UNIT 11: TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE
LESSON 4: SKILLS 1 + 2
1. What is the connection between them?
1. New words
- Flop (v): thất bại, không có
- Hover scooter (n): xe trượt trên mặt đất /ˈhəvər ˈskudər/
- Monowheel (n): xe đạp một bánh /monəwil/
- Segway (n): segway (tên một loại phương tiện giao thông di chuyển bằng sự di chuyển tay lái) /ˈseɡwei/
- Handle (n): tay cầm, ghi đông /ˈhandl/
- weird (adj) kì lạ/ kì dị /wird/
- vehicle (n) phương tiện /ˈvi ik(ə)l/
- file (n) hồ sơ /faīl/

There have been many interesting transport inventions. Some become popular, but others flop!
The personal hover scooter floats above the ground. It travels at around 30 kph. But it isn`t popular. Maybe that because it`s expensive. Personally, I think it`s too hard to park!
The monowheel is a single-wheel bike. The driver sits inside the wheel and pedals to go forward. It has one major problem - it can fall over very easily. I think it looks rather weird.
The Segway is a success. It`s a two - wheeled vehicle. The driver pulls the handle to go back or pushes it to go forward. It`s not as popular as the inventors hoped, but you might see one in an airport, or park. I guess it is a convenient, green way to travel.
Which new inventions will we use in the future? Which ones won`t we use ? It`s hard to know!
2. Read the text below and find the names of the transport inventions.
I. Reading:
There have been many interesting transport inventions. Some become popular, but others flop!

The personal hover scooter floats above the ground. It travels at around 30 kph. But it isn`t popular. Maybe that because it`s expensive. Personally, I think it`s too hard to park!

The monowheel is a single-wheel bike. The driver sits inside the wheel and pedals to go forward. It has one major problem - it can fall over very easily. I think it looks rather weird.

The Segway is a success. It`s a two - wheeled vehicle. The driver pulls the handle to go back or pushes it to go forward. It`s not as popular as the inventors hoped, but you might see one in an airport, or park. I guess it is a convenient, green way to travel.

Which new inventions will we use in the future? Which ones won`t we use ? It`s hard to know!
2. Read the text below and find the names of the transport inventions.
Bài dịch:
Có nhiều phát minh giao thông rất thú vị. Một số chúng trở nên phổ biến nhưng một số khác thì thất bại!
Loại xe 2 bánh cá nhân lơ lửng bên trên mặt đất. Nó di chuyển vói tốc độ khoảng 30 km/h. Nhưng nó không phổ biến. Có lẽ bởi vì nó quá đắt. Theo cá nhân tôi, tôi nghĩ quá khó để đỗ loại xe này.
Xe một bánh là xe đạp một bánh. Lái xe ngồi bên trong chiếc bánh xe và đạp xe để di chuyến. Nó có một vấn đề lớn - nó rất dễ đổ. Tôi nghĩ nó trông khá kì cục.
Segway là một phương tiện thành công. Nó là phương tiện 2 bánh. Người lái kéo tay cầm để đi lùi hoặc đẩy nó để đi về phía trước. Nó không được phổ biến như các nhà phát minh kì vọng nhưng bạn có thể thấy nó ở sân bay hoặc công viên. Tôi nghĩ đó là một phương tiện thuận lợi và là một phương tiện "xanh".
Những phát minh mới nào trong tương lai chúng ta sẽ sử dụng? Những phát minh nào chúng ta sẽ không sử dụng? Thật là khó mà biết.
I. Reading:
There have been many interesting transport inventions. Some become popular, but others flop!

The personal hover scooter floats above the ground. It travels at around 30 kph. But it isn`t popular. Maybe that because it`s expensive. Personally, I think it`s too hard to park!

The monowheel is a single-wheel bike. The driver sits inside the wheel and pedals to go forward. It has one major problem - it can fall over very easily. I think it looks rather weird.
2. Read the text below and find the names of the transport inventions.
3. Can you find words in the text to match the definitions below.
1. a new creation
2. not to become popular
3. Strange or unusual
→ invention
→ flop
→ weird
4. Answer the following questions.

Which of the invention the most popular?

2. Why don`t many people use the personal hover sooter?


3. Which transport does the winter think is strange?

4. Which transport is eco-friendly?
→ The Segway.
→ Maybe because the personal hover scooter is expensive, and it may be difficult to park .
→ The monowheel.
→ The Segway
PART 2: SKILLS 2 (P55)
5. Write a short paragraph about a future means of transport in this unit. Include both facts and opinions about the vehicle.
(Viết một đoạn văn ngắn về một phương tiện giao thông tương lai trong bài,bao gồm cả sự thật và ý kiến về phương tiện đó)
Questions:
1. What is the name of the transport ?
2. How does it look like?
3. How does it have functions?
4. What do you think about it?
Example:
That`s an airplane. It looks like a normal airplane but it`s very modem. It is powered by solar energy. Its speed is very high. Its wings are designed like a panel. It converts sunlight into energy. I think if s a very modem and eco-friendly device. It will be an airplane of the future.
- Write 5 your opinions about the transport inventions in Reading 2.
- Learn by heart the new words and Remember.
- Do exercise again in your notebooks.
- Prepare new lesson: Unit 11: Looking back.