GPS fails occur accros the globe and get people into tricky situations.
Warming Up
You may use English-language Internet sources to help you.
a Write down what GPS stands for.
b Add a short description how GPS works. (35 ~ 50 words)
Your Reading Text: When satnavs go wrong
There is a thing called “death by GPS”. It refers to the death of people attributable, in part, to following GPS directions or GPS maps.
Find out more about the pitfalls of using GPS in this article.
Words
a Read the text. Find (and mark) the following words in the text:
stranded – to fall foul – destination – gaffes – barricade – complicating factor – mechanic – head on collision – slip road – simulation – disrupted – offload – over-reliant – in-built – distracting
b Fill in the above words in the gaps to complete the following sentences.
1 Cars use a ……………………… to drive on or off a major road.
2 ……………………… are embarrassing or stupid mistakes.
3 A ……………………… is a full-frontal crash of two vehicles, like cars, trains, etc.
4 Larger businesses work with IT providers ……………………… time-consuming tasks
5 A ……………………… tried to repair the car.
6 Most modern smartphones have ……………………… cameras.
7 She prepared a computer ………………….. of expected sales performance for the rest of the year.
8 The ship was ……………………… on a sandbank.
9 Some people think that football referees are ……………………… on VAR.
10 The strong wind was a ……………………… in fighting the fire.
11 Take care not ……………………… of the local laws.
12 Telephone service was ……………………… for hours because of the storm.
13 They constructed a ……………………… across the road.
14 Things that make it difficult for you to concentrate are ……………………….
15 We reached our final ……………………… at around 4 p.m.
Questions About the Text
a What does satnav stand for?
1 Satanic Navigator
2 Satellite Navigation
3 Satellite Navy
4 Satisfactory Navigation
b Which examples of navigation blunders are mentioned in the text? Choose all correct answers.
1 Crashing into a wall.
2 Ending up in a fatal accident.
3 Falling from a bridge.
4 Getting stuck in the mud.
5 Trying to drive down stairs.
c What happens when people only blindly follow GPS instructions?
1 Their brains get lazy.
2 They disappear from the road.
3 Their navigation skills improve.
4 They get Alzheimer’s disease.
d What navigation advice do organisations have for drivers? Choose all correct answers.
1 To check where they’re going before they leave.
2 To just get going and rely on their satnavs.
3 To make sure they also have a road map in the car.
4 To play it safe and choose alternative routes.
5 To throw out old satnavs and switch to good, modern ones.
6 To use their satnavs as an extra navigation help.
Follow-up Task
a Watch this video.
b Do the challenge described in the video: pick a destination, find it on a map, memorize the route, leave the house to go to your destination, without using GPS.
c Write a short report how it went (100 ~ 150 words).
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