Unit 11. Travelling in the Future. Lesson 5. Skills 1

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Welcome to our class

Chatting:
What is your future mean of transport?
What will it look like?
Where can you use it?

Period 91:
Unit 11: TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE
Lesson5: Skills 1
1.What is the connection between them?
I /-Reading:
There have been many interesting transport inventions. Some become popular, but others flop!
The personal hover scooter floats above the ground. It travels at around 30 kph. But it isn`t popular. Maybe that because it`s expensive. Personally, I think it`s too hard to park!
The monowheel is a single-wheel bike. The driver sits inside the wheel and pedals to go forward. It has one major problem - it can fall over very easily. I think it looks rather weird.
The Segway is a success. It`s a two - wheeled vehicle. The driver pulls the handle to go back or pushes it to go forward. It`s not as popular as the inventors hoped, but you might see one in an airport, or park. I guess it is a convenient, green way to travel.
Which new inventions will we use in the future? Which ones won`t we use ? It`s hard to know!
2. Read the text below and find the names of the
transport inventions.



3. Can you find words in the text to match the
definitions below.
1. a new creation
2. not to become popular
3. strange unusual
→ invention
→ flop
→ weird
4. Answer the following questions.
1. Which of the invention the most popular?

2. Why don`t many people use the personal hover sooter?


3. Which transport does the winter think is strange?

4. Which transport is eco-friendly?
The Segway.
Maybe because the personal hover scooter is expensive, and it may be difficult to park .
The monowheel.
The Segway
Study Skill: Opinion signal words
believe will/will not
think possibly
in my opinion probably
maybe
II/- SPEAKING
I think it’s too hard to park.
It maybe looks rather weird.
I believe it is a convenient, green way to travel.
1. Read the text again. Which statements are facts?
Which are the writer`s opinion?
1. It travel at around 30 kph.
2. Maybe that`s because it`s too expensive.
3. In my opinion it`s too hard to park!
4. It has one major problem- it can fall over
very easily
5. I also think it looks rather weird.
6. The driver pulls the handle to go back or
pushes it to go forward.
fact
opinion
opinion
fact
opinion
fact
2. Now in pair, talk about the transport below.
Use a mix of facts and opinions.
Fact file
Name: Sinclair C5
Description: Three Wheels; small; electric power
Why flopped: bad in rain/ cold weather; slow; not safe
Example:
1, A: Do you know about Sinclair C5?
B: Yes I know. But I don’t like it very much.
A: Oh, I really like it because it is small.
B: But it is bad in rain and cold weather.
2, A: Do you know about Sinclair C5?
B: Yes I know. I really like it because it is small.
A: Oh, I don’t like it very much.
B: Why not?
A: Because it is bad in rain and cold weather.
Fact file
Name: Sinclair C5
Description: Three Wheels; small; electric power
Why flopped: bad in rain/ cold weather; slow; not safe
- Learn by heart the new words and structure
- Prepare Unit 11- Skills 2
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