📖 Unit 11: Travelling in the future - Reading lớp 7

As the world’s population has grown, and traffic jams have become a ‘nightmare’ in many big cities, scientists are researching and (1) ______ new means of transport to solve the problem. Henry Ford was one of the first to think of a (2) ______ – a car that can fly – in 1936. It is a (3) ______ of an airplane and a motorcar. Later, more new (4) ______ about cars came about, including cars that have an (5) ______ or are driverless. Scientists have also worked to develop new means of (6) ______, and skyTrans is one of their inventions. Scientists have also invented (7) ______, which are not much different from traditional trains, but are much faster, safer, and more (8) ______. They are also working on a (9) ______ system, which allows people to travel from one country to another in minutes.

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Put the verb in brackets in the correct form. Pay attention to positive or negative form.

In the near future, there (1. be) ______ enough land for the world’s increasing population. Though skyscrapers are getting taller, there (2. be) ______ enough land to house everyone. Air pollution (3. get) ______ worse and worse. Scientists (4. look) ______ for new opportunities to live on other planets. Mars (5. become) ______ a new place for humans to live. Scientists someday (6. invent) ______ a way for us to go to Mars and return quickly. Scientists (7. plant) ______ trees on Mars to produce more oxygen. Additionally, they (8. build) ______ up hotels for holidays on Mars because there (9. be) ______ many people who want to go there. I think it (10. take) ______ a long time for this dream to come true.

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A hoverboard can bring (1) ______ a lot of benefits. It is self-balancing so it is safe for (2) ______. It is also fun because it connects to a music speaker with a phone, so riders can enjoy music while (3) ______ on the road. It can also give riders a smooth (4) ______. It runs on electric battery. Its run time is 30 minutes but you may have to wait 2 – 3 hours for the battery to (5) ______. Because hoverboards are safe, easy to use, and inexpensive, they will (6) ______ around for long for the children to enjoy.

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Read the passage and do the tasks below.

My uncle is working at a car company. His company is now developing a new flying car. The car will have solar panels on its roof and wings, and it will charge its battery as it moves. During light traffic, you can use roads. But in heavy traffic, you can use the flight mode to avoid traffic. It will be able to carry eight passengers. The car will have an autopilot function, so a driver is not needed. All passengers can relax, read books or play games while travelling.

I was worried about the safety because it is driverless, but my uncle said it will be much safer than a traditional car. It will also be more comfortable and greener because it is solar-powered.

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Tel Aviv will be the first city in the world to have a skyTran system. This system will help the city reduce traffic congestion. Moreover, skyTran will provide a greener, less expensive, faster, and more comfortable mode of travel than cars and buses. The system has many pods and each pod has two seats. Passengers can get a pod by using a smartphone app. The pods glide along the rails above to their destination. The pods run on electricity and can travel at speeds up to 150 mph while passengers will still have a smooth ride. The system is about 70 m above the ground. The cost is higher than taking a bus but lower than taking a taxi. So, many people think it will be a perfect means of transport to replace traditional ones. The USA and many Asian countries are interested in building skyTran networks in the very near future.