New Device Will Track Speed and Driving Time of Heavy Trucks and Buses
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A new device will soon start working in Algeria.
It will check the speed of heavy trucks and buses.
It will also check how long drivers work.
This is called driving time.
An official named Saeoud is in charge of this plan.
He is watching how the work is going.
He wants people to make the device work faster.
The device is for heavy vehicles.
It is also for buses that carry passengers.
The goal is to make roads more safe.
Many accidents happen because of fast driving.
Tired drivers can also cause accidents.
This device can help stop that.
Officials say the work is almost ready.
The device will start soon.
Vocabulary15 words
- device
- a machine that does a job
- speed
- how fast something moves
- driving time
- how long a driver drives without a break
- vehicles
- cars, trucks, or buses
- passengers
- people who travel in a vehicle
- safe
- not dangerous
- official
- a person with an important job in government
- plan
- an idea for future action
- accidents
- bad things that happen by mistake
- tired
- needing rest or sleep
- goal
- what someone wants to reach
- roads
- paths for cars and trucks
- heavy
- having a lot of weight
- check
- to look at something carefully
- ready
- prepared to start
Quiz
Answer key
1. Speed and driving time 2. Saeoud 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new _____ will soon start working in Algeria.
It will check the _____ of heavy trucks and buses.
It will also check how long drivers work.
This is called _____.
An official named _____ is in charge of this plan.
He wants people to make the device work _____.
The device is for heavy _____.
It is also for buses that carry _____.
The goal is to make roads more _____.
Tired drivers can also cause _____.