A. PHONETICS
I. 1. B 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. D
II. /e/: m
any,
every, B
etty, fr
iend, w
ent.
/eɪ/: L
ake, t
akes, tr
ain, d
ay, p
avement, w
aving, c
ame, Sp
ain, st
adiums, w
aiting, r
ailway, st
ation.
B. VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
I.
Land |
Air |
Sea |
bicycle (bike); bus; car; coach; lorry; motorbike; moped; taxi; train; tram (streetcar); underground; van; caravan
|
helicopter; plane |
boat; ship; kayak
|
II.
1.
take: a bus, a train, a taxi
2.
get on: a bus, the plane, a train, a taxi, a car
3.
get off: a bus, a train, a taxi, a car
4.
go by: bus, taxi, car, helicopter, bike, motorbike, ship
5.
ride: a bike, a horse, a motorbike
III.
1. Go ahead only |
E |
7. No Stopping & No Parking |
L |
2. Go left only |
I |
8. Overtaking prohibited. |
B |
3. Go right only |
M |
9. Trucks prohibited. |
A |
4. No Parking |
H |
10. All motor vehicles prohibited. |
J |
5. Cars prohibited |
F |
11. No U-turns |
K |
6. Stop |
D |
12. Overtaking prohibited for trucks |
G |
IV.
A.Motorbikes
can’t go here. They
have to go on another road.
B.You
can park here for free. You
don’t have to pay for fifteen minutes parking.
C. Bikes
have to keep left. People on foot
can’t walk on the left.
D. You
can catch the bus here. You
don’t have to wait more than ten minutes.
E.You
can’t ride your bike. You
have to get off and walk.
F.You
can take a taxi here. You
can’t park here.
V.
A/
- in the street: a, b, c
- in a hospital: d, j, l
- in a park: f, g, m
- in a museum: e, i, l
- at an airport: h, j, k, l
B/
f |
1. Dogs can’t go here. |
a |
2. You can ride a bicycle here, but you can’t drive your car. |
b |
3. You don’t have to pay in the evening or on Sundays. |
g |
4. You can’t play football here |
e |
5. You can’t take photos. |
i |
6. Adults and children over five have to pay, but children under five don’t have to pay. |
l |
7. You can’t use this toilet. |
j |
8. You can use Visa or MasterCard but you can’t use American Express. |
k |
9. You have to show your passport. |
d |
10. You can’t use a mobile in here. |
m |
11. You can walk on the paths, not the grass. |
h |
12. You can smoke in this area. |
VI. 1. In bad weather, I go to school by bus.
2. I always go to my grandparents’ house on foot.
3. I usually ride/ cycle to school.
4. Do you walk to school?
5. My father usually drives to work.
6. My mother takes me to the bus station by car.
VII. 1. didn’t use to 2. used to 3. didn’t use to 4. didn’t use to 5. used to
C. SPEAKING
I.
