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Period ...: UNIT 11 : TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE

Lesson 1: A CLOSER LOOK 1

I. OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to gain the following things :
1. Knowledge:
- To teach the use of the lexical items related to the topic Travelling in the future.
- Pronunciation: say sentences with correct stress
+ Vocabulary: use words related to future means of transport;
- Pronounce: Say sentences with correct stress;
New words: bamboo - copter (n), skyTran (n), solar- powered (a), (to) sail
+ Grammar: - use the future simple to talk about future activities and make predictions;
- use possessive pronouns correctly;
2. Competence: Students will be able to pratice listening and reading the conversation between
Ann and Minh about the topic “Travelling in the future”
- Develop communication skills and cultural awareness.
- Be cooperative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
- Actively join in class activities.
3. Qualities:
- Develop self-study skills.
- Ss have the good attitude to working in groups, individual work, pair work, cooperative learning
and working.
II. TEACHING AIDS:
- Teacher: Grade 7 text book, laptop, projector / TV/ pictures and cards.....
- Students : Text books, studying equipment….
- Computer connected to the Internet.
- Sach mem.vn
III. PROCEDURE:
Notes: In each activity, each step will be represented as following:
* Deliver the task. * Implement the task. * Discuss. * Give comments or feedback.

1. WARM UP & INTRODUCTION (5')

Vocabulary
Aims: - To create an active atmosphere in the class before the lesson;
- To lead into the new lesson.
* Content: To play games or have some warm-up activities to create a friendly and relaxed
atmosphere to inspire Ss to warm up to the subject and new lesson.
* Outcome: Having a chance to speak English.
* Organisation : Teacher's instructions …
Teacher's & Student's activities
Content
+ Greeting
+ Greeting
+ Asking questions
+ Asking questions
Give Ss a few minutes to play a game. Have Ss
- T_ Ss

play in two teams.
Give the teams some pictures of some modes of
travel: hyperloop, flying car, train, and sentences
that describe these modes of travel:
* Key:
1. It has two wings.
2. It is a system of tubes.
3. It travels long distances in just minutes.
4. It carries many passengers and runs on rails.
5. It makes noise.
6. It is eco-friendly.
7. It is safe and it doesn't have fumes.
8. The driver can turn to fly mode when roads are
congested.
Ask Ss to write the sentence numbers under the
correct pictures. Tell them that they can use some
sentences more than once.
The team with most correct answers or finishes
first is the winner.
- Quickly write the objectives of the lesson on one
corner of the board and introduce them to Ss.
- Ask Ss to open their book and introduce what
they are going to study….
- T leads in the lesson.
- Ask Ss to open their books to page 116.

- Work in pairs
- Students (Ss) listen and learn how to do
and do the tasks.
Key:
Picture of hyperloop: sentences 2, 3, 6,7
Picture of flying car: sentences 1,6,7, 8
Picture of train: sentences 4,5

- Open their book and write .

2. PRESENTATION/ NEW LESSON (12')

ACTIVITY 1:
Aim: To introduce some modes of future travel.
* Content: Write the words or phrases under the correct pictures.
* Outcome: Ss know more some new words and write the words correctly.
* Organisation :
Teacher's & Student's activities
Content
1. Write the words or phrases under the
1. Write the words or phrases under the
correct pictures. Then listen, check and repeat. correct pictures. Then listen, check and
repeat.
*) Pre- teach vocabulary:
- T_ Ss
- Teacher uses different techniques to teach
+ Students (Ss) listen to the instructions
vocabulary (situation, realia, translation .....)
+ Teacher may introduce the vocabulary by:
- providing explanations of the words;
- showing picture illustrating the word.
+ Follow the steps to teach vocabulary
- Repeat in chorus and individually
+ Check vocabulary.
Ask Ss to work in pairs to choose the words /

phrases in the box to write under the correct
pictures.
Ask them why they think a word / phrase should
go with a picture. For example, Why do you put
the word 'solar-powered ship' under Picture 1 ?
Elicit Ss'answers. For example, In Picture 1, lean
see a ship. It has solar panels. This way, Ss try to
describe pictures using vocabulary they have
learnt in the previous units.
Play the recording for Ss to check their answers.
Pause the recording after each word / phrase and
ask them to repeat chorally and individually.
Correct their pronunciation.

