Nouns 名詞
BasicNouns are naming words.
- Four noun groups: people, places, animals and things.
- Use plurals after many: many trees, many books.
- Use an before a, e, i, o, u: an apple.
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§Text Passage
1Ken rides the bus to school with his mother. Mother says, "Look out of the window." Ken sees a school, a park and a big ferry. He sees a boy, a dog and many trees too. The ferry goes to the other island.
2Mother says, "School and park are places." "Boy and dog are people and animals." "Trees and the ferry are things." "Their names are all called nouns." Ken listens carefully and nods his head.
3At school, Ken writes cat, book and school in his notebook. Then he plays a noun game with his friends. They name people, places and things on the playground. Now he can find nouns everywhere he goes. Learning nouns is fun!
§Sentence-by-sentence translation Sentence-by-sentence translation
Ken rides the bus to school with his mother.
Ken 同媽媽搭巴士上學。
Mother says, "Look out of the window."
媽媽說：「看看窗外。」
Ken sees a school, a park and a big ferry.
Ken 見到一所學校、一個公園同一艘大渡輪。
He sees a boy, a dog and many trees too.
他還見到一個男孩、一隻狗同好多樹。
The ferry goes to the other island.
那艘渡輪正開往另一個島。
Mother says, "School and park are places."
媽媽說：「School 同 park 是地方。」
"Boy and dog are people and animals."
「Boy 是人，dog 是動物。」
"Trees and the ferry are things."
「Trees 同渡輪是物件。」
"Their names are all called nouns."
「他們的名稱都叫做名詞。」
Ken listens carefully and nods his head.
Ken 用心聽，點了點頭。
At school, Ken writes cat, book and school in his notebook.
在學校，Ken 把 cat、book 同 school 寫在筆記簿上。
Then he plays a noun game with his friends.
接著他和朋友玩名詞遊戲。
They name people, places and things on the playground.
他們在操場上說出人、地方同物件的名稱。
Now he can find nouns everywhere he goes.
現在他無論走到哪裡都能找到名詞。
Learning nouns is fun!
學名詞真好玩！
1Summary 重點摘要
Nouns are naming words.
2Vocabulary cards Vocabulary
A word that names a person, place, animal or thing.
A big car that carries many people.
A place where children learn.
A green place where people play.
A boat that carries people across the water.
A child who is not a girl.
An animal that says woof.
A tall plant with a trunk and leaves.
A book for writing notes in.
3Step by step Steps
- Noun reviewExample: a noun names a person, place, animal or thing. P1 gave us girl, school and desk; P2 adds boy, dog and ferry. To test a word, ask yourself: is it the name of a person, a place or a thing? If the answer is yes, it is a noun.
- Paragraph 1: out of the bus windowExample: Mother says, "Look out of the window." Ken sees a school, a park, a big ferry, a boy, a dog and many trees. One short paragraph hides so many nouns — circle them with your pencil as you read along.
- Sort into four basketsExample: places: school, park; people: boy, Ken, mother; animal: dog; things: tree, ferry, bus. Ask what each word stands for, then drop it into the right basket. Four clear baskets make the idea of nouns solid.
- Paragraph 2: Mother explainsExample: School and park are places. Boy and dog are people and animals. Their names are all called nouns. This definition is the key line of the lesson; learn it well and you can use the same pattern to explain any noun.
- Paragraph 3: write and playExample: Ken writes cat, book and school in his notebook, then plays a noun game with friends on the playground: point at anything and say its English name. Learning through games works best — play the same game at home with your parents.
- a, an and manyExample: use a or an before one noun: a school, a ferry; use an when the word starts with a, e, i, o or u, as in an apple. Use many with plurals: many trees. Remember: vowel at the start, use an; otherwise a; many for lots.
- Sentence practiceExample: I can see a ferry. / I can see many trees. Look out of your window and name whatever you see, starting every sentence with I can see. Everything you name is a noun — keep it up for a week and the progress will show.
5Worked example Example
Bus-window noun sort: put the things Ken sees into four baskets, then check every a and an.
- Read paragraph 1 again and circle every noun; ask first: person, place, animal or thing?
- Places basket: school, park — both are places you can visit.
- People basket: boy, Ken, mother. Remember, the name Ken is a noun too.
- Animal basket: dog; things basket: tree, ferry, bus. A ferry is a boat, so it is a thing.
- Check a and an: a school and a ferry take a; an apple starts with a vowel, so an.
- Say one I can see ... sentence for each basket, for example: I can see a ferry.
- Retell all four baskets together at the end and make sure no noun is left out.
- Answer: Places: school, park; people: boy, Ken, mother; animal: dog; things: tree, ferry, bus.
6Common mistakes Mistakes
7Quick check Quick check
Q1Which one is a noun: yellow, ferry or run?
Q2What big boat does Ken see?
Q3What does the noun after many look like?
Q4Fill in a or an: ___ school, ___ apple
Q5What game does Ken play on the playground?
8Recap Recap
- Four noun groups: people, places, animals and things.
- Use plurals after many: many trees, many books.
- Use an before a, e, i, o, u: an apple.
- Names take capital letters: Star Ferry, Hong Kong.
- Play the pointing game on any ride to grow your nouns.