UNIT 7: TRAFFIC
Lesson 1: Getting started

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Le Hong Phong lower secondary school

Uni 7
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TRAFFIC
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Meeting in the school yard

Uni
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HOBBIES

PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION

cross the road

accident

transport

traffic
traffic lights

road signs

traffic jam

PRESENTATION

cycle (v) = go … by bike
/ˈsaɪkl/

ĐẠP XE

PRESENTATION

traffic jam (n)
/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

TẮC ĐƯỜNG

PRESENTATION

cross the road (v)
/krɒs ðə rəʊd/

BĂNG QUA ĐƯỜNG

PRESENTATION
Traffic jams occur in rush hours

rush hour (n)
/ˈrʌʃ aʊə(r)/

GIỜ CAO ĐIỂM

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

cycle (v)

/ˈsaɪkl/

đạp xe

traffic jam (n)

/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

tắc đường

cross the road (v)

/krɒs ðə rəʊd/

băng qua đường

rush hour (n)

/ˈrʌʃ aʊə(r)/

giờ cao điểm

PRESENTATION: LISTEN AND READ

Who are they?
Are they in the schoolyard?
What are they talking about?

PRESENTATION: LISTEN AND READ
Lan: Hi, Mark. How are you?
Mark: Good, thanks. And you?
What did you do last Sunday?
Lan: I'm fine. Last Sunday
afternoon,
I cycled round the lake near my
home.
Mark: That sounds really
healthy.
By the way, do you often cycle
to
school too?
Lan: Yes, but sometimes my
mum takes me on her
motorbike.
Mark: How far is it from your
home

Lan: About 10 minutes.
Sometimes,
when there are traffic jams, it
takes
longer.
Mark: You should be careful,
especially when you cross the
road.
Lan: Right. The roads get really
crowded.
Mark: Hey, how about going
cycling
round the lake this Sunday?
Lan: Great! Can you come to my
house at 3 p.m.?
Mark: OK, Lan. See you then.

Lan: I'm
fine.how
Last
Sunday going
afternoon,
Mark:
Hey,
about
Lan:
About
10
minutes.
PRACTICE
I cycled round the lake near my home.
cycling
Sometimes,
round
the lake
Sunday?
when there
arethis
traffic
jams, it
and choose the correct answer
2 Read the conversation
Lan:
takesGreat! Can you come to my
house
longer.at 3 p.m.?
1. How does Lan often go to school?
A. By bicycle.
B. By motorbike.
C. On foot.
2. It normally takes Lan ___ to get to school.
A. two minutes
B. ten minutes

C. twenty minutes

3. Lan and Mark agree to go cycling ______.
A. tomorrow
B. every day

C. at the weekend

PRACTICE

3

Write one word from the conversation to complete each sentence.
cycled round the lake near her home.
1. Last Sunday afternoon, Lan ______
should be careful, especially when you
2. Mark says to Lan: “You ______
cross the road.

3. Traffic ______
jams are a problem in big cities.
4.

– ______
How does your mum go shopping?
– She often walks.

crowded during the rush hours.
5. This road is very __________

PRESENTATION: READ
Lan: Hi, Mark. How are you?
Mark: Good, thanks. And you?
What did you do last Sunday?
Lan: I'm fine. Last Sunday afternoon,
I cycled round the lake near my home.
Mark: That sounds really healthy.
By the way, do you often cycle to
school too?
Lan: Yes, but sometimes my mum takes
me on her motorbike.
Mark: How far is it from your home
to school?
Lan: It's about two kilometres.
Mark: How long does it take you to
cycle there?

Lan: About 10 minutes. Sometimes,
when there are traffic jams, it takes
longer.
Mark: You should be careful, especially
when you cross the road.
Lan: Right. The roads get really
crowded.
Mark: Hey, how about going cycling
round the lake this Sunday?
Lan: Great! Can you come to my house
at 3 p.m.?
Mark: OK, Lan. See you then.

How far is it from Lan's house to school?

PRACTICE

4

Look at the pictures and write a word under each.

bicycle

bus

car

motorbike
boat

air-plane
ship

train

PRODUCTION

5

Find someone who … Write your friends' names in the blanks.
Then report to the class

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

Topic of theTRAFFIC
unit

MEANS OF
Vocabulary
TRANSPORT

TRAFFIC
PROBLEMS

CONSOLIDATION

HOMEWORK

 talk about the traffic in your neighbourhood
 Prepare the vocabulary for the next lesson: A closer look 1.