My 1,000
Ideas
e-Book

Breaking News English

HOME  |   HELP MY SITE  |  000s MORE FREE LESSONS
 
My 1,000
Ideas
e-Book
 

HOW TO PLAY:

 1. Type the correct word in the boxes from the pairs of words [in brackets].
 2. Click "Check your answers" to see how many correct answers you got.
 3. Press the "refresh" button on your browser to play again.
 4. Click this link to listen (if you want).

Good Luck.
A new, [upgraded / abridged] version of an electric car from Tesla Motors is capable of going from 0 to 100kph in just 2.8 seconds. The [originally / original] 691 horsepower Tesla Model S P85D was already [incredible / incredibly] fast. It even had a function called Insane Mode, which [mean / meant] the car could get from 0-100kph in 3.2 seconds. The upgrade is called Ludicrous Mode and will take the horsepower [up / over] to 762, thus providing the extra [power / powerful] to get to 100kph in less than three seconds. This is close to the [accelerating / acceleration] of a Porsche 911 Turbo S supercar. That [kind / kindred] of horsepower means the car can accelerate at a [fierce / force] of 1.1G. This means the acceleration will make the driver feel that he or she is going faster than the speed of falling [from / out] of an airplane.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk [explained / explanation] that the new improvement in acceleration came from research [into / to] an advanced battery. Engineers were working [on / in] a new power train for its cars. A power train is the system that [delivers / delivery] the power from the engine to the wheels. The engineers [managed / manage] to increase the battery power [at / by] ten per cent, resulting in the extra [accreditation / acceleration] . Tesla said: "Unlike a gasoline internal combustion engine with hundreds of [moving / movement] parts, Tesla electric motors have only one moving [peace / piece] : the rotor. As a result, Model S acceleration is instantaneous, silent and smooth." The Tesla S P85D car is priced at $87,500 as a [basic / basically] model; the "ludicrous" upgrade will be an extra $13,000.

Back to the lesson page


E-mail this lesson to someone who would like to use it in classroom or study with it. 000's more free lessons.
MORE ACTIVITIES:
QUIZZES MORE QUIZZES PRINT READING SEAN'S OTHER SITES

Missing Words

No letters

Gap-Fill

Sentence Jumble

Word Order

Grammar Gap-Fill

Articles Gap-Fill

Consonants

Prepositions Gap-Fill

Vowels

Missing Letters

Initals Only

Text Jumble - 15

Text Jumble - 24

No Spaces

 

26-Page Handout

Two-Page Mini-Lesson

 

LISTEN

MP3

Discussion Questions

 

DICTATION

10 Sentences

Spelling (12 Words)

Speed Reading
Activities

 

650+ Discussions (13,000+ Qs)

One-Minute Listening Lessons

Famous People Lessons

Holiday & Anniversary Lessons

Sean Banville on Twitter

My Blog

Free ESL Materials

Business English Materials

Lessons On All American Presidents

Lessons On Movies - Classic & New



Copyright © 2004-2015 by Sean Banville | Links | About | Privacy Policy