In Order To

Lead-in

  • Do you think that you could lead a technology-free life? Why?
  • If you could have only one piece of technology to use forever, what would it be?
  • What do you think is the most important thing that humans have created?
  • How has technology changed in the last 50 years? Give an example.
  • Give some examples of technology that have made the world worse.

Presentation

Pre

  • What do you wish had already been invented?

Top Down

  • Who were the people interviewed in this research? Read the text and find out.
  • Drivers
  • Car passengers
  • Home workers
  • Sedentary people
  • Transit riders
  • People who walk
  • People who run
  • People who bike
  • Drivers
  • Car passengers
  • Home workers
  • Sedentary people
  • Transit riders
  • People who walk
  • People who run
  • People who bike

Would you rather teleport to work? If you walk or bike, maybe not

       If you could teleport to work, would you? I would, and so would most people. But a new study found that two groups of commuters are much less likely to prefer teleportation: people who walk and bike to work.

     The study, by Prasanna Humagain and Patrick Singleton of Utah State University, surveyed 648 people online in Portland, Oregon. 73% of drivers, 76% of people who ride as a car passenger, and 66% of transit riders said they’d rather teleport.

        For people who walk, however, only 28% wanted to teleport, and 35% of people who bike. This would seem to make some sense as walking and biking bring other benefits besides transportation, like enjoying the outdoor air and fitness. Singleton told Forbes, “People seem to value the exercise they get from using active transportation modes for their commutes.”

     He added, “It goes beyond joy: walk and cycle commuters also had more positive responses to questions about confidence, and freedom, independence and control.”

          It would be interesting to see how results compare in other cities; Portland has a high rate of walking and biking and good weather, which can make these travel modes pleasant all throughout the year. However, many cyclists do enjoy riding in various weather, and for those who don’t, they still may enjoy riding during a large number of days when the weather is good while being able to choose another mode (or, hypothetically, teleportation) at other times. And the fitness benefit exists regardless of the weather.

        The researchers asked respondents why they would teleport or not; for those who would, “I have other things to do” was the top reason, while the non-teleporters said “I enjoy certain aspects of my commute.”

     The presentation got some attention on Twitter when Singleton presented it at the Transportation Research Board conference in January. Unfortunately, beyond a summary poster, the research, despite being funded by a center supported in part or whole by the US Department of Transportation, isn’t accessible online without paying $40 or more. Nor is a 2014 paper by Marie Russell and Patricia Mokhtarian which first introduced the idea of comparing one’s commute to teleportation. While the federal government has been gradually pushing for open access to research it funds (and more significant steps are under consideration), academic publishers have continued to be widely criticized for charging scholars and the public to access research that taxpayers have funded.

        Leaving aside the question of where to teleport academic publishers if one could… would you teleport to work instead of traveling, or do you like your commute?

Source

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: Two groups of commuters are much less likely to prefer teleportation: people who walk and bike to work. True

  1. 28% of people who walk wanted to teleport, and 35% of people who drive.
  2. Portland has a high rate of walking and biking and good weather, which can make these travel modes pleasant all throughout the year.
  3. Not many cyclists enjoy riding in various weather.
  4. “I have other things to do” was the top reason why people would rather teleport.
  5. The presentation got some attention on Twitter when Singleton forgot to present it at the Transportation Research Board conference.
  1. 28% of people who walk wanted to teleport, and 35% of people who drive. False
  2. Portland has a high rate of walking and biking and good weather, which can make these travel modes pleasant all throughout the year. True
  3. Not many cyclists enjoy riding in various weather. False
  4. “I have other things to do” was the top reason why people would rather teleport. True
  5. The presentation got some attention on Twitter when Singleton forgot to present it at the Transportation Research Board conference. False

Post

  • What do you think about these results?
  • What would you prefer to do? Why?

Target Language

Prefer & Would Rather

We use prefer + noun/gerund to talk about general preferences. We use would rather + base form when we talk about specifics.  

  • I prefer a cup of tea after lunch. 
  • My wife and I much prefer watching series to watching films. 
  • He’d rather stay home and watch something on Netflix than go to Jake’s party. 
  • I’d rather you didn’t tell him what happened, ok? 

Expressing Reason & Purpose

We use the words because, since and as to express reason: 

  • I had to use the GPS in my cell phone because I was completely lost. 
  • Since I was completely lost, I had to use the GPS in my cell phone.
  • As I was completely lost, I had to use the GPS in my cell phone.   

We use the expressions (in order) to and so (that) to indicate purpose: 

  • I had to use the GPS in my cell phone (in order) to find my way around that neighborhood. 
  • I had to use the GPS in my cell phone so (that) I could find my way around that neighborhood. 

In informal occasions, the words because, to and so are more commonly used. 

Superpowers

Controlled Practice

  • Use Hedging from the Target language to modify these sentences.

Example: Julia and Kirsten dropped in to help me with my work, so that we could go to the party. > Julia and Kirsten dropped in to help me with my work, in order to go to the party.

  1. I will charge you five credits for this validation because I am rendering a service.
  2. You should read the book so that you understand more about the subject.
  3. Because I have found strength enough to do so, I must speak out.
  4. I had set aside my book Illustrations for a short while so that I could finish a few pieces that have been gathering dust.
  5. All she wants is a clinic of her own in order to help the maladjusted.
  1. I will charge you five credits for this validation, since I am rendering a service.
  2. You should read the book in order to understand more about the subject.
  3. I must speak out, since I have found strength enough to do so.
  4. I had set aside my book Illustrations for a short while in order to finish a few pieces that have been gathering dust.
  5. All she wants is a clinic of her own so that she can help the maladjusted.

