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EU plans to stop cars speeding (5th September, 2013)

The European Union (EU) has a plan to stop cars speeding. It hopes to reduce the number of traffic-accident deaths. Around 30,000 lives are lost each year in Europe. It will use a digital technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). It costs about $380. Satellites communicate with cars. Two things can happen. One is that the driver gets a warning about the speed limit. The other is that the technology automatically puts on the car's brakes and slows it down to a safer speed. The transport department said it could cut road deaths by one-third by 2020.


 
 

Not everyone is happy with this idea. People in Britain do not want the EU telling them how to drive. The British transport minister said it took away the freedom of motorists. British politicians believe it is unnecessary because the UK has fewer road deaths than other countries. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. This was down from 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure since records began in 1926. In Germany, there were 3,657 fatalities last year. A UK motoring organisation warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said you couldn't accelerate to avoid crashing if you had to.

 


 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Sources:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/road-safety/10278702/EU-plans-to-fit-all-cars-with-speed-limiters.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2408012/Britain-fights-EUs-Big-Brother-bid-fit-car-speed-limiter.html#ixzz2doRM5xzN
http://www.idigitaltimes.co.uk/articles/496639/20130902/european-union-plans-install-automatic-speed-limiting.htm

Try Level 0 or Level 1 (easier) or Level 3 (one level higher)

MATCHING


 
 
 

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

a plan to stop cars

a.

can happen

2.

30,000 lives are

b.

the car's brakes

3.

Satellites communicate

c.

about the speed limit

4.

Two things

d.

one-third

5.

the driver gets a warning

e.

speeding

6.

automatically puts on

f.

safer speed

7.

slows it down to a

g.

with cars

8.

cut road deaths by

h.

lost each year

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

Not everyone is happy

a.

how to drive

2.

telling them

b.

avoid crashing

3.

it took away the

c.

unnecessary

4.

politicians believe it is

d.

from 1,901 in 2011

5.

the UK has fewer

e.

with this idea

6.

This was down

f.

3,657 fatalities last year

7.

In Germany, there were

g.

freedom of motorists

8.

accelerate to

h.

road deaths

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The European Union (EU) has (1) ___________________ cars speeding. It hopes to (2) ___________________ of traffic-accident deaths. Around 30,000 lives are lost each year in Europe. It will use a digital technology (3) ___________________ authority (ISA). It costs about $380. Satellites communicate with cars. Two things can happen. One is that the driver (4) ___________________ about the speed limit. The other is that the technology automatically puts on the car's (5) ___________________ down to a safer speed. The transport department said it could (6) ___________________ one-third by 2020.

Not everyone (7) ___________________ idea. People in Britain do not want the EU telling (8) ___________________. The British transport minister said it took away the freedom of motorists. British politicians (9) ___________________ because the UK has fewer road deaths than other countries. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. (10) ___________________ 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure (11) ___________________ 1926. In Germany, there were 3,657 fatalities last year. A UK motoring organisation warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said (12) ___________________ to avoid crashing if you had to.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheEuropeanUnion(EU)hasaplantostopcarsspeeding.Ithopestored
ucethenumberoftraffic-accidentdeaths.Around30,000lives
arelosteachyearinEurope.Itwilluseadigitaltechnologycalledintellig
entspeedauthority(ISA).Itcostsabout$380.Satellitescommunicate
withcars.Twothingscanhappen.Oneisthatthedrivergetsawarningab
outthespeedlimit.Theotheristhatthetechnologyautomaticallyputso
nthecar'sbrakesandslowsitdowntoasaferspeed.Thetransportdepar
tmentsaiditcouldcutroaddeathsbyone-thirdby2020.Noteveryoneis
happywiththisidea.PeopleinBritaindonotwanttheEUtellingthemho
wtodrive.TheBritishtransportministersaidittookawaythefreedomof
motorists.BritishpoliticiansbelieveitisunnecessarybecausetheUKh
asfewerroaddeathsthanothercountries.In2012,1,754peoplediedo
nBritishroads.Thiswasdownfrom1,901in2011andthelowestfiguresi
ncerecordsbeganin1926.InGermany,therewere3,657fatalitieslast
year.AUKmotoringorganisationwarnedthatISAcouldbedangerous.I
tsaidyoucouldn'tacceleratetoavoidcrashingifyouhadto.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

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