1. Complete the crossword. What is the mystery word?

(Hoàn thành ô chữ. Từ bí ẩn là gì?)

 

1. The city needs to improve its __________ in order to develop its economy.

2. People living in a smart city may not develop a sense of __________ because of limited interaction.

3. The cities of the future will be __________ thanks to green technologies.

4. Many young city __________ prefer cycling to using public transport.

5. The best way to encourage people to walk is by providing more __________ zones.

6. People in smart cities fear the loss of __________ as cameras are installed everywhere.

7. Our city is one of the most __________ cities in the region owing to its clean air and good infrastructure.

8. Creating vegetable gardens on __________ is a growing trend in many cities.

9. The restaurant is at the top of a big __________ in the city centre.

Cities and smart living

(Các thành phố và lối sống thông minh)

1. Match the words and phrases with their meanings.

(Nối các từ và cụm từ với ý nghĩa của chúng.)

2. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words and phrases in 1.

(Hoàn thành các câu bằng cách sử dụng các hình thức đúng của các từ và cụm từ trong 1.)

1. ________ is a serious problem in many big cities around the world. 

2. The new underground has allowed ______________ to get around more easily.

3. With the help of technology, people can now grow vegetables in _____________ of high-rise buildings.

4. The ____________ attracts people’s attention because of its unusual architecture.

5. More people are moving away from the _____________ of large cities to the suburbs.

Living in a smart city

(Việc sống trong thành phố thông minh)

1. Match the words and phrases with their meanings.

(Nối các từ và cụm từ với ý nghĩa của chúng.) 

Complete the sentenses. Use words and phrases you have learnt in this unit.

(Hoàn thành các câu. Sử dụng các từ và cụm từ bạn đã học trong phần này.)

1. Improved road conditions may help reduce t_______ j________ in the city. 

2. My city was ranked as the most l_________ city in the country thanks to its excellent facilities and clean air.

3. Cities in the future will have a lower carbon footprint and will be more s__________.

4. Smart technologies have made lives of c_________ d_________ more convenient.

a. Find the words from the passage that match the definitions below. Listen and repeat.

(Tìm các từ trong đoạn văn phù hợp với các định nghĩa dưới đây. Lắng nghe và lặp lại.)

1. downtown: in or towards the main business area of a city

2. __________: people on their way to work

3. __________: traffic jams

4. __________: done in a way that doesn't waste time, energy, or money

5. __________: the money you pay to travel by bus, plane, or taxi

6. __________: driven by a computer instead of a person

7. __________: a rule about how fast vehicles can travel

Many people live on the outskirts but work in the city center. They travel downtown to their offices. These commuters often have to spend a lot of time in the traffic because of congestion. If their vehicles aren't efficient in fuel use, they'll waste a lot of fuel and money, too. The city should really improve its public transportation system. It should increase the number of buses and reduce the fare. It's still a bit expensive to travel by bus.

In the future, self-driving cars will make driving safer because they won't go over the speed limit. However, the traffic might become even worse. Driving will become safer and more pleasant, but there will be more cars on the street.

Tạm dịch:

Nhiều người sống ở ngoại ô nhưng làm việc ở trung tâm thành phố. Họ đi du lịch trung tâm thành phố đến văn phòng của họ. Những người đi lại này thường phải dành nhiều thời gian tham gia giao thông vì tắc nghẽn. Nếu phương tiện của họ không sử dụng nhiên liệu hiệu quả, họ sẽ lãng phí rất nhiều nhiên liệu và cả tiền bạc nữa. Thành phố nên thực sự cải thiện hệ thống giao thông công cộng của nó. Nên tăng số lượng xe buýt và giảm giá vé. Nó vẫn còn hơi đắt để đi du lịch bằng xe buýt.

Trong tương lai, ô tô tự lái sẽ giúp lái xe an toàn hơn vì chúng không chạy quá tốc độ cho phép. Tuy nhiên, giao thông có thể trở nên tồi tệ hơn. Việc lái xe sẽ trở nên an toàn và dễ chịu hơn, nhưng sẽ có nhiều ô tô hơn trên đường phố.

a. Match the underlined words to the definitions. Listen and repeat.

(Nối các từ được gạch chân với các định nghĩa. Lắng nghe và lặp lại.)

1. I don't like online customer service. I prefer talking to a human.

2. I like playing with my drone. I can control it with my smartphone.

3. Many years ago, people made all of their clothes by hand.

4. I'm too busy to cook, so I order food from a delivery service.

5. Families create a lot of waste, which is bad for the environment.

6. The coffee maker is automated. Just press the button and wait.

a. a person                                                                                           1

b. have a machine do a person's job                                                   _______

c. tell a machine what to do                                                                _______

d. done by a person not a machine                                                     _______

e. materials that are thrown away                                                       _______

f. taking things to the people they have been sent to                          _______

2. Write the correct form of the words in brackets.

(Viết dạng đúng của các từ trong ngoặc.)

