UNIT 11: TRAVELING IN THE FUTURE
PHONETICS
I.Put the questions into the correct column, then practise saying them.
- What problems do you think future transport will have?
- Does a jet pack take a lot of space?
- Have you ever heard of bullet trains?
- What means of transport do you think will be used in the future?
- Do you think we will use driverless cars in the near future?
- How fast can it travel?
- Why don’t many people use the personal hover scooter?
- Will pollution be much worse?
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II.Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
- A. traffic B. same C. crash D. jam
- A. let B. jet C. vehicle D. success
- A. foot B. scooter C. shoot D. food
- A. sky B. fly C. by D. hymn
- A. vehicle B. rehearse C. helicopter D. perhaps
- A. space B.pack C. safe D. make
- A. look B.scooter C. moon D. food
- A. button B.funny C. success D. function
- A. mean pleasant C. easy D. heat
- A. popular flop C. hover D. programme
- A. dear B. fear C. hear D. heart
12.A. stupid B. studio C. study D. student
13.A. brother B. thick C. they D. that
- A. machine B. parachute C. champagne D. cheer
15.A. doctor B. hospital C. pollution D. tomorrow
III. Find which word does not belong to each group.
1.A. helicopter B. plane C. flying D. cars
2.A. underwater B. taxi C. submarine D. ocean
3.A. man B. driverless C. pilotless D. automatic
4.A. ship B. boat C. sailor D. train
5.A. drive B. pedal C. ride D. sail
IV. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1.A. believe B. avoid C. prefer D. happen
2.A. expensive B. wonderland C. favourite D. driverless
3.A. system B. transport C. future D. traffic
4.A. appearance B. pollution C. personal D. opinion
5.A. teleporter B. available C. environment D. electrical
ANSWER KEY
I.Put the questions into the correct column, then practise saying them.
| Rising intonation | Falling intonation |
| Does a jet pack take a lot of space?
Have you ever heard of bullet trains? Do you think we will use driverless cars in the near future? Will pollution be much worse? |
What problems do you think future transport will have?
What means of transport do you think will be used in the future? How fast can it travel? Why don’t many people use the personal hover scooter? |
II.Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined.
- B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. A
6.B 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.D
11.D 12.C 13.B 14.D 15.C
III. Find which word does not belong to each group.
1. D 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D
IV. Choose the word in each line that has different stress pattern.
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.A
