Unit 10. Sources of energy

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UNIT 10: SOURCES

OF ENERGY

READING

Descriptions of two main kin ds of

time They are not

used up when the

energy is exploited

time They consist

of fossil fuels and

minerals

N E W - W O R D

VOCABULARY

• Fundamental /fʌndə'mentl/ (adj, n): serious and very

important, affecting the most central and important part of something

• Solar stove /'səʊlə(r) stəʊv/ (n): stove

which consumes the energy from the sun

• Generate /'ʤenəreɪt/ (v): to produce

or create something

• Ex: They use the energy from the

wind to generate electricity

Generation (n): the production of something (heat, electricity)

• Expose /ɪk'spəʊz/

sb/sth to sth: to put

sth/ sb in a place or

situation where they

are not protected

• Tendency /'tendənsɪ/ (n) (for sb/sth) to

do sth

Ex: She has a tendency to eat a lot

when she’s stressful.

Tend (v) to do sth= have a tendency to

do sth

Make sentences with the words

given, at least one red word and one

green word in a sentence.

KEROS ENE

TENDENCY

PR OB

• Task 1: Choose the best title for

the text:

1 Renewable and non-renewable

sources of energy

2 Solar system and biogas

3 Sources of energy for the poor

4 Advantages of renewable energy

sources

• Task 2: In which paragraphs are the

following ideas discussed?

1 Smoke affects people’s health.

2 Non-renewable sources are being used up.

3 The new source helps farmers do their work

better

4 The new source generates electricity for

poor people.

5 The new source may save people’s lives.

6 The new source is not costly.

7 People may use wind power to serve their

C, D E D

C, D

C D E

Task 3: Answer the questions:

1 Why are solar systems and biogas

introduced to poor people?

2 What energy sources does John

Ngujuna’s family use to sustain their life?

3 In what way can solar energy improve

the life of poor people in Kenya?

4 What are the advantages of using

biogas?

1 Why are solar systems and biogas

introduced to poor people?

Because they supply people with

electricity to improve their life

2 What energy sources does John

Ngujuna’s family use to sustain their life?

Wood for cooking, kerosene for lighting,

and batteries for the radios and

3 In what way can solar energy

improve the life of poor people in Kenya?

Saving human energy; solving the

problem of the air pollution;

providing better health care and

Work in groups and discuss the

questions

• What energy sources are we using

now in Ho Chi Minh city?

• Do you think if we use them for a

long time, what are the bad effects?

• What should we do to solve the