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The European Union (EU) has a plan to stop cars speeding. It hopes to reduce the number of people who die in traffic accidents. Around 30,000 lives are lost each year on Europe's roads. The EU's project uses a technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). This is a small digital box that is put inside the car. It costs about $380. The transport department said it could cut the number of road deaths by one-third by the year 2020. The system uses satellites that communicate with cars. There are two things that can happen. One is that the driver gets a warning about the speed limit. The other is that the technology automatically puts on the brakes and slows the car down to a safer speed.
Not everyone is happy with this idea. Many people in Britain do not want the EU telling them how to drive. The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said it took away the freedom of motorists. British politicians believe the ISA system is unnecessary because the UK has fewer road deaths than other European 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: "If you were overtaking a tractor and suddenly needed to accelerate to avoid [crashing], you would not be able to."
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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
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1. SPEED LIMITS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about speed limits. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.
European Union / speeding / traffic accident / transport / satellite / speed limit / brakes / how to drive / motorists / since records began / fatalities / overtaking / accelerate
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. CAR SAFETY: Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.
Safety feature
Good points
Bad points
Speed limiter
Driver's crash helmet
Airplane-style black box
In-car video cameras
Radar brakes
600cc engines in all cars
4. SPEED LIMIT: Students A strongly believe speed limits should be much lower; Students B strongly believe they are already too low. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
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See a sample5. TRANSPORT: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the safest at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.
• car
• bullet train
• cruise ship
• motorbike
• airplane
• helicopter
• bicycle
• bus
6. SPEEDING: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "speeding". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
BEFORE READING / LISTENING
1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a.
The EU wants to help save lives on Europe's roads.
T / F
b.
The abbreviation I.S.A. means Intelligent Speed Advisor.
T / F
c.
The EU things road deaths can be cut by a third in the next 7 years.
T / F
d.
The ISA system automatically cuts off fuel when the car goes too fast.
T / F
e.
British people aren't happy about the EU idea.
T / F
f.
Britain's transport minister welcomed the new technology.
T / F
g.
There were the fewest road deaths in Britain last year since 1926.
T / F
h.
A motoring group said the new technology was dangerous for tractors.
T / F
2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.
1.
plan
a.
ordering
2.
traffic accidents
b.
number
3.
cut
c.
alert
4.
communicate
d.
deaths
5.
warning
e.
idea
6.
happy
f.
interact
7.
telling
g.
escape
8.
figure
h.
car crashes
9.
fatalities
i.
pleased
10.
avoid
j.
lower
3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)
1.
a plan to stop
a.
lost each year
2.
reduce the number of people who die
b.
fatalities last year
3.
Around 30,000 lives are
c.
to accelerate
4.
cut the number of road deaths
d.
in traffic accidents
5.
the technology automatically puts
e.
telling them how to drive
6.
people in Britain do not want the EU
f.
by one-third
7.
the lowest figure
g.
cars speeding
8.
there were 3,657
h.
since records began
9.
motoring
i.
on the brakes
10.
suddenly needed
j.
organisation
GAP FILL
The European Union (EU) has a plan to stop cars (1) ____________. It hopes to reduce the number of people who die in (2) ____________ accidents. Around 30,000 lives are (3) ____________ each year on Europe's roads. The EU's project uses a technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). This is a small digital box that is put (4) ____________ the car. It costs about $380. The transport department said it could (5) ____________ the number of road deaths by one-third by the year 2020. The system uses (6) ____________ that communicate with cars. There are two things that can happen. One is that the driver gets a (7) ____________ about the speed limit. The other is that the technology automatically puts on the brakes and (8) ____________ the car down to a safer speed.
warning
cut
traffic
slows
inside
speeding
satellites
lost
Not everyone is happy with this idea. Many people in Britain do not want the EU (9) ____________ them how to drive. The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said it took away the (10) ____________ of motorists. British politicians believe the ISA system is unnecessary because the UK has (11) ____________ road deaths than other European countries. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. This was (12) ____________ from 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure since (13) ____________ began in 1926. In Germany, there were 3,657 (14) ____________ last year. A UK motoring organisation warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said: "If you were (15) ____________ a tractor and suddenly needed to (16) ____________ to avoid [crashing], you would not be able to."
fatalities
accelerate
fewer
freedom
records
telling
overtaking
down
LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.
