Read the title of the text and look at the picture. What will the city of the future be like? Listen / Watch and read the text to find out.

(Đọc tiêu đề của văn bản và nhìn vào hình ảnh. Thành phố của tương lai sẽ như thế nào? Nghe / Xem và đọc văn bản để tìm hiểu.)

WELCOME TO THE CITY OF THE FUTURE

1

All people in the city will travel around easily. Electric and driverless cars and buses will make travel safer and more energy - efficient. Digital roads will communicate with cars about traffic and road conditions.

2

As cities grow larger, city planners are going to build homes and offices on water. These floating buildings won't use valuable land. 3D printers will build houses faster, cheaper and with less energy. All homes will have solar windows. Experts believe that cities will be 100% energy-efficient in the next 50 years.

3

Hungry for a pizza? A drone or a robot will quickly deliver it in the city of the future. Growing food in the city will also be necessary. Vertical farms and rooftop gardens will produce fresh food locally, and therefore, reduce the cost of food transportation.

4

For those who like to shop, the future city will offer some special shopping. Interactive mirrors in shops will show what clothes look like on us and make suggestions based on our size and style. Shops will be places for socialising more than buying things. A trip to the mall is going to be a high-tech, social experience.

5

Overall, the future city will have digital technologies. For example, street lights will have sensors that switch on when someone passes by. These lights will also measure air pollution. Almost everything will be connected to exchange data with one another. As a result, the city of the future is going to be smarter than ever before.

2.

a) Read the text and match the paragraphs (1-5) to the headings (A-E).

(Đọc văn bản và nối các đoạn văn (1-5) với các tiêu đề (A-E).)

A What's There to Eat?

B Internet Everywhere

C Green Living Spaces

D Moving Around

E Spending Your Money

b) Listen/Wtach, read and check. 

(Nghe/Xem, đọc và kiểm tra.)

3. Read the text again and decide if each of the statements (1-5) is T (true), F (false) or DS (doesn't say).

(Đọc lại văn bản và quyết định xem mỗi câu (1-5) là T (đúng), F (sai) hay DS (không nói).)

1 There will be a lot of people driving in the future. ____________

2 All floating buildings will have solar windows. ____________

3 Buildings will help grow food in the future. ____________

4 There will be no shopping malls in the future. ____________

5 Street lights will do other things. ____________

4 Listen and repeat. Match the words / phrases (1-8) to the descriptions (a-h).

(Lắng nghe và lặp lại. Nối các từ/cụm từ (1-8) với phần mô tả (a-h).)

a This will produce energy from the sun.

b Small and fast, it will fly and bring packages everywhere.

c This house or office tower won't need any land.

d This machine will reduce the time and costs of regular buildings by half.

e This garden in the sky will provide healthy food for the cities.

f Parking will be easy because the vehicle can change sizes.

g A means of public transport that will travel at high speeds.

h This screen will allow you to try on virtual clothing.

5. Which of the predictions in Exercise 4 do you think will/won't happen in the future? Discuss with your partner.

(Bạn nghĩ dự đoán nào trong bài tập 4 sẽ / không xảy ra trong tương lai? Thảo luận với đối tác của bạn.)

6. Write sentences about how cities will be like in the future. Think about the public transport, vehicles, roads, devices and buildings.

(Viết các câu về thành phố sẽ như thế nào trong tương lai. Hãy suy nghĩ về phương tiện giao thông công cộng, xe cộ, đường xá, thiết bị và tòa nhà.)

Do you agree with the following statements? Why / Why not?

(Bạn có đồng ý với các tuyên bố sau đây? Tại sao tại sao không?)

Future cities...

1 will have faster and greener transport.

2 won't have shopping malls.

3 will have lots of inexpensive houses.

4 will produce their own food in gardens.

CULTURE SPOT

SMART CITY

Many cities in Vietnam are working to become smart cities. These cities will provide free Internet access to all their citizens. They will have e-governments with all public services online.

Do you know any similar smart cities in other countries?

(Bạn có biết bất kỳ thành phố thông minh tương tự nào ở các quốc gia khác không?)