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B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been more than a decade since car makers started focusing on producing diesel vehicles thinking that these cars are excellent for the environment. According to some recent scientific evidences, this is not exactly the case, and there are even pleads to decrease the number of diesel cars in several cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diesel sales were already waning. Needless to say, this controversy came at a bad time. Find out more about this scandal from this BBC article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-34324772<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What are thoughts on this “diesel dupe” scandal involving Volkswagen?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How has this accusation affected the company and other car manufacturers?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. How can a company that’s been involved in a scandal win back their customers’ trust?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. If executives and managers wilfully misled officials or their own superiors, should heads roll? Explain your stand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Talk about what you know about emissions test in your country.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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