G7 – U7 – TRAFFIC (1)

A, PHONETIC
I, Find the word which has a different sound pattern
1, A, traffic B, pavement C, plane D, station
2, A, recycle B, vehicle C, helicopter D, reserve
3, A, railway B, mail C, sail D, captain
4, A, sign B, mistake C, triangle D, drive
5, A, nearest B, head C, bread D, health
6, A, lazy B, date C. hate D, car
7, A, said B, wait C, train D, paid
8, A, safety B, waste C, taste D, chat
B, LANGUAGE FOCUS
Put the correct meanings under the appropriate road signs
1,Crossroads – 2, No U turn – 3, overtaking – 4, No left turn – 5, Pedestrian crossing –
6, One way – 7, no stopping – 8, slippery road – 9, roundabout – 10, school crossing
patrol
– 11, buy petrol – 12, parking – 13, turn right – 14, traffic lights – 15, maximum speed Fill each blank with a word from the box
limit – 16, men at work – 17,bumpy road – 18, train tracks ahead – 19,tunnel ahead – vehicles across did ride Feels
20, falling rocks – 21, caution cows in road – 22, road narrows on both sides – 23, wild break It rules accidents Looked
animals – 24, give way – 25, two way traffic ahead 1, What did you do last Sunday?
2, I stayed at home and looked after my younger brother yesterday
Buy petrol Two way traffic Roundabout 3, Does your bike ever break down on the way to school?
ahead Traffic lights
school
Crossroads crossing Give road
patrol Wild animal
Men at work
No u turn Slippery road No left turn

Maximum Parking
Falling rocks
speed limit Turn right
One way
Pedestrian Bumpy road
Train tracks
crosiing ahead
No stopping Two way traffic ahead
4, We must always obey traffic rules for our safety travel 7, …is not very far from here to the city center
5, How far is it from your house to the bus stop? A, that B, this C, it D, there
6, He used to ride a tricycle when he was three years old 8, When there is a traffic jam, it ..me a very long time to go home
7, Now there are more traffic accidents than there used to be in this city A, costs B, takes C, lasts D, spends
8, There did not use to be many vehicles on the roads in my home town 9, Mai’s dad usually drives her to school …her school is very far from her house
9, He lives in a small village in the mountains so he never feels worried about traffic A, but B, though C, because D, or
jams 10, Yesterday Hoa and Lan …round West Lake. It took them an hour
10, You should remember to walk across the streets at zebra crossings A, cycle B, cycles C, cycling D, cycled
Choose the correct answer 11, …does it take to go from Ha Noi to HCM city by plane?
1, Minh used to …his homework late in the evening A, how far B, how much C, how long D, how many
A, does B, do C doing D, 12, There …a bus station in the city center, but it has been moved to the suburbs
did 2, If people …the rules, there are no more accidents A, used to be B, used to have C, use to have D, were
A, follow B, take care of C, obey D, 13, I …marbles when I was young, but now I didn’t
remember 3, You should …right and left when you go across the roads A, play B, used to play C, have played D, didn’t use to play
A, see B, look C, be D, 14, “ …is it from your house to the nearest bus stop?” – “About 50m”
take 4, Hurry up or we can’t …the last bus home A, how far B, how long C, how often D, how much
A, keep B, follow C, go D, 15, We should …the street at the zebra crossing
catch 5, Lan used to go to school … A, walk B, walk on C, walk through D, walk across
A, with bicycle B, by foot C, in car D,by 16, Drivers have to ..your seatbelt whenever they drive
bus A, put B, tie C, fasten D, put on
6, Public …in my town is good and cheap 17, We should wait for the traffic lights …before we cross the street
A, transport B, tour C, journey D, A, turn green B, to turn green C, turn yellow D, to turn yellow
18, All of us have to obey ..strictly II, Read the following text, and then answer these questions
A, traffic rules B, traffic C, traffic jam D, regular BIKE SAFETY
19, Cyclists and motorist have to wear a …when they ride a motorbike  Children under 10 should always ride with an adult
A, hard hat B, cap C, mask D, helmet  You must wear an approved cycle helmet correctly
20, He forgot to give a …before he turned left and got a ticket  Make sure bikes have working brakes
A, signal B, sign C, light D, hand  Wearing a high visibility vest or jacket, especially at night, is a good idea
C, READING  You should copy the way you see your parents riding their bikes
Choose the correct word for each gap to complete the following passage 1, At which age can children ride their bikes alone?
When you are in Singapore, you can go (1) …taxi, by bus or by underground. I myself  Chidren can ride their bike alone when they are 10.
prefer the underground (2) …it is fast, easy and cheap. There are (3) ..buses and taxis in 2, What must you wear while riding
Singapore and one cannot drive along the road (4) …and without many stops, especially  You must wear a helmet while riding.
on the Monday morning. The underground is therefore usually quicker (5) 3, What should your bike have?  Your bike should have working brakes.
