UNIT 7: TRAFFIC
Lesson 1: Getting started

List some means of transportation you remember

bike

van

motorbike

truck

car

bus

train

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TRAFFIC
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Meeting in the school yard

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HOBBIES

Look and answer.
1. Who are they?
They are Lan and Mark.
2. Where are they?
They are in the school yard.
3. What are they talking about?
A. sports
B. traffic
C. films

PRESENTATION

cycle (v)
/ˈsaɪkl/

ĐẠP XE

PRESENTATION

traffic jam (n)
/ˈtræfɪk dʒæm/

TẮC ĐƯỜNG

PRESENTATION

cross the road (v)
/krɒs ðə rəʊd/

BĂNG QUA ĐƯỜNG

PRESENTATION

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

•

crowded /ˈkraʊdɪd/(adj) : đông đúc
careful /ˈkeəfl/  (adj) :
Cẩn thận
• sounds really healthy
Nghe có vẻ rất tốt cho sức khỏe.
• By the way:
Nhân tiện
• Should : (modal verb)
nên
• Especially (adv):
đặc biệt
• Nomally (adv):
Bình thường

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.?

Look and answer.
3. What are they talking about?
A. sports
B. traffic
C. films
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.
By the way, do you often cycle
to

PRACTICE

2

Read the conversation 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.
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 __________

PRACTICE

4

Look at the pictures and write a word under each.

bicycle

car

motorbike

boat

bus

train

air-plane

ship

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.