UNIT 11: TRAVELLING IN THE FUTURE

I. TỪ MỚI
1. Autopilot (adj): Lái tự động
2. Bamboo-copter (n): chong chóng tre

3. Teleporter (n): phương tiện dịch chuyển tức thời

4. Driverless (adj): không người lái

5. driverless car (n): ô tô không người lái

6. jet pack (n): máy bay phản lực

7. flying car (n): ô tô bay

8. spaceship (n): phi thuyền

9. double decker bus (n): xe buýt 2 tầng

10. overpass (n): cầu vượt

11. hover scooter (n): một loại phương tiện di chuyển cá nhân trượt trên mặt đất

12. segway (n): một loại phương tiện di chuyển cá nhân bằng cách đẩy chân để chạy bánh
xe trên mặt đất

I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
1. A. plays B. looks C. wants D. helps
2. A. decided B. played C. listened D. enjoyed
3. A. feed B. heat C. meat D. pleasure
4. A. dear B. fear C. hear D. heart
5. A. stupid B. studio C. study D. student
II. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others in each group.
1. When he was 8 years old, he had an accident and broke __________leg.
A. mine B. he C. his D. him
2. The teacher gave the students __________ homework.
A. they B. their C. theirs D. them
3. This is a picture of Picasso. Do you like __________?
A. them B. their C. theirs D. they
4. This isn’t your chairs. It’s __________
A. my B. me C. mine D. min
5. I want to find __________ key. I can not go home without it.
A. me B. my C. I D. mine
6. How many people are there in __________ family?
A. you B. your C. yours D. you’re
7. My jacket is on the chair, __________ is on the table.
A. she B. her C. hers D. she’s
8. This is Mr and Mrs. Simth, those are __________ children.
A. they B. them C. theirs D. their
9. That isn’t __________ mobile phone.
A. Lan B. Lan’s C. Lans D. Lan is
10. I will present __________ idea to the company tomorrow.
A. mine B. my C. me D. I
11. The mother cat and __________ kittens napped in the sunshine.
A. his B. your C. hers D. her
12. I like cream cheese on __________ bagels.
A. my B. mine C. your D. our
13. __________ grandfather used to take us fishing.
A. Mine B. My C. Our D. Ours
14. Elaine bought __________ dress at the mall.
A. yours B. mine C. her D. hers
15. The car lost __________ rear bumper in an accident.
A. it’s B. its C. his D. her
16. The horse swished __________ tail to keep flies away.
A. it’s B. its C. its’ D. the
17. This dessert is __________ but you can have it.
A. my B. mine C. yours D. delicious
18. Please return __________ money at once.
A. mine B. your C. my D. its
19. __________ car is so dirty I can’t even tell what color it is.
A. Your B. Yours C. Hers D. Ours
20. When the cat saw the dog, it stopped in __________ tracks.
A. my B. its C. his D. hers
21. I think we__________ have electric taxis very soon.
A. may B. might C. will D. would
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 over 1,000 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.
A. at B. in C. by D. on
25. Skycycling tubes will be easy__________.
A. drive B. to drive C. ride D. to ride

III. 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.
IV. Correct
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. By increasing renewable energy, we can reduce air pollution and cutting global
A B C
warming emissions.

D
V. Read the text, and then fill in the blanks with the correct words. Use the words in
the box.

will won’t than from ready

expensive plane called takes fly

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 (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

VI. 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 start 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 of 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 .........................

VII. Rewrite the sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original ones.
1. What is the distance between Vinh and Ha Noi city?
How____________________________________________________________
2. I often walked to school when I was a student.

I used ____________________________________________________
3. Although they are short, they still love playing sports.

In spite of__________________________________________________
4. Although she eats lots of food, she is still very slim.
In spite of________________________________________________________
5. What is the distance between Hanoi and HCM city?
How far_________________________________________________________