…taxis or buses. If you do not know Singapore very (6) …, it is difficult (7) …the bus 4, What should you wear when you ride at night?
you want. You can (8) …a taxi, but it is (9) …expensive than the underground or a bus.  You should wear a high visibility vest or jacket at night.
On the 5, Is the way your parents ride their bikes a good example for you to follow?
…you how to get to them, so that it is easy to find your way.  Yes it is.
1,
D,A, at
WRITNG B, in C, by 2, A, but B, because C, when
3, A, many B, a lot C, few 4, A, quick B, quickly C, quicker I, Make up sentences using the words and phrases given
5, A, so B, like C, than 6, A, well B, good C, fine 1, about/ 30km/ my town/ Ha Long Bay
7, A, to find B, find C, finding 8, A, go B, take C, get  It is about 30 km from my town to Ha Long bay.
9, A, less B, more C, most 10, A, give B, talk C, show
 2, my family/ used/ go/ holiday/ seaside/ summer 6, Mr. and Mrs Smith are flying to Ha Noi now (TRAVELLING)
 My family used to go on holiday by the seaside in the summer  Mr and Mrs Smith are travelling to Ha Noi now.
3, how/ long/ it/ take/ you/ HaNoi/ Sa Pa? 7, Van had a motorbike once, but he doesn’t any more (USED)
 How long does it take you to go from Hanoi to Sa Pa ?  Van used to have a motorbike, but he doesn’t any more.
4, there/ used/ be/ a/ factory/ town center. 8, My father usually goes to work by car (DRIVES)
 There used to be a factory in the town center.  My father usually drives to work.
5, you/ must/ learn/ about/ road safety/ before/ riding/ your/ bike/ road 9, This part of the city didn’t have traffic jams very often (USE)
 You must learn about road safety before riding your bike on the road.  This part of the city didn’t use to have traffic jams very often.
II, Rewrite the following sentences so that their meanings stays the same 10, I used to walk to school when I was young (FOOT)
1, The distance from my house to school is about 500m (IT)  I used to go to school on foot when I was young.
 It is about 500m from my house to school. III, Rearrange the words to make meaningful sentences
2, My father went to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by bus (USED 1, how/ is/ it/ far/ your/ house/ from/ to/ your/ school?
TO)  How far is it from your house to school?
 My father used to go to work by car some years ago, but now he goes by 2, it/ not/ is/ far/ to/ very/ go/ station/ to/ the/ railway/
bus.  It is not very far to go to the railway station.
3, Don’t drive too fast or you’ll have an accident (IF) 3, we/ obey/ must/ always/ rules/ traffic/ our/ for/ safety/ the
 If you drive too fast, you will have an accident.  We must always obey the traffic rules for our safety.
4, Is it possible to go to Sapa by motorbike? (CAN) 4, near/ school/ our/ there/ is/ a/ children crossing/ sign/ so/ you/ must/ cross/ the/ road/
 Can you go to Sapa by motorbike? there
5, My mother is a careful driver (DRIVES)  There is a children crossing sign near our school so you must cross the road there.
 My mother drives carefully. 5, my/ take/ used/ to/ mother/ me/ now/ school/ but/ to/ I/ cycle/ there
My mother used to take me to school but now I cycle there.
G7 – U7 – TRAFFIC (2) 6, Always wear a …when you ride a motorbike
A, PHONETIC A, helmet B, seatbelt C, driving license D, cap
st
Find the word which has a different sound pattern 7, …reports, the historical congestion record was set on June 1 , 2012
1, A, head B, break C, bread D, heavy A, However B, in spite of C, Therefore D, according to
2, A, said B, wait C, maid D, sail 8, Some other big cities also suffer …serious congestion in the rush hour
3, A, start B, lake C, station D, came A, from B, to C, by D, off
4, A, ancient B, radio C, nature D, village 9, The main cause of this traffic problem is the …of the population in big cities
5, A, indicate B, mistake C, take D, says A, increases B, increase C, increasing D, increasingly
6, A, security B, belt C, let D, center 10, Also, many …have no respect for traffic rules.
7, A, head B, seat C, heavy D, weather A, customers B, road signs C, road users D, employee

Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box walk across the road
Train tickets Railway station Means of transport Traffic jams 4, A driving license is an official document that shows you are able to drive
Road safety Road user Speed limit Driving 5, We needed to get to Hanoi, but we had no means of transport
license 6, I have two train tickets available to go to Lao Cao. Would you like to go with me to Sa
Safety helmet Zebra crossing Pa?
