UNIT 4

VISIONS
I. READING
Read the article on page 30 and answer the questions by circling A, B, C or D.
1. What is the best title for the article?
A. British entrepreneur fails again
B. The flight of the VSS Enterprise
C. Branson reaches for Mars
D. Virgin – a rising space company
2. How much will it cost to fly on the VSS Enterprise?
A. $180,000 B. $20,000,000 C. $1,900,000 D. $3000
3. Which statement is NOT true according to the article?
A. Richard Branson is the owner of a company named Virgin.
B. Branson wants to launch (=start) commercial space travel.
C. Branson’s father wants to travel into space.
D. Branson thinks space travel will be for the very rich.
4. What will Branson’s space flights offer passengers?
A. The spacecraft will reach a much greater height than normal planes do.
B. Passengers will go through a state of zero gravity.
C. Passengers will travel into space at a reduced price.
D. All of the above
5. The word “inaugural” in line 22 is the closest in meaning to
A. testing B. opening C. non-stop D. special
6. Which of the following can be inferred from the third paragraph?
A. All flights will be launched from North America.
B. Branson’s father is an extremely fit and healthy person.
C. Improvements must be made for the VSS Enterprise to be safe for travel.
D. Journalists were concerned about the safety of the flights.
7. Which statement best describes Branson’s attitude towards his new space travel
service?
A. He was very worried.
B. He did not have high expectations for it.
C. He was confident.
D. He was disappointed.
II. VOCABULARY: Compound nouns
Exercise 6 (p. 35 - WB): Match each word on the left to a word on the right to make a compound
noun.
alarm alarm
burglar bag
lip clock
pedestrian crossing
pen glasses
school hostel
sun knife
traffic lights
wind screen
 youth stick
Exercise 8 (p. 39 - WB): Use the words in the boxes to form compound nouns. There are three
possible combinations for each word in box A.
A B
1. book ……… , book ……… , book ……… brow, ground, lash, lid, mark, path, print, school,
2. eye ……… , eye ……… , eye ……… shop, wear, shelf, wright
3. foot ……… , foot ……… , foot ………
4. play ……… , play ……… , play ………

