unit 11 - reading - grade 11

Our major source of energy is fossil fuels.. There are disadvantages of alternative T F sources of energy... Fossil fuels are ………… sources of energy..  not only plentiful and infinite

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Friday, January 29th 2010

Unit11 : SOURCES OF ENERGY

 Reading

Wind turbine

Solar panel

Dam

1 Limited (adj):

2 (to) release:

3 (to) exhaust

exhausted (adj)

4 Alternative (adj):

5 Fossil fuel:

6 Geothermal heat:

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Làm cạn kiệt Cạn kiệt

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Task 1: True or False Statements.

T F Correct

1 Our major source of energy is fossil fuels T F

2 Nuclear energy can provide enough T F

electricity for the world’s needs.

3 Other alternative sources of energy are the T F

sun, water and

4 People have to use dams to use water power T F

5 There are disadvantages of alternative T F

sources of energy

T

T

F

T

F

the wind

natural gas

not

Task 2: Multiple Choice.

1 Fossil fuels include …………

A coal B natural gas C oil D

2 Fossil fuels are ………… sources of energy

A B unlimited C endangered D useless

3 Another alternative source of energy, which comes from

deep inside the earth is ………

A the sun B C water D nuclear energy

4 Water energy is expensive because ………

A Dams cost a little money B Water is expensive

C D Water is polluted

5 It’s ……… to make full use of these sources of energy for researchers all over the world

A B easy C expensive D cheap

All of them limited

geothermal heat

Dams cost a lot of money

difficult

 not only plentiful and

infinite but also clean and

safe.

 clean and unlimited (x2).

 Available.

 unlimited.

Disadvantages

 only possible in few places.

 no wind no wind energy.

 Possible during the day time.

 expensive.

 Very dangerous.

Task 3: Table completion.

Sources of energy Advantage(s) Disadvantage(s)

Nuclear power

Solar energy

Water power

Wind power

Geothermal heat

 not only plentiful and

infinite but also clean and

safe.

 clean and unlimited (x2).

 Available.

 unlimited.

Disadvantages

 only possible in few places.

 no wind no wind energy.

 Possible during the day time.

 expensive.

 Very dangerous.

Sources of energy Advantage(s) Disadvantage(s)

Nuclear power unlimited very dangerous

Solar energy available only possible in few places

Water power not only plentiful and infinite but also

clean and safe

possible during the day time

Wind power clean and unlimited no wind no wind energy

Geothermal heat clean and unlimited expensive

Fill in the blanks to summarize the reading passage

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, wind 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.

one environment alternative limited

unlimited sources energy fuels

• Learn by heart vocabulary.

• Prepare Speaking Lesson.

That’s enough for today!!!