Uni 1 SCIENCE AND
1 TECHNOLOGY
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LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Great news for students

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WARM-UP
1. What is this?

The hidden word:

SMARTPHONE
__________

SEIENCC

2. My favourite bird is PIGEON
______.

3. I don't have a Facebook ACCOUNT
_______.

WARM-UP

The hidden word:

4. What are they?

EMOJIS
______

EOTLHYGNCO

7. Don't unplug my phone.
It's CHARGING
________.

5. I prefer using TABLETS
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ to smartphones .

8. What is this?
6. _TELEPATHY
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the direct communication
of thoughts or feelings from one person to
another without using speech, writing, or any
other normal method.

It's a COMPUTER
________.

WARM-UP
The hidden words:

SEIENCC

SCIENCE
_______

EOTLHYGNCO

TECHNOLOGY
__________

PRESENTATION

technology (n)
/tekˈnɒlədʒi/
công nghệ

PRESENTATION

face to face (adj)
/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/
trực tiếp,
mặt đối mặt

PRESENTATION

epidemic (n)
/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/
đại dịch

PRESENTATION

breakout room (n)
/ˈbreɪkaʊt rʊm /
phòng học chia nhỏ,
chia nhóm

PRESENTATION

contact lens (n)
/ˈkɒntækt lenz/
kính áp tròng

PRESENTATION

invention (n)
/ɪnˈvenʃn/
phát minh

PRESENTATION
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. technology (n)

/tekˈnɒlədʒi/

công nghệ

2. face-to-face

/ˌfeɪs tə ˈfeɪs/

trực tiếp, mặt đối mặt

3. epidemic (n)

/ˌepɪˈdemɪk/

đại dịch

4. breakout room (n)

/ˈbreɪkaʊt ruːm/

phòng học chia nhỏ

5. contact lens (v)

/ˈkɒntækt lenz/

kính áp tròng

/ɪnˈvenʃn/

phát minh

6. invention (n)

PRACTICE
1. Who are the girl and the boy?

3. What might they be talking about?

2. Where do you think they are?

4. What can you see in the bubble?

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.
Minh: I really liked yesterday's online lesson. What about you, Ann?
Ann: I prefer having face-to-face classes. I like to interact with my classmates during
the lessons.
Minh: I think online classes are convenient during bad weather or epidemics. Also,
students can still
interact when they are in breakout rooms.
Ann: But the Internet connection doesn't always work well enough to learn online. And
my eyes get tired when I work in front of the computer screen for a long time.
Minh: I know what you mean. But there's some great news for us. 3D contact lenses will
soon be
available. With them, our eyes won't get tired when looking at a computer
screen all day long.
Ann: Wow, that's brilliant!
Minh: Another helpful invention is robot teachers. They will teach us when our human
teachers are not available or get ill. My uncle said the robots would be able to mark our

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False).
Statements
1. Ann and Minh had a face-to-face class yesterday.
2. Ann likes face-to-face classes because she can interact
with her classmates.
3. Minh finds online classes inconvenient.
4. When students use 3D contact lenses, their eyes will not
get tired.
5. Robot teachers will be able to mark papers and comment
on students' work.

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Jerry

1. Ann and Minh had a face-toface class yesterday. F
Minh: I really liked yesterday's online
lesson. What about you, Ann?

2. Ann likes face-to-face classes because
she can interact with her classmates. T
Ann: I prefer having face-to-face
classes. I like to interact with my
classmates during the lessons.

3. Minh finds online classes
inconvenient.
F
Minh: I think online classes are
convenient during bad weather or
epidemics. Also, students can still interact
when they are in breakout rooms.

4. When students use 3D contact
lenses, their eyes will not get tired.

T

Minh: I know what you mean. But there's
some great news for us. 3D contact lenses
will soon be available. With them, our eyes
won't get tired when looking at a computer
screen all day long.