1)
The European Union (EU) has a plan to ______
a. stop cars speed in
b. stop cars speeding
c. stop cars speed on
d. stop cars spree thing2)
The EU's project uses a technology called ______
a. intelligent speed authorities
b. intelligent speed authorise tea
c. intelligent speed authority
d. intelligent speed author it is3)
The transport department said it could cut the number of road deaths ______
a. by a third
b. by one-third
c. by one, thirdly
d. by one-thirds4)
One is that the driver gets a warning about ______
a. the speed limit
b. the speed limits
c. the speed limited
d. the speed limiting5)
slows the car down to ______
a. a safer speeding
b. a safer speed
c. a safer speedo
d. a safer speeds6)
The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said it took away the ______
a. freedom of motor tests
b. freedom of motors its
c. freedom of motorists
d. freedom of motorist7)
British politicians believe the ISA system ______
a. isn't unnecessary
b. is necessary
c. is not unnecessary
d. is unnecessary8)
This was down from 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure ______
a. since records begin
b. since records began
c. since records begun
d. since records beginning9)
A UK motoring organisation warned that ISA ______
a. could be dangers
b. could be endangers
c. could be dangerous
d. could be dangerously10)
If you were overtaking a tractor and suddenly ______
a. needed to excel a rate
b. needed to axel a rate
c. needed to accelerate
d. needed to accelerationLISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps
The European Union (EU) (1) ___________________ cars speeding. It hopes to reduce the number of people who die in traffic accidents. Around 30,000 lives are (2) ___________________ Europe's roads. The EU's project uses a technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). This is a small digital box that (3) ___________________ car. It costs about $380. The transport department said it could cut the number (4) ___________________ one-third by the year 2020. The system (5) ___________________ communicate with cars. There are two things that can happen. One is that the driver gets a warning about the speed limit. The other is that the technology automatically (6) ___________________ and slows the car down to a safer speed.
Not everyone is happy with this idea. Many people in Britain do not want the EU (7) ___________________ to drive. The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said (8) ___________________ freedom of motorists. British politicians believe the ISA system is unnecessary because the UK has fewer road deaths than other European countries. (9) __________________ people died on British roads. This was down from 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure since records (10) ___________________. In Germany, there were 3,657 fatalities last year. A UK (11) ___________________ warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said: "If you were overtaking a tractor and suddenly needed to (12) ___________________ [crashing], you would not be able to."
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1.
What does the EU want to reduce?
2.
How many people died in Europe in traffic accidents last year?
3.
Where will people put the ISA box?
4.
What warning will the ISA give drivers?
5.
How does the technology slow cars down?
6.
What do British people not want to be told?
7.
What did a British politician say the technology takes away?
8.
When did 1,754 people die on British roads?
9.
When did Britain start keeping records on traffic accidents?
10.
What might you not be able to do in an emergency?
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ
1.
What does the EU want to reduce?
6.
What do British people not want to be told?
a) the speed limit
b) the number of road deaths
c) how many cares are on the road
d) the ISA
a) how to drive
b) how many people died
c) what cars to drive
d) when to drive2.
How many people died in Europe in traffic accidents last year?
7.
What did a British politician say the technology takes away?
a) exactly 30,000
b) over 30,000
c) about 30,000
d) just less than 30,000
a) risk
b) adventure
c) money
d) freedom3.
Where will people put the ISA box?
8.
When did 1,754 people die on British roads?
a) in their garage
b) under their car
c) on top of their car
d) in their car
a) 1926
b) 1901
c) 2012
d) 20114.
What warning will the ISA give drivers?
9.
When did Britain start keeping records on traffic accidents?
a) a 5-minute warning
b) about the speed limit
c) a very strict warning
d) about the size of fines
a) in the late 19th century
b) in 1901
c) in 1754
d) in 19265.
How does the technology slow cars down?
10.
What might you not be able to do in an emergency?
a) it puts on the brakes
b) it turns the engine off
c) it cuts off the fuel
d) with a parachute
a) drive a tractor
b) go faster
c) do a 3-point turn
d) use the technologyROLE PLAY
Role A – Crash helmets
You think crash helmets are the best way to reduce road deaths. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their methods. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): a speed limiter, video cameras or more police.
Role B – Speed limiter
You think a speed limiter is the best way to reduce road deaths. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their methods. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): crash helmets, video cameras or more police.
Role C – Video cameras
You think video cameras are the best way to reduce road deaths. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their methods. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): a speed limiter, crash helmets or more police.
Role D – More police
You think more police is the best way to reduce road deaths. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with their methods. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): a speed limiter, video cameras or crash helmets.
