Unit 11 - Reading. E11

The wind power The solar energy The water power... Read the passage about some sources of energy and do the tasks that follow... Sources of energy Advantages Disadvantages Nuclear energ

Warmly welcome teachers and students

to attend my lesson today.

A Oil

B Solar energy

C Electricity

D Gas

E Wind energy

MATCH EACH THE FOLLOWING PICTURE

WITH ITS NAME

1

2

3

4

Wind energy Solar energy

Electricity

What topic do these

words refer to?

Sources of energy

Friday, 29th January, 2010

UNIT 11: SOURCES OF ENERGY

LESSON 1: READING

Teacher: Vu Thi Hong Van Class: 11B4

windmill

solar panel

Water (dam)

What can you see in each picture?

The wind power

The solar energy

The water power

alternative (a)

nuclear power (n)

windmill (n)

geothermal heat (n)

available (a)

reserve (n)/resource

infinite (a)/unlimited

fossil fuel (n)

Read the passage about some sources of energy and do the

tasks that follow

alternative - limited - energy - released - exhausted

Task 1 : Fill each blank with a

suitable word

1 Six hundred balloons were…………at the ceremony.

2 They are looking for………methods of making it.

3 People use …………to run machines, heat and cool their homes.

4 The food in the restaurant is cheap, but the

choice is rather…………

5 Fuel supplies are nearly………

Vp2 adj

noun

adj

adj

alternative - limited - energy - released - exhausted

Task 1 : Fill each blank with a

suitable word

1 Six hundred balloons were……… at the

ceremony.

2 They are looking for……… methods of

making it.

3 People use ……… to run machines, heat and

cool their homes.

4 The food in the restaurant is cheap, but the

choice is rather………

released alternative

energy

limited

Sources of

energy

Advantages Disadvantages

Nuclear

energy

Geothermal

heat Solar energy

Water power

Wind power

Task 2 : Fill in the table

Sources of

energy

Advantages Disadvantages

Nuclear

energy

Geothermal

heat Solar energy

Water power

available plentiful, clean , safe

clean, unlimited

only possible in some places only possible during

the day time expensive

Task 2 : Fill in the table

unlimited very dangerous

Our major source

of energy Alternative sources of energy

The most potential energy

Work in pairs to summarize the main points of the passage using the

following cues.

Our major source

of energy Alternative sources of energy

The most potential energy

Fossil fuels

Oil Coal Natural

gas

nuclea r

energ y

Geother mal heat

Solar energ y

Water energy

Wind energ y

Sun energy

plentiful &

infinite

clean

Work in pairs to summarize the main points of the passage using the

following cues.

Do the exercise on page 126 in the text book.

Learn vocabulary and prepare the speaking lesson.

We need energy to live and work Our major source of (1)

is oil Oil is (2) kind of fossil fuel The

amount of fossil (3)……….in the world is (4)………

Therefore, we must save it, and at the same time, we must find new

sources of energy Geothermal heat and nuclear power

are (5)………sources of energy They can give us electricity Other alternative (6)……….are the sun, waves and water These sources are not only (7)………and available but also clean and safe for the (8)……….People should develop and use them more and more in the future.

Complete the summary of the reading passage by filling each blank with a

suitable word from the box

We need energy to live and work Our major source of (1)

is oil Oil is (2) kind of fossil fuel The

amount of fossil (3)……….in the world is (4)………

Therefore, we must save it, and at the same time, we must find new

sources of energy Geothermal heat and nuclear power

are (5)………sources of energy They can give us electricity Other alternative (6)……….are the sun, waves and water These sources are not only (7)………and available but also clean and safe for the (8)……….People should develop and use them more and more in the future.

alternative

sources

unlimited environment

Complete the summary of the reading passage by filling each blank with a

suitable word from the box