Public transport Chapter 4, Book 5A New Welcome to English (Second Edition)

How do you come to school? I live near the MTR station so I come to school by MTR.

I come to school by MTR because I live near the MTR station. How do you come to school?

e.g. I live near the MTR station so I come to school by MTR. So and because We use so and because: to talk about why something happens. I come to school by MTR because I live near the MTR station. to link up the cause and the result. cause result

So and because So is used to show the result of something. We cant put so at the beginning of the sentence. e.g. I live near the MTR station so I come to school by MTR. So I come to school by MTR, I live near the MTR station.

So and because Because is used to show the reason for doing something. e.g. She stays at home because it rains heavily.

1 I eat ________ Im hungry. 2 Mary was ill ________ she didnt come to school. 3 I sleep ________ Im tired. 4 Its cold _________ I close the window. 5 He eats a lot ________ hes overweight. 6 Im late _________ I missed the bus. 7 Im thirsty ________ I drink some water. Practice because so

Although travelling by tram is cheap, its slow. Travelling by taxi is comfortable but its expensive.

e.g. Although travelling by tram is cheap, its slow. Although and but to talk about different ideas. Travelling by tram is slow but its cheap. We use although and but:

Although and but We dont put although and but in the same sentence. We dont put but at the beginning of the sentence too. e.g. Although travelling by tram is cheap, its slow. Although travelling by tram is cheap, but its slow. Travelling by tram is slow but its cheap. But its cheap, travelling by tram.

1 It rained. I went out. (although) ______________________________________ 2 Jerry worked hard. Jerry didnt pass the exam. (but) ______________________________________ 3 I like orange juice. I dont like lemon juice. (but) ______________________________________ Practice Although it rained, I went out. Jerry worked hard but he didnt pass the exam. I like orange juice but I dont like lemon juice.

4 Mr Lee is rich. Mr Lee travels by bus. _____________________________________ 5 The air-conditioner is on. The room is very hot. _____________________________________ 6 John is clever. John isnt proud. _____________________________________ Although the air-conditioner is on, the room is very hot. Practice Although Mr Lee is rich, he travels by bus. John is clever but he isnt proud. Mr Lee is rich but he travels by bus. The air-conditioner is on but the room is very hot. Although John is clever, he isnt proud.

What do you like / dont like doing on public transport? I enjoy reading on the train.

I hate standing on the MTR.

I dont like seeing litter on the bus.

I like sleeping in the taxi.

Talking about likes and dislikes We use enjoy, hate, like and dont like to talk about our likes and dislikes. We add -ing to the verb after these words. e.g. I enjoy / like hate / dont like watching videos.

1 Bill enjoys _________ (sing) karaoke with his friends. 2 Paul doesnt like ________ (do) his homework every day. 3 Sara didnt _________ (sleep) last night. 4 May hates _________ (eat) vegetables. 5 I like __________ (watch) TV in the evening. 6 I want to _________ (buy) a robot. Practice singing watching doing sleep eating buy