Unit 11. Travelling in the Future. Lesson 1. Getting started

Nguyen Duc Canh Secondary School
Welcome to class 7A
Means of transport
Network:
car
bicycle
motorbike
train
taxi
bus
plane
ship
Unit 15
Travelling in the future
Lesson 1: Getting started
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Key: 1 – h, 2 – e, 3 – d, 4 – g,
5 – f, 6 – b, 7 – a, 8 - c
* MATCH
a. Read the coversation again. Then choose the correct answers.

1. What is the project about?
Future transport
Future weather
Future energy

2. ‘ Driverless cars’ have to …………..
People
Drivers
Solar energy

3. What does Phuc think an SSS can do?
Help cars to fly and help them to park
Make cars crash and help them avoid traffic
Help cars to avoid traffic and crashes

4. Why does Phuc say ‘The future is green’?
There will be less pollution
Driverless cars will be green
Green is Phuc’s favourite colour
*Look out:
Ex: Driver – Driverless
- Form : N + less = Adj
“ less” is added to a noun to make an adjective meaning
“ without”.
N
N
+
less
Adj

N
1.meaning
2.sleep
3.care
4.pilot
5.hope



Adj



meaningless


sleepless


careless


pilotless


hopeless





b. Answer the question
1. What problems do they think future transport will have?
-> If there are too many flying cars, there will be traffic jam in the sky. Some means of transport will not be convenient in bad weather (e.g. jet pack). Future means of transport may use a lot of fuel which will make pollution worse
2. Which means of transport mentioned would you like most? Why?
3. What other means of transport do you think will be used in the future?
* Remember!
Ex:
Summer days are longer than winter days
(Fact)
(Opinion)
+ A fact is something which can be proved ( to be true or false )
+ A opinion is something which you believe or feel
Summer is the best season
2. Facts or opinions? Tick () in the F (Fact) or  (Opinion) box:







3a. Can you find any future means of transport from the convesation in 1 here:
Adjectives
Flying underwater
High-speed space
Driverless pilotless
Environmentally – friendly
Solar- powered wind-powered
Electric
Nouns
car
train
Bicycle
Airplane
Taxi
Helicopter
Bus
ship

Flying car, driverless car
3b:Now combine more adjectives and nouns
How many words can you make? Be creative!
Adjectives
flying underwater
high-speed space
driverless pilotless
environmentally – friendly
solar- powered wind-powered
electric
Nouns
car
train
bicycle
airplane
Taxi
helicopter
bus
ship

Ex: electric car
underwater bus ,space train, pilotless airplane,
environmentally – friendly taxi, electric bus
solar – powered car….
3c. Choose your three most interesting means of transport. Then share them with your partner
Ex:
A: I think a space train sounds great.
B: Oh. I don’t. I think an underwater bus it better!
Homework
Prepare for the next lesson: Unit11: A closer look 1
Practise reading the dialogue fluently
Learn by heart all new words