5-speed listening (Pay / Salaries - Level 4)

Elon Musk wins record $56bn pay deal


Slowest

Slower

Medium

Faster

Fastest


Try  Pay / Salaries - Level 5  |  Pay / Salaries - Level 6

MY e-BOOK
ESL resource book with copiable worksheets and handouts - 1,000 Ideas and Activities for Language Teachers / English teachers
See a sample

This useful resource has hundreds of ideas, activity templates, reproducible activities for …

  • warm-ups
  • pre-reading and listening
  • while-reading and listening
  • post-reading and listening
  • using headlines
  • working with words
  • moving from text to speech
  • role plays,
  • task-based activities
  • discussions and debates
and a whole lot more.




More Listening

20 Questions  |  Spelling  |  Dictation


READING:

Elon Musk has been given a record-breaking pay deal of $56 billion. The huge remuneration package is 3,000 times the average for CEOs in the US. The average income in the US is $59,384. At that salary, it would take 943,014 years to earn $56 billion. Mr Musk's salary was agreed upon at a Tesla meeting on Friday. Musk responded by telling investors: "We have the most awesome shareholder base."

Musk's pay deal was blocked by a court earlier this year. The judge said the size was unfair. However, over 70 per cent of shareholders said it was in Tesla's best interests. The BBC quoted a car industry analyst. He said the vote was "a pretty ringing endorsement". He praised Musk's business skills. He said: "There's been a 1,100% appreciation in Tesla stock, and that's pretty impressive. Shares in Tesla closed 3 per cent up on Friday.

Higher Levels

Try higher levels. The listening is a little longer, with more vocabulary.

Pay / Salaries - Level 5  |  Pay / Salaries - Level 6

All Levels

This page has all the levels, listening and reading for this lesson.

← Back to the record pay deal  lesson.

Online Activities

Help Support This Web Site

  • Please consider helping Breaking News English.com

Sean Banville's Book

Thank You