Warm-up:
Look at these pictures and answer the question.
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What city is it?
PARIS
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What city is it?
HÀ NỘI
What city is it?
Singapore
What city is it?
Sydney
What city is it?
LONDON
What do you think about these cities in the future? Are they better or worse ? Why?
Unit 9:
CITIES OF THE FUTURE
Getting Started
1. Activity 1
Phong, Chi and Ha are discussing their class assignment. Listen and read.
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LISTEN AND READ
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broad (adj) /brɔːd/: wide
sustainable (adj) /səˈsteɪnəbl/: that can continue or be
continued for a long time.
liveable (adj) /ˈlɪvəbl/:
Eg. Phu Yen is a liveable place.
familiar (a) /fəˈmɪliə(r)/: knowing something very well

E.g: Are you familiar with using a computer?

generate (v) /ˈdʒenəreɪt/: to produce or create something
-> to generate electricity/heat/power.
VOCABULARY
rộng
có tính bền vững
có thể ở được, đáng sống
quen thuộc
tạo ra, phát ra
Present (v) -> Presentation (n)
Sự trình bày
2.Act 2: Answer the questions.
1.What is Phong, Ha and Chi`s assignment about?
2.Do Phong and Chi think that life in 2050 will be better? Why / Why not?
3.Which idea do the three students choose to talk about?
4.What source of energy is mentioned? How can it be used?
5.Do you agree that life will be better and more enjoyable in 2050? Why or why not?


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ANSWER
1.It`s about life in the city in the year 2050. 
2.Both think life will be better; Phong believes modern technology will be the reason, while Chi thinks there`ll be no pollution. 
3.They choose to talk about the environment. 
4. Solar energy is mentioned. This energy can be used for transport, lighting, cooking, heating water, and helping plants grow. 
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3.Act 3: Find the question tags in the conversation.
Eg: It`s a group presentation, isn`t it?
4. Act 4:Read the conversation again and complete the conditional sentences.
1.If we use more solar energy,………………………….
2…………………………….if they breathe polluted air.
3.If we have solar panels on our roofs, ………………..
4.If people use renewable energy, ……………….
5. ……………………………..if you need anything else.
Conditional Sentences: Type 1
If clause
If + S + V (present simple)…..
Main clause
S + will/may/can + (not) + V(inf)…..
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E.g: If we use more solar energy, the air will become cleaner and our health will be better.
Use: The conditional sentences – type 1 describes a thing which is possible and likely to happen in the present or the future.
Homework
- Read and translate the dialogue into Vietnamese.
- Learn new words and make sentences.
- Prepare Unit 9: Language
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