Freer Practice

  • Complete the sentences according to your own ideas.
    • Because I am ____, I never ____.
    • I’d rather ____ than ____.
    • In order to be happy, we need to ____ because ____.
    • I wish I could teleport so that I ____.
    • I prefer ____ to ____.

Production

  • Think about the superpowers and give your opinion about each. Which one do you prefer? Why? Remember to use the target language.

Example: I prefer teleporting to crossing the speed of light because I…

Homework

Match the sentences’ halves. There is one example.

  1. I believe in the sixth sense, telepathy…

  2. The real nebula wouldn’t look precisely like…

  3. Quantum teleportation is the transferring of tiny units of computer information, called…

  4. Albert Einstein theorized that the speed of gravity was around the speed…

  5. Every superhero has a story to explain how…

(   ) of light, but no one proved it until now.

(1) and rebirth as I have experienced it.

(   ) his or her superpowers came to be.

(   ) this, unless you have X-ray vision.

(   ) quantum bits or qubits, from one location to another.

  1. I believe in the sixth sense, telepathy…

  2. The real nebula wouldn’t look precisely like…

  3. Quantum teleportation is the transferring of tiny units of computer information, called…

  4. Albert Einstein theorized that the speed of gravity was around the speed…

  5. Every superhero has a story to explain how…

(4) of light, but no one proved it until now.

(1) and rebirth as I have experienced it.

(5) his or her superpowers came to be.

(2) this, unless you have X-ray vision.

(3) quantum bits or qubits, from one location to another.

Use the words to create sentences.

Example: I – prefer – eat – chocolate – pie > I prefer eating chocolate to eating pie.

  1. Marilia – rather – have – baby – hospital – than – home
  2. Luisa – prefer – coffee – tea
  3. Amélia – prefer – eat – wet food – dry food
  4. They – rather – study – geography – than – party
  5. My – classmates – prefer – talk – than – respect – teacher
  1. Marilia would rather have a baby in the hospital than have it at home.
  2. Luisa prefers coffee to tea.
  3. Amélia prefers eating wet food to eating dry food.
  4. They would rather study geography than go to the mall.
  5. My classmates prefer talking to respecting the teacher.

Complete the sentences with the following words. There are two extra words.

TELEPATHY – PREFER – RATHER – X-RAY – TELEPORT – SINCE – IN ORDER TO – BECAUSE

Example: We wanted him to use the special powers of ____ that he had to locate you. > We wanted him to use the special powers of telepathy that he had to locate you.

  1. Most of the others left my life ____ I was, frankly, too scary and horrid.
  2. It’s ironic that computers break down so often, ____ they’re meant to save people time.
  3. Winter birds ____ evergreens like holly and junipers, which provide shelter and food.
  4. We need a political solution ____ than a military solution.
  5. The government must gather large amounts of information ____ outsmart its enemies.
  1. Most of the others left my life because I was, frankly, too scary and horrid.
  2. It’s ironic that computers break down so often, since they’re meant to save people time.
  3. Winter birds prefer evergreens like holly and junipers, which provide shelter and food.
  4. We need a political solution rather than a military solution.
  5. The government must gather large amounts of information in order to outsmart its enemies.

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example: But / order / move / argument. / and / reworks / makes / to / a / respond, / modal / the / in / Scotus > But in order to respond, Scotus makes a modal move and reworks the argument.

  1. up / work / their / sleeves / change. / for / prefer / People / vent / instead / opinions / of / give / rolling / to / to / their
  2. our / technology / in / pockets / understand / the / I / addictive / all / well / can / too / feel. / how
  3. the / I / I / think / whole / error. / outset, / in / from / this / said / fundamentally / is / As / concept
  4. she / but / Her / her / remains / as / in / pain / in / face / contorts / she / restless / sleep. / moves
  5. April / previously / in / precede / it / place / to / ceremony / order / 2002 / Oscars. / the / or / May, / in / since / takes / place / in / The / but / February / took
  1. People prefer to give vent their opinions instead of rolling up their sleeves to work for change.
  2. I understand all too well how addictive the technology in our pockets can feel.
  3. As I said from the outset, I think this whole concept is fundamentally in error.
  4. Her face contorts in pain as she moves but she remains in her restless sleep.
  5. The ceremony previously took place in April or May, but since 2002 it takes place in February in order to precede the Oscars.

Find and correct the mistakes.

  1. Greenpeace screens all major donations on order to ensure it does not receive unwanted donations.
  2. They are very hospitable to learned and well-traveled people, as they love to learn new things from they.
  3. He didn’t took the train because there was a derailment and the schedule was fouled up.
  4. The king stand in his father’s place, since his brother is a attainted traitor.
  5. We hurried trough the lesson so that we could finish early.
  1. Greenpeace screens all major donations in order to ensure it does not receive unwanted donations.
  2. They are very hospitable to learned and well-traveled people, as they love to learn new things from them.
  3. He didn’t take the train because there was a derailment and the schedule was fouled up.
  4. The king stands in his father’s place, since his brother is an attainted traitor.
  5. We hurried through the lesson so that we could finish early.

Writing

Pretend you’re a celebrity and write about things you want in your dressing room and the reasons why. Remember to use as much of the Target Language as possible.

Example: I’d rather have a lot of pants, since here in Canada is so cold...