III. LISTENING
You will hear a conversation between a man and a woman about the future. For each
question, choose the correct answer A, B, or C.
1. What has the woman been doing?
A. studying life on the moon
B. reading about travel in space
C. considering flight to the moon
2. The man thinks that people will live underground because
A. the environment will become inhospitable.
B. ants live underground, too.
C. they will consume more natural resources.
3. The woman thinks living underground is
A. horrible. B. impossible. C. interesting.
4. According to the woman,
A. people will work fewer hours thanks to robots.
B. people will have to work all day.
C. robots will cause many people to be unemployed.
5. The man considers the woman’s visions
A. fascinating B. disturbing C. impractical
6. What is the man going to do tonight?
A. go to the cinema with the woman
B. watch a programme on television
C. continue their discussion about the future
IV. GRAMMAR: Future tenses
Future Simple will Near Future be going to Present Continuous for
future use
(+) S + will + V/be I am / He, she, it is / You, we, S + am/is/are + V-ing
they are + going to + V/be
(-) S + will not (won’t) + V/be S + am/is/are not going to +
V/be
(?) (Wh-) + will/ shall + S + (Wh-) + am/is/are + S +
V/be? going to + V/be?
Use - predictions (guesses) - predictions (with reasons) (Very near) future
- promises, offers, instant - plans arrangements/plans; very
decisions, suggestions Look! That car is going to near future actions/events
People will live on the Moon crash! (prediction) I’m meeting an important
in the 22nd century. client this afternoon.
(prediction) The team is playing so badly.
They are going to lose. Have you just been to the
I will always love you. (prediction) supermarket? - Yes. We’re
(promise) having hotpot for dinner.
I am going to go to Ha Long
Shall I help you? (offer to Bay this summer. (plan)
help)
Have you just been to the
Shall we have a drink? supermarket? - Yes. We are
(suggestion) going to have hotpot for
dinner. (plan)
Future Continuous:
(+) S + will be + V-ing
(–) S + won’t be + V-ing
(?) (Wh-) + will + S + V-ing?
Use: Hành động/ sự kiện xảy ra tại 1 thời điểm trong tương lai.
I will be waiting for you outside the cinema at 3 p.m. Don’t be late!
Future Perfect:
(+) S + will have + past participle
(–) S + won’t have + pp
(?) (Wh-) + will + S + have + pp?
Use: Hành động/ sự kiện xảy ra trong khoảng thời gian từ hiện tại cho đến trước một thời điểm
trong tương lai
If I cut my spending by just £8 a day, I will have saved £2,400 by the end of this year.
Practice: Exercises 8-10 (p. 37 – WB)
Ex 8: Choose the correct option, will or going to, in each sentence.
1. A: Are you going to join / Will you join the football team next year?
B: I don’t think so. I’ll have to / I’m going to have to study a lot.
2. A: What are you going to do / will you do on Friday?
B: Nothing special. What about you?
A: I’ll watch / I’m going to watch a film with some friends. Why don’t you join us?
 B: OK, I’ll see / I’m going to see you there.
3. A: Hello. Can I speak to Janet please?
B: I’m afraid she’s not in at the moment.
A: OK. I’m going to phone back / I’ll phone back later.
4. A: How much is this sweater?
B: £25.
A: Fine. I’m going to take / I’ll take it.
5. A: I’ve got a terrible headache.
B: Just sit down and I’ll bring / I’m going to bring you an aspirin.
6. A: Would you like fruit juice or mineral water?
B: I’m going to have / I’ll have an orange juice please.
Ex 9: What would you say in the following situations? Respond using will or going to.
1. Oh no! It’s raining and I haven’t got my car. - I’ll give you a lift. (an offer to help)
2. Have you got any plans for the weekend? - Yes, we
3. Did you know that Sally has been ill for a week? - No, I didn’t.
4. Oh, no! I forgot to post this letter again. - Don’t worry,
5. Have you got your mother’s birthday present? - No, not yet.
6. My computer has broken again. I don’t know how to fix it. - It’s OK,
Ex 10: Write complete sentences using the prompts.
1. I / phone / you / as soon as / I / get to London.
I’ll phone you as soon as I get to London. (a promise)
2. You / feel / better / after / you / take / your medicine.
3. I / make the bed / as soon as / I / finish my breakfast.
4. My father / not buy a new watch / before / the old one / stop working.
5. I / not get married / until / I / travel / around the world.
Extra gap-filling MCQs: http://random-idea-english.blogspot.com/2010/12/do-you-think-peo
ple-will-still-say.html

V. VOCABULARY
Ex 4 (p. 38 – WB): Complete the sentences with an appropriate noun (from Ex 1 – Noun
suffixes – p. 32 – SB)
1. Two million people joined the peaceful ________ against the government.
2. Scientific research with stem cells will allow the ________ of new treatments for illnesses.
3. I admire his ________ to score difficult goals.
4. My sister is going to study ________ at college. She wants to become an outstanding
________.
5. High ________ is bad for the woodwork.
6. The investigator insists on catching the killer himself, but didn’t give any ________ for his
insistence.

VI. VOCABULARY: Jobs

Ex 5 (p. 39 – WB): Match the jobs and the descriptions.
1. art teacher 2. firefighter 3. lorry driver 4. street cleaner 5. salesperson
a. My job involves persuading people to buy things. You need to have good social skills and
talk a lot, of course.
b. What I do is not very enjoyable. I work outdoors and I spend long hours sweeping and
collecting rubbish. It is tiring, physical work and I don’t really like it.
c. I love my job. I teach children how to draw and paint. Sometimes they are not very
interested, but when a student learns, it is very rewarding.
d. I spend hours sitting down. I’m always travelling from one place to another, but they are not
very pleasant trips.
e. My job can be dangerous. You have to be very fit and strong. It is also unpleasant at times.