1 The scientist made some ________ about life in the future. (PREDICT)

2 ________ in the future will be done by drones. (DELIVER)

3 There is a ________ that every home will have a robot in the future. (POSSIBLE)

4 The ________ used a 3D printer to make parts of the home. (BUILD)

5 There will be only ________ cars in the future under the control of computers. (DRIVER)

6 It is ________ (PREDICT) that most schools will have virtual classrooms in fifty years.

7 It will be ________ to use flying cars in the future because they will be too dangerous. (POSSIBLE)

8 Future cities will have vertical gardens in most of their ________(BUILD)

9 There will be no ________ in the future; robots will operate cars. (DRIVE)

10 We may ________ have no supermarkets in the future. (POSSIBLE)

1. Look at the photos (A-F) below. Write the phrases given under each photo.

(Nhìn vào các bức ảnh (A-F) bên dưới. Viết các cụm từ được đưa ra dưới mỗi bức ảnh.)

3. Match the words (1-5) with their meanings (A-E).

(Nối các từ (1-5) với nghĩa của chúng (A-E).)

1. city dweller

2. megacity

3. metropolis

4. amenity

5. residential area

A. a useful facility of a place

B. someone who lives in a city or town

C. a part of a city where people live

D. the most important city in a region or country

E. a very large city of usually over 10 million people

5. Complete the text with the correct word form. Use the given clues in bold.

(Hoàn thành đoạn văn với dạng từ đúng. Sử dụng các từ gợi ý được in đậm.)

Many things in our lives are currently not (automate) ¹_________. Take cooking and washing clothes for instance. Thus, we do expect that (technology) ²_________ advances in the future will allow machines to do even more work for us. But we must make sure these machines are powered by (sustain) ³_________ sources of energy. Otherwise, we'll run out of energy. In some big cities, many people have moved to suburban areas where life is less noisy and crowded. Future cities will need to have (live) ⁴_________ pockets of green spaces and quiet (resident) ⁵_________  housing while still being able to offer modern amenities for us.

3. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box.

(Điền vào chỗ trống bằng cách sử dụng các từ trong hộp.)

1. By only using our devices, we will be able to completely manage our __________.

2. Our city's traffic will someday be __________ artificial intelligence to avoid

accidents.

3. Robots __________ lighting and temperature in the house to ensure it is comfortable.

5. Complete the definitions by using the words in the box below.

(Hoàn thành các định nghĩa bằng cách sử dụng các từ trong hộp dưới đây.)

1. ___________ : having a large variety of plants and animals

2. ___________ : to do activities that make your community more environmentally-friendly

3. ___________ : a type of environment where there is little or no human impact

4. ___________: able to continue over a period of time

5. ___________: : available water for a place

3. Match the pictures with the words given in the box below.

(Nối các bức tranh với các từ cho sẵn trong khung bên dưới.)

1. Complete each sentence using the words from the box. Not all of the words will be used.

(Hoàn thành mỗi câu bằng cách sử dụng các từ trong hộp. Không phải tất cả các từ sẽ được sử dụng.)

1. Architects are working hard to design a city that will ________.

2. By 2030, there will have been many ________ created for electric scooters and bicycles in our city.

3. We need to ensure our natural environment remains ________ enough for the future.

4. By 2044, most construction ________ will have been mined from older building.

5. A smart home can be ________ a smartphone, even while you are away from home. 

2. Match one word from A with one word from B to make Word Friends.

(Ghép một từ từ A với một từ từ B để tạo thành một từ có nghĩa.)

automated                         areas

livable                              farm

electric                              centre

recreation                         scooter

a high-speed                     energy

sustainable                       technology

industrial                          estate

vertical                             transportation

Inventions / Discoveries

(Phát minh / Khám phá)

3. Fill in each gap with notice, travel, entertain or protect.

(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống với notice, travel, entertain hoặc protect.)

1 When I want something to ___________ me at home, I usually turn on the TV.

2 Gerry's putting in a CCTV security system to ___________ his home.

3 After listening to my heartbeat, the doctor managed to ___________ I had heart problems.

4 To ___________ long distances, I prefer to fly.

2. Match the words in A with the words or phrases in B to make phrases.

(Nối các từ ở A với các từ hoặc cụm từ ở B để tạo thành các cụm từ.)

3. Complete the following sentences with the phrases in 2.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với các cụm từ trong 2.)

