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Week 07_Transportation

English 1

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By Monalisa Pasaribu
Del Institute of Technology
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Today’s agenda
• Quiz Review
• Future transportation

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• Prediction using will, may and might
• Dialogue

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 Quiz?

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Transportation
• Watch this video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L-lGV7UVFs

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Vocabulary
• Invention
• Congestion

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• Pollution
• Smart airplane

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• MRT (Mass Rapid Transit)
• Flexible seat
• Sophisticated technology

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Making prediction (1)
When we are talking about the future developments,
• We use will for things which are certain

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For example:
1. Our censor will stop driver falling asleep

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2. Hydrogen fuel cells will get cheaper as technology improves.
Negative form = will not (won’t)
For example:
1. Our censor won’t stop driver falling asleep

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Making Prediction (2)
When we are talking about the future developments,
• We use may or might for things which are possible

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For example:
1. Hydrogen cells may be the long-term answer

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2. A hybrid car might be the best choice since it doesn’t
produce much pollution
Note: In written English, there is some difference in the use of
may and might.
Negative form = may not; mightn't (might not)
1. Hydrogen cells may not be the long-term answer
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Let’s practice
1. Cars _____ become much safer with the addition of many censors.
(I’m certain)

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Answer: will
2. We ______ use petrol engines in the future. There are better
alternatives. (I’m certain)

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Answer: won’t
3. By 2020 more people in Europe ______ travel to work by train
than by car (It’s possible)
Answer: may/ might
4. Solar-powered vehicles ________ the answer to our transport
problems. The cells are very inefficient (It is unlikely)
Answer: may not
5. As world oil supplies dry up, petrol ___ get more and more
expensive (I’m certain) 8
Answer: will
Making prediction :
Conversation
• Topic : The size of passenger aircraft

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Student A Student B
Greet B Respond to A
Ask B, how his/her holiday is Respond positively

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Ask where she/he went for Tell that you went to Singapore
holiday
Ask him/her about the capacity of Tell A that there were 300
airplane in the flight to Singapore passenger
Ask him/her what future airplane Tell your opinion
will look like Ask A what he/she think about
future airplane
Respond to B’s opinion Respond to A’s opinion 9
Thank B Respond to A
Possible conversation
A: Hi Dina, how are you?
B: Hi Tuti, I am good. How are you?

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A: I’m feeling great. How’s your holiday?
B: My holiday was great.
A: Where did you go?

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B: We went to Singapore
A: Wow, that is cool. How many passengers were in the flight?
B: Oh, there were 300 passengers.
A: Can you imagine what the future airplane will look like?
B: Well, I think the future airplane will have 500 passengers in it or
may be more. What do you think?
A: I think the future airplane may be able to carry 1000 passengers.
B: It might happen too. But may be in the long term.
A: Yes, it may be for long term. Anyways, I have to go now. My class
starts soon. Nice talking to you, Dina 10
B: Nice talking to you too, Tuti. Bye.
Practice (2)
• Do a conversation with your friend with topic: the most
popular way to travel to work

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Here’s a guideline to help you
Student A Student B
Greet B Respond to A

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Tell B that you have a best who loves Respond positively
walking to school
Tell B that your parents go to work by Respond to A

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car, but always get traffic problem Tell A about how your parents go to
work
Respond to B Respond to A
Ask B the topic Ask A’s opinion
Respond to B’s opinion Respond to A
Thank B Respond to A

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Rubric for dialogue
Criteria Description Total points Score

Opinions Opinions are conveyed 10

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clearly between the
speakers

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Grammar Proper use of grammar 10
‘will, may/might’ for
prediction

Organization Clear flow of the dialogue 10

from beginning until end

Score Total points (max 30)

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Unit checklist
Assess your progress in this unit!
I can understand important terms in transportation

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• I can make prediction of future transportation using will, may
and might

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• I can make a dialogue with topic of transportation

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Source
• Glendinning, E. H., Lansford, L., & Pohl, A. 2013. Oxford English
for careers: technology for engineering & applied sciences

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(special edition) student’s book, Oxford : Oxford University
Press

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