FIFTH LEVEL CLASS 2

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Teacher: Carlos Alcívar

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Word power: Compound nouns

Match the words in column A amd B to make compound nouns

A - bicycle - bus - green - parking - recycling - street - subway - taxi - traffic - train

B - center - garage - jam - lane - light - space - stand - station - stop - system

traffic jam

green space

Which of these things can you find where you live?

Perspectives: City services

Listen to these opinions about city services. Match them to the correct pictures.

Does your city have similar problems? What do you think is the biggest problem?

Grammar Focus

Examples of count nouns

1. bicycle lanes
2. restaurants
3. cars / bikes
4. Train stations
5. Bus systems

Examples of noncount nouns

With count nouns we use:

1. too many
2. fewer
3. too few
4. more
5. enough (in negative sentences)

With noncount nouns we use:

1. too much
2. less
3. too little
4. more
5. enough (in negative sentences)

1. traffic
2. contamination
3. smog
4. corruption
5. crime

You only live once

Snapshot

What other questions could a visitor ask about your city?

Reach your goals

Conversation: Do you know where . . . ?

Listen and practice

Rachel: Excuse me. Do you know where the nearest ATM is? Clerk: There's one down the street, across from the café. Rachel: Great. And do you know where can I catch a bus downtown? Clerk: Sure. Just look for the signs for "Public Transportation." Rachel: OK. And can you tell me how often they run? Clerk: They run every ten minutes or so. Rachel: And just one more thing. Could you tell me where the restrooms are? Clerk: Right inside. Do you see where that sign is? Rachel: Oh. Thanks a lot.

Listen to the rest of the conversation. check the information that Rachel asks for.

__ The cost of the bus fare.__ The cost of a city guide.

__ The location of a taxi stand.__ The location of a bookstore.

Do your best

Grammar Focus

• Where can I find a good restaurant? (Direct question)
• Excuse me. Do you know where I can find a good restaurant? (indirect question)

• Where is the train station? (Direct question)
• Excuse me. Do you know where the train station is. (indirect question)

Pronuncation: Syllable stress

Listen and practice: Notice which syllable has the main stress in these two-syllable words.

subway

garage

police

traffic

Listen to the stress in these words. Write them in the correct columns.

buses

public

improve

taxis

bookstore

provide

event

hotel

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