English 7 unit 11 travelling skills 1

BRAINSTORMING flying car A B pilotless plane driverless car Means of transport in the future wind-powered helicopter solar powered bus flying bicycle * Vocabulary: - Hover scooter (n) - Monowheel (n) - segway(n) - Invention (n) - weird (a) strange/ unusual - flop(n) unsuccessful * Checking: Match the word with the right meaning : Xe trượt mặt đất a Phát minh Hover scooter (n) : Xe đạp bánh b Thất bại Monowheel (n) :Xe di chuyển cách đẩy chân c Xe trượt mặt đất segway(n) invention (n) weird (a) flop(n) :Phát minh d Kì dị :Kì dị e Xe đạp bánh :Thất bại f Xe di chuyển cách đẩy chân Unit 11: TRAVELLING IN THE FUTUTRE Lesson 5: SKILLS 1 What is the connection between them? I 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! Can you find words in the text to match the definitions below a new creation → invention not to become popular → flop strange unusual → weird ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 1.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 II SPEAKING Ex: I think it’s too hard to park In my opinion, 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? No Statements It travels 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 F/O Facts or Opinions Let’s play the game “Lucky numbers” A B 6 5 7Congatulation 9! Read the text again Which statements are facts (F)? Which are the writer's opinion (O)? No Statements It travels 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 F/O F F O F O F 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 Ex: 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 - Write your opinions about the transport inventions in Reading - Learn by heart the new words and Remember - Do exercise again in your notebooks - Prepare new lesson (part Skills 2) Thanks for your attention GOODBYE And SEE YOU AGAIN Lucky number ! Congratulation ! Lucky number ! Congratulation ! Lucky number ! Congratulation ! It travel at around 30 kph It is Fact Maybe that's because it's too expensive It is Opinion In my opinion it‘s too hard to park! It is Opinion It has one major problemit can fall over very easily It is Fact I also think it looks rather weird It is Opinion The driver pulls the handle to go back or pushes it to go forward It is Fact  ... minh d Kì dị :Kì dị e Xe đạp bánh :Thất bại f Xe di chuyển cách đẩy chân Unit 11 : TRAVELLING IN THE FUTUTRE Lesson 5: SKILLS 1 What is the connection between them? I READING: Read the text below... → invention not to become popular → flop strange unusual → weird ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS 1. Which of the invention the most popular? The Segway Why don't many people use the personal hover... driver pulls the handle to go back F/O Facts or Opinions Let’s play the game “Lucky numbers” A B 6 5 7Congatulation 9! Read the text again Which statements are facts (F)? Which are the writer's opinion