|
Distance |
Time |
1. David |
1 kilometers |
About 15 minutes |
2. Susan |
6 kilometers |
About 20 or 25 minutes |
3. Paul |
about 200 metres |
Just 2 or 3 minutes |
4. Ann |
about 2 or 3 kilometers |
About 20 minutes |
5. Joe |
about 4 kilometers |
About 20 minutes |
D. READING
I. 1. True 2. False 3. True 4. True 5. False
6. True 7. True 8. False 9. True 10. True
II. 1. Children at the age of 10 or over can ride their bikes alone.
2. You must wear an approved cycle helmet correctly.
3. Your bike should have working brakes.
4. You should wear a high visibility vest or jacket when you ride at night.
5. Yes. We should copy the way we see our parents riding theirbikes.
III. 1. They should hold hands with an adult whenever they go out.
2. They should cross the street at a zebra crossing.
3. They should stop, look and listen at a zebra crossing.
4. They should stop at the kerb and look and listen for traffic.
5. No, they can’t. They can’t use their mobile phones while crossing roads.
6. Parents should practise routes with them before they walk alone.
7. They should wear a cycle helmet when they are on their bikes.
8. They need to be able to judge speed and distance accurately before they cycle on public roads.
9. They should wear bright coloured clothing and fluorescent items whenever they are cycling on the road.
10. They need lights on their bikes and reflective items.
E. WRITING
1. The traffic can be a nightmare for visitors to Viet Nam for thefirst time.
2. There are transport rules but many people don’t seem really interested in following them.
3. Three or four people on one motorbike is a common sight, particularly with young people.
4. The traffic is worst during rush hours when everyone is trying to get to work or get home quickly.
5. Some people ride their motorbikes on the pavements rather than waiting in a traffic jam.
6. Pedestrians can get injured or hit easily when they walk on thepavements or cross the roads at such times.
7. Road users become very impatient or quite aggressive, constantly using their horns or even shouting at others.
8. Some people install air horn on their motorbikes, and this is really annoying for other people and sometimes it causes accidents.
9. Another problem is the increase in the number of cars on the road.
10. More people own private cars and it makes the problem of the traffic jams become worse.
TEST (UNIT 7)
1. You have to stop/ can’t go.
3. You can’t go faster than 120km/h.
5. You have to give way.
7. You can turn left.
9. You can’t enter. |
2. You can’t turn right.
4. You can’t overtake.
6. You can’t park here.
8. You can buy petrol here.
10. You can go. |
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. D
21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. A
26. Roadworks have caused
traffic jams throughout the city centre.
27. Slow down because you’re breaking the
speed limit.
28. A
zebra crossing is a place on a road at which vehicles must stop to allow people to walk across the road.
29. A
driving license is an official document that shows you are able to drive.
30. We needed to get to Ha Noi, but we had no
means of transport.
31. I have two
train ticket savailable to go to Lao Cai. Would you like to go with me to SaPa?
32. The government has introduced a new
road safety campaign in an attempt to reduce the number of road accidents.
33. We looked on our map to find the way to the
railway station.
34. You should know the regulations in order to become a good
road user.
35. A
safety helmet is a hard hat which covers and protects the whole head, worn especially by motorcyclists.
36. False 37. True 38. False 39. True 40. False 41. True 42. True 43. True
44. True 45. False 46. True 47. False 48. True 49. True 50. True
51. False 52. True 53. False 54. True 55. True
56. Taxis take people from the airport and the train stations to the hotels.
57. Trucks are bringing fresh fruits and vegetables into the city, and ships are bringing food and fuel to the harbour.
58. Commuters are people who work in the big city, but live in the suburbs.
59. Some stop only to drink a cup of coffee. Others stop to buythe morning paper or to have breakfast.
60. The policemen blow their whistles to stop the traffic or tohurry it along.
61. I used to stay up late to watch football matches.
62. There used to be some trees in the field.
63. Linda used to live with her parents.
64. He used to be a poor man, but now he becomes a rich businessman.
65. They didn’t use to go to the cinema every Sunday.
66. In the past my hair used to be shorter.
67. I used to have time to collect stamps when I was in primaryschool.
68. Did you use to go to the beach when you lived in Nha Trang?
69. Mr. Nam used to go to work by motorbike, but now he goes towork by bus.
70. There used to be traffic jams in this street during rush hours, but now the street becomes wider.
71. First, most streets and roads in our city are narrow and inbad conditions.
72. Second, many people do not strictly follow traffic laws when using the roads.
73. For example, they cross the street at wrong places and ridetheir motorbikes in the wrong direction.
74. In addition, many street vendors occupy the pavement to display their goods or sale, so pedestrians have to walk in the road.
75. The number of trucks in our city is very big, so they usually interfere with traffic flow.
76. The construction of houses and buildings is not carefully planned, so they occupy the surface of the roads.
To solve the traffic problems in our city, we should do many things.
77. All streets should be widened and traffic lines should be more logical.
78. We should encourage people to use public transport instead of their personal vehicles.
79. Heavy penalties should be used for careless and dangerous drivers. People should be educated with traffic regulations at the same time.
80. In short, I hope traffic problems in our city will be solved so that we feel very comfortable when using the road.