www thuvienhoclieu com UNIT 11 TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE A TỪ VỰNG 1 safety (n) /''''seɪfti/ Sự an toàn 2 pleasant (a) /''''pleznt/ Thoải mái, dễ chịu 3 imaginative (a) /ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/ Tưởng tượng 4 traffic j[.]
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A TỪ VỰNG:
1 safety (n) /'seɪfti/: Sự an toàn
2 pleasant (a) /'pleznt/: Thoải mái, dễ chịu
3 imaginative (a) /ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv/: Tưởng tượng
4 traffic jam (n) /'træfɪk dʒæm/: Sự kẹt xe
5 crash (n) /kræʃ/: Va chạm xe, tai nạn xe
6 fuel (n) /fju:əl/: Nhiên liệu
7 eco-friendly (adj) /'i:kəu 'frendli/: thân thiện với hệ sinh thái, thân thiện với môi trường
8 float (v) /fləut/: Nổi
9 flop (v) /flɔp/: Thất bại
10 hover scooter (n) /'hɔvə 'sku:tə/: một loại phương tiện di chuyển cá nhân trượt trên mặt đất
11 monowheel (n) /'mɔnouwi:l/: một loại xe đạp có một bánh
12 pedal (v,n) /'pedl/: đạp, bàn đạp
13 segway (n) /'segwei/: một loại phương tiện di chuyển cá nhân bằng cách đẩy chân để chạy bánh xe trên mặt đất
14 metro (n) /'metrəʊ/: Xe điện ngầm
15 skytrain (n) /skʌɪ treɪn/: Tàu trên không trong thành phố
16 gridlocked (adj) /'grɪdlɑːkt/: Giao thông kẹt cứng
17 pollution (n) /pə'lu:ʃ(ə)n/: Ô nhiễm
18 technology (n) /tek'nɒlədʒi/: Kỹ thuật
B NGỮ PHÁP:
WILL FOR FUTURE PREDICTIONS
(WILL DÙNG CHO DỰ ĐOÁN TƯƠNG LAI)
- Chúng ta thường dùng will để thực hiện một dự đoán về tương lai
Cấu trúc:
- Khẳng định: S+ will + V-infinitive
- Phủ định: S + will not (won’t) + V-infinitive
- Câu hỏi: Will + S + V-infinitive?
Ví dụ :
One day people will travel to Mars
(Một ngày nào đó con người sẽ lên Sao Hỏa.)
Trang 2POSSESSIVE PRONOUN
(ĐẠI TỪ SỞ HỮU)
Đại từ sở hữu dùng để thay thế cho tính từ sở hữu và danh từ khi không muốn lặp lại danh từ
Subject Possessive pronoun
They Theirs
Ví dụ:
I gave it to my friends and to yours (= your friends)
(Tôi đưa nó cho bạn của tôi và bạn của bạn.)
Her shirt is white, and mine is blue (= my shirt)
(Áo cô ta màu trắng còn của tôi màu xanh.)
C BÀI TẬP:
❶ PHONETICS
I Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.
10 A doctor B hospital C pollution D tomorrow
14 A thunder B earthquake C gather D healthy
Trang 318 A plays B looks C wants D helps
24 A machine B parachute C champagne D cheer
25 A doctor B hospital C pollution D tomorrow
II Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group.
3 A available B environment C electrical D volunteer
4 A appearance B pollution C personal D opinion
5 A wonderland B favorite C driverless D expensive
11 A favourite B pollution C imagine D exhausted
12 A energy B plentiful C disappear D celebrate
13 A recycle B description C contribute D atmosphere
15 A dangerous B important C enormous D convenient
❷ MULTIPLE CHOICE
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1 When he was 8 years old, he had an accident and broke leg
Trang 4A mine B he C his D him
2 The teacher gave the students homework
3 This is a picture of Picasso Do you like ?
4 This isn’t your chairs It’s
5 I want to find key I can not go home without it
6 How many people are there in family?
7 My jacket is on the chair, is on the table
8 This is Mr and Mrs Simth, those are children
9 That isn’t mobile phone
10 I will present idea to the company tomorrow
11 The mother cat and kittens napped in the sunshine
12 I like cream cheese on bagels
13 grandfather used to take us fishing
14 Elaine bought dress at the mall
15 The car lost rear bumper in an accident
16 The horse swished tail to keep flies away
17 This dessert is but you can have it
18 Please return money at once
19 car is so dirty I can’t even tell what color it is
20 When the cat saw the dog, it stopped in tracks
Trang 521 I think we have electric taxis very soon.