AFTER READING / LISTENING
1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'speed' and 'limit'.
speed
limit
- Share your findings with your partners.
- Make questions using the words you found.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
- Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
- Ask your partner / group your questions.
3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:
- hopes
- called
- small
- third
- happen
- safer
- telling
- freedom
- fewer
- down
- 1926
- accelerate
SPEED LIMITS SURVEY
Write five GOOD questions about speed limits in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1
_____________
STUDENT 2
_____________
STUDENT 3
_____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
- Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
- Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
SPEED LIMITS DISCUSSION
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
a)
What did you think when you read the headline?
b)
What springs to mind when you hear the word 'speeding'?
c)
What do you think of the EU plan?
d)
How safe are the roads in your country?
e)
Do people in your country keep to the speed limits?
f)
Should speed limits go up, down or stay the same?
g)
Should all cars have speed limiters, video cameras and black boxes?
h)
What is your idea to make the roads safer?
i)
Do you ever worry about accidents when you're in a car / on a bus?
j)
What do you think of no speed limits (like on Germany's autobahn)?
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
a)
Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)
How crazy are drivers in your country?
c)
Why would people not be happy about this idea?
d)
How much freedom should motorists have?
e)
Is all technology that saves lives necessary?
f)
Are driverless cars safer?
g)
What should happen to people who go over the speed limit?
h)
Is it dangerous for a satellite to automatically put a car's brakes on?
i)
Should overtaking be banned?
j)
What questions would you like to ask the head of the EU project?
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
________________________________________________________
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.
________________________________________________________
2.
________________________________________________________
3.
________________________________________________________
4.
________________________________________________________
5.
________________________________________________________
6.
________________________________________________________
LANGUAGE - CLOZE
The European Union (EU) has a plan to stop cars speeding. It hopes to (1) ____ the number of people who die in traffic accidents. Around 30,000 lives are (2) ____ each year on Europe's roads. The EU's project uses a technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). This is a small digital box that is put inside the car. It costs about $380. The transport department said it could (3) ____ the number of road deaths by one-third by (4) ____ year 2020. The system uses satellites that communicate (5) ____ cars. There are two things that can happen. One is that the driver gets a warning about the speed limit. The other is that the technology automatically puts (6) ____ the brakes and slows the car down to a safer speed.
Not everyone is happy with this idea. Many people in Britain do not want the EU (7) ____ them how to drive. The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said it took away the freedom of (8) ____. British politicians believe the ISA system is unnecessary because the UK has (9) ____ road deaths than other European countries. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. This was (10) ____ from 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure since records began in 1926. In Germany, there were 3,657 (11) ____ last year. A UK motoring organisation warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said: "If you were (12) ____ a tractor and suddenly needed to accelerate to avoid [crashing], you would not be able to."
Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.
1.
(a)
deduce
(b)
deuce
(c)
reduce
(d)
juice
2.
(a)
lost
(b)
misplaced
(c)
suffered
(d)
beaten
3.
(a)
lose
(b)
cut
(c)
chop
(d)
slice
4.
(a)
all
(b)
a
(c)
this
(d)
the
5.
(a)
on
(b)
up
(c)
with
(d)
of
6.
(a)
in
(b)
on
(c)
up
(d)
stop
7.
(a)
telling
(b)
told
(c)
tell
(d)
tells
8.
(a)
navigators
(b)
pilots
(c)
pedestrians
(d)
motorists
9.
(a)
less
(b)
smaller
(c)
fewer
(d)
reduce
10.
(a)
lower
(b)
fell
(c)
less
(d)
down
11.
(a)
facilities
(b)
fatalities
(c)
faculties
(d)
fatigues
12.
(a)
overtaking
(b)
overtakes
(c)
overtaken
(d)
overtook
SPELLING
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9.
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10.
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11.
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12.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
( )
from 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure since records began in 1926. In Germany, there were 3,657 fatalities
( )
motorists. British politicians believe the ISA system is unnecessary because the UK has fewer road
( )
limit. The other is that the technology automatically puts on the brakes and slows the car down to a safer speed.
( )
cut the number of road deaths by one-third by the year 2020. The system uses satellites that communicate
( )
of people who die in traffic accidents. Around 30,000 lives are lost each year on Europe's
( )
Not everyone is happy with this idea. Many people in Britain do not want the EU telling them how
( )
digital box that is put inside the car. It costs about $380. The transport department said it could
( )
to drive. The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said it took away the freedom of
( )
deaths than other European countries. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. This was down
( )
roads. The EU's project uses a technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). This is a small
( )
overtaking a tractor and suddenly needed to accelerate to avoid [crashing], you would not be able to."
