Unit 7 class 7: Traffic – Looking Back

1. Vocabulary

1.1. Task 1 Unit 7 Grade 7

What do these signs mean? Write the meaning below each sign. Then put them in the correct box. (What do these signs mean? Write their meanings below. Then put them in the box.)

Guide to answer

1. Traffic lights: Traffic lights

2. School ahead: School ahead

3. Hospital ahead: Hospital ahead

4. Cycle lane: Road for bicycles

5. Parking: Parking

6. No parking: No parking

7. Left turn only: Only turn left

8. No cycling: No cycling

Prohibition signs: (Prohibition sign)

6. No parking : No parking

8. No cycling: No cycling

Warning signs: (Warning signs)

1. Traffic lights: Traffic lights

2. School ahead: School ahead

7. Left turn only: Only turn left

Information signs: (Information signboard)

3. Hospital ahead: Hospital ahead

4. Cycle lane : Cycle lane

5. Parking: Parking space

1.2. Task 2 Unit 7 Grade 7

Write the names of means of transport in the word web below. Then draw lines join the correct verbs to the transport. (Write the names of the means of transport in the network from below. Then draw lines connecting the correct verbs for the means of transport.)

Guide to answer

– ride: bicycle, motorbike

– drive: train, taxi, bus, car

– get on, get off: plane, boat, ship, train, taxi, bus

– sail: boat, ship

– fly: plane

2. Grammar

2.1. Task 3 Unit 7 Grade 7

Change the sentences according to the prompts in brackets (Change the sentences according to the suggestions in parentheses)

Guide to answer

first. Did you use to go to school on foot? (You used to walk to school, didn’t you?)

2. Mr. Van didn’t use to ride his motorbike dangerously. (Mr. Van used to not ride a dangerous motorbike.)

3. Did the streets use to be cleaner and more peaceful? (Haven’t the roads been cleaner and more peaceful?)

4. I used to go out on Sundays. (I used to go out on Sundays.)

5. They didn’t use to go on holiday together. (They used to not go on vacation together.)

2.2. Task 4 Unit 7 Grade 7

Write sentences using these cues (Write sentences using the following prompts.)

Guide to answer

first. It’s over 100km from my home town to Ho Chi Minh City. (My house is more than 100km from Ho Chi Minh City.)

2. It is about 25km to my residence’ house. (It’s about 25km to my grandparents’ house.)

3. I used to ride a small bike in the yard outside my flat. (I used to ride a mini bike on the yard outside my apartment.)

4. There used to be a bus station in the city centre, but it was / has been moved to the suburbs. (There used to be a bus stop in the city center, but it has since been moved to the suburbs.)

5. Children must learn about road safety before they are allowed to ride a bike on the road. (Children must learn about road safety before they are allowed to ride on the road.)

3. Communication

Match the questions 1-6 with the answers AF. (Match questions 1-6 with the answers from AF)

Guide to answer

1 – B 2 – A 3 – E 4 – D 5 – F 6 – C

Translated:

1. What does your English teacher teach every day?

By motorbike.

2. What does this road sign mean?

It means you cannot enter this path.

3. Is it far from our school to the central gym?

Not far, about 1km.

4. How long does it take to get from Hanoi to Con Dao by plane?

About 2 and a half hours

5. What game did you play when you were 10 years old?

Shoot marbles and hide and seek.

6. Did your father take the bus to work?

No, he rode his bike to work.

4. Practice Task 1

Choose the best answer.

Question 1: I_____ in Jakarta. I’ve lived here all my life.

A. am used to living B. used to living

C. use to live D. am used to live

Question 2: Jane_____ for the telephone company, but now she has a job at the post office.

A. used to work B. used to work

C. is used to working D. am used to work

Question 3: This work doesn’t bother me. I _____ hard. I’ve worked hard all my life.

A. used to work B. used to work

C. am used to working D. am used to work

Question 4: Dick_____ a mustache, but he doesn’t any more. He shaved it off because his wife didn’t like it.

A. used to having B. is used to having

C. was used to having D. used to have

Question 5: When I was a child, I _____ anyone 40 was old.

A. used to think B. was used to think

C. used to think D. was used to think

5. Practice Task 2

Read the text and then choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, on the way home from school, I saw an accident. A boy was run over by a taxi when he was riding his bicycle. The boy’s leg was broken and it was bleeding badly. Someone there tried to stop the bleeding. They put pressure on it and hold it tight. A man used his mobile phone to call the emergency service. Some minutes later, an ambulance arrived and sent the boy to the hospital. Two policemen came to the scene immediately. Some people told the police that the taxi driver was driving at a very high speed when the accident happened. Some others began talking about the traffic accidents these days and blamed the increasing number of accidents on the roads for careless driving and drunk drivers.

Question 1: What did the writer see yesterday?

A. A fire B. An accident C. A fighting. D.A crashes.

Question 2: The accident happened between a taxi and _________.

A. a bus B. a car C. a bicycle D. motorbike

Question 3: The boy was sent to the hospital by _________.

A. a police B. a car C. an ambulance D. a passenger

Question 4: What part of his body was hurt? – His _________.

A. arm B. leg C. head D. shoulder

Question 5: How was the driver driving when the accident happened? – Very ________.

A. slowly B. fast C. carefully D. well

6. Conclusion

At the end of this lesson, you should remember:

– The vocabulary in Unit 7

– Grammar:

– It indicate distance (“It” indicates distance)

We can use “it” in the subject position to indicate distance.

Ex: It‘s about 1 km to get the bookstore. (About 1 km to the bookstore)

– Used to (Used to) used when talking about an action, habit or state that happened often in the past but no longer exists.

Structure:

+ Affirmative form: S + used to + V-inf

+ Negative: S + did not + use to + V-inf

+ Interrogative form: Did + S + use to + V-inf?

Ex: John didn’t use to like Mary when they were teenagers. (John used to dislike Mary when they were young.)

– Communication: Practice asking and answering about means of transport and distance.