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

Teacher : Lê Thị Ngọc Yên What is the connection between them? I /-Vocabulary: I /-Vocabulary: - hover scooter (n): phương tiện di chuyển trượt mặt đất - monowheel (n): xe đạp bánh - segway (n): phương tiện di chuyển cách đẩy chân - handle (n): tay cầm - (to) flop : thất bại - weird (adj): kỳ dị, kỳ quái - hover scooter - monowheel crazy - segway - handle - flop - weird defeat II /-Reading: Read the text below and find the names of the transport inventions 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! Answer the following questions Which of the invention the most popular? The Segway Why don't many people use the personal hover sooter? Maybe because the personal hover scooter is expensive, and it may be difficult to park Which transport does the winter think is strange? The monowheel Which transport is eco-friendly? The Segway Can you find words in the text to match the definitions below a new creation → invention not to become popular → flop strange unusual → weird III/- SPEAKING I think it’s too hard to park I think it looks rather weird I guess it is a convenient, green way to travel Study Skill: Opinion signal words believe will/will not think possibly in my opinion probably Maybe guess Read the text again Which statements are facts? Which are the writer's opinion? It travel at around 30 kph Maybe that's because it's too expensive In my opinion it's too hard to park! It has one major problem- it can fall over very easily I also think it looks rather weird The driver pulls the handle to go back or pushes it to go forward fact opinion opinion fact opinion fact 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 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 - Learn by heart the new words and structure - Do exercises C1,2(P39); D1,2(P40,41) - Prepare Unit 11- Skills Thanks for your attention GOODBYE And SEE YOU AGAIN ... defeat II /-Reading: Read the text below and find the names of the transport inventions There have been many interesting transport inventions Some become popular, but others flop! The personal hover... rain and cold weather - Learn by heart the new words and structure - Do exercises C1,2(P39); D1,2(P40, 41) - Prepare Unit 11 - Skills Thanks for your attention GOODBYE And SEE YOU AGAIN ... eco-friendly? The Segway Can you find words in the text to match the definitions below a new creation → invention not to become popular → flop strange unusual → weird III/- SPEAKING I think it’s too