UNIT 7: TRAFFIC
Lesson 2: A Closer look 1
1. New words:
- road signs (n) : biển báo đường bộ
- traffic lights (n) : đèn giao thông
- cycle lane (n) : làn đường đi xe đạp
- obey (v) : tuân thủ, vâng lời
- rule (n) : luật, luật lệ
- safety (n) : sự an toàn
- break down (v) : hỏng, phá
- indicate (v) : biểu lộ, chỉ ra
- ahead (adj) : phía trước
- prohibitive (adj) : cấm

Vocabulary
1. Have you seen these road signs? Talk about the meaning of the signs below with a partner.
1. _________ 2._________ 3._________ 4.__________
5. ________ 6. _________ 7.___________ 8. ________
2. Label the signs in 1 with the words/phrases below.
1. _________ 2._________ 3._________ 4.__________
5. ________ 6. _________ 7.___________ 8. ________
no cycling
traffic lights
no parking
no right turn
hospital ahead
parking
cycle lane
school ahead
2. Work in pairs. Discuss which of the signs you
see on the way to school.
Example:
A: On the way to school, I can see a ‘no left turn’ sign.
B: On my way to school there is a hospital, so I can see a ‘hospital ahead’ sign.
Pronunciation
/e/ and /eɪ/
4. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to sounds /e/ and /eɪ/.
- /e/ : word with letter e, ea
Ex: left, enter, ahead, present, helicopter, centre, never, seatbelt
- /eɪ/: word with letter a, ai, ea, ey
Ex: plane, way, station, train, indicate, mistake, pavement, break
5. Listen to these sentences carefully. Single-underline the words with sound /e/, and double-underline the words with sound /eɪ/.
1. Does your bike ever break down on the way to school?
2. It is not very far to the railway station.
3. We must always obey traffic rules for our safety.
4. You must keep to the left when you are in the UK.
5. They are waiting for the next train to come.
6. Find the words containing sound /e/ and the
words containing sound /eɪ/ in 1-3 on page 8. Then read them aloud.
Example: ahead / e /
sail / eɪ /
- Words with sound /e/:
traffic, ahead, red, left, there
- Words with sound /eɪ/:
phrases, lane, information, way
Yes, through the lesson we can now extend the vocabulary related to the topic ‘Traffic’ and practise pronouncing the sounds /e/ and /eɪ/ in isolation and in context.
Please tell me what you have learnt today.
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