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Video Lesson: Why Volkswagen Is Betting On Electric Vehicles English (Level 2)
BEFORE YOU WATCH
You will hear the words below in the video. Read the words. Write a definition for any word you don't know.
1. cars
2. company
3. vehicles
4. market
5. world
6. car
7. automaker
8. fuel
9. point
10. diesel
11. brand
12. year
13. examples
14. history
15. share
16. vehicle
17. Golf
18. scandal
19. brands
WATCH AND LISTEN
Watch the video. As you listen, pause and write down any words you want to learn.
WHILE YOU LISTEN
As you listen, fill in the blanks using the adjectives below.
  • Chinese
  • Japanese
  • automotive
  • better
  • classic
  • corporate
  • countless
  • current
  • diverse
  • electric
  • environmental
  • heavy
  • iconic
  • large
  • largest
  • more
  • new
  • notable
  • other
  • such
  • superior
  • top
  • traditional
  • wild
  • worst
1. contender
2. automaker
3. malfeasance
4. cars
5. automaker
6. car
7. history
8. efficiency
9. sedans
10. vehicles
11. competitors
12. empire
13. vehicles
14. a company
15. examples
16. OEMs
17. trends
18. swings
19. fuel
FOCUS ON EXPRESSIONS
Listen again. Notice when you hear the phrases below.
  • The group owns not only the Volkswagen brand but many others
  • The automaker released a version of the Golf called the GPI.
  • Volkswagen did distinguish itself in the U.S.
  • Volkswagen has admitted guilt to the emissions cheating scandal.
  • The company is still reeling...
  • The company doubled its first year production.
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Make sentences with the verb below in the past simple affirmative.
1. sell
2. go
3. include
4. say
5. begin
6. become
7. face
8. can
9. know
10. create
11. could
12. build
13. take
14. make
15. improve
16. pay
17. own
18. operate
19. try
20. may

Video Information

General Details

  • CNBC
  • CEFR Level of Vocabulary: B1
  • CEFR Level of Grammar: A2

Verb forms used:

  • 61 past simple affirmative
  • 57 present simple affirmative
  • 22 gerund
  • 18 infinitive
  • 16 simple affirmative
  • 12 present perfect affirmative
  • 11 present passive affirmative
  • 11 present continuous affirmative
  • 6 past passive affirmative
  • 5 conditional affirmative