1. People move to the city to enjoy a better __________.

2. Cycling in the city is safe because cars are not allowed in the __________.

3. The best way to build a strong __________ is to involve people in activities in the neighbourhood.

4. The building is known for its beautiful __________.

5. Heavy rain in the summer often causes __________, especially during rush hour.

6. __________ save space and create homes to more people compared to low-rise buildings.

7. __________ use AI technology to collect and exchange information.

8. People in the city often prefer using __________ to driving their own vehicles.

1. Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence.

(Chọn từ hoặc cụm từ đúng để hoàn thành mỗi câu.)

1. I think/am thinking that smart cities offer a better quality of life.

2. There’s a lot of noise coming from outside. Probably my neighbours are having/have a big party.

3. Do you see/Are you seeing the top of the skyscraper in the far distance?

4. My uncle has/is having a big house in the city centre.

5. Roof gardens have recently become very trendy/trend in big cities.

6. The idea of building a new urban centre sounds reason/reasonable.

7. With its unusual architecture, the new skyscraper looks amazing/amazed.

8. Minh became a city planner/to plan after he graduated from university.

2. Complete the compound nouns with words from the list below.

(Hoàn thành các danh từ ghép với các từ trong danh sách dưới đây.)

1 street ________

2 ________ jam

3 ________ tower

4 car ________

5 city ________

6 noise ________

7 ________dwellers

8 football ________

9 tourist ________

10________ booth

11 information ________

12 lost property ________

13 souvenir ________

14 ________fountain

15  ________ street

Cities in the future

I can understand a text about cities in the future.

1. Match the abbreviations with their meaning.

(Nối các từ viết tắt với ý nghĩa của chúng.)

a. Unscramble the words.

(Sắp xếp lại các từ.)

b. Fill in the blanks with the words from Task a.

(Điền vào chỗ trống với các từ trong Phần a.)

1. Cities in the future will be energy _____.

2. I was going to get a taxi, but I think the _____ will be too expensive.

3. Future cities will have a _____ of 1,000 kilometers per hour.

4. Taxi drivers will be out of work because taxis will be _____.

5. _____ will be able to travel to work by flying taxis.

6. I need to go _____ and meet my friends at 3 p.m.

7. If more people go to work by public transportation, there will be less _____.

a. Complete the words.

(Hoàn thành các từ.)

b. Fill in the blanks.

(Điền vào chỗ trống.)

1. If you buy something online, it often gets delivered by a _____ service instead of by mail.

2. Some fashion brands are trendy because their clothes are made _____.

3. This app is great. I can _____ my music, TV, and speakers all on phone.

4. The amount of household _____ in cities is increasing because people buy and throw away more food.

5. More and more jobs are being _____. They can just get a machine or software to do the job.

6. I don’t know how a restaurant could only have robots. I want my waiter to be a _____.

1. Label the pictures with underground, skybridges, moving, digital or flying.

(Dán nhãn cho các bức ảnh với các từ underground skybridges, moving, digital hoặc flying)

5. Choose the correct option.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1 We will grow crops using vertical/floating farms.

2 We will make a solar/3D printed house in a few hours, accurately and cheaply.

3 With vertical/foldable cars, three of them can fit on one parking space.

4 A smart/solar mirror has a digital display and lets you access the Internet.

5 Foldable/Floating buildings might be the answer to rising sea levels.

6 Travel systems will have vacuum tube/ drone trains in every city to make transport faster and easier.

7 They may look like normal windows, but vertical/solar windows generate electricity from the sun.

8 So far drone car/delivery can only transport lightweight packages for short distances, but this may change soon.

6. Fill in each gap with produce, bring, build, provide, change, travel or try on.

(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống với các từ produce, bring, build, provide, change, travel or try on)

1 Hyperloop trains will be able to ___________ long distances at high speeds.

2 We won't have to go to the shops in the future. Instead, we can ___________ virtual clothing at home.

3 Soon enough, drones will ___________ all our small packages to our house instead of the postman.

4 Vertical farms will ___________ healthy food to people in cities.

5 Foldable cars can ___________ the size to become much smaller.

6 Solar windows are just one way we will ___________ energy in our homes in the future.

7 With industrial 3D printers, we can ___________ houses faster and more cheaply.

1. Match the pictures to the following words.

(Nối các hình ảnh với các từ sau.)

1. sustainable energy

2. well-developed infrastructure

3. residential area

4. high-speed transportation

5. city dweller

6. urban farming

2. Match the words with their meanings.

(Nối các từ với nghĩa của chúng.)

1 automated technology

2 megacity

3 livable area

4 amenity

5 metropolis

a something that makes life more pleasant or comfortable for people

b place that is suitable for living in

c using machines to do work instead of people

d a very large city, often the most important city in a large area

e a very large city that has a population of over 10 million people