EXPRESSWAYS 4 TRAVEL GUIDE 1
EXIT 1·Friends and Neighbors 1
You Must Be Our New Neighbor Greet someone and introduce yourself,using noun clauses. 2
Are You New Here? Ask for information about a neighborhood,using embedded questions. 4
I Just Moved in Ask for information about a neihborhood,using embedded questions. 5
Are You Allowed to Park in Front of the Bullding? Ask permission to do something. 8
Do You Want Any Help? Offer to help someone,Using gerunds. 10
Could You Possibly Lend Me a Cup of Sugar? Ask a favor of someone. 12
What Do You Know About Radiators? Give advice about home repairs,using should and gerunds. 14
Could You Tell Me If You Fix Kitchen Sinks? Inquire about home repair services,using embedded questions. 16
Do-It-Yourself Read about people who do home repairs themselves. 18
I Think I ve Figured Out What the Problem Is Discuss home repairs,using embedded questions. 20
EXIT 2·Calling People Going Places 23
Could You Please Tell Me How to Use This Pay Phone? Learn how to make different kinds of telephone calls,using imperatives. 24
I d Like to Reserve Two Seats Call for transportation and recreation reservations,using embedded questions and short answers. 28
I d Like to Make This a Person-to-Person Collect Call,Please Make person-to-person collect calls. 30
Please Fasten Your Seat Belt Understand transportation safety rules,using imperatives and reported speech. 32
Do You by Any Chance Know What Our Expected Arrival Time Is? Ask about transportation,using embedded questions. 34
I m Calling to Tell Him His Car Is Ready Leave telephone messages,using noun clauses. 36
I m Calling to Ask Her If She d Like to See a Movie Leave telephone messages,using embedded questions. 37
Telephones Read about how telephone service has evolved over the years. 40
Please Leave Your Name and Message Leave messages on a telephone answering machine,using noun clauses and embedded questions. 43
EXIT 3·Personal Finances 45
Maybe You Should Stop at the Bank Discuss family budgeting,using should and have to. 46
Did You Remember to Pay the Gas Bill? Discuss paying bills,using time expressions. 48
I m Having Trouble Balancing the Checkbook Discuss balancing a Checkbook. 50
I Believe There s a Mistake on My Electric Bill Complain about mistakes on bills,using the passive voice. 52
I d Like Some Information About Opening an Account Learn about banking practices and procedures,using embedded questions. 54
I d Like to Apply for a Loan Discuss loan applications,using embedded questions. 56
I Don t Think We Can Afford It Evaluate the affordability of items,using the present perfect tense. 58
Credit Cards Read about the advantages and disadvantages of Paying with credit cards. 60
Would You Be Interested in Applying for a P.J.Nickel s Charge Card? Provide information for a credit card application. 62
REST STOP Role-Play Review of Exits1,2, 3 65
EXIT 4·Rules and Regulations At School 67
Is Parking Permitted Here? Ask whether things are allowed,using impersonal expressions with you. 68
I Don t Think You re Allowed to Tell people they aren t allowed to do things. 70
Let Me See Your License Understand traffic violations,using different verb tenses. 72
You Could Have Gotten a Ticket! Understand traffic violations,using perfect modals. 74
Your Teacher Called Today Discuss parent-teacher communication,using reported speech,sequence of tenses,and embedded questions. 78
Could You Please Write a Note to My Teacher? Discuss notes to a teacher,using reported speech. 82
Welcome to Our Open House Parents Night! Discuss student performance in school,using embedded questions. 84
I Just Received My Grades Discuss grades and evaluation,using the passive voice,the past tense,and should have. 86
Students,Schools,and Technology Read about the influence of technology on education. 88
EXIT 5·At Work 91
Do You Want Me to Get That Man s Car? Offer to Help someone at work,using want+object+infinitive and should have. 92
Did I Write Up This Invoice All Right? Ask for feedback on job performance,using the present perfect tense. 94
I Think You Could Have Hooked It Up a Little Better Give feedback on job performance,using could have. 96
You Aren t Frying the Eggs the Right Way Give feedback on job performance,using supposed to and short answers. 98
That Isn t Exactly Right Correct someone at work. 100
Thanks for Warning Me Warn someone about a dangerous situation,using had better. 102
I Promise Make promises to fulfill responsibilities,using the present real conditional. 104
I Was Wondering If I Might Possibly Offer a Suggestion Offer suggestions at work,using should and ought to. 106
The Labor Movement in the United States Read about changes in working conditions in U.S.factories. 108
EXIT 6·Rights and Responsibilities 111
I d Like to Return This Garden Hose Express dissatisfaction with products,using short answers. 112
It Still Isn t Working Right Express dissatisfaction with services,using different verb tenses. 114
Could You Please Turn Down the volume on Your TV? Make requests of neighbors,using short answers and sequence of tenses. 116
I m Really Annoyed with the Superintendent Discuss housing repair problems,using reported speech and sequence of tenses. 118
I d Rather Not Have to Call the Health Department Complain about housing problems,using the present perfect tense. 122
Breaks Are Guaranteed in Our Contract Discuss employee rights. 124
I Think You Should Hire a Lawyer Discuss taking legal action. 126
You Should Write to the Mayor and Express Your Opinion Discuss citizens rights. 128
Citizen Participation Read about the role that U.S.citizens play in the political life of the country. 130
REST STOP Role-Play Review of Exits4,5, 6 133
EXIT 7 ·Friends,Family,and Co-Workers 135
I Agree Agree with someone,using emphatic sentences and tag questions. 136
That s Just What I Was Thinking Agree with someone,using emphatic sentences and tag questions. 137
I Disagree Disagree with someone. 140
I Like Your Sweater Give compliments,using adjectives and question formation. 142
How Do You Like My Tie? Express opinions,using adjectives. 144
Did You See the New Episode of Pittsburgh Police ? Discuss television viewing,using adjectives. 146
Small Talk Read about the importance of making small talk on the job. 148
Wishes Express concerns,using wish-clauses and the present unreal conditional. 150
More Wishes Express concerns,using wish-clauses and the present unreal conditional. 151
I m Wondering... Admit something to someone,using the past unreal conditional. 155
I ve Been Meaning to Ask You... Discuss important issues,using gerunds,wish-clauses,and hope-clauses. 156
EXIT 8·Strategies for Communicating Saying Good-Bye 159
Traffic Is Terrible Today,Isn t It Initiate conversations,using tag questions and short answers. 160
Excuse Me for interrupting Politely interrupt people. 162
Let Me Put It This Way Ask for and give clarification. 164
What You re Really Saying Clarify statements,using reported speech and sequence of tenses. 166
I ve Really Got to Go Now Say good-bye to someone by expressing obligation. 168
I m Glad We Had a Chance to Talk Say good-bye to someone by expressing obligation. 170
It Seems to Me... Express opinions about controversial issues. 172
Expressing Opinions on the Job Read about opportunities for employees to give opinions and ideas at the workplace. 175
REST STOP Role-Play Review of Exits7 8 177
APPENDIX 179
Grammar Constructions 180
Cardinal Numbers 193
Ordinal Numbers 194
Irregular verbs 195
Scripts for Listening Exercises 197
Grammar Index 205
Topic Index 206