Electric cars

Electric cars

Listening practice and discussion

What are electric cars?

Do you know any other kinds of cars that do not use petrol?

You will be given 3 questions to find out what is your opinion on electric cars.

Open Ended

What are some advantages and disadvantages of electric cars?

Open Ended

Would you ever drive an electric car in Bahrain? Why or why not?

Open Ended

What do you think will be the 'car of the future': electric cars, hydrogen cars, or something completely different?

We will watch a video about a teenager who built an electric car, and answer questions on Quizziz afterwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9d3wAjdknA

Multiple Choice

The electric car shown in the video is...

• expensive to run

• cheap to run

• costs the same to run as a petrol car

Multiple Choice

Mark's school charges a lot of money for parking because...

• they want students to find environmentally friendly transport options, such as carpooling

• students usually come from rich families and drive expensive cars so they can easily afford to pay for parking

• there is not enough space near the school so they want students to park further away

Multiple Choice

How long did it take to build the car?

• 9 weeks

• 9 months

• 9 years

Multiple Select

Select all the things that Mark built!

• electric skateboard

• hybrid gas electric motorcycle

• electric fishing boat

• steel-framed helicopter

• electric car

Multiple Choice

Mark says he hopes that...

• people will buy expensive electric cars from car companies

• people will build a car just like he did because they could learn a lot and it is really worth it

Multiple Choice

What will Mark study at college?

• Electrical engineering

• Mechanical engineering

• He has not decided yet

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to 'go green'?

• Wearing green clothes and shoes

• Going for a walk in the forest

• Doing things in a way that protects the environment (for example: recycling)

We will listen to some information about electric cars, and answer 8 questions (true or false)

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1707/170707-electric-cars.html

Multiple Choice

All new Volvo cars from 2019 will have an electric motor.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Volvo will stop making all petrol-driven cars before 2019.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The internal combustion engine has been used in cars for over 100 years.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Volvo wants to respond to its customers' current and future needs.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The numbers of carmakers selling hybrid cars is increasing.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Ford's stock market value is 25% higher than Tesla's value.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Tesla will be making 200,000 cars a month by December

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Volvo has the widest range of electrified cars of any carmaker globally.

• True

• False

Spend a few minutes reading the transcript from the listening (two paragraphs)

When you finished reading, you will answer six, multiple choice questions on Quizziz

The car company Volvo has said it will start making all-electric cars. All new cars it makes from 2019 will have an electric motor. Volvo wants to stop making cars that use only petrol-driven or diesel-driven engines. The carmaker said it plans to launch five fully electric cars between 2019 and 2021 and a range of hybrid models. A hybrid car has an engine that is both electric and petrol-driven. Volvo becomes the first major carmaker to say it will end making cars with an internal combustion engine. The internal combustion engine has been used in cars for over a century. Volvo's CEO said: "People increasingly demand electrified cars, and we want to respond to our customers' current and future needs."

Paragraph 1

More and more car companies are now selling cars with electric or hybrid engines. The US-based company Tesla makes only all-electric cars. Its stock market value is now 25 per cent higher than that of Ford Motor Company, which started in 1903. Tesla recently announced that it will make 20,000 of its Model 3 cars a month by December. Volvo hopes to sell a million electrified cars by 2025. In addition, it hopes to have changed its factories to be more environmentally friendly. It hopes to have what it calls "climate-neutral" manufacturing. Volvo said its plans will mean the company will have one of the widest ranges of electrified cars of any carmaker in the world.

Paragraph 2

Multiple Choice

The car company Volvo has said it will start ______ cars

• making all-electrical

• making all-electrics

• making all-electric

• making all-electricity

Multiple Choice

What has an engine that is both electric and petrol-driven?

• an all-electric car

• a hybrid car

• a bus

• a motorbike

Multiple Choice

Volvo is the first major carmaker to say it will end making cars with an internal ______

• combustible engine

• combustive engine

• combustion engine

• combusting engine

Multiple Choice

Tesla is a US-________

• biased company

• based company

• basted company

• braised company

Multiple Choice

Tesla recently announced that it will make 20,000 of its Model 3

• cars all month

• cars as month

• cars a month

• cars at month

Multiple Choice

Volvo hopes to sell a million electrified ______

• cars bye 2025

• cars buy 2025

• cars by 2025

• cars bay 2025

Petrol cars are bad for the environment because they cause air pollution. However, electric cars use a lot of energy and can damage the environment too.

What are the best alternatives to cars?

Open Ended

Write an alternative mode of transportation (other than cars). For example: walking, jetski or camel riding. Try to think of something unusual!

Poll

Which one is the best form of transport?

• Bicycle

• Car

• Bus

• Motorbike

• Walking

Poll

Which one is the worst form of transport?

• Bicycle

• Car

• Bus

• Motorbike

• Walking

Open Ended

Do some research on different forms of transport. Choose one which you think is the best, and write 3 reasons why you think it is such a good mode of transport. Try to think of something unusual.

Which car do you think is safer - Tesla or Volvo? We will watch a crash test to find out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcZkkGL85AI

If you decided to buy an electric car, would you buy a Tesla or a Volvo?

Do some research and compare: price, safety, speed, how easy is it to recharge, design etc.

Open Ended

Volvo or Tesla - which one did you choose and why? Write your reasons here!