HOMEWORK
Ex 1: Choose the correct answer.
1. Stan is such a(n) ________ ! He absolutely loves doing dangerous things.
A. adventure holiday B. fighter pilot C. daredevil D. explorer
2. Lightning strikes occasionally damages ________ , causing blackouts.
A. traffic lights B. power lines C. mobile phones D. airlines
3. Going on a(n) ________ can be quite dangerous.
A. airline B. plane ticket C. pedestrian crossing D. adventure holiday
4. After spending hours searching for my five-year-old little brother, I finally found him
playing happily in the children’s ________ .
A. playwright B. playground C. playschool D. playlist
5. Adults and children come to my studio to learn how to draw and paint. I am a(n) ________ .
A. film director B. journalist C. scientist D art teacher
6. My father’s grandmother is my ________ .
A. grandmother B. great-grandmother C. grand-grandmother D. granny
7. World economy has shown signs of recovery and we may now look forward with ________ .
A. pessimist B. pessimism C. optimist D. optimism
8. He was an acclaimed writer although he never received formal training in ________ .
A. journal B. journalist C. journalism D. journalistic
9. A(n) ________ is a person who makes money by starting or running businesses.
A. entrepreneur B. engineer C. shop keeper D. craftsman
10. “The ________ answered all of my questions about the latest products and offered very
useful advice. I bought a pair of running shoes, which is comfortable. I will definitely come
back.”
A. athlete B. shop keeper C. businessman D. fashion designer
11. She came into the room while they ________ about her studies.
A. talked B. have talked C. are talking D. were talking
12. I ________ a headache since yesterday.
A. had B. was having C. have had D. would have
13. The teacher finally arrived after we ________ for him for twenty minutes.
A. was waiting B. have waited C. had waited D. will have waited
14. Raymond has been cooking, hasn’t he? It ________ really good in here.
A. is smelling B. smells C. smelled D. was smelling
15. Claire went out, but she ________ anyone where she was going.
A. didn’t tell B. haven’t told C. wasn’t telling D. doesn’t tell
16. We should hold a farewell party for Mr. Wood. He ________ soon, and he has always
treated us well.
A. retired B. has retired C. will have retired D. is going to retire
17. Jules has changed. He ________ so outgoing and confident.
A. doesn’t use to be B. wasn’t used to being
C. didn’t used to be D. didn’t use to be
18. They ________ for a nice flat for a few months but ________ able to find one anywhere.
A. are looking - are not B. have been looking - have not been
C. have looked - weren’t D. have been looking - will not be
19. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ________ a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has broken down C. had broken downD. breaks down
20. “Hurry up or you ________ the train. It leaves at exactly 7.45.”
A. will miss B. miss C. have missed D. are missing
21. At the age of 25, he ________ two novels and a dozen of short stories.
A. writes B. wrote C. had written D. has written
22. I’m sure he ________ you the moment he ________ any news about the case.
A. has called - got B. called - was getting
C. is going to call - has got D. will call - gets
23. Mary ________ overwhelmed with joy as soon as she ________ her two dearest friends
were going to get married.
A. feeled - finded out B. was feeling - was finding out
C. is feeling - finds out D. felt - found out
24. “Who ________ this farm?” - “Mr. Allen, the mayor’s cousin. But he is planning to sell it.”
A. owns B. owned C. is owning D. is going to own
25. “Can I have a word with you, sir?” - “Sorry, I’m in a big hurry. My train ________ in 15
minutes.”
A. is leaving B. left C. has left D. will leave
Ex 2 (optional): Complete each sentence with one of the given prepositions. Some of them
can be used more than once.
as for (x4) of on (x2)
1. He works ________ a big international company.
2. She works ________ a receptionist.
3. I’m working ________ a new invention.
4. She’s in charge ________ the music department of a big shop.
5. What do you do ________ a living?
6. He applied ________ a job in Thailand.
7. She’s responsible ________ all the correspondence in the office.
8. The workers felt so angry about the bad working conditions that they went ________ strike.