Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 7 - Unit 11: Travelling in the future. Lesson 6: Skills 2

WARM-UP 
Which words/ phrases that you think are used to describe the future means of transport? 
DISCUSSION 
LESSON 6: SKILLS 2 
Unit 
TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE 
11 
LISTENING: VOCABULARY 
bullet train (n) 
/ˈbʊlɪt ˌtreɪn/ 
tàu cao tốc 
LISTENING: VOCABULARY 
use up (phr.v.) 
/juz up/ 
sử dụng hết 
LISTENING: VOCABULARY 
comfortable (a) 
/ˈkʌmfətəbəl/ 
thoải mái 
LISTENING: VOCABULARY 
New words 
Pronunciation 
Meaning 
1. bullet train (n) 
/ˈbʊlɪt ˌtreɪn/ 
tàu cao tốc 
2. use up (phr.v.) 
/juz up/ 
sử dụng hết 
3. comfortable (adj) 
/ˈkʌmfətəbəl/ 
thoải mái 
LISTENING 
Listen to a talk between Mr Ha and his students. How many means of transport are they talking about? Circle the correct answer. 
1 
LISTENING 
Listen to the talk again and complete each sentence with ONE word. 
2 
1. Bullet trains will be faster, safer, and riders can avoid traffic _________. 
2. SkyTrans will use less space and run on _________. 
3. SkyTrans may be too __________ for students. 
4. ______________ will be cheaper and easier to use. 
5. Solar-powered ships will be __________ and comfortable. 
accidents 
autopilot 
expensive 
Bamboo-copters 
eco-friendly 
LISTENING 
True or False statements. 
3 
Statements 
True 
False 
1. Tom thinks that bullet trains will be the fastest transport in the future. 
2. Lan said that skyTrans would not use up much space. 
3. It may be too expensive for students to use SkyTrans 
4. Students will use bamboo-copters to fly to school. 
5. Lan thinks solar-power ships will be eco-friendly and uncomfortable. 
WRITING 
Choose one future means of transport in 3 and tick the words and phrases that describe its advantages. Can you add more words and phrases? 
4 
Suggested answers: 
economical, carrying many passengers, avoiding traffic jams, having an autopilot function, driverless, etc. 
WRITING 
Write a letter to invite someone to a street painting festival, using the following cues. 
5 
More advantages: 
- economical 
- carry many people 
- avoid traffic jams 
- have an autopilot function 
- driverless 
etc. 
WRITING 
CLASS GALLERY 
Students can: 
go and see other’s work 
give comments to each other 
WRAP-UP 
1 
CONSOLIDATION 
In this lesson, we have learnt to: 
listen for general and specific information about some future means of transport. 
write about the advantages of a future means of transport. 
HOMEWORK 
2 
CONSOLIDATION 
Rewrite the letter on the notebook. 
Prepare for the next lesson: Looking back & Project 
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