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The TTC Vocabulary Development Exercise: Answers:
Reading Exercise: top Divide the students into groups of three. Give each student a different Reading Transcript (Labelled “A”, “B” and “C”) . Ask students to take turns reading their transcript. After the students have read their individual transcript, the students work together to complete the Reading Comprehension Questions. ð Photocopy the following Reading Transcripts (make enough copies so that every student in the class has a copy of “A” , “B” or “C”. Do not give one student all the transcripts. Transcript A: Toronto’s first public transportation company was the Williams Omnibus Bus Line. This system used horse drawn stagecoaches to carry passengers along Yonge Street. Between 1921 and 1953, the TTC added 35 new routes to the city. The first section of the subway was opened in 1954 and it joined Union Station to Eglinton Station. On January 1, 1954, the Toronto Transportation Commission was renamed the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). In 1995, the famous “Red Rocket” streetcars were retired from service.
Transcript B Toronto’s first public transportation system operated stagecoaches along Yonge Street between St. Lawrence Market and the Village of Yorkville. At that time, the fare was six pence for a one-way trip. In 1920, the provincial government created the Toronto Transportation Commission. After the Second World War, the need for a public transportation system became even more important because the high price and low availability of automobile fuel. In 1980, the Bloor-Danforth line was extended east to Kennedy Road and west to Kipling Avenue.
Transcript C In 1849, a one-way ticket on Toronto’s first public transportation system cost six pence. Toronto’s public transportation system grew rapidly in the first half of the 20th century. During the 1930s, the City of Toronto had to cope with increased welfare expenses and a growing number of unemployed. World War II helped end the depression and increased the migration from rural areas to urban areas. As a result, there was an increased need for better public transportation. In 1975, the TTC established a special operation called “Wheel-Trans” to serve the needs of Toronto’s disabled community. In 1988, the TTC had a record level of 463.5 million riders. Answers: top
Listening Exercise: top ð The Instructor reads the following statements to the students. After the instructor has read the transcript, the students complete the sentence matching exercise on their worksheet. (Another variation of this activity is to select students to read the “Transcript” to the rest of the class) Here is the Transcript the Instructor reads to the class: I’m sure that you have all taken the TTC at one time or another, but you may not be aware of the immense size of the Toronto Transit Commission. With over 6,280 km. of routes, the Toronto Transit Commission has the second highest ridership in North America. The TTC operates a total of 1,701 buses, 248 streetcars and 648 subway cars. The TTC has attempted to make public transportation more efficient for disabled and elderly riders by operating 146 Wheel-Trans and Community Buses. The TTC employs a staff of 9,491 individuals who work in the such diverse areas as office towers and subway tunnels. You may have wondered why so many escalators are “out of service”. Well, with a total of 278 escalators, the TTC is constantly trying to maintain and repair their moving walkways and moving stairs. Answers top
Grammar Exercise: top Exercise One:
ð Answers will vary for Exercise Two and Exercise Three of the grammar section. ð You might have the students write their sentences on the board for peer correction. |