Unit 11 TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE
LESSON 6: SKILLS 2

OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o listen for general and specific information about
some future means of transport.
o write about the advantages of a future means of
transport.

LESSON 6: SKILLS 2
Discussion

WARM-UP

LISTENING

Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen to a talk between Mr Ha and his students. How
many means of transport are they talking about?
Task 2: Listen to the talk again and complete each sentence with
ONE word.
Task 3: True or False statements.
Task 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?
Task 5: Write a paragraph of about 70 words about the
advantages of the means of transport you've chosen.

WRITING

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

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

LISTENING: VOCABULARY

bullet train (n)
/ˈbʊlɪt ˌtreɪn/
tàu cao tốc

LISTENING: VOCABULARY

use up (phr.v.)
/juz up/
sử dụng hết

LISTENING: VOCABULARY

comfortable (a)
/ˈkʌmfətəbəl/
thoải mái

LISTENING: VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. bullet train (n)

/ˈbʊlɪt ˌtreɪn/

tàu cao tốc

2. use up (phr.v.)

/juz up/

sử dụng hết

/ˈkʌmfətəbəl/

thoải mái

3. comfortable (adj)

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

LISTENING

2 Listen to the talk again and complete each sentence with ONE word.
accidents
1. Bullet trains will be faster, safer, and riders can avoid traffic _________.
autopilot
2. SkyTrans will use less space and run on _________.
expensive for students.
3. SkyTrans may be too __________
Bamboo-copters will be cheaper and easier to use.
4. ______________
eco-friendly and comfortable.
5. Solar-powered ships will be __________

LISTENING

3 True or False statements.

Statements

True

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 ecofriendly and uncomfortable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

False

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.

WRITING
a paragraph of about 70 words about the advantages of the means of
5 Write
transport you've chosen. Start your writing as shown below..
More advantages:
- economical
- carry many people
- avoid traffic jams
- have an autopilot
function
- driverless
etc.

WRITING
CLASS GALLERY
Students can:
 go and see other's work
 give comments to each other

CONSOLIDATION

1

WRAP-UP

In this lesson, we have learnt to:
o listen for general and specific information
about some future means of transport.
o write about the advantages of a future means
of transport.

CONSOLIDATION

2

HOMEWORK

 Rewrite the letter on the notebook.
 Prepare for the next lesson: Looking back & Project

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