[Global success] Giải tiếng Anh 7 Unit 11: Travelling in the future - Skill 1

Reading

1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and find the words or phrases to describe it (Làm việc theo cặp. Nhìn vào bức tranh và tìm các từ hoặc cụm từ để mô tả nó)

Answer: Electric cars

2. Read the passage and answer the question (Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi)

ROADRUNNER

Roadrunner is a car company that makes electric cars. The company introduced the first model in 2015 and they named it Speed. Speed soon became a success. Speed is safe, fast, comfortable, and not very expensive. It has four seats. The car can travel over 350 kilometres per hour. You only have to charge the battery every 700 kilometres. It even has a gaming screen inside. The company will introduce a new model next year called Safety. This model will become the largest and safest electric car you can buy. It will be able to carry seven passengers. The new model will also be more economical. Both models have an autopilot function, so they are driverless. Passengers can read, play games, or even sleep while they travel.

What is its main idea?

• Roadrunner's cars have an autopilot function.

• Roadrunner is a success.

• Roadrunner is a car company.

Answer:

C. Roadrunner's cars have an autopilot function.

3. Read the passage again and complete the fact file with no more than TWO words or a number (Đọc lại đoạn văn và hoàn thành bảng dữ liệu với không quá HAI từ hoặc một số)

Answer:

(1) 2015

(2) largest and

(3) safest electric car

(4) autopilot function

(5) electricity

Speaking

4. Work in pairs. Look at the fact file in 3 then ask and answer questions about it (Làm việc theo cặp. Nhìn vào bảng dữ liệu trong bài tập 3 rồi hỏi và trả lời các câu hỏi về nó)

Answer:

A: What is the name of the company? 

B: Roadrunner.

A: When did the company introduce its first model? 

B: In 2015.

5. Work in groups. Discuss why Roadrunner's cars will or won't become popular in the near future. Report your reasons to the class (Làm việc nhóm. Thảo luận tại sao những chiếc xe của Roadrunner sẽ hoặc không trở nên phổ biến trong tương lai gần. Trình bày lý do của bạn với cả lớp)

Answer:

- We think Roadrunner's cars will become popular in the near future because they are fast.

- We think Roadrunner's cars won't become popular in the near future because they might be dangerous / expensive.