hit the road paul - unit 02 - stop-and-go

STUDY GUIDEUNIT 2 Stop-and-Go

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HIT THE ROAD PAUL Unit 2 Stop-and-Go

Traffic is kind of heavy…



To REVIEW How to Use this Module, PROCEED to the Next Slide.

To CONTINUE with Unit 2, PROCEED TO Slide 16.


Overview

With the resources available today, learning a language in a practical way is more possible than ever. It is a learning journey best achieved in context. With that approach in mind comes HIT THE ROAD PAUL, a fun video-story course designed for intermediate students who wish to increase their active knowledge of phrasal verbs, idioms and collocations, as well as real speaking patterns.

This Study Guide is designed for both students and teachers of English in order to enhance the usability and the educational value of each video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UygsvXYd-xw&list=PLU20SgkO8U7YdYVGmpur-gbnwbKxz271D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UygsvXYd-xw&list=PLU20SgkO8U7YdYVGmpur-gbnwbKxz271D


A True Story

It was a weekday and I only had 45 minutes to get to an office in downtown Buenos Aires to pick up a document. I decided to record the event with cameras and microphones to see if I could make educational use of my trip. The result is this course which I separated into 4 instances of my trip.

In each episode, I focus on a different topic related to travel and traffic. At the end, you find out if I make it to my destination on time. Along the way, students have a chance to learn and practice idioms, phrasal verbs and collocations, along with real speaking patterns.



The Screens

Let’s get familiar with the screens you will find in the video.



Understanding The SCREENS: The FULL Dashboard



Understanding The SCREENS: The FULL Dashboard

A space for students to read my exact words and Speaking Patterns. VERB elements are usually in upper case letters for easy identification. There may also be an image below to illustrate or highlight a concept.

This dashboard includes Time Remaining and Distance Remaining to track the progression of the journey. On repeated viewings, a Dashboard is a good moment to STOP and read the words, either for comprehension or pronunciation (or both).



Understanding The SCREENS: The STANDARD Dashboard



Understanding The SCREENS: The STANDARD Dashboard

Another space for students to read my exact words and Speaking Patterns. VERB elements are usually in upper case letters for easy identification. There may also be an image below to illustrate or highlight a concept.

This dashboard contains no time or distance information. On repeated viewings, a Dashboard is a good moment to STOP and read the words, either for comprehension or pronunciation (or both).


Understanding The SCREENS: Lower Third Graph




Understanding The SCREENS: Lower Third Graph

Language that is not essential is often shown on a smaller lower third graph that appears on the left side of the screen.

While this is not key Language, students are just as welcome to learn it.

A Time Clock may also appear on this lower third screen.



UNIT 2: Stop-and-Go (WATCH and DO: Individually or as a group)

1. WATCH it once without stopping. Don't worry if you miss something.2. ANSWER the Comprehension Questions.3. WATCH again. STOP, carefully Read and Repeat the Dashboard text. Repeat and

practice as necessary.4. ANSWER the Discussion Questions.5. WATCH one more time without stopping.6. RETELL the episode in English to a classmate or English-speaking partner.

Change Paul’s 1st Person to 3rd Person; change Paul’s opinions to Reported Speech. (Option: prepare first in writing)



UNIT 2: Stop-and-Go

The title of this unit is an expression that refers to traffic conditions where cars are constantly starting and stopping because the streets are busy and crowded with cars.

This unit is about how to use the English language to talk about driving through the stop-and-go traffic of residential neighborhoods

Let’s WATCH the episode.



Comprehension Questions

Now that you’ve finished watching, let’s measure what you understood from the situations and information presented in this unit. Go over the questions starting on the next slide and choose the best answers.

You can also answer these questions and check your answers in an online quiz here.


http://www.classmarker.com/online-test/start/?quiz=bdm5404ab5f07b36

What part of the city is Paul driving through in this episode?

the school district the port downtown a residential

neighborhood


Comprehension Question 1


Where does Paul turn after he puts his turning signal?

left right up down




What does Paul do after he stops?

He turns right.

He waits until the light turns green.

He waits until the light

turns red.He turns left.




What city is Paul in?

Mexico City Miami United States

Buenos Aires




Where did Paul learn to drive?

Germany France United States Canada




What does Paul say about the car in front of him?

It has decided to

go downtown.

It has decided to turn right.

It has decided to cross a red

light.

It has decided to stop in the middle

of the street.




What's the maximum gear that Paul will use in city traffic?

Fourth Gear Second Gear Third Gear First Gear




When doesn't Paul like to drive?

when it rains when there is little traffic

when there is a traffic jam

when he has to go

downtown





Discussion Questions

The following questions are designed to generate a focused discussion using the active language of this unit.




Do you live in a residential neighborhood? If so, what is it like? If not, where do

you live?

Why do you think that Paul puts his

turning signal before he turns?

What does Paul say about the trees in the winter? How are the trees where you are?

What do you know about the differences between automatic transmission

and stick shift?




What other words have a reduced T sound in

American pronunciation like “automatic”?

Do you drive? Would you like to drive? Do

you drive and not like it?

What is a traffic jam? Do you like traffic jams? Why or why

not?

When do streets with three lanes

only have one lane?



Pronunciation: the Flap T



Pronunciation: the Flap T

Since I have American pronunciation, when I say the word automatic, I reduce the sound of the T. Americans often reduce the sound of the T when it is preceded and proceeded by a vowel sound. There are many words that Americans pronounce with a reduced T sound, among them: water, Peter, letter, Saturday, later, Betty. This also happens in connected speech: eat it, get up

This T is called the Flap T or Alveolar Flap (ɾ), and to speakers of some languages (Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Japanese), Americans pronounce it just like a soft “r” in their language. However, the British pronounce this T like a normal T.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alveolar_flap


Modals

In this episode, I use modal verbs many times because I am talking about spontaneous or potential situations.

Let’s go over the cases in the following slide. Can you come up with your own examples?



Modals

I WILL maneuver my way around

WILL + Verb to indicate spontaneous future

intention

That’s the maximum gear I WILL use for city traffic(WILL + Verb) to indicate potential future situation

A street that WOULD have three lanes only has one lane(WOULD + Verb) to indicate

how a situation is expected to be vs. how it really is

You MIGHT see something

it’s possible that you will see something (possible

future)



Idiomatic Language

The following language items are idioms and collocations normally used by native English speakers to talk about this and similar situations.

Let’s go over the cases in the following slide. Can you use them in a sentence?



Idiomatic Language

To BE on the moveto be going somewhere

To SWITCH TO second gear(or first gear, third gear, etc)

To PUT your turn signal(or: the turning signal)

the light TURNS green(or: yellow / red) = refers to

the “traffic” light

To BE LOADING / UNLOADING when people are taking /

putting cargo or merchandise from or on a parked service

vehicle



Special Language

The following language items are idioms and collocations normally used by native English speakers to talk about this and similar situations.

Let’s go over the expressions in the following slide. Can you use them in a sentence.



Special Language

stop-and-go traffictraffic conditions where cars are constantly starting and

stopping because the streets are busy and crowded with

cars

automatic transmissiona system that changes gears in a vehicle without the driver’s

help

traffic jamvery slow traffic when most drivers are going the same

direction



About mePaul Ponce (aka Story Paul, Pablo Ponce)

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