( )
with cars. There are two things that can happen. One is that the driver gets a warning about the speed
( 1 )
The European Union (EU) has a plan to stop cars speeding. It hopes to reduce the number
( )
last year. A UK motoring organisation warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said: "If you were
PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER
1.
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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)
The European Union (EU) has a plan to stop cars speeding. It hopes to reduce / reduction the number of people who die in / on traffic accidents. Around 30,000 lives are losing / lost each year on Europe's roads. The EU's project uses a technology called intelligence / intelligent speed authority (ISA). This is a small digital / digitally box that is put inside the car. It costs about $380. The transport department said it could dice / cut the number of road deaths / death by one-third by the year 2020. The system uses satellites that communicate / communicative with cars. There are two things that can happen. One is that the driver gets a warn / warning about the speed limit. The other is that the technology automatically puts up / on the brakes and slows the car down to a safer speed.
Not everyone is / are happy with this idea. Many people in Britain do not want the EU telling / told them how to drive. The British transport minister Patrick McLoughlin said it taking / took away the freedom of motorist / motorists. British politicians believe the ISA system is unnecessary so / because the UK has fewer road deaths than other European countries. In 2012, 1,754 people died in / on British roads. This was down / low from 1,901 in 2011 and the lowest figure since record / records began in 1926. In Germany, there were 3,657 fatalities / facilities last year. A UK motoring organisation warned that ISA could be dangerous. It said: "If you were overtaking a tractor and suddenly needing / needed to accelerate to avoid [crashing], you would not be able to."
Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.
INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)
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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS
the european union (eu) has a plan to stop cars speeding it hopes to reduce the number of people who die in traffic accidents around 30000 lives are lost each year on europe's roads the eu's project uses a technology called intelligent speed authority (isa) this is a small digital box that is put inside the car it costs about $380 the transport department said it could cut the number of road deaths by one-third by the year 2020 the system uses satellites that communicate with cars there are two things that can happen one is that the driver gets a warning about the speed limit the other is that the technology automatically puts on the brakes and slows the car down to a safer speed
not everyone is happy with this idea many people in britain do not want the eu telling them how to drive the british transport minister patrick mcloughlin said it took away the freedom of motorists british politicians believe the isa system is unnecessary because the uk has fewer road deaths than other european countries in 2012 1754 people died on british roads this was down from 1901 in 2011 and the lowest figure since records began in 1926 in germany there were 3657 fatalities last year a uk motoring organisation warned that isa could be dangerous it said "if you were overtaking a tractor and suddenly needed to accelerate to avoid [crashing] you would not be able to"
PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE
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erewere3,657fatalitieslastyear.AUKmotoringorganisationwarnedt
hatISAcouldbedangerous.Itsaid:"Ifyouwereovertakingatractorand
suddenlyneededtoacceleratetoavoid[crashing],youwouldnotbeabl
eto."FREE WRITING
Write about speed limits for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.
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ACADEMIC WRITING
All cars should have technology to limit their speed. Discuss.
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about speed limits on roads. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. SPEED LIMITS: Make a poster about speed limits and road safety. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
4. FREEDOM: Write a magazine article about the ISA technology. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against it.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
6. LETTER: Write a letter to a road-safety expert. Ask him/her three questions about speed limits. Give him/her three of your opinions on how to make the roads safer. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.
ANSWERS
TRUE / FALSE (p.4)
a
T
b
F
c
T
d
F
e
T
f
F
g
T
h
F
SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)
1.
plan
a.
idea
2.
traffic accidents
b.
car crashes
3.
cut
c.
lower
4.
communicate
d.
interact
5.
warning
e.
alert
6.
happy
f.
pleased
7.
telling
g.
ordering
8.
figure
h.
number
9.
fatalities
i.
deaths
10.
avoid
j.
escape
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)
1.
The number of road deaths
2.
Around 30,000
3.
In their car
4.
About the speed limit
5.
It automatically puts on the brakes
6.
How to drive
7.
Motorists' freedom
8.
In 2012
9.
In 1926
10.
Accelerate
MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)
1.
b
2.
c
3.
d
4.
b
5.
a
6.
a
7.
d
8.
c
9.
d
10.
b
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