Unit

3

Uni
t

CitiesFAMILY
of the LIFE
future

LESSON I

GETTING STARTED

An exhibition of future cities

LESSON I

WARM-UP

GETTING STARTED
GAME: Hot potato

PRESENTATION

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PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Complete the notes.
Task 3: Match the words to make phrases .
Task 4: Compete the sentences.

Interview

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

HOT POTATO GAME
- Ss stand in a circle or two rows facing each other and
set a time limit for the game.
- T throws the ball to one student and has him/her call
out one target word or phrase from Unit 2. Then
he/she throws the ball to another student, who has to
say another target word.
- The game continues until the time is up or all ss have
had a chance to say a word or phrase.

PRESENTATION

impact (n)
/ˈɪmpækt/

the powerful effect that something
has on somebody/something

E.g: The report assesses the
impact of the disease on mortality
and population growth.

PRESENTATION

public transport (n)
/ˌpʌblɪk ˈtrænspɔːt/
The system of buses, trains, etc.
provided by the government or by
companies, which people use to
travel from one place to another
E.g: Most of us use public transport
to get to work.

PRESENTATION

infrastructure (n)
/ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə/

the basic systems and structures
that a country or organization needs
in order to work properly

PRESENTATION

traffic jam (n)
/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

a long line of vehicles on a road that
cannot move or can only move very
slowly

PRESENTATION

carbon footprint (n)
/ˈkɑːbən ˈfʊtˌprɪnt/

the amount of carbon dioxide that a
person or organization produces by
the things they do

Eg: There are lots of ways you
can reduce your carbon
footprint.

Form

1. impact (n)

2. public transport
(n)

Pronunciation

/ˈɪmpækt/

Meaning

Vietnamese
equivalent

the effect or influence that an event, situation ảnh hưởng
etc has on someone or something

/ˈpʌblɪk ˈtrænspɔːt/ buses, trains etc that are available for
everyone to use

phương tiện
công cộng

3. infrastructure (n)

/ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə/

the basic systems and structures that a
country or organization needs in order to
work properly

cơ sở hạ tầng

4. traffic jam (n)

/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot
move or can only move very slowly

tắc nghẽn giao
thông

5. carbon footprint
(n)

/ˈkɑːbən ˈfʊtˌprɪnt/ the amount of carbon dioxide that a person
or organization produces by the things they
do

dấu chân
cacbon

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and complete the notes.
Future cities
Green city

Smart city

- More than 50% of it is made up of - AI (3) ___________
technology will help the
(1) green
_________.
areas

city operate more efficiently.

- Using public transport will help

- High-rise buildings will help solve

reduce (2) __________ and
pollution. traffic jams

the (4) _________ problems.
housing

PRACTICE

3

Match the words to make phrases mentioned in 1.

1.public

1- c

a. city

2. private

2- d

b. infrastructure

3. modern

3- b

c. transport

4. high-rise

4- e

d. vehicles

5. smart

5- a

e. buildings

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences with phrases from 1.
seems a good solution
1. It ___________________ to many environmental problems.
looks beautiful
2. The modern infrastructure of the city _________________.
am thinking of
3. I ___________________ living in a smarty city in the future.

PRODUCTION

Interview
- Ss work in pairs.
- Each student draws their own
dream city of the future.
- Look at the picture and ask each
other about the city of the future.
- 7 minutes to prepare for the
interview.
- 3 minutes for the performance.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Some lexical items about cities of the future
• Reading for specific information about future cities
• Stative verbs and linking verbs

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 2 - Unit 3.
• Prepare materials for the project in lesson 8.

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