Activity | Fluent City
Video Lesson: 50 years of Volkswagen in Mexico | Volkswagen English (Level 1)
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. company
2. factory
3. employees
4. production
5. Beetle
6. success
7. story
8. century
9. assembly
10. line
11. families
12. anniversary
13. ceremony
14. officer
15. tour
16. exhibition
17. highlights
18. future
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.
  • complex
  • corporate
  • major
  • other
1. automobiles
2. models
3. successes
4. history
FOCUS ON EXPRESSIONS
Listen again. Notice when you hear the phrases below.
  • Mexico is celebrating its 50th anniversary
  • You can see our workers' pride
  • Their motivation levels have been boosted
  • The VW success story is assembled in Puebla
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Make sentences with the verbs below in the present simple affirmative.
1. can
2. see
3. work
4. look
5. make
6. export
7. call
8. celebrate
9. enjoy
10. document
11. manage
12. found
13. roll
14. finish
15. continue
16. knot
17. use
18. try
19. know
20. leave

Video Information

General Details

  • Volkswagen
  • CEFR Level of Vocabulary: B1
  • CEFR Level of Grammar: A1

Verb forms used:

  • 28 present simple affirmative
  • 7 past simple affirmative
  • 5 present perfect affirmative
  • 5 infinitive
  • 4 present continuous affirmative
  • 2 gerund
  • 2 present passive affirmative
  • 1 past passive affirmative
  • 1 present simple negative
  • 1 conditional affirmative