UNIT 11: TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE
Lesson 6: Skills 2

Trịnh Thị Mai Dung
Quang Trung secondary school

Unit 11 TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE
LESSON 5: SKILLS 2

WARM-UP
Which words/ phrases that you think are
used to describe the future means of
transport?

PRE-LISTENING - VOCABULARY

bullet train (n)
/ˈbʊl.ɪt ˌtreɪn/

tàu cao tốc

PRE-LISTENING - VOCABULARY

(to) use up
/juz up/

sử dụng hết

PRE-LISTENING - VOCABULARY

comfortable (a)
/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/

thoải mái

PRE-LISTENING - VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. bullet train
(n)

/ˈbʊl.ɪt ˌtreɪn/

tàu cao tốc

2. (to) use up

/juz up/

sử dụng hết

/
ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/

thoải mái

3. comfortable
(a)

PRE-LISTENING
to a talk between Mr Ha and his students. How many means
2 Listen
of transport are they talking about? Circle the correct answer.

WHILE-LISTENING

2 Listen to the talk again and complete each sentence with ONE word.
acciden
ts
autopilo
t

expensiv
e

4. Bamboo copters
ecofriendly

POST - LISTENING

3 True or False statements

Statements
1. Tom thinks that bullet trains will
be the fastest transport in the
future.
2. Lan said that SkyTrans would not
use up much space.
3. It may be too expensive for
students to use SkyTrans
4. Students will use bamboo –
copters to fly to school.
5. Lan thinks solar – power ships
will be eco- friendly and

 

True

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

False

PRE-WRITING

4

Choose one future means of transport in 3 and tick the words and
phrases that describe its advantages. Can you add more words
and phrases?

Suggested
answers:
economical,
carrying many
passengers,
avoiding traffic
jams, having an
autopilot
function,
driverless, etc.

WHILE-WRITING
a letter to invite someone to a street painting festival, using
5 Write
the following cues.

it is eco-friendly, it runs by energy from the wind.
Second, it's cheap and convenient. Students will just
put on their bamboo-copters and fly to school. 

POST - WRITING
Class gallery
Students can:
 go and see other's work
 give comments to each other

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

 Prepare for the next lesson: Looking back & Project