Unit

7

TRAFFIC
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Meeting in the school yard

Uni
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HOBBIES

OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to gain:
o an overview about the topic Traffic.
o vocabulary to talk about means of transport

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Miming game
PRESENTATION

• Task 1: Read the conversation and choose the correct
answer.
• Task 2: Write one word from the conversation to
complete each sentence.
• Task 3: Look at the pictures and write a word under
each.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

• Vocabulary
• Listen and read.

• Task 4: Game: Find someone who …
• Wrap-up
• Homework

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Miming game

Aims of the stage:
⮚ To activate students' knowledge on the
topic of the unit
⮚ To enhance students' skills of cooperating
with teammates

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Miming game
PRESENTATION

• Vocabulary
• Listen and read.

PRESENTATION

cycle (v)
/ˈsaɪkl/
đạp xe

PRESENTATION

traffic jam (n. phr.)
/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/
tắc đường

PRESENTATION

cross the road (v. phr.)
/krɒs ðə rəʊd/
băng qua đường

PRESENTATION

rush hour (n. phr.)
/ˈrʌʃ aʊə(r)/
giờ cao điểm

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

cycle (v)

/ˈsaɪkl/

đạp xe

traffic jam (n. phr.)

/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

tắc đường

cross the road (v. phr.)

/krɒs ðə rəʊd/

băng qua đường

rush hour (n. phr.)

/ˈrʌʃ aʊə(r)/

giờ cao điểm

PRESENTATION

1

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
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.

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Miming game
PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

• Vocabulary
• Listen and read.
• Task 1: Read the conversation and choose the correct
answer.
• Task 2: Write one word from the conversation to
complete each sentence.
• Task 3: Look at the pictures and write a word under
each.

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation again and choose the correct answer.

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.

1. Last Sunday afternoon, Lan ______
cycled round the lake near her home.
2. Mark says to Lan: “You ______
should be careful, especially when you
cross the road.
3. Traffic ______
jams are a problem in big cities.
4. – ______
How does your mum go shopping?
– She often walks.
5. This road is very __________
crowded during the rush hours.

PRACTICE

4

Look at the pictures and write a word under each.

bicycle
1. _______________

car
2. _______________

bus
3. _______________

motorbike
4. _______________

PRACTICE

3

Look at the pictures and write a word under each.

5. _______________
plane/ airplane

train
6. _______________

boat
7. _______________

ship
8. _______________

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Miming game
PRESENTATION

• Vocabulary
• Listen and read.
• Task 1: Read the conversation and choose the correct
answer.
• Task 2: Write one word from the conversation to
complete each sentence.
• Task 3: Look at the pictures and write a word under
each.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

• Task 4: Game: Find someone who …

PRODUCTION

4

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

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Miming game
PRESENTATION

• Task 1: Read the conversation and choose the correct
answer.
• Task 2: Write one word from the conversation to
complete each sentence.
• Task 3: Look at the pictures and write a word under
each.

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION
CONSOLIDATION

• Vocabulary
• Listen and read.

• Task 4: Game: Find someone who …
• Wrap-up
• Homework

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

Topic of
the unit

Vocabulary

TRAFFIC

MEANS OF
TRANSPORT

TRAFFIC
PROBLEMS

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

⮚ Do exercises in the workbook.
⮚ Prepare the vocabulary for the next lesson: A closer look 1
⮚ Prepare for the Unit's project.

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