Unit 7 dành cho học sinh lớp 7

UNIT 7: TRAFFIC (GIAO THÔNG)
A. VOCABULARY
New words

Meaning

boat

Tàu thuyền

Picture

Example
A boat trip to Huong River in Hue is

/bəʊt/

an exciting experience.

(n)

Du ngoạn trên thuyền dọc theo sông
Hương ở Huế là một trải nghiệm thú vị

coach

xe khách

They decided to travel by coach to

/kəʊtʃ/

Berlin.

(n)

Họ quyết định đi đến Berlin bằng xe
khách.

driving licence bằng lái xe

You cannot drive a car without a

/ˈdraɪvɪŋ

driving licence.

ˌlaɪsns/

Bạn không thể lái ô tô mà không có

(n)

bằng lái.

helmet

mũ bảo hiểm

You must wear a helmet whenever you

/ˈhelmət/

ride a motorbike.

(n)

Bạn phải đội mũ bảo hiểm bất cứ khi
nào bạn lái xe máy.

illegal

bất hợp pháp

It is illegal to drive through a red light.

/ɪˈliːɡl/

trái luật

Vượt đèn đỏ là phạm pháp.

(adj)

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luật

Law

You must obey the traffic laws.

/lɔː/

Bạn phải tuân thủ luật giao thông.

(n)

đậu xe

park

Only the employees of this company

/pɑːk/

can park here.

(v)

Chỉ có nhân viên cơng ty mới được đỗ
xe ở đây.

Passenger

hành khách

There are many passengers at the

/ˈpỉsɪndʒə /

airport now.

(n)

Có rất nhiều hành khách ở sân bay lúc

r

này.
right-handed

thuận tay phải

No one in my family is right-handed.

/ˌraɪtˈhỉndɪd/

Khơng có ai trong gia đình tơi thuận

(adj)

tay phải.

sail

chèo thuyền

He could finally sail the boat by
himself.

/seɪl/

Cuối cùng anh ấy đã có thể tự chèo
thuyền.
seat belt

Dây an tồn

Remember to fasten the seat belt

/ˈsiːt ˌbelt/

before you drive.

(n)

Hãy nhớ thắt dây an toàn trước khi bạn
lái xe.

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biển báo

Signpost

You should pay attention to the

/ˈsaɪnpəʊst/

signposts.

(n)

Bạn nên chú ý đến những biển báo.

speed limit

giới hạn tốc

You should never break the speed

/ˈspiːd ˌlɪmɪt/

độ

limit.
Bạn không nên bao giờ vượt quá giới

(n)

hạn tốc độ.
traffic light

đèn

/ˈtrỉfɪk ˌlaɪt/

thơng

giao

Last night the traffic lights didn’t
work.
Đêm qua đèn giao thông không hoạt

(n)

động.

zebra crossing

vạch

cho

/ˌzebrə

người đi bộ

You have to walk on the zebra crossing
when you cross the road.

ˈkrɒsɪŋ/

Bạn phải bước trên vạch cho người đi

(n)

bộ khi bạn sang đường.

B. GRAMMAR
I.HỎI VÀ TRẢ LỜI VỀ KHOẢNG CÁCH ( ASK & ANSWER ABOUT DISTANCE)
Cách

“How far” là câu hỏi thường được dùng để hỏi về khoảng cách, quãng đường giữa 2 địa

dùng

điểm.
Ta đặt “It” làm chủ ngữ trong câu để nói về khoảng cách.

Cấu trúc

How far is it from A to B?
It is (about) + khoảng cách

Ví dụ

How far is it from your house to Tan Son Nhat airport?
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(Khoảng cách từ nhà bạn tới sân bay Tân Sơn Nhất bao xa?)
It’s about 200 km (Khoảng 200 km)
Lưu ý

Trong câu trả lời về khoảng cách ta thường dùng “about” (khoảng chừng) khi khơng biết
chính xác về khoảng cách đó.

THĨI QUEN TRONG QUÁ KHỨ VỚI “ USED TO”
Cách

“used to” được dùng để miêu tả những thói quen, hành động hoặc trạng thái đã xảy ra thường

dùng

xuyên trong quá khứ và đã kết thúc, khơng cịn ở hiện tại.

Cấu

(+) S+ used to + V

trúc

(-) S+ didn’t use to + V
(+) Did + S+ use to + V?

Ví dụ

I used to listen to the radio. (Ngày trước tôi thường nghe đài)
They used to go swimming together. (Ngày trước họ thường đi bơi cùng nhau)
He didn’t use to play marbles. (Ngày trước anh ấy không chơi bi)
Did you use to ride a buffalo? (Ngày trước bạn có đi cưỡi trâu khơng)

Bài 1: Viết câu hỏi về khoảng cách sao cho hợp lý để hoàn thành đoạn hội thoại sau:
Jim: Hello, Jane. Long time no see
Jane: Oh, hello Jim. How’s it going?
Jim: Great! I’m planning my summer vacation. I think I will do part-time job in my uncle’s restaurant.

