1、Unit 3Back to the past高中英語牛津版第三模塊高中英語牛津版第三模塊Word powerPair nouns and group nounsAnn: I saw a group of people all try to take one pair of binoculars.Jane: Why ?Ann: All of them wanted to be the first to get a close look at Mount Vesuvius.Pair nounGroup nouna pair of chopsticksthree pairs of chopstick

2、sa pair of trousersfive pairs of trousersPair nounsa pair of shoesfive pairs of shoesa pair of socksfour pairs of socksThe word pair is used for many things that are found in twos or have two parts. It is placed in front of the plural form of a noun.Summarya herd of cowsa herd of deera herd of eleph

3、antsGroup nounsherd: a group of large animalsa bunch of grapesa bunch of bananasa bunch of keysa bunch of flowersbunch: a number of things of the same typea pack of dogsa pack of wolvesa pack of playing cards (a complete set of playing cards)pack: a group of animals hunting together or a complete se

4、t of playing cardsa flock of sheepa flock of goatsa flock of birdsflock: a group of small or mid-sized animalsa swarm of fliesa swarm of antsa swarm of beesswarm: a large group of insectsA group noun is used to refer to people or things as a group.We can also use the words family, crowd and team to

5、refer to people who appear collectively.SummaryPair nouns and group nounsRead the following and try to remember them:1. a pair of +plural nouns a pair of boots / glasses / socks/ trousers/ chopsticks2. a group of +plural nouns a group of people/ children/ students / figures3. a herd of +plural nouns

6、 a herd of cows/ deer/ elephants/ cattlea bunch of +plural nounsa bunch of flowers/ grapes/ keys/ bananas/ rosesa pack of +plural nouns a pack of dogs/ wolves/ playing cards/ cigarettesa swam of +plural nounsa swam of bees/ ants/ flies/ mosquitoes a flock of +plural nounsa flock of sheep/ goats/ bir

7、dsflockbunchherdpackswarm a number of things (usu. small and of the same kind) fastened, held, or growing together at one point a group of animals hunting together or a complete set of playing cards a large group of insects a group of small or mid-sized animals a group of large animalsWords related

8、to archaeologyarchaeologyarchaeologistarchaeological sitethe study of civilizations by looking at things remaining from the time when civilization existedthe person who studies archaeologythe area that is being studied The words that can be used to describe when an archaeologist is studying an archa

9、eological site: brush, dig, discover, explore, remove, record(1) _ is important to China and I became interested in this subject when I was a small child. I studied at Beijing University and I have been an (2) _ for thirty years. During these years I have had the chance to explore many different pla

10、ces in China and throughout the world. As you know, China has many historicalArchaeologyarchaeologistB. Fill in the following blanks(3) _ and some of them are being kept for exploration in the future. I know that one of the great (4) _ discoveries over the last few years is the area of Loulan. In 19

11、80, I was involved in (5) _ the preserved body of a woman. We called her the Loulan Beauty. She had died more than 3,800 sitesarchaeologicaldiscoveringyears before. Then in 1998 we (6) _ several other tombs. You have to be very careful not to destroy anything you find, so you always need to remember to (7) _ careful and to (8) _ away the dirty very gently. You must (9) _ everything you find and never (10) _ anything from the site.exploreddigbrushrecordremove Ther