Unit 5 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS

Exercise B #2 page70 2. I can get a hair cut at a barbershop. 3. I can get some medicine or aspirin at a drugstore.

5. Reviewing Language A. Exploring Language AdjectiveNounVerb * * *competition/competi tor compete * * *employeeemploy * * *increase ( in crease) loyalloyalty* * * serviceserve * * *ownerown

Examples: compete / competition / competitors 1. McDonald's and Wendy's are ………….. They are both fast-food restaurants. 2. McDonald's and Wendy’s ……………for more customers. 3. The …………….between McDonald’s and Wendy’s is very strong.

Skills for Expression A. grammar: There is/ There are We use there is or there are to describe something in the present. There is (2) Non-Count Nouns (things we can not count) water/ snow / traffic (1) Singular Count Noun (things we can count) table/ student Examples: 1.There is a bank on my street. There is + bank 2. There is a lot of traffic in Seoul. There is + traffic singular count noun non-count nouns

There are: There are + plural count noun Examples: 1. There are a lot of students in my neighborhood. There are + (student) plural count noun

2. We use there was or there were to describe something in the past. 1. There was a bank on my street. 2. There was a lot of traffic in Seoul. 3. There were a lot of students in my neighborhood.

3. Use the contractions isn’t /aren’t and wasn’t / weren’t with there in the negatives. Present 1. There isn’t a bank on my street. 2. There isn’t a lot of traffic in Seoul. 3. There aren’t a lot of students in my neighborhood. Past: 1. There wasn’t a bank on my street. 2. There wasn’t a lot of traffic in Seoul. 3. There weren’t a lot of students in my neighborhood.

4. For Questions use: (is / are) or (was/ were) + there Present 1. Is there a bank on my street? 2. IS there a lot of traffic in Seoul? 3. Are there a lot of students in my neighborhood? Past: 1. Was there a bank on the my street? 2. Was there a lot of traffic in Seoul? 3. Were there a lot of students in my neighborhood?

Use any with yes/ no questions about plural nouns and non-count nouns. Any Plural nouns Were there any students in my neighborhood? Non-count nouns Is there any traffic in Seoul?

5. Do not confuse there is and there are with there. There means” in that location” Example: Seoul is a beautiful city. There are some beautiful parks there. (in Seoul)

Practice: 1. There ____ a lot of water on the carpet. is are 2. There ____ two possible answers. wasn’t weren’t

B. Style: Describing a place using spatial order. What is spatial order? It means organizing ideas by location or place. For example: 1. You go from left to right 2. From up or down 3. From around or across

Use prepositions to show location: across (from) in front of on the right around the corner (from) next to to the left (of)behindon to the right (of) between When you describe a place with spatial order, your reader will understand you more easily.

Practice: