Topical News Lessons

Choose the best answer 
1. 
Trade unions are worried about the new technology because 
a. 
it removes waste and reduces theft 
b. 
it could cause industrial injuries 
c. 
companies could use it to check what workers are doing 
2. Supermarket 
companies 
like the new technology because 
a. 
it makes the delivery of food more efficient 
b. 
it is cheap and easy to use 
c. 
workers have to follow a computer’s instructions 
3. 
The new technology could cause injuries because 
a. 
people have to wear a special vest 
b. 
people have to make the same movements again and again 
c. 
it is very heavy 
4. 
Some people are leaving their jobs after just a few hours because 
a. 
they don’t like the jobs 
b. 
they don’t like following instructions from a computer 
c. 
they have industrial injuries 
Match the verbs with the nouns. Then check your answers in the text. 
1. wear 
a. goods 
2. reduce 
b. a job 
3. supply 
c. a message 
4. send 
d. a vest 
5. take 
e. an injury 
6. complete
f. costs 
7. cause 
g. instructions 
8. follow 
h. a break 

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Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2005 
Taken from the news section in 
www.onestopenglish.com
Look in the text and
1. 
Find a verb which is the opposite of ‘increase’. 
2. 
Find three parts of the body. 
3. 
Find a verb which means ‘to order again’. 
4. 
Find a noun which means ‘workers’. 
5. 
In the third paragraph, find 5 verbs beginning with the letter ‘c’.
Look at these examples from the text: 
These tags will help companies to reduce costs. (prediction) 
Companies could use the technology to check what workers are doing. 
(possibility) 
Fill the gaps in these sentences using 
will
or 
could
1. The new technology _________ cause industrial injuries. 
2. The new system _________ remove waste and reduce theft. 
3. Britain _________ become the most watched country in the world. 
4. Trade unionists think companies _________ use the technology to check what 
workers are doing. 
5. Companies say the new technology _________ increase the efficient delivery of 
food to stores. 
6. New American computer equipment _________ check on how much work workers 
are doing. 

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