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1 Chapter 2-Caught in the Rush Transportation; transportation problems; city services

2 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.

3 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.

4 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!

5 Compound Nouns  Try creating compound nouns. Subway + Station= Subway Station Police + Man= Policeman

6 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.

7 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?

8 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”

9 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”.

10 Adverbs of Quantity  They describe how much or how many. Count Nouns  Too many  Fewer  More  Enough

11 Adverbs of Quantity Noncount Nouns  Too much  Less  More  Enough

12 Listening-Singapore Solves It  Listen to someone talk about how Singapore has tried to solve its traffic problems.  Check “True” or “False”

13 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?

14 Listening- “Could you Tell Me?”  Listen and practice.  Listen to the rest of the conversation. Check the information that Erica asks for.

15 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?

16 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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