Unit

2

CITY LIFE

LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

WARM-UP
- Look at the pictures.

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- What means of transport do
you know?
- What might be common means
of transport in the city?

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

CHARADE

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

How to play:
- There are some slips of paper in bag/hat/box.
- One student from each team takes turns to pick a slip
and act out the word without speaking.
- The other students from their team have to guess what it is
within a time limit.
- If they guess correctly, they get a point. If not, the other
team can steal the point by guessing correctly.
- The team with the most points at the end wins.

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

LET'S PLAY

VOCABULARY

rush hour (n)
/ˈrʌʃ aʊə/
giờ cao điểm

the busy part of the day
when towns and cities are
crowded, either in the
morning when people are
travelling to work, or in the
evening when people are
travelling home

VOCABULARY

tram (n)
/træm/
xe điện

an electric vehicle that
transports people, usually in
cities, and goes along metal
tracks in the road

VOCABULARY
New words

1. rush hour (n)
2. tram (n)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/ˈrʌʃ aʊə/

giờ cao điểm

/træm/

xe điện

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.
Situation:
Try to make some guesses
“I can take you to the
airport if you like.”
Duong's dad says this sentence
to offer to help him.

Duong's best friend is going
to Singapore to study there.
Duong's dad knows that
Duong wants to go to the
airport to see him off. What
will Duong's dad do?

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

These are two
common ways to
offer help.

How Duong and Hoang say to accept the offers?

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

2 Work in groups. Make similar conversations with the following

situations
- Work in pairs to make similar dialogues, using the language you
have learnt.
Suggested dialogues:
Situation 1:
You: I can show you how to use the library smart card if you like.
Friend: Thanks. That's so kind of you.
Conversation 2
You: Would you like me to write a note for Ms Hoa?
Friend: Thank you. That's so kind of you.

Transition from Everyday English to Transport in the city.
- We have A & B.
- Imagine B is new to the city and he/she doesn't know how to use
the public transport system.
- Tell A to offer help to B and B to respond to A's offer.
They are going to read the opinions of some
students about their favourite means of transport in
the city.

TRANSPORT IN THE CITY
Work in pairs. Read the descriptions of three teenagers about their
3 favourite means of transport. Then complete the table below.

Hoang: I live in the
suburbs of Ha Noi. I use
my bike to get around.
It's convenient because
I can ride it to places
where the bus line
doesn't reach. Going by
bike might be a bit slow,
but I can avoid traffic
jams.

Cholada: My favourite
means of transport in
Bangkok is the sky
train. It's crowded at
rush hour, but it's
always on time. It
doesn't get stuck in
traffic jams, so I can
save time travelling.

Kathy: I love the tram in
Melbourne. It offers a
discount for students.
Sometimes the tram is
late, but it always
updates its arrival on a
smartphone app, so I
know in advance and
arrange my time easily.

TRANSPORT IN THE CITY
Name

Favourite
means
of transport

Advantage(s)

Drawback(s) Why using it

Hoang

bike

convenient

slow

avoid (1)
_________
traffic jams

Cholada

(2)
___________
sky train

on time

crowded save time
(3)_______
at rush hour travelling

Kathy

(4)
___________
tram

(5)_________
discount
for students

late

arrange time
easily.

TRANSPORT IN THE CITY

4 Make notes about a means of transport you are using.
Name of the means of transport
bus
Its advantage(s) and drawback(s)
near house and school, clean, on time, air conditioning
Why you choose to use it
crowded at rush hour

TRANSPORT IN THE CITY

5 Work in groups. Talk to your friends about the means of
transport that you use. Use your notes in 4.

- Sit in the groups
- Take turns to talk, using your notes in 4.
Suggested talk
I go to school by bus every day. It is convenient because there are
bus stops near my house and my school. The bus is clean and on
time. It is very crowded at rush hour, but it has air conditioning so
it is cool. That's why I choose to use it.

EXTRA ACTIVITY

- Which of the three means of transportation in
the reading text you have used or would like to
use.
- Think of how you felt when you used them
and/or why you would like to use them.
- Share your thoughts with your partner.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Offer help and respond to an offer;
 Talk about means of transport that they use.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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