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👉SKILLS 2
Listening
1. Circle the words or phrases that you think are used to describe the future means of transport.
A. comfortable
B. eco-friendly
C. having an autopilot function
D. running on petrol
2. Listen to a talk between Mr Ha and his students. How many means of transport are they talking about? Circle the correct answer. 🎧
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4
3. Listen to the talk again and complete each sentence with ONE word. 🎧
1. Bullet trains will be faster, safer, and riders can avoid traffic _____.
2. SkyTrans will use less space and run on _____.
3. SkyTrans may be too _____ for students.
4. _____ will be cheaper and easier to use.
5. Solar-powered ships will be _____ and comfortable.
Writing
4. Work in pairs. Choose one future means of transport in 3 and tick (✔) the words and phrases that describe its advantages. Can you add more words and phrases?
| Advantages | Tick (✔) |
| green | |
| polluting the environment | |
| expensive | |
| safe | |
| comfortable | |
| convenient | |
| causing noise | |
| fast |
5. Now write a paragraph of about 70 words about the advantages of the means of transport you've chosen. Start your writing as shown below.
I think people will like travelling by ____________________ in the future because it has many advantages. First, ___________
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