Unit 7. Saving energy

North American and European countries are interested in saving money and natural resources.. What are Western consumers interested in?They are interested in products that will not only

Cross words

Choose the numbers and find the words and the key word

Period 44:Lesson 4:READ

I Pre-teach vocabulary: I Pre-teach vocabulary:

*Match these words in column A with the meaning

prediction.

1 In Western countries electricity,gas are necessaries.

2 Lighting accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill in most of North American families.

3 Consumers can save US$5 per energy-saving bulb.

4 The lable tells the consumers how much energy

efficiency each model has.

5 These innovations won’t save any money.

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T F Because they can save about US$7 to US$21 per bulb.

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F Because these innovations will save money.

II.Reading

*Match these words in column A with the meaning

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B

*Which of the following is the best summary of the passage?

1 Energy-saving bulbs should be use to save electricity.

2 In Western countries electricity, gas, and water are

necessaries

3 North American and European countries are interested

in saving money and natural resources.

4 Labeling schemes help save energy

3 North American and European countries are interested

*Comprehension questions:

1 What are Western consumers interested in?

2 What can we do to spend less on lighting?

3 What is the purpose of the labeling scheme?

5 Why should we save energy?

4 Mrs Jones uses only 2 ordinary bulbs and she pays US$8 for lighting How much will she pay if she uses 2 energy-saving bulbs instead?

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1 What are Western consumers interested in?

They are interested in products that will not only work effectively but also save money

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2 What can we do to spend less on lighting?

We can replace an ordinary 100 watt light bulbs by using saving-energy bulbs

3 What is the purpose of the labeling scheme?

The purpose of the labeling scheme is to tell the consumers how energy efficiency each model has

Lucky number

1 Western consumers are interested in products that will not only work effectively but also save money.

2 We can use energy-saving bulbs instead of ordinary 100 watt-light bulbs to spend less on lighting.

3 She will pay US$2

4 The purpose of the labeling scheme is to help consumers to know how efficient each model is, compared with other appliances in the same category so that they can save money and energy.

5 We should save energy because by saving energy

we can conserve the Earth’s resources.

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*Discussion:

What should we do to save electricity and natural resources ?

- Learn new words by heart.

- Summarize the text in the notebook

- Do exercise III on page 56 in work book.

5 Why should we save energy?

Because we can save money as well as conserve the resources.

4 Mrs Jones uses only 2 ordinary bulbs and she pays US$8 for lighting

How much will she pay if she uses 2 energy-saving bulbs instead?

She will pay US$ 2

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*Discuss:

What should we do to save money and natural resources ?

True or false statement

1 In Western countries,electricity is necessity.

2 Lighting account for 10 percent to 15 percent of the electricity bill in most North America.

3.Consumers can save 50USD per energy-saving bulb.

4.The label tells the consumers how much energy efficiency each model has.

5.These innovation won’t save any money.

3 Choose the best summary of the passage

1 Energy saving bulbs should be used to save electricity.

2 In Western countries electricity, gas and

water are necessities.

3 North American and European countries are interested in saving money and natural

resources.

Comprehension questions:

1 What are Western consumers interested in?

2 What can we do to spend less on lighting?

3 What is the purpose of the labeling scheme?

5 Why should we save energy?

She will pay US$ 2.

The purpose of the labeling scheme is to tell the consumer how energy efficiency each model has

We can replace an ordinary 100 watt light bulbs by using saving-energy bulbs