Traveling in the Future

These days, if you want to travel from New York to Beijing, the flight takes about 16 hours. You also have to wait at the airport, and sometimes you have to transfer onto a different airplane. If you add all of that extra time, the trip takes at least 20 hours. But in the future, the trip from New York to Beijing might only take two hours.

Right now, a private company is developing something called ET3. ET3 stands for “evacuated tube transport technology”. Here is how it works. A tube goes all the way from New York to Beijing. The tube is only a few meters wide. Capsules move through the tube. Six people can sit in one capsule. The capsules use electricity instead of gasoline. For international travel, the capsules can travel at about 6,500 kilometers per hour. That is much faster than airplane - most modern airplanes usually only fly at about 800 kilometers per hour.

So how is this possible? How can these capsules travel so fast? The answer is that there is no air inside the tube. When airplanes fly, they have to move through the air. The air slows the airplanes down. Because there is no air in the ET3 tubes, the capsules are able to move at a very high speed. Besides, the capsules are quite light. They only weigh 183 kilograms.

There are other advantages to ET3. Because it uses electricity, it is quite clean. In addition, it is much quieter than airplanes and cars. Finally, ET3 tubes and capsules don’t require very much building material.

Of course, ET3 doesn’t exist yet. The technology is still being developed. Developers still have to solve a lot of problems. The biggest problem is that right now, ET3 would be far too expensive. In order to make ET3 cheaper, we will need much better technology.

It is exciting to think of how ET3 will change travel in the future. Maybe someday, you will be able to have lunch in New York and dinner in Beijing.

I. Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning. (Viêt lại câu sao cho nghĩa của câu không đổi )

1 The distance from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa City is about 100 kilometres.

→ It is about 100 kilometers from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa City

2 Although Quang Hai -footballer is so young, he plays football beautifully.

Despite being so young, Quang Hai plays football beautifully

Or :

Despite the fact that Quang Hai is so young, he plays football beautifully

3.My father lived in small village when he was a child.

→ My father used to live in small village when he was a child

4. What is the dıstance between Thanh Hoa and Ha Noi city?

How far is it from Thanh Hoa to Ha Noi City?

5. I often walked to school when I was a student

I used. to walk to school when I was a student

6. In spite of being so young, Tien Dung goalkeeper performs excellently.

→Although.. Tien Dung goalkeeper is so young, he performs excellently

7. What is the distance between Vinh and Ha Noi city?

→ How far is it from Vinh to Ha Noi city?

8 I often walked to school when I was a student.

I used.. to walk to school/ go to school on foot when I was a student

9. Although they are short, they still love playing sports.

→ In spite of... being short, they still love playing sports.

Or :

In spite of their shortness, they still love playing sports.

Or:

In spite of thte fact that they are short, they still love playing sports

10. We will use less electricity in the future

Less electricity will be used by us in the future

II. Change the sentences into the passive voice. (Chuyên các câu sau sang câu bị đông)

1. We will use less electricity in the future.

Less electricity will be used ( by us) in the future

2 The students in my school will use public transport when travelling long distances

. Public transport. will be used by the students in my school when travelling along distances.

3.1 will turn off the lights when leaving a room or going to bed

The lights... will be turned off by me when I leave a room or go to bed

4. Wind power will offer a great deal of energy next century.

A great deal of energy will be offered by wind power next century

5. We will use sources of energy more effectively for our future

. Sources of energy will be used more effectively for our future

6 People in the countryside will increase the use of biogas for cooking.

The use of biogas for cooking will be increased by people in the countryside

7. They will build a bydropower station in the North of the country next decade,

A hydropower station will be built in the North of the country next decade

8.We will solve the problem of energy shortage by tsing solar energy.

The problem of energy shortage will be solved by using solar energy

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Vietnam is the second largest motorcycle ownership in the world after Taiwan. According to statistics in early 2016, the number of registered motorcycles in Vietnam is over 37 million. During the peak hours of the weekends, holidays, the number of motorbikes is too many. Traffic jams on the day are also common in the city, during working hours. The street dust and loud whistles will make you tired about road traffic in Vietnam. Investment in road traffic in Vietnam is a lot but the quality is very poor, Some routes just need light rain that will be damaged or flooded.

The sense of participation in traffic of Vietnamese is poor. Vietnamese people go fast, cross the red light. When being stuck at congestion, most people ride their motorbikes on the sidewalk rather than waiting, or constantly use horns to hasten riders in the front, even shouting at them from time to time. Vietnamese often don’t obey the traffic lights or signs. Children are taught about traffic laws while adults are breaking it. Now the government gives much new strict law to improve the present posture. The government also has a lot of projects to upgrade the road, widen the road more and more. Build more highways and tunnels to reduce traffic jam. The visitor comes to Vietnam will have some exciting experiences when entering traffic in Vietnam.

Some travelers have their traffic tips on how to cross the road in Vietnam: forget all the standard rules to cross the street, look at the vehicles that are heading towards you, just move slowly to cross the road because no one will crash into you, the foreigners will feel crossed the road like a game of adventure but you are very easy to do it

recycling/ nothing/ list/ vegetables/ something/ save/ trouble/ polluting/ taking. Our environment is in (1)trouble. Modern ways of living and today’s industries are (2)polluting it. Most people think there is (3) nothing they can do. This is not true. Everyone can do something to help (4) save our environment. Here is a (5)list of things you can do.

1. • Help to cut pollution by (6)taking the bus to work instead of your car.
   • Buy fruit and (7) vegetables that have not been treated with pesticides.
   • Recycle all your cans, bottles and paper. There should be a (8) recycling center somewhere near your home, so take them there.

Our environment is in trouble. Modern ways of living and today’s industries are polluting it. Most people think there is nothing they can do. This is not true. Everyone can do something to help save our environment. Here is a list of things you can do.
- Help to cut pollution by taking the bus to work instead of your car.
- Buy fruit and vegetables that have not been treated with pesticides.
- Recycle all your cans, bottles and paper. There should be a recycling center somewhere near your home, so take them there.

Most of the world’s energy comes from the sun. The sun’s energy is in wood, oil, and other things that people use for energy.

VI. Read the text then answer true or false

People use many sources of energy. Ancient people used only their arms, hands, and simple tools until they discovered fire. Later, people learned to use the energy of the wind to sail ships. Then they learned to use animals to do work. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people began to use machines. The first machines used steam. They burned coal to heat water. The hot water turned into steam, and the steam engine did the work. Later, people began to use the gasoline engine, and today people are using nuclear energy. Energy is one of the basic concepts, or ideas, of physics. It is the ability to do work. Without energy we could live. We need energy to work, and scientists are always looking for new sources of energy.

1. None of the world’s energy comes from the sun. F

2. Wind, steam, and gasoline are sources of energy. T

3. People have never used nuclear energy. F

4. Energy is the ability to do work. T

5. We need new sources of energy. T

Each sentence below contain an error.Underline it and write the correct answer in the space provice

1 . next week new glass will be installing in the window to stop hea t escapin. installing => installed

2. at this time in next two month, we are going to have a tree solar shower. are going to have => will be having

3. they will be organize a workshop about clean and safe energy sources next wednes day. be organize => organize

4. we will be replacing coal and natural gas for heating by solar energy at the end of next year. by => with

5. our house will provide with biogas and low energy light bulbs next month. provide => be provided