Find more examples of compound nouns of differents types.
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Read the Learn this! box. Then look at the compound nouns in exercise 2. Underline at least one example of each type (1, 2 and 3). Which type has the most examples?
LEARN THIS! Compound nouns a. Compound nouns are nouns formed from two words. 1. noun + noun (bathroom, safety barrier) 2. -ing form + noun (dining room, recording studio) 3. adjective + noun (wet room, whiteboard) b. We usually write compound nouns as two words, but sometimes as one word (whiteboard) or with a hyphen (make-up). Check in a dictionary. c. The stress is usually on the first word. |
Type 1: flood lights, football pitch, mountain range, tennis court, safety net, sea shore, tennis player. tower block.
(Loại 1: đèn pha, sân bóng đá, dãy núi, sân tennis, lưới an toàn, bờ biển, người chơi tennis, tòa tháp.)
Type 2: swimming pool.
(Loại 2: bể bơi.)
Type 3: main road.
(Loại 3: đường chính.)
=> Type 1 has the most examples.
(Loại 1 có nhiều ví dụ nhất.)
Use the word school and the words in the box to make compound nouns. Listen and check. Which types of school can you see in the photos?
boarding school
boarding holidays home leavers mixied primary rules secondary single-sex uniform |
boarding school; school holidays; home school
school leavers; mixed school; primary school
school rules; secondary school; singer-sex school
school uniform
Read the LEARN THIS! box. Can you find examples of a) rules a and b; b) rules c and d in the article?
LEARN THIS! a Gerunds are used as nouns, either as a subject or an object of a sentence. Swimming is my favourite activity. He suggested eating out this weekend. b Present participle (V-ing) is used as a verb in a sentence. Feeling thirsty, he looked for something to drink. I heard my son playing the piano in his room. c Perfect gerund (having + past participle) is used to emphasise a past action. The man was accused of having hunted in the national park illegally. d Perfect participle is used for an action happening before another. Having searched for the route carefully, the man started his journey. |
Katie moved to Viet Nam after her mother found a job here. Having spent the first few months fitting to the new school, Katie now has an interesting school life. Last week, she joined her school’s field trip to Con Dao island. It involved releasing sea turtles into the sea. Having listened to careful instructions from the scientists, Katie and her friends received little turtles to care for before they took the turtles to the beach. Katie then learned how to release her little turtles to the sea. Though it was a short one, participating in the trip helped Katie make new friends. She loved having done something to protect the wildlife.
Ví dụ a: “participating in the trip helped Katie make new friends.”
(tham gia chuyến đi đã giúp Katie kết bạn mới.)
“It involved releasing sea turtles into the sea.”
(Nó liên quan đến việc thả rùa biển xuống biển.)
Ví dụ b: “Having spent the first few months fitting to the new school, Katie now has an interesting school life.”
(Trải qua vài tháng đầu tiên để thích nghi với ngôi trường mới, giờ đây Katie đã có một cuộc sống học đường thú vị.)
Ví dụ c: “She loved having done something to protect the wildlife.”
(Cô ấy thích làm điều gì đó để bảo vệ động vật hoang dã.)
Ví dụ d: “Having participated in the trip, Katie felt more connected to the environment.”
(Tham gia chuyến đi, Katie cảm thấy gắn kết hơn với môi trường.)
Make compound nouns using the words in the boxes. Then scan the text to find three compound nouns from the list. What do they mean?
best book story work |
sellers shop telling worm |
- bestsellers: bán chạy nhất
- booksellers: người bán sách
- bookshop: hiệu sách
- bookworm: mọt sách
- storytelling: kể chuyện
- workshop: hội thảo
Use the following compound nouns to complete the sentences below.
_______________ is a popular time of the year for holidays.
Đáp án: peak season
Peak season (n): Giờ cao điểm
Use the following compound nouns to complete the sentences below.
_______________ is a short stay somewhere between two parts of a journey.
Đáp án: stopover
Stopover (n): dừng chân
Study the object and subject questions below. Then find two more examples of each question in the memory quiz on page 8.
Subject Questions:
1 What event did you go to?
2 Who attended the concert?
3 Who organized the exhibition?
4 Which festival did they celebrate?
5 Who enjoyed the funfair?
6 Who participated in the parade?
Object Questions:
1 What did you do at the concert?
2 Who did you meet at the exhibition?
3 What did they showcase at the festival?
4 What activities did you participate in at the funfair?
5 What did they display during the parade?
Examples from the memory quiz on page 8:
Subject Questions:
7. Who won the singing competition?
8. What event did they organize for charity?
Object Questions:
9. What song did she perform at the talent show?
10. Who did they invite as a guest speaker?
Example of object questions:
(Ví dụ câu hỏi về tân ngữ)
- Who did you speak to last before you left home this morning?
(Bạn đã nói chuyện với ai cuối cùng trước khi rời khỏi nhà sáng nay?)
I spoke to my older sister last.
(Tôi nói chuyện với chị gái tôi sau cùng.)
Example of subject questions:
(Ví dụ câu hỏi về chủ ngữ)
- Who taught you English at primary school?
(Ai đã dạy bạn tiếng Anh ở trường tiểu học?)
Mrs.Phuong taught me English at primary school.
(Cô Phương đã dạy tôi tiếng Anh ở trường tiểu học.)
- Who spoke to you first at school today?
(Ai là người nói chuyện với bạn đầu tiên ở trường hôm nay?)
Tu Anh spoke to me first at school today.
(Tú Anh nói chuyện với tôi đầu tiên ở trường hôm nay.)
Can you find other compound nouns with the word family? I se a dictionary if necessary.
family: gia đình
familiar: thân thuộc
unfamiliar: xa lạ
familiarize: làm thân với
familiarization: sự tập cho quen
Trên đây đều là những gia đình từ của từ family em nhé!
Use the following compound nouns to complete the sentences below.
_______________ is a feeling of tiredness and confusion about time after a long plane journey.