UNIT 11: TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE
Lesson 5: SKILLS 1 (Reading & Speaking)
I. Objectives
+ Read for specific information about the inventions of future means of transport
+ Understand the differences between facts and opinions
II. Warm - up
* Watch the clip and find the following information
- Name of invention
- The other name of invention
- Who is the inventor?
II. Warm - up
* Watch the clip and find the following information
- Name of invention
* Panther
- The other name of invention
* WaterCar
- Who is the founder?
* Dave March
- personal (a) :
- ground transport :
- invention (n):
- flop (a) :
- hover scooter :
- monowheel (n):
- go forward : 
- weird (a):
- handle (n):
- pull (v):
- airport (n): 
- fall over: 
thuộc về cá nhân
di chuyển trên mặt đất
phát minh
thất bại
xe trượt 2 bánh
xe một bánh
đi về phía trước
Kì lạ = unsual , strange
tay cầm
kéo
sân bay 
 té ngã
- Segway (n):
phương tiện di chuyển cá nhân bằng cách đẩy chân để chạy bánh xe trên mặt đất
I. Reading
1. Look at the pictures below. What do you think is the connection between them?
These are all personal means of transport. One person can travel on them. They are all used for ground transport. People control them by using handle bars.
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 or unusual
→ invention
→ flop
→ weird

Which of the invention the most popular?

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


3. Which transport does the winter think is strange?

4. Which transport is eco-friendly?
4. Answer the following questions.
-> The Segway is the most popular.
-> Maybe because a personal hover scooter is expensive, and it may be difficult to park.
The monowheel.
The Segway
II. SPEAKING
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.
Ex:
5. Read the text again. Which statements are facts? Which are the writer`s opinion? Put them into the Facts or Opinions boxes.
F
F
F
O
O
O
5. Read the text again. Which statements are facts? Which are the writer`s opinion? Put them into the Facts or Opinions boxes.
6. 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 5 your opinions about the transport inventions in Reading 2.
- Learn by heart the new words and remember.
- Do exercise again in your notebooks.
- Prepare new lesson (part Skills 2).