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India's Superhighway: Impact on Lives

This document summarizes stories about the impacts of a new superhighway being constructed in India. It describes a young woman in Bangalore purchasing a scooter to use on the new highway without a license. It discusses a man in Chennai who moved from farming to working in a car factory, and how India may become one of the largest car markets. It also notes concerns from farmers in West Bengal who may lose land for the highway's construction, and worries about their future. Finally, it mentions a manager in Mumbai who believes the new highway will create jobs and opportunities through increased entrepreneurship and development.

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India's Superhighway: Impact on Lives

This document summarizes stories about the impacts of a new superhighway being constructed in India. It describes a young woman in Bangalore purchasing a scooter to use on the new highway without a license. It discusses a man in Chennai who moved from farming to working in a car factory, and how India may become one of the largest car markets. It also notes concerns from farmers in West Bengal who may lose land for the highway's construction, and worries about their future. Finally, it mentions a manager in Mumbai who believes the new highway will create jobs and opportunities through increased entrepreneurship and development.

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Intermediate Student’s Book

Life
4a Page 46 READING TEXT

Fast lane to the future


By Don Belt

In Bangalore, Meena Shekaran, a 23-year-old accountant for a company that


imports exercise equipment, has just purchased a scooter. She’s about to go for her
first drive on a newly finished section of the superhighway. ‘Do you have a driving
licence?’ I ask her. ‘No, sir, no,’ she giggles. ‘Do you know how to drive?’ ‘No, sir,
not really,’ she shouts back cheerfully. ‘Don’t worry, I’ll be fine!’

Near Chennai, Tamil Selvan’s family are coconut farmers. Farming is hard work
and badly paid. As a child, Tamil rode to school several miles away on his father’s
bicycle. Now the 29-year-old works as a senior technician at the giant Hyundai car
factory. Today most of the cars are exported, but with luck, Selvan might soon own
one of the cars he makes. Auto industry experts predict that India will be the
world’s third largest car market in the next quarter of a century.

In West Bengal, there are rumours in the press that some farmers may have to give
up their land for the construction of the superhighway. Their future could be very
difficult. ‘I’m sick with worry. What will we eat? How will we live? What is the
future of our children?’ asks Kashinath Manna, who currently grows food for his
entire extended family on his plot of land.

In Mumbai, Swede Morten Andersen is a manager at a Nokia factory which


employs 9,000 people. He says India is ‘full of entrepreneurs. People here are
creative, driven, full of energy and new ideas. The new superhighway is an example
of this. The road will certainly bring lots of jobs and help many people. That’s the
nature of progress.’
Life driven (adj) /ˈdrɪvən/ focused, determined
entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː/ someone who starts new companies
giggle (v)(n) /ˈɡɪɡl/ a way of laughing
plot (n) /plɒt/ a small piece of farmland
scooter (n) /ˈskuːtə/ a type of vehicle

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