Unit 7(listen and read)

water bill reduce water plumber pipes taking showers waste... She should reduce the amount of water to save money... Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest taking

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ENERGY

Monday, January 25 th , 2010

UNIT 7

Getting started Listen and read

Look at the pictures Work with a partner to make a list of things the family do to save energy

GETTING STARTED

Turn off the faucets

Turn off the radio

Turn off the TV

Turn off the lights

NEW WORDS

water bill (n)

faucet (n)

dripping faucet (n)

drip (v) pipe (n)

crack (n)

plumber (n )

enormous = very big

S + suggest + V_ing ….

S + suggest + that + S + should + V-inf…

To give advice / to make a suggestion.

LISTEN AND READ

Mrs Mi : What’s the matter, Mrs Ha ?

Mrs Ha : I’ m worried about my most recent (1) …………

It’s enormous.

Mrs Mi : Let me see 200.000 dong! You should ( 2)……….

the amount of (3)………… your family uses.

Mrs Ha : How do I do that ?

Mrs Mi : First of all, get a (4)……… to make sure

there are no cracks in the (5)…………

Mrs Ha : I’ll do that.

Mrs Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I

suggest (6)……… And remember to turn off the faucets A dripping faucet can (7)

……… 500 liters of water a month.

Mrs Ha : I see Thank you.

water bill

reduce water

plumber

pipes

taking showers waste

What kind of energy should Mrs

Ha reduce to save money ?

She should reduce the amount

of water to save money.

LISTEN AND READ

Mrs Mi : What’s the matter, Mrs Ha ?

Mrs Ha : I’ m worried about my most recent water

bill It’s enormous.

Mrs Mi : Let me see 200.000 dong! You should reduce

the amount of water your family uses.

Mrs Ha : How do I do that ?

Mrs Mi : First of all, get a plumber to make sure there are

no cracks in the pipes.

Mrs Ha : I’ll do that.

Mrs Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I

suggest taking showers And remember to turn off the faucets A dripping faucet can waste 500

liters of water a month.

Mrs Ha : I see Thank you.

1 Mrs Ha is worried about her water bill

2 Mrs Mi gives Mrs Ha advice on how to save water.

3 Mrs Ha has checked the pipes in her house

and found no cracks.

4 Mrs Ha suggests getting some tool to check

cracks in the pipes.

5 Mrs Mi suggests taking showers to save water.

True / False statements:

1 Mrs Ha is worried about her water bill

2 Mrs Mi gives Mrs Ha advice on how to save water.

3 Mrs Ha has checked the pipes in her house

and found no cracks.

Mrs Ha hasn’t checked the pipes in her house.

4 Mrs Ha suggests getting some tool to check

cracks in the pipes.

Mrs Mi suggests getting a plumber to check cracks in

the pipes.

5 Mrs Mi suggests taking showers to save water.

True / False statements:

T T

T F

F

Answer the questions.

1 Why is Mrs Ha worried ?

Because her recent water bill is enormous.

2 How much money did Mrs Ha pay for her recent water bill ?

She paid 200,000 dongs

3 What does Mrs Mi advise Mrs Ha to do ?

She advises Mrs Ha to get a plumber to check her water pipes, turn off the faucets and take showers.

You should save water, because saving water means saving money.

1-Learn the new words by heart 2- Make a list of things we

should do to save energy.

3- Prepare lesson 2 (Listen and Speak)

Fill in the blanks.

Mrs Mi : What’s the matter, Mrs Ha ?

Mrs Ha : I’ m worried about my most recent (1) ………… It’s enormous.

Mrs Mi : Let me see 200.000 dong! You should (2)……… the amount of (3)………… your family uses.

Mrs Ha : How do I do that ?

Mrs Mi : First of all, get a (4)……… to make sure there are no cracks in the (5)…………

Mrs Ha : I’ll do that.

Mrs Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest (6)……… .

And remember to turn off the faucets A dripping faucet can (7)……… 500 liters of water a month.

Mrs Ha : I see Thank you.

Fill in the blanks.

Mrs Mi : What’s the matter, Mrs Ha ?

Mrs Ha : I’ m worried about my most recent (1) ………… It’s enormous.

Mrs Mi : Let me see 200.000 dong! You should (2)……… the amount of (3)………… your family uses.

Mrs Ha : How do I do that ?

Mrs Mi : Baths use twice as much water as showers, so I suggest (6)……… .

And remember to turn off the faucets A dripping faucet can (7)……… 500 liters of water a month.

Mrs Ha : I see Thank you.

Mrs Mi : First of all, get a (4)……… to make sure there are no cracks in the (5)…………

Mrs Ha : I’ll do that.