Video Lesson: How Volkswagen Plans To Outsell Tesla 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. company
2. year
3. sales
4. cars
5. market
6. vehicles
7. production
8. model
9. years
10. dollars
11. buyers
12. automaker
13. brand
14. plant
15. addition
16. percent
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.
  • American
  • European
  • actual
  • biggest
  • cheaper
  • different
  • difficult
  • electric
  • impressive
  • independent
  • last
  • multiple
  • optimistic
  • potential
  • recent
  • social
1. vehicles
2. continents
3. estimates
4. sales
5. valuation
6. year
7. countries
8. market
9. sales
10. rivals
11. company
12. continents
13. potential
14. vehicles
15. media
16. area
REVIEW
Listen again. Notice when you hear the phrases below.
  • EV production is planned...
  • The question is, can its sales continue growing at that rate?
  • They could be shipping over 2 million vehicles.
  • Volkswagen will match funds for its dealerships.
GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Make sentences with the verbs below.
1. will
2. sell
3. may
4. produce
5. can
6. could
7. see
8. spend
9. project
10. begin
11. buy
12. include
13. price
14. account
15. take
16. find
17. expect
18. pump
19. plan
20. base

Video Information

General Details

  • Business Insider
  • CEFR Level of Vocabulary: B2
  • CEFR Level of Grammar: A2

Verb forms used:

  • 43 present simple affirmative
  • 17 gerund
  • 16 infinitive
  • 14 simple affirmative
  • 10 past simple affirmative
  • 7 future simple affirmative
  • 6 conditional affirmative
  • 6 present perfect affirmative
  • 6 present passive affirmative
  • 4 present continuous affirmative