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

The European Union (EU) plans to stop cars speeding. It hopes to reduce the 30,000 road deaths that happen each year in Europe. It will use a technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). Satellites communicate with cars. It gives the driver a warning about the speed limit. The technology can also automatically put on the car's brakes and slow 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. It takes away the freedom of drivers. Britain believes it is unnecessary because it has fewer road deaths. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. This was lower than in 2011 and the lowest figure ever. In Germany, there were 3,657 deaths last year. A motoring group warned that ISA could be dangerous. You cannot accelerate to avoid crashing, if you have 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

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MATCHING


 
 
 

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

stop cars

a.

with cars

2.

road

b.

safer speed

3.

Satellites communicate

c.

speeding

4.

It gives the driver

d.

one-third

5.

automatically put on

e.

deaths

6.

slow it down to a

f.

department

7.

transport

g.

a warning

8.

cut road deaths by

h.

the car's brakes

PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

Not everyone is happy

a.

group

2.

telling them

b.

freedom of drivers

3.

It takes away the

c.

figure ever

4.

it has fewer

d.

with this idea

5.

this was lower

e.

road deaths

6.

the lowest

f.

how to drive

7.

a motoring

g.

avoid crashing

8.

accelerate to

h.

than in 2011

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The European Union (EU) (1) ___________________ speeding. It hopes to reduce the 30,000 road deaths (2) ___________________ year in Europe. It will use a technology called intelligent speed authority (ISA). Satellites communicate with cars. It gives the driver (3) ___________________ the speed limit. The technology can (4) ___________________ on the car's brakes and (5) ___________________ a safer speed. The transport department (6) ___________________ road deaths by one-third by 2020.

Not everyone is (7) ___________________ idea. People in Britain do not want the EU telling (8) ___________________. It takes away the freedom of drivers. Britain believes it is unnecessary because (9) ___________________ deaths. In 2012, 1,754 people died on British roads. This (10) ___________________ in 2011 and the (11) ___________________. In Germany, there were 3,657 deaths last year. A motoring group warned that ISA could be dangerous. You cannot (12) ___________________ crashing, if you have to.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheEuropeanUnion(EU)planstostopcarsspeeding.Ithopestoreduce
the30,000roaddeathsthathappeneachyearinEurope.Itwilluseatech
nologycalledintelligentspeedauthority(ISA).Satellitescommunicat
ewithcars.Itgivesthedriverawarningaboutthespeedlimit.Thetechn
ologycanalsoautomaticallyputonthecar'sbrakesandslowitdowntoa
saferspeed.Thetransportdepartmentsaiditcouldcutroaddeathsbyo
ne-thirdby2020.Noteveryoneishappywiththisidea.PeopleinBri
taindonotwanttheEUtellingthemhowtodrive.Ittakesawaythefreedo
mofdrivers.Britainbelievesitisunnecessarybecauseithasfewerroad
deaths.In2012,1,754peoplediedonBritishroads.Thiswaslowerthani
n2011andthelowestfigureever.InGermany,therewere3,657deaths
lastyear.AmotoringgroupwarnedthatISAcouldbedangerous.Youca
nnotacceleratetoavoidcrashing,ifyouhaveto.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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

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WRITING

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