Nouns and Vocabulary

Activity 1

Show the leaners the the list of nouns. After hearing their ideas, explain what concrete nouns are, and ask leaners if they can see or find any other examples in the classroom. Explain what abstract nouns are and ask for any other examples. 

Next, ask the learners to work in pairs and small groups. Copy down the table and decide which nouns are concrete or abstract. Check the answers as a whole class. 

Concrete: spoon, bed, grass, snow, clock, panda, pillar  

Abstract: idea, joy, happiness, truth, difficulty 

Activity 2

Next learners will focus on nouns to do with places. Ask learners how many places they can think of in one minute. Ask them to share and compare with a partner. 

Move to the next slide. Show the quiz questions and ask learners to identify the correct place noun. Check answers as a whole class. 

Activity 3

Finally, ask learners to list as many concrete and abstract nouns that they can spot in the classroom. 

This lesson is adapted (with permission) from Words and Meanings: A Systematic Guide for the Teaching of English Vocabulary, by Gabriele Stein.

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