Chapter 2-Caught in the Rush

Transportation; transportation problems; city services

Goals for this ChapterSpeaking-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.

Goals for this ChapterPronunciation/Listening-Syllable

stress; Listening to a description of a transportation system; Listening to people ask for information.

Writing-Letter to the editorReading-New transportation

inventions.

Compound Nouns

Noun+ Noun= Compound NounFirst noun= What kind of object it is

Second Noun= Tells us what it is

Put the two words together.

Peanut + Butter= Peanut Butter

Yummy!

Compound NounsTry creating compound nouns.

Subway + Station=

Subway Station

Police + Man= Policeman

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.

Transportation ServicesWhich of these things can you find

where you live?

Listen to comments about transportation services.

Which statements do you agree with and why?

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”

Noncount NounsThey 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”.

Adverbs of QuantityThey describe how much or how many.

Count NounsToo manyFewerMoreEnough

Adverbs of Quantity

Noncount NounsToo muchLessMoreEnough

Listening-Singapore Solves ItListen to someone talk about how

Singapore has tried to solve its traffic problems.

Check “True” or “False”

Listening-Singapore Solves ItListen 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?

Listening- “Could you Tell Me?”

Listen and practice.

Listen to the rest of the conversation. Check the information that Erica asks for.

Indirect Questions- “Wh” questions

Indirect= PoliteWord order is the same as answering.

Examples:

Direct= Where is the bank?

Indirect= Could you tell me where the bank is?

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?