But it’s really far from my house.
Jane: (1)__________________________________________________?
Jim: About 4 kilometres. Another plan is working in the local library. I remember it is near our school.
(2)__________________________________________________?
Jane: It’s about 200 metres from our school to the local library.
Jim: Great! How about you, Jane? Have you planned anything in the summer?
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Jane: I am going to visit my grandmother. She lives in Da Nang. This city is far from our city.
Jim: (3)__________________________________________________?
Jane: I’m not so sure. After the visit, I will come back and find a part-time job.
Jim: How about joining with me in the library?
Jane: It’s too far from my apartment. I can’t walk or ride my bike to work.
Jim: (4)__________________________________________________?
Jane: About 6 kilometers from the library to my apartment.
Jim: Why don’t you take the bus? There is a bus stop near the local library?
Jane: (5)__________________________________________________?
Jim: Just about 100 metres.
Jane: Sound good. I will consider it
Bài 2: Dựa vào những từ cho sẵn, hãy viết thành câu hoàn chỉnh:
1. How far /it/ your company/ where you live? It/ about/ 10/ kilometre.
______________________________________________________________
2. How far/ it/ Jane’s apartment/ her school?
______________________________________________________________
3. My father and I/ not/ use to/ spend/ time/ with/ each other.
______________________________________________________________
4. This man/ use to/ be/ famous/ actor?
______________________________________________________________
5. There/ not/ use to/ be/ many vehicles/ in the streets/ when/ I/ be/ young.

______________________________________________________________
6. My family/ use to/ go sailing/ every/ weekend/ but/ now/ we/ not.
______________________________________________________________
7. Her mother/ use to/ kiss/ hug/ her/ when/ she/ be/ kid.
______________________________________________________________
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8. Mrs Smith/ not/ use to/ do/ morning exercises/ but/ now/ she/ do/ regularly.
______________________________________________________________
Bài 3: Sử dụng cấu trúc “ used to V” với những động từ cho sẵn để hoàn thành những câu sau.
drive

work

serve believe

spend deliver be

go

1. People ________________goods in ox carts.
2. There ________________ very few cars in the streets.
3. When I was a kid, I ________________ sailing with my brother.
4. When Mr Smith was young, he ________________ a car without a driving license.
5. Jim ________________ his weekend doing part-time job
6. People ________________ that the Earth was flat.
7. This old man________________as a librarian in the local library.
8. My grandfather________________ as a captain in the army.
Bài 4: Viết lại câu, sử dụng cấu trúc “used to”.

1. My mother worked at a restaurant 3 years ago but now she doesn’t.
______________________________________________________________
2. He was the president of Student Union but now he isn’t.
______________________________________________________________
3. There were many tree-lined streets in my hometown but now there is none of them.
______________________________________________________________
4. My husband didn’t do housework but now he does.
______________________________________________________________
5. Children didn’t play with high-tech devices at an early age but now they do.
______________________________________________________________
6. The students didn’t go to school by public transportation but now they do.
______________________________________________________________
7. My city was a tourist destination but now it isn’t.
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______________________________________________________________
8. Traffic jam didn’t happen when I was small but it happens now.
______________________________________________________________
Bài 5: Khoanh tròn vào đáp án đúng.
Happy memories of my childhood.
I always count myself lucky that I spent my childhood with my parents in the countryside. When
I was small, our family (1)____ in a small bungalow near a river. My brother and I used to (2)________
swimming after school until my mother told us to come back. Our school was not far (3)________our
house, so we walked to school every day. There didn’t (4)________as many traffic (5)________there is
today, so my parents (6)________ worry much about traffic accident. In the past, there (7)________ use
to be many forms of entertainment such as TV or computer, so our family spent many hours with each
other. Sometimes, my brother and I (8)________ taken to our grandparents’ house to visit them. Those
memories are unforgettable.
1. A. use to lived

B. used to lived

C. use to live

D. used to live

2. A. went

B. go

C. goes

D. gone

3. A. from

B. in

C. at

D. to

4. A. use to be

B. use to be

C. use to

D. be

5. A. like

B. than

C. as

D. and

6. A. used to

B. didn’t used to

C. did

D. didn’t

7. A. were

B. weren’t

C. did

D. didn’t

8. A. were

B. weren’t

C.did

D. didn’t

Bài 6: Đọc bài đọc dưới đây và trả lời câu hỏi.
Have you ever seen someone’s anger when you’re stuck in the traffic jam in rush hours? Have you
witnessed any driver acting aggressively toward other people on the road? If yes, you have probably
witnessed a case of road rage.
Road rage is aggressive or angry behavior of a driver in a road vehicle. Road rage includes rude
gestures, verbal insults, physical threats or even dangerous driving methods. Those behaviors intend to
release stress and frustration of the angry drivers. Road rage can cause noisy arguments between drivers
and more seriously, physical attacks. That may result on severe injuries or even death. There are many
reasons of road rage, one of them is traffic jam. With the increased number of private vehicles in the
streets, congestion is getting worse and worse. People are easy to get angry if they are stuck in the traffic
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jam, so road rage is more likely to happen. People are recommended to calm themselves in the traffic jam
by listening to radio or music, so they can prevent road rage.
1. What is road rage?
___________________________________________________________________________________
2. What does road rage include?
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. What can road rage cause?
___________________________________________________________________________________
4. What is one of the causes of road rage?
___________________________________________________________________________________
5. What are people recommended to do to prevent road rage?
___________________________________________________________________________________

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