured (5) ___________ and figurines. (6) ___________ often hang up stockings in their bedrooms for Santa Claus to put presents in them. Santa Claus is a fat (7) ___________ with a white (8) ___________ dressed in a red suit. He carries a (9) ___________ full of presents which he gives away to children everywhere. He is always known for his (10) ___________.
1. A Christian 5. A bulb 7. A man 9. A sack B Christians B bulbs B men B sacks C Christ C presents C bugs C mans C sacked 2. 4. 6. 8. A pray A tree A Child A bread B prays B trees B A childs B beard B generous C prayers C tents C Children C beads C generosity

3. A presentation B present

10. A general

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Exercise 1
Underline the proper nouns in the sentence below. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia. There are many tea plantations in Cameron Highlands. I like two characters in the short story The Pencil. They are Encik Berahim and Zahid. The last month of the year is December. The official residence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia is in Putrajaya. I have a pet hamster called Snowy.

Exercise 2Dictation
Listen to the passage on crocodiles, then write the short passage. Make sure that the spelling and punctuation is correct. Crocodiles are the largest living reptiles. They can grow up to 8 metres long and weigh over 400 kilogrammes. The crocodiles natural prey are fish and wild animals. It does not attack humans unless it is disturbed or has no more food. In Sarawak, the Iban tribe performs a ceremony called Miring to make peace with the crocodile so that the reptiles do not attack the residents of longhouses.

Exercise 3
Identify the different types of nouns in the passage on crocodiles. Write the words in the respective columns in the table. Underline the words in the passage as you fill in the table.
Common Nouns (11 answers): crocodiles, reptiles, metres, kilogrammes, prey, fish, animals, humans, food, residents, longhouses Proper Nouns (3 answers): Abstract Nouns (2 answers): Sarawak, Iban tribe, Miring ceremony, peace

Exercise 4
Read the sentences below and underline the abstract nouns. There is only one in each sentence. 1. We must always speak the truth. 7. 8. My weight is 42 kilogrammes. The elephant has great strength. 2. The soldiers were rewarded for their bravery. 3. The doctors advice is to drink plenty of water. 4. Happiness is when on does well in everything. 5. The brightness of the light hurts my eyes. 6. Michelle Yeohs fame has not made her a proud person.
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Exercise 5
Underline the correct word in brackets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. That (woman, women) standing there is my aunt. The tiger is a fierce (animal, animals). Only a few (ladys, ladies) signed up for the sewing class. Those (player, players) are from the national squad. All the (child, children) are tired and hungry. We took many (photo, photos) during our trip to Langkawi Island. Father bought two (ticket, tickets) for the charity show. There is a (buffalo, buffaloes) in the paddy field.

Exercise 6Dictation
Listen to the passage about the clinic, then write the short passage. Make sure that the spelling and punctuation is correct. The clinic is crowded. There are many babies, children and women inside. There are not enough chairs for them to sit. It is a very hot day. There is only one fan and one window in the room. One woman takes out a big towel from her bag. She wipes the sweat on her forehead. The doctors and nurses are very busy. They are trying their best to examine the patients and to do their work quickly.

Exercise 7
Identify the different types of nouns in the passage about the clinic. Write the words in the respective columns in the table. Underline the words in the passage as you fill in the table.
Countable Nouns (16 words): clinic, babies, children, women, chairs, day, fan, window, room, woman, towel, bag, forehead, doctors, nurses, patients

Uncountable Nouns (2 words): sweat, work

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Exercise 8
Complete the dialogue between the shopkeeper and Puan Haslinda with the phrasal quantifiers given below.

box
Shopkeeper Puan Haslinda

bottle
: :

bunch

cans

tin

packet

loaf

cup

Good morning, Puan Haslinda. What can I get you today? Good morning, Pak Karim. Please get me a (1) packet of curry powder and a (2) bottle of cooking oil.

Shopkeeper

I have new stocks of coffee powder. I think you will enjoy a (3) cup of freshly brewed coffee after dinner.

Puan Haslinda

I need to make dessert. Please give me a (4) tin of evaporated milk. The children like soft drinks. Id like to have six (5) cans/bottles of orange flavoured drinks. Is this (6) bunch of bananas for sale?

Shopkeeper Puan Haslinda

: :

Yes, they are from my orchard. I also want a (7) loaf of bread, for I dont have time to cook lunch for the children. Ill make some sandwiches for them. Oh yes! One more item. I need a (8) box of matches to light the stove.

Exercise 9
Choose the best word from the options given to fill in each blank in the passage. Every year, on 25th December, Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas. On this day, (1) Christians go to church for special (2) prayers. Another tradition is to give (3) presents to, and receive them from friends and relatives. Before Christmas day, families put up Christmas (4) trees in their houses. Family members often decorate the trees with different coloured (5) bulbs and figurines. (6) Children often hang up stockings in their bedrooms for Santa Claus to put presents in them. Santa Claus is a fat (7) man with a white (8) beard dressed in a red suit. He carries a (9) sack full of presents which he gives away to children everywhere. He is always known for his (10) generosity.
1. A Christian 5. A bulb 7. A man 9. A sack B Christians B bulbs B men B sacks C Christ C presents C bugs C mans C sacked 2. 4. 6. 8. A pray A tree A Child A bread B prays B trees B A childs B beard B generous C prayers C tents C Children C beads C generosity

3. A presentation B present

10. A general

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