* Vocabulary:
Future means of transport
1. bamboo - copter (n) /bæmˈbuːˈkɒp.tər/:
chong chóng tre
2. skyTran (n) /skaɪtræn/: hệ thống tàu điện
trên không
3. solar- powered (a) /ˌsəʊ.lə -ˈpaʊər/: chạy
bằng năng lượng mặt trời
4. (to) sail/seɪl/: lướt buồm
Key: Audio script - Track 76:
1. solar-powered ship
2. flying car
3. bamboo-copter
4. hyperloop
5. skyTran

3. PRACTICE (15')
ACTIVITY 2:
Aim: To help Ss learn to use the right verbs for the appropriate mode of travel.
* Content: Write the words in the correct columns.
* Outcome: Ss can write the correct words in the correct columns.
* Organisation :
Teacher's Student's activities
Content
2. Write words or phrases from 1 in the correct 2. Write words or phrases from 1 in the
columns.
correct columns.
Ask Ss to work individually to write words /
- T_Ss ; Pair work
phrases in 1 in the correct columns.
- Listen to the teacher's instructions
Check the answers as a class.
carefully and learn how to do.
- Give the answer.
* Key:
Get Ss to add more means of transport to the
columns.
See the example below:
- Ask Ss to read aloud the words / phrases. Correct
Ss' pronunciation if necessary.
- T checks and gives the correct answers.

ACTIVITY 3:
Aim: To help Ss practise using the learnt words in the right contexts.
* Content: Complete the sentences.
* Outcome: Ss can complete the sentences correctly.

* Organisation :
3. Complete the sentences, using the words or
phrases from the box.
Ask the whole class to read aloud the words in the
box. Correct their pronunciation where necessary.
Ask Ss to work individually to complete the
sentences using the words from the box.
Check the answers as a class.
Ask some Ss to read aloud the sentences.
- Correct their pronunciation if needed.

3. Complete the sentences, using the
words or phrases from the box.
- Listen to the teacher 's instruction
carefully.
- Ss to work individually
* Key:
1. bamboo-copter
2. fly
3. ride
4. hyperloop
5. eco-friendly

II. PRONUNCIATION: (10')

Sentence stress
ACTIVITY 4
Aims: To help Ss be aware of which words in a sentence should be stressed, which are not;
To help Ss say sentences with correct stress.
* Content: Listen to the sentences. Pay attention to the bold words.
* Outcome: Ss learn how to use bold words.
* Organisation :
Teacher's Student's activities
4. Listen to the sentences and repeat. Pay
attention to the bold words
Have Ss listen to the recording once first. Ask
them to pay attention to the stressed words.
Play the recording for them to listen and repeat
after each sentence as a class, then as individuals.
Play the recording as many times as necessary.
Then ask Ss to read out the sentences. Correct
their pronunciation and stress if needed.
Introduce the rules in the Remember! box.

Content
4. Listen to the sentences and repeat. Pay
attention to the bold words
- Listen carefully
- Listen and repeat
* Audio script - Track 77:
1. We'll have driverless cars.
2. We'll have driverless cars in the future.
3. think driverless cars will run faster.
4. don't think we'll have driverless cars.
5. think driverless cars will be safer and
greener.

4. FURTHER PRACTICE (8')
ACTIVITY 5:
Aims: To help Ss be aware of the words they have to stress in a sentence;
To help Ss practise saying sentences with correct stress.
* Content: Listen and repeat the sentences, paying attention to how many stresses there are
* Outcome: Ss will be able to know how many stresses there are .
* Organisation :
5. Listen to the sentences and repeat. How
5. Listen to the sentences and repeat.
many stresses are there in each sentence?
How many stresses are there in each

Play the recording for Ss to listen then repeat each
sentence after the recording. Correct Ss where
necessary.
Ask Ss to count the number of stresses in each
sentence. Check if Ss have counted enough
stresses in each of the sentences.
Call on some Ss to read the sentences
individually. Play the recording again and again if
needed.
- Check their pronunciation, if necessary.

sentence?
words.
- T_ Ss
- S do the tasks
* Key: 1.3 2.3
3.4
4.4
5.5
* Audio script - Track 78:
1. That is a solar-powered ship.
2. They will travel by flying car.
3. They introduced a new autopilot model.
4. Will bullet trains pollute the
environment?
5. I don't think those trains will be popular
here.

5. WRAP-UP & HOME WORK (2')
- Ask Ss to summarise what they have learnt in the lesson.
Ask them to list some words / phrases about future modes of travel.
Ask Ss to list some verbs that are used with different modes of travel.
Ask Ss to read out some sentences with the correct stress.
* HOME WORK
- Remember some new words.
- Do more exercises in workbook.
- Prepare new lesson. A CLOSER LOOK_ 2.
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THIS UNIT INCLUDES:
Vocabulary
- Future means of transport
Pronunciation:
- Sentence stress
Grammar
- Future simple: Will
- Possessive pronouns

Skills:
- Reading about cars
- Talking about why a means of transport will /
won't be popular
- Listening to a talk about some future means of
transport
- Writing a paragraph about the advantages of a
future means of transport
Everyday English
Making predictions