1, Roadworks have caused trafic jam throughout the city center 7, The government has introduced a new road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the
2, Slow down because you’re breaking the speed limit number of road accidents
3, A zebra crossing is a place on a road at which vehicles must stop to allow people to 8, We looked on our map to find the way to the railway station
B, LANGUAGE FOCUS C, READING
9, You should know the regulations in order to become a good road user Fill in the blank with a word/phrase in the box
10, A safety helmet is a hard hat which covers and protects the whole head, worn Trains Discourage Transport Expensive
especially by motorcyclists
example Problem cities pollution
Traffic congestion in many (1) cities around the world is severe. One possible solution
Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to complete these sentences
to this (2) problem is to impose heavy taxes on car drivers and use this money to make
1, Yesterday morning I....at home and …with my brother
public transport better. One of the first benefits of such a measure is that the heavy taxes would
A, stay – played B, stay – play C, stayed – played D, stayed-play
(3) discourage car owners from using their cars because it would become very (4)
2, Oh good, that sounds really healthy.........., how do you come to school?
expensive to drive. This would mean that they would begin to make use of public (5)
A, by the way B, never mind C, come in D, keep silent
transport instead, this reducing traffic problems and (6) pollution as well. Another
3, I used to go …foot when I was in primary school
benefit would be that much more use would be made of public transport if it was improved. It
A, by B, in C, at D, on
is often the case that public transport in cities is very poor. For (7) example, we often see
4, Pedestrians should always look …where they go
old buses and (8) trains that people would rather not use. High taxes would generate enough
A, careful B, careless C, carefully D, carelessly
money to make the necessary changes
5, You should walk across the street at the …
Read the passage and decide the sentences are true (T) or false (F)
A, pavement B, zebra-crossing C, traffic rules D, traffic lights
Car safety for children: Make sure: Children sit in the back seat. Small children use a child
restraint or booster seat that fits them. Everyone is wearing their safety seat belts and they are
fitted correctly. Children get in and out on the footpath side of the car. Children walk with their
parents to the school gate in the mornings, and after school children walk with their parents to
the cars. Take extra care on wet days. Children should only play outdoors in areas protected
well from traffic, including driveways. Children need to ask an adult to get the ball that goes
onto the road while they are playing
1, T Small children should have special seats for their own security while riding in a car
2, T Children can get in and out from both sides of the car
3, T Children should be more careful when it is a rainy day
4, F Children can walk across the street to pick up the ball without help from an
adult 5, T Parents should walk to the school gate with their children in the mornings
6, F Children should sit in the front seat
7, F Only children should wear seatbelts when they are on car
8, T Make sure that the seatbelts are fitted correctly
9, T It is for the safety of children that they have to get in and out on the footpath 4, The traffic/ a nightmare/ visitors/ Viet Nam/ the first time
side of the car  The traffic is a nightmare for visitors to Vietnam for the first time.
10, T After school, parents should walk to the school gate to meet your children and 5, These/ transport rules/ but/ many people/ not seem/ really interested/ follow/ them
walk them to the car  These are the transport rules but many people don’t seem to be really interested in
D, WRITNG following them
Use the cues to make sentences 6, The traffic/ worst/ rush hour/ when/ everyone/ try/ get/ work/ home/ quick
1, One / the traffic problems/ our big cities/ that/ there/ too many people/ use/ the road  The traffic is the worst in rush hour when everyone is trying to get from work to home
quickly.
 One of the traffic problems in our big cities is that there are too many people using
the road. 7, Some people/ ride/ motorbikes/ the pavements/ rather than/ wait/ a traffic jam
2, Not/ drive/ if/ feel/ tired/ after/ drink/ alcohol  Some people ride the motorbikes on the pavements rather than wait for the traffic jam.
 Do not drive if you feel tired after driking alcohol. 8, Some people/ install/ air horn/ their motorbikes/ this/ really/ annoying/ other people/
3, How/ it/ from/ your house/ Youth Club? sometimes/ it/ cause/ accident
 How far is it from your house to the Youth Club?  Some people install air horns on their motorbikes, this is really annoying to other
people, sometimes it can cause accidents.
9, Another problem/ the increase/ the number/ cars/ the road
 Another problem is the increasing of the numbers of cars on the road.
10, More people/ own/ private cars/ it/ make/ the problem/ the traffic jams/ worse
 More people have their own private cars and it makes the problem of traffic jams
worse
Complete the second sentences so that it has the same meaning
1, I usually stayed up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t
I used to stay up late to watch football matches last year, but now I don’t.
2, There were some trees in the field, but now there aren’t any
There used to be some trees in the field, but now there aren’t any.
3, Linda doesn’t live with her parents any more
Linda used to live with her parents.
4, He is not a poor man any more, but he becomes a rich businessman
He used to be a poor man, but now he becomes a rich businessman.
5, They didn’t often go to the cinema every Sunday last year
They didn’t use to go to the cinema every Sunday last year.
6, My hair now is much longer than that in the past
In the past my hair used to be shorter.
7, I don’t have time to collect stamps as when I was in primary school
I used to have much time to collect stamps when I was in primary school, but now I
don't.
8, Did you often go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
Did you use to go the beach when you lived in Nha Trang ?
9, Mr. Nam often went to work by motorbike, but now he goes to work by bus
Mr. Nam used to go to work by mortorbike, but now he goes to work by bus.
10, There were traffic jams in this street during rush hours, but now the street becomes
wider
There used to be traffic jams in this street during rush hours, but now the street
becomes wider.