5. Robot teachers will be able to mark
papers and comment on students' work.

T

Minh: Another helpful invention is robot teachers.
They will teach us when our human teachers are not
available or get ill. My uncle said the robots would be
able to mark our work and give us feedback too.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and tick T (True) or F (False).
Statements
1. Ann and Minh had a face-to-face class yesterday.
2. Ann likes face-to-face classes because she can interact
with her classmates.
3. Minh finds online classes inconvenient.
4. When students use 3D contact lenses, their eyes will not
get tired.
5. Robot teachers will be able to mark papers and comment
on students' work.

T

F

PRACTICE

3 Label each picture with a phrase from the box.

1. computer
______________
screen

2. _______________
3D contact lenses

PRACTICE

3 Label each picture with a phrase from the box.

3. ______________
online class

4. _______________
robot teacher

PRACTICE

3 Label each picture with a phrase from the box.

5. ______________
breakout rooms

6. _________________
Internet connection

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences, using the phrases in 3.
1. I can't see the documents on the computer very clearly. I need a
larger ______________.
2. During our lessons, our teacher puts us into ______________ for
group discussions.
3. A ____________ in Korea teaches English to primary students.
4. We had a(n) ____________ yesterday with a teacher in the US.
5. Can I wear ________________ and watch a movie too?

XÉ TÚI MÙ

1. I can't see the documents on the computer very
computer screen
clearly. I need a larger ______________.

2. During our lessons, our teacher puts
breakout rooms for group
us into ______________
discussions.

robot teacher in Korea teaches
3. A ____________
English to primary students.

online class yesterday
4. We had a(n) ____________
with a teacher in the US.

3D
contact
lenses
5. Can I wear ________________ and
watch a movie too?

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences, using the phrases in 3.
1. I can't see the documents on the computer very clearly. I need a
larger ______________.
2. During our lessons, our teacher puts us into ______________ for
group discussions.
3. A ____________ in Korea teaches English to primary students.
4. We had a(n) ____________ yesterday with a teacher in the US.
5. Can I wear ________________ and watch a movie too?

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

1.1822: Charles Babbage invented it. Students use it to type essays
and to learn online.
2.1876: Alexander Graham Bell invented it. We use it to
communicate with our friends and families.
3. 1928: Sir Alexander Fleming discovered it. It was the world's first
antibiotic.
4.1989: Tim Berner-Lee invented it. It links information sources so
everyone can access them.
5.2000: Honda developed it. It can run, jump, and work as a
bartender.

PRODUCTION

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Do you know what things were invented in these years?

1. 1822: Charles
Babbage invented it.
Students use it to
type essays and to
learn online.

The first computer

PRODUCTION

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

2. 1876: Alexander
Graham Bell invented
it. We use it to
communicate with
our friends and
families.

The telephone

PRODUCTION

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

3. 1928: Sir Alexander
Fleming discovered it.
It was the world's first
antibiotic.

Penicillin

Penicillin

Penicillin là nhóm kháng sinh diệt khuẩn đầu tiên, được Alexander Fleming phát hiện năm 1928, chiết
xuất từ nấm Penicillium. Thuốc điều trị hiệu quả các bệnh nhiễm trùng vi khuẩn (viêm
họng, viêm tai, giang mai) bằng cách phá hủy thành tế bào vi khuẩn.

PRODUCTION

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Do you know what things were invented in these years?

4. 1989: Tim Berner-Lee
invented it. It links
information sources so
everyone can access
them.

The WWW World Wide Web

PRODUCTION

5

Do you know what things were invented in these years?

5. 2000: Honda
developed it. It can
run, jump, and work
as a bartender.

Robot ASIMO

Which invention do you like most?
Why?
The computer
penicillin

The telephone

The WWW World Wide Web

Robot ASIMO

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 identify the topic of the unit
 use lexical items related to science and technology
 identify the language features that are covered in the unit

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Review technologies and inventions
learnt in the lesson.
- Learn new words and phrases by heart.
- Do the exercises in the Workbook.
- Start preparing for the project of the
unit.

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