Unit 5 Transportation

Infrastructure 1. An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system. 2. The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons.

Freight train Airport Port Cargo ship Highway Railroad Truck Tanker Container Freight train

Transport Advantage Disadvantage By air Fast Insurance is cheap Expensive Large quantities not possible By sea Suitable for heavy goods or large quantities slow Ports expensive Delays common By truck Door-to-door service Pollution factor By cargo train Commercial use of labor No pollution factor No door-to-door service

Words can be used to describe how the facilities are +++ +/- --- First class Adequate Terrible Excellent Fair Poor Very good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory

Types of cargo : Perishable goods: fruits- meat -vegetables Hazardous : nuclear Livestock: sheep -cows (animals) High value cargo : gold –silver Fragile goods : glass Flammable goods: oil

Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding – er for the comparative form and – est for the superlative. One-Syllable Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form tall taller tallest old older oldest long longer longest Mary is taller than Max. Mary is the tallest of all the students. Max is older than John. Of the three students, Max is the oldest. My hair is longer than your hair. Max's story is the longest story I've ever heard

This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning. With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most. Two-Syllable Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form peaceful more peaceful most peaceful pleasant more pleasant most pleasant careful more careful most careful thoughtful more thoughtful most thoughtful This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning. Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world. Max is more careful than Mike. Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful. Jill is more thoughtful than your sister. Mary is the most thoughtful person I've ever met.

Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form Good better best Bad worse worst Little less least Many more most

Sara is taller than Ali . Ali is not as tall as Sara . Transporting goods by air is faster than by sea. Transporting goods by sea is not as fast as by air. …….. As adjective As ………