2017-07-31 Vocab: on the road, "wanna"

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
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She had the baby this weekend. / She gave birth this weekend. (uncommon: She bore the baby.)
The baby was born this weekend.
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road trip = a trip (especially a long trip) by car
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Lesson 7 “On the Road”
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p. 76 - Use the sentences (and the pictures) to guess the meaning of each idiom or expression.
1 a
2 a (This means the cost to repair is more than the total value of the car.)
3 b (A driver can also run a stop sign.)
4 a
5 a
6 a
7 a
8 b
9 b
10 b
11 b
12 b
13 b
14 b
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Pronunciation: reduction of “want to” and “wants to”
I want to go to a movie. -> I wanna go to a movie. (we sometimes write “wanna” informally)
She wants to go to a movie. -> She wansta go to a movie. (we generally don’t write “wansta”)
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p. 80 part A - Take turns asking your partner these questions and then answering them with the words in column B and “wanna” or “wansta”.
1 Yes, I wanna see a comedy.
2 He wansta pig out on pizza.
3 Everybody wansta order hamburgers with a side of fries.
4 Yes, he wansta take a doggie bag.
5 Yes, I wanna go for a spin to the beach.
6 She wansta eat in a French restaurant.
7 Nobody wansta play cards, they wanna watch TV.
8 No, he/she wansta sleep on the sofa.