22 With teleportation, you disappear at a place, and then in another place seconds later
A appears B appeared C reappear D reappears
23 Every day over1,000 new cars add to the city and the city of over 20 million people
is getting more and more
A expensive B famous C difficult D gridlocked
24 My brother and I often come to school foot
25 Skycycling tubes will be easy
26 The white cat is Helen’s, and the black cat is
27 We try to make the future green by using vehicles or kinds of energy that
are
A environmentally friendly B environment friendly
C environmentally friendship D environmental friendly
28 This is Linda’s hat, and those shoes are , too
29 It will be to ride a jet pack in bad weather because it doesn’t have a roof
A enjoyable B pleasant C unpleasant D comfortable
30 A sky safety system can help cars to traffic jams and crashes
31 People won’t use flying cars the year 2050
32 Is the most serious problem?
A pollution B polluted C pollute D pollutant
33 We believe that urban transport pods can travel around 30kph
34 Do you think the price will increase next month?
A fossil fuels B gases C fuel D natural gases
35 We will use more energy in the future
36 A jet pack doesn’t a lot of space
37 Which of transport do you think will be used in the future?
38 We are looking for types of vehicles that help us to avoid
Trang 6A traffic B traffic jams C rush hours D walking
39 The Segway, which is a vehicle, will be a success
A two-wheels B two wheels C two wheel D two-wheel
40 With the Segway, the driver pulls the handle to go back or pushes it to go
41 books are here are there
A Theirs – ours B Their – our C Theirs – our D Their – ours
42 is a single-wheel bike
A Mono wheel B Hover scooter C Segway D Teleporter
43 Choose the word having different stress from the others
44 the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end
45 You should look right and left when you go the road
46 You found the plot of the film
47 A lot of dancers go to Rio de Janeiro to the Carnival
48 Nuclear power in the future
A will replace B replaced C will be replaced D replaces
49 Wind, hydro and solar are resources
A modern B renewable C non-renewable D new
50 It’s really difficult to a bicycle up the hill
❸ WORD FORMS
Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentences.
1 My big brother rode his bike and had an accident (care)
2 We couldn’t see the airplane because it behind the cloud (appear)
3 If it doesn’t rain soon, there’ll be a great of water (short)
Trang 74 I don’t think it will come true soon; however, your idea is really _
(imagine)
5 Thomas Edison is one of the greatest in history (invent)
6 The hover scooter is our new (create)
7 John likes traveling by bicycle, but it is in bad weather (please)
8 It is a sky system; it’ll stop everyone from crashing (safe)
9 He feels very tired after two continuous nights of (sleep)
10 Various roads will be at the beginning of next year (wide)
11 We want to buy that will save money (product)
12 These will conserve the earth’s resources (innovate)
13 D.E Huges was the of microphone (invent)
14 The price of has gone up again (electric)
15 People in the countryside is (friend)
16 If it doesn’t rain soon, there’ll be a great of water (short)
17 Environmental is every body’s responsibility (protect)
18 Taxi drivers have to have good on the street names (know)
19 In the future, many buildings will be by solar energy (hot)
20 My brother can repair electric very well (apply)
❹ VERB FORM
I Complete the sentences with will or will not (won’t) and a suitable verb to make them
true in your opinion.
1 In ten years people on other planets
2 One day people on holiday on the moon
3 Flying cheaper in the future
4 People in the future in cities under the sea
5 There more wars in the future, and we will live in a peaceful world
6 In twenty years’ time, there more traffic than now
7 Our children and grandchildren until they are over one hundred
8 Driverless cars cheap so that many people can afford them
9 Flying cars that can change into helicopters a runway to take off
10 Future planes faster than the speed of sound
II Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 I don't think he (win) the next election
2 I’m sure they (not score) another goal
3 The airport (be) busy in August
4 (it snow) this year?
5 (you/ able) find a good job when you leave school?
Trang 86 Who do you think (win) the next World Cup?
7 Please remind me of my visit to the dentist tomorrow (I/certainly/
forget)
8 The bus is late I have a feeling (not arrive) before 5 o'clock
9 Let's purchase at the supermarket (Coke/ cheaper)
10 Jane knows math well (she/ help) you
III Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets in simple future.
1 If you do that again, I (tell) your mum
2 I’m hungry! Well I (get) you something to eat
3 I don’t think that we (have) a barbecue today
4. In 2300 the world (be) full of robots
5 She (not/ stay) , if you’re not here
6 We (have) any time to go shopping?
7. We probably (not/ see) any tigers at the zoo today
8 In the future air pollution (be) worse than it is today
9 I’m sure that we (see) the Queen today
10 You (be) 11 years old next month
❺ CORRECTION:
1 He hopes he will become a pilot to sail a plane to many countries.
A B C D
2 She goes to the bakery by foot, but sometimes she goes there by bicycle.
A B C D
3 It takes me fifteen minutes going to school by bus.
A B C D
4 They hope the road will fix soon after the heavy rain.
A B C D
5 She thinks go by bicycle is an effective way to reduce traffic jams and
A B C
exhaust fumes
D
6 Renewable energy is a practical solution of our electricity needs
A B C D
7 By increasing renewable energy, we can reduce air pollution and cutting global
A B C
warming emissions
D
8 In six years' time, we will be travelled across town by flying taxi
Trang 9A B C D
9 People from the countryside move to city to find work and a better standard of living.
A B C D
10 When you were a child, you used to go to school on foot, weren't you?
A B C D
II There is one mistake in each sentence Underline and correct the mistake.
