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Chapter 2-Caught in the Rush Transportation; transportation problems; city services
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Goals for this Chapter Speaking-Talking about transportation and transportation problems; evaluating city services; asking for and giving information. Grammar-Adverbs of quantity with count and noncount nouns: too many, too much, fewer, less, more, not enough; indirect questions from Wh- questions.
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Goals for this Chapter Pronunciation/Listening-Syllable stress; Listening to a description of a transportation system; Listening to people ask for information. Writing-Letter to the editor Reading-New transportation inventions.
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Compound Nouns Noun+ Noun= Compound Noun First noun= What kind of object it is Second Noun= Tells us what it is Put the two words together. Peanut + Butter= Peanut Butter Yummy!
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Compound Nouns Try creating compound nouns. Subway + Station= Subway Station Police + Man= Policeman
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Compound Nouns I am going to pass out a packet of cards with words on them. With a partner, create compound nouns from this packet. There should be nine compound nouns.
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Transportation Services Which of these things can you find where you live? Listen to comments about transportation services. Which statements do you agree with and why?
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Count Nouns vs. Noncount Nouns What are Count Nouns? -They are nouns you can count. -Separate and distinct units. Ex. Table, apple, finger, teacher Count Nouns generally end with a “S”
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Noncount Nouns They are nouns you can’t count. Wholes that cannot be separated into parts. Examples: furniture, pollution, weather, anger. Noncount nouns do not end with a “s”.
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Adverbs of Quantity They describe how much or how many. Count Nouns Too many Fewer More Enough
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Adverbs of Quantity Noncount Nouns Too much Less More Enough
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Listening-Singapore Solves It Listen to someone talk about how Singapore has tried to solve its traffic problems. Check “True” or “False”
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Listening-Singapore Solves It Listen again. For the false statements, write the correct information. Could the solutions adopted in Singapore work in Daejeon? Seoul? Your hometown? Why or why not?
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Listening- “Could you Tell Me?” Listen and practice. Listen to the rest of the conversation. Check the information that Erica asks for.
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Indirect Questions- “Wh” questions Indirect= Polite Word order is the same as answering. Examples: Direct= Where is the bank? Indirect= Could you tell me where the bank is?
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Indirect Questions-More Examples Direct= Where are the rest rooms? Indirect= Do you know where the rest rooms are? Direct=How often do the busses leave? Indirect= Can you tell me how often the buses leave?
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