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Level 2 l Intermediate
1 Warmer
Which of the following would you like to own and why?
an electric car
a driverless car
a flying car
2 Key words
Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. The paragraph numbers are given to
help you.
intriguing
congestion
carpooling
far-fetched
demographic
sustainable
underway
sophisticated
connectivity
commonplace
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6. By what percentage has car use reduced among people born in the 1990s compared with members of
previous generations?
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5. What is Waze?
Level 2 l Intermediate
Alison Moodie
2 November, 2015
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transportation. Concern about the environment
could lead to everything from zero- and
low-emission vehicles to apps that encourage
more walking, biking and carpooling.
13 When considering the future of transportation, its
also important to keep in mind why people travel:
they may be going to work, to meet friends or
family, or to do the shopping. Technologies that
reduce the need for those trips for example,
virtual meetings or telecommuting could also
have a big effect on transportation.
4 Comprehension check
Are these statements true (T) or false (F) according to the text?
1. Driverless cars are already commonplace.
2. The first vehicles to be fully automated will probably be lorries.
3. Reducing emissions will lead to more walking, biking and carpooling.
4. People born in the 1990s are using cars less than people from previous generations.
5. We are already in the age of flying cars.
6. Traffic lights know where cars are going and how fast they are travelling.
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8. a noun meaning the invention of news ideas, methods, equipment etc (para 14)
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6 Two-word noun phrases
Match the words in the left-hand column with those in the right-hand column to make noun phrases from
the text.
1. urban
a. time
2. carbon
b. lane
3. bus
c. walkway
4. traffic
d. emissions
5. travel
e. congestion
6. pedestrian
f.
planner
7 Word-building
Complete the table using words from the text.
noun
1.
technology
2.
environment
3.
economy
4.
problem
5.
resident
6.
catastrophe
adjective
8 Discussion
Petrol and diesel vehicles should be made illegal because they damage the environment.
Driverless cars are the perfect solution. What could possibly go wrong?
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KEY
2 Key words
1. far-fetched
2. demographic
3. congestion
4. sustainable
5. connectivity
6. commonplace
7. underway
8. intriguing
9. carpooling
10. sophisticated
31. f
32. d
33. b
34. e
35. a
36. c
7 Word-building
37. technological
38. environmental
39. economic
40. problematic
41. residential
42. catastrophic
4 Comprehension check
17. F
18. F
19. T
20. T
21. F
22. F
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23. redefine
24. expand
25. residential
26. single file
27. human error
28. fully
29. virtual
30. innovation