1 Everyday I go to work by foot, but she goes to work by bus.
2. I think more people will be using public transportation in the future
3 I’m in a bus to Binh Dinh to join in a meeting there.
4 My brother will pedal his mo now heel to work at this time next
week
5 Will we traveling in driverless and high-speed cars in the future?
6 I have seen that motorbike so far It is his uncle.
7 I can see my new album here, and the nice pictures are it.
8 Friday night, a friend of our from college came up to see us
9 Another Japanese city, Osaka, also has a very large population with
20.5 million
10 The fewer furniture that you have in your bedroom, the bigger it
will look
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❻ READING
I Read the text, and then fill in the blanks with the correct words Use the words
in the box.
It is a computer drawing of the (1) of the future British engineers and
scientists have published plans for a new hypersonic plane (2) the A2 It
will be very fast At the moment, a flight from London in the UK to Sydney in Australia
Trang 10(3) about twenty-one hours but with the A2 the same flight will take about four hours
The flight will (4) at 4,5000 kilometres per hour and will fly at an altitude of over 10,000 metres
It will carry 300 passengers but it (5) have any windows because scientists haven’t found glass that is strong enough It (6) be better for the environment (7) other planes because the engines won’t produce gases that cause pollution
In the future, will people travel (8) London to Australia for the Weekend? - It’s possible! But how much will a ticket cost? The planners say that it won’t be very (9) about £2,000 The A2 will be (10) for its first flight in 2020
II Read the email Choose the correct answers.
Dear Peter,
My name is Helen and I want to be (1) pen-pal I am seven years old and
I am from England My parents are doctors I (2) brothers They are students at the University of London Have (3) got any brothers or sisters?
In my free time, I go to the cinema with my brothers or hang out with my friends My best friend (4) Laura; (5) mother is from Thailand and her father is from Australia Please write soon and tell (6) all about your family and friends
Best wishes,
HELEN
3 A your B yourself C yours D you
III Read and complete the sentences with suitable words/ phrases in the text.
LONDON TAXI
Robert is a taxi driver in London He works six days a week He can starts and finishes his work at any time he wants, as long as he works enough hours during the day As London is a very busy city, sometimes he works overtime on a Saturday, which
is good as it means extra money Driving a taxi is difficult and dangerous Traffic in the city is often slow because of accidents and construction sites which drivers have to go around When it rains or snows, the roads are very difficult to drive on Robert sometimes never gets paid especially when he has to deal with drunk passengers Most
Trang 11of Robert’s passengers are friendly and tip him generously Robert likes his job, but lately he has been suffering with backache He is wondering if he is old
1. Robert is working as a
2. Robert starts and ends his work at he wants 3. When working overtime, Robert gets
4. Taxi-driving in London is difficult and
5. Traffic in London is low because the taxi drivers have to the accidents and construction sites 6 When Robert deals with , he does not get paid 7 Robert is tipped generously by his
8 Recently, Robert has been suffering with
IV Read the passage. A rocket uses fuel to make power for the engine The fuel is set on fire inside the rocket As the fuel burns, it creates gases that have great pressure These gases are blasted out of the rocket engines These gases all go out the bottom of the rocket engine where it is open They come out so fast and with so much power that the rocket is pushed up It is pushed up so hard that the rocket overcomes the force of gravity, which tries to keep everything on the ground The force that pushes up against the front of the rocket is called thrust Unlike an airplane, a rocket does not use wings to help it fly It just uses the power and force created by the burning fuel to make enough thrust Decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F). 1 A rocket uses the energy from wind to make power for the engine
2 When the fuel burns, it creates gases that have great pressure
3 These gases come so fast but they have little power
4 The rocket is pushed up because it overcomes the force of gravity
5 The rocket has two wings which help it fly
V Read the passage and answer the questions given.
It takes you about 16 hours to travel from New York to Beijing Beside, you also have to wait at the airport, and sometimes you have to transfer onto a different airplane
If you add all of that extra time, the trip will take at least 20 hours But in the future, this trip might only take 2 hours
Nowadays, a private company is developing something called ET3 which stands for “evacuated tube transport technology” Here is how it works A tube goes all way from New York to Beijing The tube is only a few meters wide Capsules use move through the tube Six people can sit in one capsule The capsules use electricity instead
of gasoline The capsules can travel about 6.500 kilometers per hour That is much