2-Change the sentences into the plural form. Example: My foot is big. My feet are big. The man is tall.__________________ The woman is fat._________________ The child is sad.___________________ The mouse is gray. _________________ My tooth is white.__________________
Sentence Examples : • The man is tall → The men are tall (O homem é alto → Os homens são altos) • The child is sad → The children are sad (A criança está triste → As crianças estão tristes)
Exercise Correction / Correção dos Exercícios a) child → children b) man → men c) woman → women d) person → people e) tooth → teeth f) mouse → mice g) fish → fish h) deer → deer i ) foot → feet j) sheep → sheep
Collective Nouns – O que são? Collective nouns name a group of people, animals, or things. → Substantivos coletivos nomeiam um grupo de pessoas , animais ou coisas . Examples: • a team of players (um time de jogadores ) • a family of four ( uma família de quatro ) • a flock of birds (um bando de pássaros ) • a herd of cows (um rebanho de vacas ) • a pack of wolves ( uma alcateia de lobos) • a group of students (um grupo de estudantes )
More Vocabulary – Collective Nouns / Mais Vocabulário Animals: • a swarm of bees ( enxame de abelhas ) • a school of fish ( cardume de peixes ) • a litter of puppies ( ninhada de filhotes ) • a troop of monkeys ( grupo de macacos ) People: • a crew of sailors ( tripulação de marinheiros) • a choir of singers ( coro de cantores) • a class of students ( turma de alunos ) • a band of musicians ( banda de músicos )
More Vocabulary Objects : • a bunch of keys (molho de chaves) • a set of tools (conjunto de ferramentas) • a pile of books (pilha de livros) • a collection of stamps (coleção de selos)
Practice Time – Let’s use Collective Nouns! 1️⃣ Complete the sentences: a) A _______ of swimmers is training in the pool. b) She bought a _______ of flowers. c) There’s a _______ of tourists visiting Israel. d) A _______ of dolphins is jumping in the sea. 2️⃣ Translate into English: • Um grupo de amigos → ____________ • Uma família de quatro pessoas → ____________ • Um bando de pássaros → ____________
Gabarito: 1️⃣ Complete the sentences : a) A team of swimmers is training in the pool. → (Um time de nadadores está treinando na piscina.) b) She bought a bouquet of flowers . → (Ela comprou um buquê de flores.) c) There’s a group of tourists visiting Israel. → (Há um grupo de turistas visitando Israel.) d) A pod of dolphins is jumping in the sea. → (Um grupo/um cardume de golfinhos está pulando no mar.)
2️⃣ Translate into English : • Um grupo de amigos → a group of friends • Uma família de quatro pessoas → a family of four people • Um bando de pássaros → a flock of birds
Alcateia — Pack ( of wolves ) Assembleia — Assembly ( of people ) Arquipélago — Archipelago ( of islands ) Bando — Flock ( of birds ) / Gang ( of people ) Biblioteca — Library ( of books) Cardume — School ( of fish ) Cáfila — Caravan ( of camels ) Caravana — Caravan ( of people / vehicles ) Cacho — Bunch ( of grapes /bananas) Círculo — Circle ( of friends) Colmeia — Hive ( of bees ) Comissão — Committee ( of people ) Constelação — Constellation ( of stars) Corja — Gang ( of criminals )
Tropa — Troop (of soldiers/horses) Turma — Class (of students) / Group (of people) Vara — Herd (of pigs) Vassalagem — Vassalage (of vassals) Vintena — Score (group of twenty) Trupe — Troupe (of artists/actors) Tribo — Tribe (of people) Séquito — Retinue (of followers/attendants)
Speaking & Writing – Everyday Contexts ✨ Talk about your world using collective nouns: • My team of swimmers trains every morning. • I saw a group of tourists in Jerusalem. • Our class of students is very friendly. Atividade escrita: Write 5 sentences using collective nouns about your routine, family, or hobbies. (Escreva 5 frases usando substantivos coletivos sobre sua rotina, família ou hobbies.)
Homework / Tarefa 1️⃣ Create a list of 10 collective nouns and translate them. 2️⃣ Write a short paragraph about your swimming team or your trip. 3️⃣ Review plural and collective nouns for next class. Remember: Collective nouns describe ONE group → singular verb! Example: The team is winning. (O time está vencendo .)