UNIT 2 CAUGHT IN THE RUSH (TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AND CITY SERVICES

WORD POWER (Compound nouns)

A. Match the words in columns A and B to make compound nouns.

PERSPECTIVES (Transportation services)

I think there are too many cars on the road. All the cars, taxis, and buses make it really dangerous for bicycles. There is too much traffic!

What about the buses? They are old, slow, and cause too much pollution. I think there should be less pollution in the city.

There should be fewer cars, but I think that the biggest problem is parking. There just isn’t enough parking.

GRAMMAR FOCUS

Adverbs of quantity

With count nouns

There are too many cars.

We need more subway lines.

There aren’t enough buses.

With noun count nouns

There is too much traffic.

There should be less pollution.

We need more public transportation

There isn’t enough parking.

EXAMPLE:

Complete these statements about transportation problems.

1.    There are too many police officers.

2.    There should be fewer cars in the city.

3.    There is too much public transportation.

4.    The government needs to build more highways.

5.    There should be less noise.

6.    We should have fewer public parking garages.

7.    There is too much air pollution in the city.

8.    There are too many cars parked on the streets.