Public transport

Chapter 4, Book 5ANew Welcome to

English(Second Edition)

How do you come to school?

I live near the MTR station so I come to school by MTR.

I come to school by MTR because I live near the MTR station.

How do you come to school?

e.g.

I live near the MTR station so

I come to school by MTR.

So and becauseWe use so and because:

to talk about why something happens.

I come to school by MTR because

I live near the MTR station.

to link up the cause and the result.

cause result

So and because So is used to show the result of

something.

We can’t put so at the beginning of the sentence.

e.g.

I live near the MTR station so I come to school by MTR.

So I come to school by MTR, I live near the MTR station.

So and because Because is used to show the

reason for doing something.

e.g.

She stays at home because it rains heavily.

1 I eat ________ I’m hungry.

2 Mary was ill ________ she didn’t come to school.

3 I sleep ________ I’m tired.

4 It’s cold _________ I close the window.

5 He eats a lot ________ he’s overweight.

6 I’m late _________ I missed the bus.

7 I’m thirsty ________ I drink some water.

Practice becaus

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because

because

so

so

so

so

Although travelling by tram is cheap, it’s slow.

Travelling by taxi is comfortable but it’s expensive.

e.g.

Although travelling by tram is cheap,

it’s slow.

Although and but to talk about different ideas.

Travelling by tram is slow but it’s cheap.

We use although and but:

Although and but We don’t put although and but in

the same sentence.

We don’t put but at the beginning of the sentence too.

e.g. Although travelling by tram is cheap, it’s

slow. Although travelling by tram is cheap, but

it’s slow. Travelling by tram is slow but it’s cheap. But it’s cheap, travelling by tram.

1 It rained. I went out. (although)

______________________________________

2 Jerry worked hard. Jerry didn’t pass the exam. (but)

______________________________________

3 I like orange juice. I don’t like lemon juice. (but)

______________________________________

Practice

Although it rained, I went out.

Jerry worked hard but he didn’t pass the exam.

I like orange juice but I don’t like lemon juice.

4 Mr Lee is rich. Mr Lee travels by bus.

_____________________________________

5 The air-conditioner is on. The room is very

hot.

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

6 John is clever. John isn’t proud.

_____________________________________

Although the air-conditioner is on, the

room is very hot.

Practice

Although Mr Lee is rich, he travels by bus.

John is clever but he isn’t proud.

Mr Lee is rich but he travels by bus.

The air-conditioner is on but the room

is very hot.

Although John is clever, he isn’t proud.

What do you like / don’t like doing on public transport?

I enjoy reading on the train.

I hate standing on the MTR.

I don’t like seeing litter on the bus.

I like sleeping in the taxi.

Talking about likes and dislikes

We use enjoy, hate, like and don’t like to talk about our likes and dislikes.

We add -ing to the verb after these words.

e.g.

I enjoy / like

hate / don’t likewatching videos.

1 Bill enjoys _________ (sing) karaoke with his friends.

2 Paul doesn’t like ________ (do) his homework every day.

3 Sara didn’t _________ (sleep) last night.

4 May hates _________ (eat) vegetables.

5 I like __________ (watch) TV in the evening.

6 I want to _________ (buy) a robot.

Practice singing

watching

doing

sleep

eating

buy